New Yoda in Star Wars

[scoobydie]

Was Frank Oz the same guy who played a prison warden in a musical comedy?
Talented bloke if he did

[Chopper]

one prophylactic.......... soiled......

IIRC He only did the voice in TPM, not the puppeteering.

[Sundance]

Yoda's appearance was originally designed by British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn, who based Yoda's face partly on his own and partly on Albert Einstein's. In the original trilogy, Yoda was realized as a puppet, voiced and controlled by Frank Oz. Contrary to common belief, Yoda was never constructed as a Muppet; in fact he was designed almost entirely independently from Jim Henson's company, aside from minor consulting.[1]. Yoda is approximately 2 feet 11 inches tall in all the Star Wars movies.

In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, he was redesigned to look younger. He was computer-generated for two distant shots, but remained mostly a puppet.[2] The puppet was re-designed by Nick Dudman from Stuart Freeborn's original design.

Rendered with computer animation in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Yoda appeared in ways not previously possible, including his participation in elaborate fight scenes. In Revenge of the Sith, his face appears in several big close-ups, demanding highly-detailed CGI work. Despite the use of advanced technology, his performance was deliberately designed to match the puppet version, with some "mistakes" made such as the occasional ear-jiggling. Rob Coleman was responsible for the character's new incarnation to the series.

Yoda has been redone in CGI for a later release of The Phantom Menace. This edition will most likely be part of a future release of the Star Wars saga. A clip of the new CG Yoda from The Phantom Menace can be seen in the featurette The Chosen One, included in the DVD release of Revenge of the Sith.[3]

from wikipedia

[Sundance]

Was Frank Oz the same guy who played a prison warden in a musical comedy?
Talented bloke if he did

if you mean Blue Brothers 2000, yes he did.

[scoobydie]

No i meant the 1st and best one, sure I saw his name in the credits.
Not his quote but one of the most memorable......
"ever tried eating corn on the cob.................................with no f*cking teeth!!"

[Sundance]

he was in Blues Bros. as well...

[The Baron]

I love it when we fixate on minutia.

[Squad Leader]

well as long as he doesn't screw around with the originals anymore i don't care as the new ones don't have the magic that was there in the originals im afraid, phantom menace in my opinion is just an intro into clones and sith but far too long, clones was better and i prefer sith the best.

I love it when we fixate on minutia.

yet again i have had to consult with google on these new words im hearing, which isnt a bad thing as its good to learn new things...but does make me look a bit simple english wasn't my strong subject by the way if you couldn't tell already

[action-figure-supplies]

I think the problem with the TPM Yoda was they tried to create a younger, better cared for Yoda when they should've stuck with the original in new robes. Once you're 900 years old 30 years isn't going to make a difference to your facial appearance and the amount of hair you have.

[Double-Tap]

theres a brilliant SW phantom menace review on youtube.

its about 70 mins long and takes the film apart bit by bit. its actually better than the movie to be honest.

i did try to copy the link when i found the review on millarworld but couldnt figure out how.