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Yoda One: Development

Skytalkers

Charlotte Errity & Caitlin Plesher

Tv & Film, After Shows, Film Reviews

4.7623 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2019

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

In the first of our three-episode Yoda series, we explore the development of Yoda. In part one, we discuss the early drafts of Yoda. In part two, it’s all about what it took to create the puppet and what risks were taken. We also cover Yoda’s Theme, compare Yoda to E.T., and more. In part three, we talk about digital Yoda and Yoda’s presence in animation.    The John Williams Fansite Caitlin mentions: http://www.jwfan.com/ http://www.twitter.com/skytalkerspod http://facebook.com/skytalkerspod https://www.instagram.com/skytalkerspodcast http://www.twitter.com/crerrity http://www.twitter.com/caitlinplesher http://skytalkers.com https://www.patreon.com/skytalkers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

From an 8-foot-tall Moses to a 3-foot-Frogman, the character of Yoda has gone through countless designs and iterations.

0:14.0

In today's episode, we look back at the developments and production of one of the most iconic characters in Star Wars history.

0:27.9

Hello and welcome to Sky Talkers.

0:28.8

I'm your host Charlotte.

0:29.6

Hey everyone.

0:31.0

I am your other host, Caitlin.

0:42.2

And welcome to our Sky Talker Summer Series where, beyond all disbelief, we are talking about Yoda for three whole episodes.

0:43.9

Can you believe it?

0:44.6

Can you believe?

0:51.5

What no one is also ever going to believe, but I tell you it's the truth is that this was actually my idea.

0:53.7

It really was. Everyone in their headphones is like,

0:58.1

she's lying. She's lying. But it's true. It really was my idea somehow. I don't, it's just like

1:05.6

Charlotte and I were talking about it and we could not think of a summer series topic theme plan at all. And we were

1:14.1

like, what if we're just not going to have one? Like, is that okay? And then I was like,

1:20.2

Yoda. Yoda. Well, come on. It started with the fact that we wanted to talk about the Yoda arc

1:25.2

and Clone Wars. And it was like, how are we going to format that? And then it really became a, wow, we really need to discuss Yoda at length

1:31.8

and his contribution to the Star Wars saga as a whole, like from history to thematically, to

1:38.4

even just those episodes that I feel like are so important, especially as we move forward in the

1:43.3

sequel trilogy.

1:45.8

So I don't know.

1:47.8

I think it's really funny that you wanted to do it.

1:50.5

When you said it, I was like, wow, yes.

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