Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gaughan - Episode 87: How George Lucas helped to save “Captain EO”

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🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Brian Gaughan & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by paying tribute to Shawna Trpcic, the Lucasfilm costume designer who passed away last week. They then go on to talk about that “Jabba the Hutt” movie that Guillermo Del Toro worked on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Looking at Lucasfilm with Brian Gone, the podcast with a different perspective in the world of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and all of the other entities that George Lucas Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, John Favreau, and the rest of the team at Lucasfilm have dreamed up over the past 40 years.
0:16.8	I'm Entertainment writer Jim Hill, and my co-host Brian Gone and I are recording this week's show on Sunday, October 8th, 2023.
0:27.0	And it's been kind of a tough couple of days for the Lucasfilm family. You heard about Chana Trippic, right?
0:34.4	Yeah, the costume designer.
0:36.1	Yeah, Emmy nominated, best known for her work on Star Wars Productions, Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, and Asoka, which Brian will be discussing the last two episodes of Season 1, later on in today's show.
0:50.8	But anyway, we lost Chana this past Wednesday, October 4th. She was 56 years old. Dave Filoni, the showrunner of Asoka, released this statement.
1:02.4	Chana had a deep love and appreciation for Star Wars. You could see that in every piece she did for us.
1:08.4	She loved everything about being a part of these stories, including connecting with fans and being a part of that community.
1:14.6	And I feel like she always had been a part of Star Wars.
1:18.5	The costumes tell a story, provided a suggestion of a life experience that happened before the camera's rolled.
1:24.4	Like, I loved collaborating with Chana, and I will miss her presence.
1:28.0	And John Favaro added, her creativity brought this world to life.
1:32.8	She will be deeply missed by, as both a friend and a colleague and a speaking of colleagues.
1:39.3	Tripyk's colleagues nominated her for an Emmy for her work on Mandalorian, Season 2, as well as the Book of Boba Fett.
1:47.2	She took home a costume designer's guild award for her work on the Book of Boba Fett.
1:53.2	And she is currently nominated for an Emmy for her work on the Mandalorian, Season 3.
1:59.2	So on behalf of Mr. Gone Myself, our sincerest condolences go out to Chana at her family and friends at this difficult time.
2:08.5	Sorry to start out as doubter, but to be honest, this is one of those kinds of shows.
2:12.9	And we have some similarly difficult stories coming up here.
2:18.4	The costumes in especially Boba Fett with the Sand People.
2:24.3	She took something that it was established, of course, in Star Wars.
2:29.4	And then she made something else out of it.
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