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Directed By-Irvin Kershner

 

 

Produced By-Gary Kurtz

 

 

Screenplay By-Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan

 

Story By-George Lucas

 

 

Executive Producer-George Lucas

 

 

Production Designer-Norman Reynolds

 

Director Of Photography-Peter Suschitzky B.S.C.

 

Edited By-Paul Hirsch A.C.E.

 

Special Visual Effects-Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund

 

Music By-John Williams

 

Performed By-The London Symphony Orchestra

 

Original Music Copyright 1980-Fox Fanfare Music Inc./Bantha Music

 

Associate Producers-Robert Watts,James Bloom

 

Design Consultant And Conceptual Artist-Ralph McQuarrie

 

Art Directors-Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange, Alan Tomkins

 

Set Decorator-Michael Ford

 

Construction Manager-Bill Welch

 

Assistant Art Directors-Michael Lamont, Fred Hole, Sketch Artist, Ivor Beddoes

 

Draftsmen-Ambrose, Michael Boone, Reg Bream, Steve Cooper, Richard Dawking

 

Modellers-Fred Evans, Allan Moss, Jan Stevens

 

Chief Buyer-Edward Rodrigo

 

Construction Storeman-Dave Middleton

 

Operating Cameramen-Kelvin Pike, David Garfath

 

Assistant Cameramen-Maurice Arnold, Chris Tanner

 

Second Assistant Cameramen-Peter Robinson, Madelyn Most, Dolly Grips, Dennis Lewis, Brian Osborn

 

Matte Photography Consultant-Stanley Sayer, B.S.C.

 

 Gaffer-Laurie Shane

 

Rigging Gaffer-John Clark

 

 

 

 Lighting Equipment And Crew From Lee Electric-Stuart Freeborn

 

Make-Up And Special Creature Design-Graham Freeborn

 

Chief Make-Up Artist-Kay Freeborn

 

 

 Make-Up Artists-Nick Maley

 

 

Chief Hairdresser-Barbara Ritchie

Yoda Fabrication-Wendy Midener

 

Costume Designer-John Mollo

Wardrobe Supervisor-Tiny Nicholls

Wardrobe Mistress-Eileen Sullivan

 

Property Master-Frank Bruton

Property Supervisor-Charles Torbett

Property Dressing-Joe Dipple

 

Supervisor-George Gunning

 

Head Carpenter-Bert Rodwell

Head Plasterer-Red Lawrence

Head Rigger-Ben Burtt

 

Sound Editors-Richard Burrow, Teresa Eckton, Bonnie Koehler

 

Production Sound-Peter Sutton

Sound Boom Operator-Don Wortham

Production Maintenance-Ron Butcher

 

Re-Recording-Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker

 

Music Recording-Eric Tomlinson

Orchestrations-Herbert W. Spencer

Supervising Music Editor-Kenneth Wannberg

 

Assistant Film Editors-Duwayne Dunham, Phil Sanderson, Barbara Ellis, Steve Starkey, Paul Tomlinson

 

Dialogue Editors- Curt Schulkey, Leslie Shatz, Joanne D'antonio

 

Optical Coordinator-Roberta Friedman

 

Assistant Sound Editors-John Benson, Joanne Cappuccilli, Ken Fischer, Craig Jaeger, Nancy Jencks, Laurel Ladevich

 

Foley Editors-Robert Rutledge, Scott Hecker

 

Foley Assistants-Edward M. Steidele, John Roesh

 

Sound Effects Recording- Randy Thom

 

Recording Technicians-Gary Summers, Howie, Kevin O'connell

 

Production Supervisor-Bruce Sharman

Assistant Production Manager-Patricia Carr

 

Production Coordinator-Miki Herman

First Assistant Director-David Tomblin

 

 

Second Assistant Directors-Steve Lanning, Roy Button

 

Location Manager-Philip Kohler

 

Continuity-Kay Rawlings, Pamela Mann

 

Casting-Irene Lamb, Terry Liebling, Bob Edmiston

 

Assistant To Producer-Bunny Alsup

Assistant To Director-Debbie Shaw

Assistant To Executive Producer-Jane Bay

 

Production Assistants-Barbara Harley, Nick Laws, Charles Wessler

 

Stunt Coordinator-Peter Diamond

 

Stunt Doubles-Bob Anderson, Colin Skeaping

 

Production Accountant-Ron Phipps

Assistant Accountant-Michael Larkins

Set Cost-Controller-Ken Gordon

Location Accountant-Ron Cook

Still Photographer-George Whitear

Unit Publicis-Alan Arnold

Assistant Publicist-Kirsten Wing

 

 

Studio Second Unit-Harley Cokliss

 

Directors-John Barry

 

Director Of Photography-Chris Menges

Assistant Director-Dominic Fulford

Second Assistant Director-Andrew Montgomery

 

 

Location Second Unit Director-Peter Macdonald

Director Of Photography-Geoff Glover

Operating Cameraman-Bob Smith

 

Assistant Cameramen-John Campbell, Mike Brewster

 

Second Assistant Cameramen-John Keen, Greg Dupre, Dolly Grip

 

Production Manager-Frank Batt, Svein Johansen

 

Assistant Directors-Bill Westley, Ola Solum

 

Production And Mechanical Effects Unit Mechanical Effects Supervision-

 

Location Unit Supervisor-Nick Allder, Allan Bryce

 

Senior Effects Technician-Neil Swan, Dave Watkins

 

Robot Fabrication And Supervision-Andrew Kelly, Ron Hone

 

Effects Technicians-Phil Knowles, Barry Whitrod, Martin Gant, Brian Eke, Guy Hudson, Dennis Lowe,

 

Effects Engineering-Roger Nicholls, Steve Lloyd

 

Electrical Engineer-John Hatt

Electronics Consultant-Rob Dickinson

Model Construction-John Pakenham

 

 

Effects Assistants-Alan Poole, Digby Milner, Robert McLaren

 

Effects Secretary- Gill Case

 

Minature And Optical Effects Unit-Dennis Muren

 

 Effects Cameramen-Ken Ralston, Jim Veilleux

 

Camera Operators- Don Dow, Bill Neil

 

Assistant Cameramen-Selwyn Eddy, Jody Westheimer, Rick Fighter, Clint Palmer, Michael McAlister, Paul Huston, Richard Fish, Chris Anderson

 

Optical Photography Supervisor- Bruce Nicholson

 

Optical Printer Operators-David Berry, Kenneth Smith, Donald Clark

 

Optical Line-Up-Warren Franklin, Mark Vargo, Peter Amundson, Loring Doyle, Thomas Rosseter, Tam Pillsbury, James Lim

 

Optical Coordinator-Laurie Vermont

 

Laboratory Technicians-Tim Geideman, Duncan Myers, Ed Jones

 

Art Director-Visual Effects-Joe Johnston

Assistant Art Director-Nilo Rodis-Jamero

 

Stop Motion Animation-Jon Berg, Phil Tippett

 

Stop Motion Technicians-Tom St. Amand, Doug Beswick

 

Matte Painting Supervisor-Harrison Ellenshaw

 

Matte Artists-Ralph McQuarrie, Michael Pangrazio

 

Matte Photography-Neil Krepela

Additional Matte Photography-Michael Lawler

 

Matte Photography Assistants-Craig Barron, Robert Elswit

 

Chief Model Maker-Lorne Peterson

Modelshop Foreman-Steve Gawley

 

Model Makers-Paul Huston, Tom Rudduck, Michael Fulmer, Samuel Zolltheis, Charles Bailey, Ease Owyeung, Scott Marshall, Marc Thorpe,Wesley Seeds, Dave Carson, Rob Gemmel, Pat McClung

 

Animation And Rotoscope Supervisor-Peter Kuran

 

Animators-Samuel Comstock, Garry Waller, John Van Vliet

Rick Taylor, Kim Knowlton, Chris Casady, Nina Saxon, Diana Wilson

 

Visual Effects Editorial Supervisor-Conrad Buff

 

Effects Editor-Michael Kelly

 

Assistant Effects Editors-Arthur Repola, Howard Stein

 

Apprentice Editor-Jon Thaler

 

Production Administrator-Dick Gallegly

Production Secretary-Patricia Blau

Production Associate-Thomas Brown

Production Accountant-Ray Scalice

 

 

 

Assistant Accountant-Glenn Phillips, Pam Traas, Laura Crockett

 

Production Assistant-Jenny Oznowicz

Transportation-Robert Martin

Still Photographer-Terry Chostner

Lab Assistant-Roberto McGrath

 

Electronics Systems Designer-Jerry Jeffress

 

Systems Programming-Kris Brown

 

Electronic Engineers-Lhary Meyer, Mike Mackenzie, Gary Leo

 

Special Project Coordinator-Stuart Ziff

Equipment Engineering Supervisor-Gene Whiteman

 

Design Engineer-Mike Bolles

 

 

Machinists-Udo Pampel, Greg Beaumonte

 

Draftsman-Ed Tennler

Special Projects-Gary Platek

Supervising Stage Technician-T.E. Moehnke

 

 

Stage Technicians-William Beck, Bobby Finley, Leo Loverro, Edward Hirsh, Dick Dova, Ed Breed

 

Miniature Pyrotechnics- Joseph Viskocil, Dave Pier, Thaine Morris

 

Optical Printer Component Manufacturer-George Randle Co.

 

Camera And MovementDesign-Jim Beaumonte

 

Special Optics Designer-David Grafton

Special Optics Fabrication-J.L. Wood Optical Systems

 

Optical Printer Component Engineering-Fries Engineering

 

High Speed Camera Movements-Mitchell Camera Corp.

 

Ultra High Speed Camera-Bruce Hill Productions

 

Color Timer-Ed Lemkesaw

 

Negative Cutting-Robert Hart, Darrell Hixson, Dolby Consultant, Don Digirolamo

 

Additional Optical Effects-Van Der Veer Photo Effects

Modern Film Effects-Ray Mercer & Company, Westheimer Company, Lookout Mountain Films,

 

 

 

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