Episode I Snapshot was an image archive on StarWars.com that provided concept art and behind the scenes images throughout production of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
Media
Installments
| Date | Name | Caption |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 1999[1] | The First Shot | Producer Rick McCallum marks the first shot of Star Wars: Episode I Production on the Coruscant Balcony on Model Shooting Stage 2 at Leavesden Studios. |
| April 5, 1999[2] | Shading a Hammerhead | Sculptor Mark Coulier and Art Finisher Sarita Allison shade a Hammerhead alien extra from the hot Tunisian sun on the Mos Espa Marketplace set. |
| April 7, 1999[3] | Naked Ankles | A closeup of the ankles and feet of a familiar droid... |
| April 13, 1999[4] | "Bith Musicians among a Motley Crowd" | Bith musicians play their instruments among a motley crowd of Mos Espa spectators. |
| April 22, 1999[5] | Obi-Wan Kenobi's stunt double leaps | Andreas Petrides, Obi-Wan Kenobi's stunt double, leaps off an 80-foot blue screen tower outside Flight Stage 1, Leavesden Studios. |
| April 23, 1999[6] | A Podracer prepares for the contest. | A Podracer prepares for the contest. |
| April 27, 1999[7] | Animatronic Head | Josh Lee holds up a partially completed animatronic head in the Leavesden Animatronics Department. |
| April 28, 1999[8] | Cooling off a Gran | Fabricator Jennifer Phelps gives air to an alien spectator between takes at Leavesden Studios. |
| April 29, 1999[9] | Ewan McGregor and Nick Gillard | Stunt Coordinator Nick Gillard talks Ewan McGregor through a fight sequence on the Theed Hangar set at Leavesden Studios. |
| May 6, 1999[10] | The Droids of Watto's Junkshop | In Watto's dusty junk shop, you're sure to find the droid you're looking for -- from Protocol Droids and Otoga 222 Droids to Stretch and Power Droids. |
| May 11, 1999[11] | Mold of Yoda's Face | The face of the Episode I Yoda puppet was created with translucent silicone rubber using this sculpting mold. |
| May 12, 1999[12] | Podrace crew members repair some equipment | Two human pod crew members repair a piece of equipment with the help of an astromech R2 unit. |
| May 17, 1999[13] | Tusken Raiders prepare for action | The 2nd Unit Crew films a Tusken Raider preparing to fire. |
| May 18, 1999[14] | A battered landspeeder | A battered landspeeder in a quiet street of Mos Espa. |
| May 19, 1999[15] | A deactivated pit droid | A deactivated pit droid enjoys a nap in Watto's junkyard. |
| May 20, 1999[16] | Political figures discuss their options on Naboo | Political figures discuss their options on the Theed Palace set in Leavesden. |
| May 21, 1999[17] | Gragra's chubary | Gragra, one of the merchants working a stall in the Mos Espa marketplace. |
| May 24, 1999[18] | A small squad of battle droids stand guard | A small squad of battle droids stand guard at Leavesden Studios. |
| May 25, 1999[19] | Mos Espa Arena stands await a crowd of spectators | With its tentacular viewscreens, this Mos Espa arena stand awaits a crowd of excited spectators. |
| May 26, 1999[20] | Two Podrace pit crew members | Two pit crew members relax in front of a gigantic Podracer engine. |
| May 27, 1999[21] | The 2nd Unit crew prepares to shoot a sandstorm scene | The 2nd Unit crew prepares to shoot a sandstorm scene in Episode I. |
| May 28, 1999[22] | A dismantled battle droid, struck down in combat | A dismantled battle droid, struck down in combat. |
| June 1, 1999[23] | Night landing | The Sith Infiltrator makes a night landing in a remote area of Tatooine. |
| June 2, 1999[24] | Obi-Wan Kenobi is stopped by an energy beam | Obi-Wan Kenobi is stopped by an energy beam in the Theed power generator. |
| June 3, 1999[25] | Mos Espa slave quarters | The Mos Espa slave quarters can be surprisingly calm and quiet once the two suns of Tatooine have set. |
| June 4, 1999[26] | Maneuvering through the blockade | Queen Amidala's royal starship maneuvers through the Trade Federation blockade. |
| June 7, 1999[27] | Technical difficulties | Ben Quadinaros, powerless before the mechanical problems that plague him during the Podrace. |
| June 8, 1999[28] | The Mos Espa Podrace arena lap counter | The Mos Espa Podrace arena lap counter, sending the podracers on their way. |
| June 9, 1999[29] | Kitster and Wald, two of young Anakin's closest friends. | Kitster and Wald, two of young Anakin's closest friends. |
| June 10, 1999[30] | Defying gravity | Ray Park, as Darth Maul, performs one of his gravity-defying stunts in the Tunisian desert. |
| June 11, 1999[31] | Qui-Gon Jinn haggles with shop owner Watto | Qui-Gon Jinn haggles with shop owner Watto over starship replacement parts. |
| June 14, 1999[32] | Let fate decide | Watto's chance cube -- totally balanced, of course -- is thrown whenever the Toydarian feels like letting "Fate" decide of an outcome. |
| June 15, 1999[33] | John Knoll sets up a shot | Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll sets up a shot on location in Tunisia. |
| June 16, 1999[34] | Droids at work | R2-D2 and a fellow astromech droid are hard at work on Queen Amidala's Royal Starship. |
| June 17, 1999[35] | Jedi Masters Saesee Tiin, Yaddle and Even Piell | Jedi Masters Saesee Tiin, Yaddle and Even Piell attend one of the Jedi High Council meetings. |
| June 18, 1999[36] | Coruscant landing platform | The large landing platform seen on Coruscant, before the special effects wizards complete the illusion. |
| June 21, 1999[37] | Watching her son | Using a personal viewscreen, Shmi Skywalker keeps a worried eye on her son's performance in the Boonta Eve Podrace. |
| June 22, 1999[38] | Watching their droids | The crew of Queen Amidala's Royal Starship monitors the in-flight repairs performed by the craft's complement of astromech droids. |
| June 23, 1999[39] | Gungan warriors emerge | Gungan warriors emerge from the Naboo swamps. |
| June 24, 1999[40] | The big race | Accompanied by Kitster, Jar Jar, R2-D2 and C-3PO, Anakin inspects his Podracer in preparation for the big race. |
| June 25, 1999[41] | Jabba the Hutt | Attended by Bib Fortuna, Jabba the Hutt presides over the Boonta Eve Podrace in Mos Espa. |
| June 28, 1999[42] | Confronting Sebulba | Anakin Skywalker confronts his Dug Podrace rival, Sebulba. |
| June 29, 1999[43] | Before they were eopies | On one of the sets at Leavesden Studios, Pernilla August (as Shmi Skywalker) and Dhruv Chanchani (as Kitster) ride into the Mos Espa pit hangar on what will become, during post-production, a breathing, living eopie. |
| June 30, 1999[44] | Warning screen | One of Anakin's Podracer display screens, warning the pilot of an impending system failure. |
| July 1, 1999[45] | Samples | Aboard Queen Amidala's starship, Obi-Wan Kenobi analyzes a sample of Anakin's blood. |
| July 2, 1999[46] | Bound to race | An energy binder springs between the two powerful engines of a Podracer. |
| July 6, 1999[47] | The N-1 Starfighter readout array is clear and practical. | The N-1 Starfighter readout array is clear and practical. |
| July 7, 1999[48] | Sabers at Rest | On location in Tozeur, Tunisia, two Qui-Gon Jinn lightsabers rest peacefully alongside two Darth Maul lightsabers, ready for the next action sequence. |
| July 8, 1999[49] | I need a midi-chlorian count | Qui-Gon Jinn uses his comlink to send Obi-Wan a blood sample from Anakin Skywalker. |
| July 9, 1999[50] | Roger, Bravo Leader | From his cockpit, a Naboo Starfighter pilot surveys the progress of the battle. |
| July 12, 1999[51] | George Lucas stands with Ian McDiarmid | George Lucas stands with Ian McDiarmid (Senator Palpatine) in the quarters of Palpatine, which were built on one of the soundstages of Leavesden Studios. |
| July 13, 1999[52] | Probe droid | A two-dimensional rendering of one of Darth Maul's probe droids. |
| July 14, 1999[53] | Through the planet's core | Aboard a Gungan sub, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon and Jar Jar silently make their way through the watery planet core of Naboo. |
| July 15, 1999[54] | Brian Blessed and Ahmed Best enjoy a break | Brian Blessed (who plays Boss Nass) and Ahmed Best (who brings Jar Jar to life) enjoy a break during the shooting of one of the Naboo scenes. |
| July 16, 1999[55] | Pit droid | A two-dimensional rendering of the ubiquitous pit droid. |
| July 19, 1999[56] | Dashed apart | Podracer Mars Guo finds himself in a less than pleasant situation during the Boonta Eve Podrace in Mos Espa. |
| July 20, 1999[57] | One of the digital paintings used as a Podrace background | One of the digital paintings used as background for the Podrace scene. |
| July 21, 1999[58] | The Naboo N-1 Royal Starfighter. | A two-dimensional rendering of the Naboo N-1 Royal Starfighter. |
| July 22, 1999[59] | John Knoll positions Jar Jar's placement head | Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll positions Jar Jar's placement head on the set of Senator Palpatine's quarters. |
| July 23, 1999[60] | Jake Lloyd exchanges a few words with R2-D2 | Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker) exchanges a few words with R2-D2 on one of the Coruscant sets at Leavesden Studios. |
| July 26, 1999[61] | C-3PO | C-3PO wears a hat to keep the hot Tatooine sun from frying his mechanical brain during a break in filming while on Location near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| July 27, 1999[62] | John Knoll | Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll stands alongside C-3PO, which is skillfully controlled by a green-covered Michael Lynch, through rods attached to his body. |
| July 28, 1999[63] | Giants | Design Director Doug Chiang (left) and Effects Director of Photography Marty Rosenberg (right), giants on the Mos Espa Podrace arena set. |
| July 29, 1999[64] | Dennis Muren and Steve Gawley | Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren (left) and Model Shop Project Supervisor Steve Gawley (right) take a look at a battle tank model. |
| July 30, 1999[65] | Battle Droids | Battle droids prepare to face two formidable Jedi Knights aboard a Federation battleship. |
| August 2, 1999[66] | Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul | Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Darth Maul (Ray Park) silently face each other, their duel interrupted by the sudden activation of one of several energy beams. |
| August 3, 1999[67] | Droidekas | Three droidekas wreak havoc in the Theed Palace hangar. |
| August 4, 1999[68] | Ahmed Best | Ahmed Best performs some of Jar Jar's energetic movements during the motion capture process at Industrial Light and Magic. |
| August 5, 1999[69] | Senator Palpatine | Senator Palpatine addresses the Galactic Senate. |
| August 6, 1999[70] | Anakin and Sebulba | Anakin and Sebulba in hot pursuit across one of the flats that compose the Mos Espa Podracing track. |
| August 9, 1999[71] | Michael Lynch | Michael Lynch, nearly invisible under his green outfit, has C-3PO make the acquaintance of R2-D2. |
| August 10, 1999[72] | Droidekas | Two fearless droidekas roll swiftly into battle. |
| August 11, 1999[73] | Mechanized Officer | On Naboo, a mechanized Command Officer surveys the battleground. |
| August 12, 1999[74] | Qui-Gon Jinn | Qui-Gon Jinn attempts to cut through the blast doors of the Federation's battleship. |
| August 13, 1999[75] | Obi-Wan | Dangling above the melting pit of the Theed power generator, Obi-Wan Kenobi looks for a way to defeat Darth Maul. |
| August 16, 1999[76] | Rob Coleman and Ahmed Best | Surrounded by ILM crew members, Animation Director Rob Coleman (pointing) and Ahmed Best, in his motion capture suit, review rough footage from the ground battle. |
| August 18, 1999[77] | Eopie Trails | Qui-Gon Jinn rides away with two eopies. |
| August 19, 1999[78] | Anakin Skywalker | In the slave quarters area of Mos Espa, Anakin shows his Podracer to his newfound friends. |
| August 20, 1999[79] | Sith Master | Sith master and apprentice confer with the representatives of the Trade Federation. |
| August 23, 1999[80] | Theed Palace Model | Chief Model Maker Charlie Bailey and Digital Matte Artist Caroleen Green examine one of the model elements for Theed Palace. |
| August 24, 1999[81] | Royal Starship | Queen Amidala's Royal Starship rests on one of the many docking platforms that hover in Coruscant's scintillating night. |
| August 25, 1999[82] | Podracer | Pyro Technician Geoff Heron, Grip Ron Diggery, and Effects Technician Robby Clott (from left to right) treat Sebulba's Podracer to a real-life pit stop. |
| August 26, 1999[83] | Starfighter Pilot | One of the Naboo starfighter pilots, maneuvering through a sea of enemy ships. |
| August 27, 1999[84] | Republic Cruiser Landing | The Republic Cruiser carrying Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi lands in the docking bay of one of the Trade Federation's battleships. |
| August 30, 1999[85] | Animation Director Rob Coleman | Animation Director Rob Coleman, sitting at his well-defended desk. |
| August 31, 1999[86] | Pilot | A female Naboo pilot fearlessly flies into battle against the Trade Federation's droid starfighters. |
| September 1, 1999[87] | Model Makers | Model makers Tony Belleci and Grant Imahara (from left to right) prepare the Federation Battleship model for filming. |
| September 2, 1999[88] | Droid Army | The Trade Federation's army of battle droids unfolds in preparation for combat. |
| September 3, 1999[89] | Darth Sidious | Darth Sidious gives his instructions to the Neimoidians. |
| September 6, 1999[90] | Door Controls | Close-up of the door controls of Watto's Podracing box. |
| September 7, 1999[91] | R2-D2 | R2-D2 puts his mechanical skills to good use in tweaking Anakin's Podracer. |
| September 8, 1999[92] | Hangar Set | The Mos Espa Podracer hangar set, at Leavesden Studios. |
| September 9, 1999[93] | Republic Cruiser | The Republic Cruiser takes some miniature damage. |
| September 13, 1999[94] | Excited Spectators | Excited spectators stand up to get a better view of the action during the Boonta Eve Podrace, near Mos Espa. |
| September 14, 1999[95] | Theed Generator | Obi-Wan's lightsaber falls down the melting pit of the Theed generator complex. |
| September 15, 1999[96] | Mars Guo's Podracer | During the Boonta Eve Podrace, Mars Guo's performance takes a turn for the worse. |
| September 16, 1999[97] | The Emerging Bongo | The Gungan sub surfaces near Theed Palace, after navigating through the core of the planet Naboo. |
| September 17, 1999[98] | Running Jar Jar | Jar Jar tries to catch up with a Gungan battle wagon while dodging enemy fire. |
| September 20, 1999[99] | The Galactic Senate | In the Galactic Senate rotunda, representatives from the Trade Federation move forward to join the debate. |
| September 21, 1999[100] | Naboo Starfighter | Attempting to shake off its pursuer, the Naboo Starfighter darts between the spires of a Federation Battleship. |
| September 22, 1999[101] | Energy Balls | Gungan energy balls are flung at Federation troops. |
| September 23, 1999[102] | Battle Droid | Atop one of the Federation's AATs, a battle droid stands ready to face Gungan enemies. |
| September 24, 1999[103] | Gungan Sub | Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Jar Jar hurriedly emerge from the Gungan sub to go warn the Queen of the impending invasion. |
| September 27, 1999[104] | The Trade Federation Army | The Trade Federation army marches towards Theed. |
| September 28, 1999[105] | Jawas | Standing far enough to avoid any real danger, two Jawas watch as speeding Podracers cross the couple's native territory. |
| September 29, 1999[106] | Sebulba | On the Podracing track, Sebulba considers his next mischief. |
| September 30, 1999[107] | Teemto Pagalies | Teemto Pagalies deftly maneuvers his Podracer through treacherous canyon passes. |
| October 4, 1999[108] | Crunchen | Jar Jar Binks runs into Dug trouble in the Mos Espa marketplace. |
| October 5, 1999[109] | R2-D2 | R2-D2 struggles with the auto-pilot of the Naboo Starfighter he has boarded. |
| October 6, 1999[110] | It's a stand off! | Two droidekas stop Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan from cutting through the blast doors that shield the bridge of the Federation Battleship. |
| October 7, 1999[111] | Addressing the Galactic Senate | Accompanied by Captain Panaka and one of the Queen's handmaidens, Senator Palpatine and Queen Amidala address the Galactic Senate. |
| October 8, 1999[112] | No Match | Destroyer droids open fire on the Gungan army. |
| October 11, 1999[113] | Lazy Jabba the Hutt | In one of the boxes of the Mos Espa grandstand, Bib Fortuna informs Jabba the Hutt that the Podrace is over. |
| October 13, 1999[114] | Ithorians | Ithorian senators engage in debate. |
| October 15, 1999[115] | Podracing Hangar | The Mos Espa Podrace hangar in an unusually peaceful state. During racetime, the hangar is a frenzy of activity. |
| October 18, 1999[116] | 'Splosions! | The Trade Federation Droid Control Ship's reactor core disintegrates in this fiery set explosion. |
| October 19, 1999[117] | Naboo Starship | A model of Queen Amidala's elegant Royal Starship. |
| October 20, 1999[118] | Energy Shield Generator | A close look at the Energy Shield Generator dish on a Fambaa. |
| October 21, 1999[119] | Indiana Jones | While not from Episode I, but rather Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, perhaps you can find the connection in today's snapshot. |
| October 25, 1999[120] | Anakin's Podracer | This picture of Anakin Skywalker's Podracer appears on the cover of the newest volume of The Art of Star Wars, which was released in September of 1999. |
| October 26, 1999[121] | Stay In That Cockpit! | Anakin scrambles for cover in a Naboo Starfighter. |
| October 27, 1999[122] | Mos Espa | The Mos Espa street set and desert in Chott el Gharsa near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| October 28, 1999[123] | Don't Look Back | During a sorrowful moment, Shmi Skywalker watches young Anakin begin his long journey toward destiny. |
| November 1, 1999[124] | Duck! | Obi-Wan dodges Trade Federation fire in the Naboo swampland. |
| November 2, 1999[125] | Well of Souls | While not from Episode I, but rather Raiders of the Lost Ark, this snapshot of the "Well of Souls" reveals that our favorite droids were popular even "a long time ago". |
| November 3, 1999[126] | Right in the kisser | Darth Maul temporarily overpowers Obi-Wan with a well-timed kick. |
| November 4, 1999[127] | Anakin's Flag | Anakin's podrace flag is significant: it represents the only human contestant in the race. |
| November 5, 1999[128] | Words of wisdom. | Young 'Ani' gets some help from Qui-Gon just before the start of the Boonta Eve Podrace. |
| November 8, 1999[129] | Huzzah! | The celebration begins after Anakin wins the Boonta Eve Classic. |
| November 9, 1999[130] | Ice Cave | A 2D rendering of the Lagulla ice cave, deep in Naboo's watery planet core. |
| November 10, 1999[131] | Fighting Jedi | Qui-Gon encounters his first Sith opponent in the Tatooine desert. |
| November 11, 1999[132] | Think evil thoughts. | Ray Park (Darth Maul) is given some tips by Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator), in the Theed Main Hangar set at Leavesden Studios. |
| November 12, 1999[133] | Theed estuary | Obi-Wan and Jar Jar navigate the crystal blue waters of the Theed estuary. |
| November 15, 1999[134] | Royal Starship under Construction | Carpenters constructing the roof for the Naboo Queen's spacecraft, at Leavesden Studios. |
| November 16, 1999[135] | Two bits. | Sarah Love (Hairdresser) (left) and Sue Love (Chief Hairdresser) (right) shave the head of Ray Park (Darth Maul), in the Hair and Make-Up Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| November 17, 1999[136] | Queen Amidala | Queen Amidala, in Senator Palpatine's chambers, worries about the fate of her people. |
| November 18, 1999[137] | Help me. | Anakin saves the hapless Jar Jar from Sebulba's clutches. |
| November 19, 1999[138] | Tunisia | 2nd Unit Crew filming on the Tatooine Desert set, on location near Tozeur,Tunisia. Left to right: Neil Murphy (Wardrobe Assistant), Ray Park ( Darth Maul), Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator). |
| November 22, 1999[139] | Trade Federation invasion forces | Trade Federation invasion forces assemble in the battleship hangar. |
| November 23, 1999[140] | Miniature Theed Main Plaza | Marty Rosenberg (Effects Director of Photography) Scott Squires (Effects Supervisor) loom above the miniature Theed Main Plaza set. |
| November 24, 1999[141] | Sebulba is watching | Doug Chiang (Design Director) and Jean Bolte (Lead Viewpainter) review design images at the Industrial Light & Magic Art Department in Marin County, California. |
| November 25, 1999[142] | What's my eyeline? | Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn) and George Lucas (Director) discuss Liam's eye line for the (computer generated) Watto, on the Mos Espa Pit Hangar set at Leavesden Studios. |
| November 29, 1999[143] | Blaster | A close-up look at a CR-2 blaster, one example of the hi-tech weaponry used in the making of Episode 1. |
| November 30, 1999[144] | Mos Espa | Architectural detail, also know as 'set dressing,' is evident throughout the Mos Espa Main Street set. |
| December 1, 1999[145] | Caserta Palace | The amazing Reggia Palace in Caserta, Italy was chosen to shoot much of the Theed Palace material for Episode 1. The balcony above the main staircase is shown here. |
| December 2, 1999[146] | Ishi Tib's Head | Fay De Bremaeker (Creatures Trainee), works on a Ketwol and an Ishi-Tib head in the Creature Effects Department at Leavesden studios. |
| December 6, 1999[147] | Republic Cruiser | The interior of the Republic Cruiser cockpit. |
| December 7, 1999[148] | The Jedi Pad | The ornate design on the Jedi Council Chamber floor, on Model Stage 2 at Leavesden Studios. |
| December 8, 1999[149] | Republic Cruiser Cockpit | A control panel in the Republic Cruiser cockpit on B stage at Leavesden Studios. |
| December 9, 1999[150] | Protocol Droid | The head and hands of a silver protocol droid. |
| December 13, 1999[151] | Whippendell Woods | The picturesque beauty of Whippendell Woods, England, provided the environmental backdrop for the Sacred Temple Ruins on Naboo. |
| December 14, 1999[152] | Tank parts | Laura Mackenzie (Modeler) and Eddie Butler (Sculptor) sculpt Federation Tank parts at Leavesden Studios. |
| December 15, 1999[153] | Mos Espa model | Gavin Bocquet (Production Designer) (left) and George Lucas (Director) discuss the Mos Espa main street concept set model at Leavesden Studios. |
| December 20, 1999[154] | Anthony and friend | Anthony Daniels (Voice of C-3PO) takes a break from filming in the Anakin's hovel set at Leavesden Studios. |
| December 21, 1999[155] | Aquata Breather | The A99 aquata breather is a standard device in most Jedi field kits. |
| December 22, 1999[156] | Smile and Nod | A festive parade fills the streets of Theed, in celebration of victory in the Battle of Naboo. |
| December 23, 1999[157] | Phone Home | Members of an exotic (yet strangely familiar) alien species add their voices from their platform in the Senate Rotunda on Coruscant. |
| January 3, 2000[158] | Electrobinocular device | Darth Maul used this electrobinocular device to track his Jedi quarry on Tatooine. |
| January 4, 2000[159] | Sebulba's Podracer cockpit | Sebulba's Podracer cockpit sits quiet, awaiting the next take in the action during filming of Episode I at Leavesden Studios. |
| January 5, 2000[160] | Wrist link | This programmable wrist link allows the sinister Darth Maul to direct numerous treacherous activities from a distance. |
| January 6, 2000[161] | Keith Hamshere | Keith Hamshere (Stills Photographer) on the Mos Espa Street Market set near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| January 10, 2000[162] | Goofin' Around | Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks) and Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker) share a playful moment, on the Theed Main Plaza set at the Leavesden Studios backlot. |
| January 11, 2000[163] | Shine your boots gov'ner? | An unidentified crew member buffs the boots of a Naboo Security Guard, during a break in filming of the grand parade on the Theed Main Plaza set at Leavesden Studios. |
| January 12, 2000[164] | Jar Jar's mask | A cast member's chair awaits the arrival of Ahmed Best, the charismatic actor and personality behind Jar Jar Binks. |
| January 13, 2000[165] | Only You Can Prevent Sith Uprisings | Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn) and Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) pose with their favorite Jedi Master, on the Jedi Council Chamber Set at Leavesden Studios. |
| January 17, 2000[166] | Film Break Chat | Terence Stamp (Chancellor Valorum) talks to Natalie Portman (Handmaiden Padmé) with Ian McDiarmid (Senator Palpatine) during a film break at Leavesden studios. |
| January 18, 2000[167] | A sea of bluescreen | Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) sits amid a sea of bluescreen. Industrial Light and Magic magicians will later digitally add a lumbering Eopie and background to complete the scene. |
| January 19, 2000[168] | Horox Ryyder | A close up of the fully painted head piece from the Horox Ryyder costume, in the Creature Effects Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| January 20, 2000[169] | Coupling units | One of the Naboo Starfighter's wall coupling units on the Theed central hangar set. |
| January 24, 2000[170] | Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi | Kate Murray (Sculptor/Art Finisher) works on the sculpture of Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi (Silas Carson) in the Creature Effects Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| January 25, 2000[171] | Wald | Wald (Warwick Davis) in the Tatooine desert with two background Rodians. |
| January 26, 2000[172] | An idle landspeeder | An idle landspeeder rests on the Mos Espa main street set, on location near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| January 27, 2000[173] | John Fensom | Malcolm Evans (Left, Animatronic Model Designer) and Vicky Winning (Art Finisher) outfit John Fensom (Designer Creatures Assistant) in a protocol droid costume in preparation for a stills shoot in the Stills Studio at Leavesden Studios. |
| January 31, 2000[174] | Shelved creature heads | Shelved creature heads in the Creature Effects Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 1, 2000[175] | Sith probe droids | John Weller (Modeler) works on the Sith probe droids in the Props Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 2, 2000[176] | Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber | Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber rests at the feet of the powerful Sith apprentice, Darth Maul. |
| February 3, 2000[177] | Sebulba's massive Podracer engine | Two carpenters tinker with one of Sebulba's massive Podracer engines at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 4, 2000[178] | New 'doo' | Anakin Skywalker, the freshly-designated Jedi Apprentice (Padawan), honors the traditional closely-cropped hairstyle. |
| February 7, 2000[179] | Aerial View of Tunisia | An aerial view of, left to right: Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn), Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks), Jemma Kearney (Personal Assistant to Liam Neeson), Tamana Bleasdale (Floor Runner (holding umbrella)), Pernilla August (Shmi Skywalker) and Natalie Portman (Handmaiden Padmé) in the vicinity of the Mos Espa Arena Starting Grid set near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| February 8, 2000[180] | Jerome Blake (Rune Haako) | Jerome Blake (Rune Haako) poses next to his character's animatronic Neimoidian mask. |
| February 9, 2000[181] | Backseat Pilot | R2-D2 awaits action behind the cockpit of a Naboo starfighter, on the Theed central hangar at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 10, 2000[182] | Gaffi sticks | A selection of Tusken Raider gaffi sticks in the Props Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 14, 2000[183] | Tusken Raider head | Bill Ashton (Creatures Temp.) inspects a Tusken Raider head in the Creature Effects Department at Leavesden. |
| February 15, 2000[184] | Queen Amidala's Royal Starship | The cockpit of Queen Amidala's Royal Starship. |
| February 16, 2000[185] | Ahmed Best | Left to Right: Doug Chiang (Director of Concept Design), Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks) and Roger Christian (2nd Unit Director) make adjustments to a pit droid puppet on the Wattos junk shop set at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 17, 2000[186] | Before the Scuffle | Jake Lloyd, Liam Neeson, Oliver Walpole, Warwick Davis and others take a break from filming on a Mos Espa street set. |
| February 21, 2000[187] | Volume control | Close-up details of Jedi Apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi s lightsaber. |
| February 22, 2000[188] | Tatooine frogs | A colorful selection of Tatooine frogs (chubas) in the Creature Effects Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 23, 2000[189] | 'Splosions! | An explosion rips through the hallways of the Trade Federation Droid Control Ship. |
| February 24, 2000[190] | Embroidery | Hand-stitched gold embroidery accentuates Queen Amidala's spectacular Throne-Room Gown. |
| February 28, 2000[191] | R2 Units | An assortment of R2 Units are taped and bubble-wrapped in preparation for their long journey from Leavesden Studios, England, to Skywalker Ranch in California. |
| February 29, 2000[192] | Ray Park | Ray Park (Darth Maul) checks out the cameras view while waiting to shoot a stunt scene on location near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| March 1, 2000[193] | Spit shined | A gleaming Galactic Senate Guard's helmet, photographed at Leavesden Studios. |
| March 2, 2000[194] | Parade of flags | Contestants in the Boonta Eve Podrace participate in the traditional parade of flags, just before the start of competition. |
| March 3, 2000[195] | Dominic West & Jake Lloyd | A Palace Guard (Dominic West) announces arrival of young Anakin Skywalker. |
| March 6, 2000[196] | Work area | Shmi Skywalker's work area, in the Anakin's hovel set at Leavesden Studios. |
| March 7, 2000[197] | Before the Master | An image from a stills session with Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Yoda (Frank Oz). |
| March 8, 2000[198] | R2-D2 | R2-D2 roams the distinctive, gleaming interior of the Queen's Royal Starship. |
| March 9, 2000[199] | Anakin's Podracer Engines | Anakin's Podracer engines lie in shambles the day after a furious sandstorm wreaked havoc on the Episode I set in Tunisia. In the background lie Boles Roor's engines and one of Clegg Holdfast's engines. |
| March 10, 2000[200] | Yoda's cane | Yodas gimer stick cane. |
| March 13, 2000[201] | You! | Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks), on location at Hever Castle in Edenbridge, Kent. |
| March 14, 2000[202] | Droid Starfighter | An unmanned droid starfighter opens fire on the Naboo Space Fighter Corps. |
| March 15, 2000[203] | Sebulba's Podracer | Close-up of Sebulba's Podracer cockpit at Leavesden Studios. |
| March 16, 2000[204] | A view from Watto's Junk Shop. | This shot was taken from just inside the entrance to Watto's junk shop, on location near Tozeur, Tunisia. Rough adobe structures and vaporators can be seen in the background. |
| March 17, 2000[205] | Rack of sabers | A fully-stocked rack of completed lightsabers await duty in the Props Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| March 20, 2000[206] | Nute Gunray | Nute Gunray ( Silas Carson) prepares to communicate with the passengers of an approaching Republic Cruiser. |
| March 21, 2000[207] | R2-B1 | The repulsorlift tube in the Queen's Royal Starship droid hold is activated, whisking R2-B1 away to attempt repairs on the craft's damaged shield generator. |
| March 22, 2000[208] | Gian landspeeder | A Gian speeder parked outside Stages A and B at Leavesden Studios. |
| March 23, 2000[209] | Battle Droid | A shattered battle broid fizzles in defeat. |
| March 24, 2000[210] | Sith Infiltrator | Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator speeds toward Tatooine. |
| March 27, 2000[211] | Model Starfighter | A model of a Naboo starfighter and docking bay. |
| March 28, 2000[212] | Naboo Security Officer | A Naboo Security Officer (Roman Coppola) in the Theed Palace Throne Room, on location at Reggia Palace in Caserta, Italy. |
| March 29, 2000[213] | Celebration! | Theed civilians stand among members of the Galactic Senate Guard, applauding the defeat of Trade Federation forces and a newfound friendship between the Gungan and Naboo cultures. |
| March 30, 2000[214] | R2 astromech droid | An R2 astromech droid, with a welding droid (part, right) on the Mos Espa set on location near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| March 31, 2000[215] | Republic Cruiser | Early versions of the Republic Cruiser and the Trade Federation battleship are depicted in this acrylic production painting by Episode I Design Director Doug Chiang. |
| April 3, 2000[216] | Secret Weapons | An open panel in Queen Amidalas desk on the Theed Palace Throne Room reveals weapons concealed inside. |
| April 4, 2000[217] | Silas Carson | A candid shot of Silas Carson (Nute Gunray) on the Theed Palace set in Caserta, Italy. |
| April 5, 2000[218] | Gungan sub | Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) experiences technical difficulties in the Gungan sub cockpit. |
| April 6, 2000[219] | Projectile rifle | Bounty hunter Aurra Sing's lethal long-range projectile rifle. |
| April 7, 2000[220] | Podracer | An intricately-detailed model of Teemto Pagalies' Podracer cockpit. |
| April 10, 2000[221] | 'Splosions! | Retaliating Naboo security forces destroy a Trade Federation Armored Assault Tank (AAT) in the Theed Main Plaza courtyard. |
| April 11, 2000[222] | Underwater terrain | The underwater terrain seen in the Gungan sub sequence was carved out of foam, and filmed on a smoke-filled set at ILM. |
| April 12, 2000[223] | Theed Palace sculptures | Dozens of majestic sculptures, like those shown here, were created to adorn the grounds and structures of Theed Palace. |
| April 13, 2000[224] | Orn Free Taa and his entourage | Orn Free Taa (Jerome Blake) and his entourage await the next shot on the Galactic Senate Rotunda set at Leavesden Studios. |
| April 14, 2000[225] | Confrontation | Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) confront Darth Maul (Ray Park) in the cavernous Theed central hangar. |
| April 17, 2000[226] | Coruscant taxi | A Coruscant taxi glides toward the majestic Jedi Temple. |
| April 18, 2000[227] | Neimoidian mechno-chair detail | Structural detail of a beetle-like walking mechno-chair favored by status-driven Neimoidians. |
| April 19, 2000[228] | Sio Bibble | Naboo Governor Sio Bibble (Oliver Ford Davies) is escorted away by invading troops. |
| April 20, 2000[229] | Trade Federation battleship bridge | The Trade Federation battleship bridge set at Leavesden studios. |
| April 24, 2000[230] | Anakin Skywalker | As sparks fly around him in the Theed central hangar, Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) takes refuge. |
| April 25, 2000[231] | Mos Espa Podrace Arena set | A jagged, craggy section of the Mos Espa Podrace environment set. |
| April 26, 2000[232] | Trade Federation battleship | An array of communications antennae rise from the superstructure of the Trade Federation Droid Control Ship, photographed before the model was painted. |
| April 27, 2000[233] | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) displays the nimble and focused agility of a Jedi. |
| May 1, 2000[234] | Tatooine structures | A gathering of structures used in the Mos Espa, Tatooine set. |
| May 2, 2000[235] | Sebulba's Podrace flag | Sebulba's ceremonial race flag, which bears emblems of the racing graphics and color schemes found on the Dug's championship Podracer. |
| May 3, 2000[236] | Boles Roor's Podrace engine | An Ishi Tib crew member prepares one features one of Boles Roor's Podrace engines.for the big race on the Mos Espa Arena starting grid. |
| May 4, 2000[237] | Queen Amidala's Royal Starship | The shimmering miniature model of Queen Amidala's Royal Starship. |
| May 5, 2000[238] | 'Splosions! | Trade Federation fire rips through a shield generator dish mounted on a fambaa during the Battle of Naboo. |
| May 8, 2000[239] | Sebulba's defeat | Sebulba's Podracer cockpit, or what is left of it, grinds to a halt far short of the Boonta Eve Classic finish line. |
| May 9, 2000[240] | Slave quarters set | A miniature Mos Espa slave quarters set. |
| May 10, 2000[241] | A lone battle droid | Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) prepares to dispatch a lone battle droid opponent. |
| May 11, 2000[242] | 'Splosions! | Ratts Tyerell, an unfortunate contestant in the Boonta Eve Podrace, collides with the dangerous Tatooine landscape. |
| May 15, 2000[243] | Burn Out | A defeated battle droid can be seen in the center of this model of a shattered Trade Federation Armored Assault Tank (AAT). |
| May 16, 2000[244] | Theed structures | Set dressing, such as the colorful vines and foliage framing this building entrance, added beauty to the elegant structures of Theed. |
| May 17, 2000[245] | Jedi ambassadors | In the Trade Federation battleship conference room, two Jedi ambassadors gaze out a window at the lush planet Naboo. |
| May 18, 2000[246] | Podrace pit hangar | Set detail in the Mos Espa Podrace pit hangar. |
| May 22, 2000[247] | Mark Siegel | Concept Sculptor Mark Siegel adds detail to the head of an ancient temple statue, in the ILM model shop. |
| May 23, 2000[248] | Trade Federation Droid Control Ship | A massive Trade Federation Droid Control Ship model is detailed for use in several shots in The Phantom Menace. |
| May 24, 2000[249] | Fambaa saddle | A close look at the ornate craftsmanship of a fambaa saddle. |
| May 25, 2000[250] | Battle of Naboo victory parade | A trio of Gungans lead a victory parade to the steps of the Theed Main Plaza, in celebration of the Naboo's victory over the Trade Federation. |
| May 26, 2000[251] | Obi-Wan and the Master | Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) consults with the esteemed Jedi Master Yoda (Frank Oz) in the turret room of Theed Palace. |
| May 29, 2000[252] | Mawhonic | Mawhonic (Mark Coulier) mans the control levers of his powerful Podracer. |
| May 30, 2000[253] | Theed Palace | An overhead view of the miniature concept model of Theed Palace. |
| May 31, 2000[254] | Tatooine Bluff | A freshly painted Tatooine bluff sculpture, ready for use on the Mos Espa Podrace set. |
| June 1, 2000[255] | Mos Espa Spaceport | Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best) and handmaiden Padmé (Natalie Portman) arrive at the sprawling Mos Espa spaceport. |
| June 5, 2000[256] | T-14 Hyperdrive | The complex T-14 hyperdrive unit of Queen Amidala's Royal Starship hangs above an open floor panel on Flight Shed 2 Stage at Leavesden Studios. |
| June 6, 2000[257] | Eopie Saddlebags | Assorted saddlebags and a desert survival backpack, including a sunshield roll, to be 'mounted' on Qui-Gon Jinn's computer-generated eopie. |
| June 7, 2000[258] | Epic Duel | A Jedi Master, Jedi apprentice, and Sith apprentice lock lightsaber blades in an epic duel. |
| June 8, 2000[259] | CR-2 blaster | A Naboo Security Guards basic CR-2 blaster, built to last. |
| June 9, 2000[260] | Sei Taria | Chancellor Valorum's trusted administrative aide, Sei Taria (Kamay). |
| June 12, 2000[261] | Spar | Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor and Ray Park spar with lightsaber props during rehearsal. |
| June 13, 2000[262] | Skeletal C-3PO | Doug Chiang's conceptual production painting of the skeletal C-3PO. |
| June 14, 2000[263] | Podracer Engine | A very close look at Anakin's Radon-Ulzer racing engines. |
| June 15, 2000[264] | Obi-Wan | Under a lush canopy of foliage, Obi-Wan searches for his mentor in the Naboo swampland. |
| June 16, 2000[265] | Sith | Pure evil exudes from this visage of Darth Maul, used for licensed merchandise. |
| June 19, 2000[266] | Nute Gunray | Nute Gunray ( Silas Carson) unwittingly serves the Sith agenda by directing the invasion of Naboo. |
| June 20, 2000[267] | Royal Starship under Construction | Workers carefully prepare the curved landing gear of the Queens Royal Starship. |
| June 21, 2000[268] | Go Gasgano! | The 24-fingered Podracer Gasgano pilots his Ord Pedrovia racing machine through the rugged Tatooine landscape. |
| June 22, 2000[269] | Theed at Night | Design Director Doug Chiang's production painting depicting the majesty of Theed Palace at night. |
| June 26, 2000[270] | STAP Man | A battle droid scout whisks through the the dense Naboo swamps on a Single Trooper Aerial Platform (STAP). |
| June 27, 2000[271] | Spectator Binoculars | A close look at the binoculars used by some spectators at the Mos Espa Podrace viewing arena. |
| June 28, 2000[272] | Twi'lek Masseuse | One of Sebulba's lovely Rutian Twi'lek masseuses waits for the Dug to return. |
| June 29, 2000[273] | Fateful Acquaintance | Obi-Wan Kenobi makes the fateful acquaintance of young Anakin Skywalker. |
| July 3, 2000[274] | Scary droid | A concept drawing of the fierce droideka (destroyer droid), showing scale to a human. |
| July 4, 2000[275] | Taking Aim | Brave members of the Naboo Security Guard take aim at the mechanized army of the Trade Federation's invasion force. |
| July 5, 2000[276] | R2-D2 | A craftsman helps R2-D2 get his act together. |
| July 10, 2000[277] | The Clash | Darth Maul unleashes his energetic and lethal skills on two Jedi, who are unprepared for his dark powers. |
| July 11, 2000[278] | Otoh Gunga | A 1995 conceptual painting depicting the underwater city Otoh Gunga, by Design Director Doug Chiang. |
| July 12, 2000[279] | Old Republic Spacecraft | Elegant, artistic spacecraft design -- like that of the Queen's Royal Starship -- flourished in the Old Republic. |
| July 13, 2000[280] | Alternate Poster | Differing from the official poster for The Phantom Menace, this collage captures the spirit of the forces of good in Episode I. |
| July 14, 2000[281] | Rune Haako | Rune Haako (Jerome Blake) uneasily discusses the invasion of Naboo with his superior, Nute Gunray. |
| July 18, 2000[282] | Even under Construction | Jedi Master Even Piell undergoes construction in the Creature Shop. |
| July 19, 2000[283] | A Chaotic Battle | A chaotic battle ensues in the Theed Palace hangar, as the overmatched Jedi and Naboo security personnel take on the might of the Trade Federation. |
| July 20, 2000[284] | TC-14 for Two | In this Doug Chiang production painting, protocol droid TC-14 offers refreshments to an unsuspecting Jedi ambassador. |
| July 21, 2000[285] | Darth Maul Shows His Horns | Darth Maul (Ray Park) shows his horns. |
| July 25, 2000[286] | The Goggles Do Nothing! | An abrasive sandstorm inspires a weary Mos Espa inhabitant to seek refuge. |
| July 26, 2000[287] | Tusken Raider Lookout | Native Tatooine Sandpeople, or Tusken Raiders, rely on sandproof bindings and protective eye lenses to survive in the desert planet's harsh environment. |
| July 27, 2000[288] | Royal Arrival | On a blue-screen filled soundstage, the arrival of Queen Amidala is filmed. |
| July 31, 2000[289] | Podracer version 1.0 | A three-dimensional previsualization of a Podracer, done by Animatics Artist David Dozoretz. |
| August 1, 2000[290] | Easter Egg | Galactic Basic numbering schemes for the automated battle droids. A close look reveals a tribute to a past George Lucas endeavor. |
| August 7, 2000[291] | It's a Wrap! | Its a wrap - the cast and crew of Episode I sit for the crew photo on an overcast day at Leavesden. |
| August 8, 2000[292] | Say Ahhh! | A too-close-for-comfort view of the colo clawfish's jaw, courtesy of Design Director Doug Chiang. |
| August 9, 2000[293] | The Ultimate Test | Obi-Wan's Jedi skills are put to the ultimate test by one of the most highly trained Sith in the history of the order. |
| August 10, 2000[294] | Sculpting a Neimoidian | A sculptor adds detail to a background Neimoidian mask. |
| August 14, 2000[295] | Bongo Sub | The unpainted form of the Gungan bongo sub takes shape. |
| August 15, 2000[296] | Continuity Check | Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker) receives a little helmet adjustment, as assistants consult photographs for continuity. |
| August 22, 2000[297] | London Calling | Producer Rick McCallum places an important call from the foot of the Royal Starships entry ramp. |
| August 23, 2000[298] | Arch Canyon | Carefully crafted production paintings like this one of Arch Canyon allowed a most realistic presentation of the Tatooine landscape. |
| August 24, 2000[299] | Starting Grid | A labeled production illustration of the Boonta Eve Podrace starting grid. Not all these Podracers would appear in the final film. |
| August 25, 2000[300] | Lightsaber Damage | The locked Trade Federation battleship bridge door, showing lightsaber damage. In this shot, ILM artists have yet to perform their 'magic.' |
| August 28, 2000[301] | Queen Amidala | Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) in her handmaiden battle costume. |
| August 29, 2000[302] | Utinni! | A pair of Jawas watch as Anakin surpasses Sebulba in the Boonta Eve Podrace. |
| August 30, 2000[303] | Facade | One of the set facades for the Mos Espa Slave Quarters in Tunisia. |
| August 31, 2000[304] | Underwater Breather | Rob Inch (Qui-Gon Jinn - Stunt Double) gets a breath of air from a diver in the Action Underwater Tank. |
| September 4, 2000[305] | Gluttonous Gungan | Trouble-prone Jar Jar Binks gets caught with his mouth full of chuba. |
| September 5, 2000[306] | Naboo Royal Guard helmet | A prop painter puts the finishing touches on a Naboo Royal Guard helmet. |
| September 6, 2000[307] | Soft Landing | Ray Park (Darth Maul) enjoys a soft landing as he practices a fall in the Power Generator room set at Leavesden Studios. |
| September 11, 2000[308] | Blast 'em! | The Trade Federation's automated army storms the Theed Main Plaza. |
| September 12, 2000[309] | Unpainted | An unpainted Trade Federation AAT rests in the shade at Leavesden Studios. |
| September 14, 2000[310] | Watto's Stand-in | A flat cut-out stand-in for Watto waits in front of Sebulba's Podracer in the Podrace Hangar set. |
| September 15, 2000[311] | Skywalker Skyward | In an attempt to gain control over his Podracer, Anakin sends his craft skyward. |
| September 18, 2000[312] | Lucas and Stamp | George Lucas chats with Terence Stamp (Chancellor Valorum) on the Episode I set. |
| September 19, 2000[313] | Energy Beam Hallway | The Theed generator energy beam hallway sits empty. |
| September 20, 2000[314] | Light Show! | A fambaa-mounted high-energy shield forms a defensive bubble over the Gungan army below. |
| September 21, 2000[315] | Uh Oh! | An escape in progress is captured on film at the Episode I Creature Effects Department. No one was injured, and the creature was returned to confinement without further incident. |
| September 25, 2000[316] | Flippin' Sith | Andreas Petrides (Assistant Stunt Coordinator - Obi-Wan Double) and Rob Inch (Qui-Gon Jinn Double) pursue an airborne Ray Park (Darth Maul) during a stunt on the power generator pit set. |
| September 26, 2000[317] | Mos Espa Market Vendor | Mos Espa market vendor Jira (Margaret Towner) sells tasty pallies to a variety of patrons. |
| September 27, 2000[318] | Episode I Headgear | A variety of Episode I headgear - Naboo helmets, royal headdresses, and a Coruscant guard's helmet - under construction. |
| September 28, 2000[319] | The Making of a Master | Michelle Taylor (Animatronic Model Designer), paints the nose of Jedi Council member Oppo Rancisis. |
| October 2, 2000[320] | Surprise! | Obi-Wan Kenobi drops in on the battle droid captors of Naboo's Royal Party. |
| October 3, 2000[321] | Anakin's Podracer | A very close look at the aft section of Anakin's Radon-Ulzer racing engines. |
| October 4, 2000[322] | Mos Espa Slave Quarters | Shooting the Mos Espa Slave Quarters in Tunisia. |
| October 5, 2000[323] | Darth Maul covers his back | In a mind-boggling defensive maneuver, Darth Maul covers his back. |
| October 9, 2000[324] | Dioxis! | Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) emerge from a dioxis gas-filled conference room. |
| October 10, 2000[325] | Mas Amedda's Head | The partly constructed head of Mas Amedda in the creature effects department at Leavesden Studios. |
| October 11, 2000[326] | Anakin's A.C. | Some set dressing used to decorate Anakin's hovel on Stage D at Leavesden Studios. |
| October 12, 2000[327] | Welcome, Race Fan! | Enigmatic bounty hunter Aurra Sing (Michonne Bourriague) watches the Boonta Eve Podrace from the top of a Tatooine bluff. |
| October 16, 2000[328] | Ratts Tyerell's Podracer | Ratts Tyerell's massive Podracer engines connected to his tiny racing pod cockpit. Mawhonic's engines can be seen in the background. |
| October 17, 2000[329] | Familiar Faces | Familiar faces: A quartet of Wookiee and Tusken Raider masks in the Creature Effects Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| October 18, 2000[330] | A Focused Obi-Wan | Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) focuses on his Sith antagonist in the heart of the Theed power generator complex. |
| October 19, 2000[331] | Climactic Duel | Ray Park (Darth Maul) eyes the vulnerable midsection of Rob Inch (Qui-Gon Stunt Double) during filming of the climactic lightsaber duel. |
| October 23, 2000[332] | Face in the Crowd | A human crowd member takes in the scenery during a break in shooting on the Mos Espa Grandstand Arena set in Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| October 24, 2000[333] | Seeing Double | In a moment of desperation, Queen Amidala (disguised as Handmaiden Padmé) reveals her identity. |
| October 25, 2000[334] | Chow | Hollywood Catering staff members served up meal after meal for the Episode I cast and crew at Leavesden Studios. Left to right: Jodie Hill, Rex Hobbs, Tim Death, David Pilkington and Ruth Edmondson. |
| October 26, 2000[335] | Rune's Finishing Touches | Michelle Taylor (Animatronic Model Designer) adds some finishing touches to the Rune Haako mask on the Theed Palace set at Caserta Palace,Italy. |
| October 30, 2000[336] | Sand People | Two Tusken Raiders (Sand People) can't wait to pick off a few passing Podracers. |
| October 31, 2000[337] | Low and Mean | A T-shirt clad Darth Maul (Ray Park) strikes a low and mean pose. |
| November 1, 2000[338] | Pucker Up | Mark Coulier (Sculptor) attends to a Rodian alien's mask behind the Mos Espa Arena Grandstand near Tozeur in Tunisia. |
| November 2, 2000[339] | A determined young Queen | A determined young Queen battles alongside her security forces. |
| November 6, 2000[340] | Anakin Listens | Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) listens to a Gungan lookout announce the arrival of reinforcements. |
| November 7, 2000[341] | 'Splosions! | Andreas Petrides (Assistant Stunt Coordinator) strikes a battle droid during a special effects test. |
| November 8, 2000[342] | Mace Windu | Samuel Jackson as Mace Windu, senior member of the Jedi Council. |
| November 9, 2000[343] | Lightsaber Defense | Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan display contrasting defensive postures upon the arrival of a droideka squad. |
| November 13, 2000[344] | Poof! | Malcolm Evans and Monique Brown (Animatronic Model Designers) position Jedi Council member Yarael Poof (Michelle Taylor) on the Jedi Council Chamber Set at Leavesden Studios. |
| November 14, 2000[345] | Royal Cameo | Queen Amidala confers with the newly elected Chancellor Palpatine on the liberated world of Naboo. Behind her (from left to right) stand editor Ben Burtt, producer Rick McCallum, and editor Paul Martin Smith. |
| November 15, 2000[346] | Lovely Beverage | A Rodian Podracer mechanic enjoys a sip of a lovely beverage during a break in shooting on the Mos Espa Arena - pit hangar set at Leavesden Studios. |
| November 16, 2000[347] | Boomer | A battle droid is zapped by a well-placed Gungan energy ball. |
| November 20, 2000[348] | Dud Bolt's Podracer | One of Dud Bolt's Podracer engines outside Stage B at Leavesden Studios. |
| November 21, 2000[349] | Jedi Escort | Anakin Skywalker gets a Jedi escort to safety. |
| November 22, 2000[350] | Double Tumble | Andreas Petrides (Obi-Wan Double) rehearses a tumble into the Theed Palace power generator melting pit set, with the help of Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator, bottom) and Rob Inch (Qui-Gon Double, top). |
| November 23, 2000[351] | Pieces of Wald | Wald's mask, hands, and remote control take a break from the Tunisian heat. |
| November 27, 2000[352] | Boxing Threepio | After a destructive sandstorm struck the Episode I set near Tozeur, Tunisia, Malcolm Evans (Animatronic Model Designer) attends to the crated skeletal Threepio. |
| November 28, 2000[353] | The Queen's Escape | Aboard the Queen's Royal Starship, Amidala and her Jedi protectors leave the beauty of Theed behind as they escape the Trade Federation invasion. |
| November 29, 2000[354] | The Duel of the Fates Fight Club | Rob Inch (Qui-Gon Double), Ray Park (Darth Maul), Andreas Petrides (Assistant Stunt Coordinator / Obi-Wan Double) and Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator) pose for the camera on the Theed central hangar set at Leavesden Studios. |
| December 4, 2000[355] | Racks of Alien Heads | Racks of alien heads share space with a first aid kit in a creatures tent on location near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| December 5, 2000[356] | A sleek and agile Naboo N-1 starfighter | A sleek and agile Naboo N-1 starfighter streaks through the sky above Theed. |
| December 6, 2000[357] | Ray Park (Darth Maul) on the Royal Starship ramp | Ray Park (Darth Maul) on the Queen's Royal Starship ramp set at Leavesden Studios. |
| December 7, 2000[358] | Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) gets wet | Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) gets wet during filming of the Otoh Gunga underwater sequence. Jack Haye, digital camera matchmover, positions a Jar Jar model to gather lighting and shadow reference. |
| December 11, 2000[359] | Technicians check on a fallen Artoo | Two unidentified special effects technicians check on R2-D2, who has fallen and cannot get up. |
| December 12, 2000[360] | Breaking and Entering | Queen Amidala, under the guise of Handmaiden Padmé, prepares to re-enter the Trade Federation-controlled Theed Palace. |
| December 13, 2000[361] | Don't trifle with her rifle | Brandishing her favorite long range rifle, Aurra Sing (Michonne Bourriague) is not someone to be trifled with. |
| December 14, 2000[362] | I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. | The strangely familiar pod seen in Watto's junkyard, at Leavesden Studios. |
| December 18, 2000[363] | 'Splosions! | The dramatic escape from Naboo is previsualized in this production painting by Doug Chiang. |
| December 19, 2000[364] | A Sadistic Darth Maul | A sadistic Darth Maul taunts Obi-Wan, who is dangling for his life from a metal rung just below the lip of the Theed generator melting pit. |
| December 20, 2000[365] | Howard Swindell 'Pads Up' | Howard Swindell 'pads up' to play the stately Senator Toonbuck Toora. |
| December 21, 2000[366] | Natalie Portman poses for Snapshot photo | Natalie Portman as the humble, yet strikingly beautiful, Handmaiden Padmé Naberrie. |
| December 22, 2000[367] | Roasted Rodian | Warwick Davis (Wald) finally succumbs to the oppressive Tunisian heat. He was revived with a lovely beverage. |
| January 1, 2001[368] | Dashed Apart | Teemto Pagalies' participation in the Boonta Eve Podrace comes to a crashing end, courtesy of a well-placed pot shot by a gleeful Tusken Raider. |
| January 2, 2001[369] | Catching Zs | After several painful lightsaber strikes to the torso, this unidentified battle droid enjoys a deserved nap. |
| January 3, 2001[370] | Lost? | To avoid losing crewmembers to roaming Tusken Raiders, directional signs were erected in the Tunisian desert. Watto's junkyard can be seen in the background. |
| January 8, 2001[371] | The funeral temple in Theed. | A beautiful, yet morose setting: The funeral temple in Theed. |
| January 9, 2001[372] | Last respects at the Funeral Amphitheatre | Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Queen Amidala, Chancellor Palpatine, Jar Jar Binks and Artoo-Detoo pay their solemn last respects to the deceased Qui-Gon Jinn at the Funeral Amphitheatre. |
| January 10, 2001[373] | Extinguishing the Distinguished | Firemen douse the dummy used in the Qui-Gon Jinn Funeral Amphitheatre scene. |
| January 15, 2001[374] | Crafting a Queen's gown | Episode I costume crew members performed the remarkable task of keeping up with Queen Amidala's frequent gown changes. |
| January 16, 2001[375] | Blue Beauty | A Twi'lek masseuse explores between takes on the Mos Espa Arena pit hangar set. |
| January 17, 2001[376] | Swamped! | Qui-Gon Jinn and a variety of Naboo swamp creatures escape from the destructive path of Trade Federation MTTs. |
| January 18, 2001[377] | Boles Roor's Podracer | One of Boles Roor's Podracer engines awaits outside Leavesden Studios to be loaded up and shipped to Tunisia. |
| January 22, 2001[378] | Easyriding Ray Park | Easyriding Ray Park seems to be having trouble getting his Sith speeder to start. |
| January 23, 2001[379] | Headless R2s | A group of headless R2 units in the Special Effects Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| January 24, 2001[380] | Sith Lord In Shadow | The shadowy figure of a menacing Sith Lord is silhouetted by the the eerie red interior of his Sith Infiltrator. |
| January 29, 2001[381] | Veruna's Successor | Official Licensing art depicts Queen Amidala in her resplendent throne-room gown. |
| January 30, 2001[382] | Jabba's Diva | Diva Shaliqua stands in what will eventually become Jabba the Hutt's private viewing box at the Mos Espa Arena. |
| January 31, 2001[383] | Flight Stage | It looks so peaceful on the outside: Flight Stage 2 at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 1, 2001[384] | Darth Sidious Prepares | Darth Sidious prepares to deliver a hologram message offering the services of his dark apprentice. |
| February 5, 2001[385] | Podracer Cockpit Display | A close look at one of Anakin's Podracer cockpit display screens. |
| February 6, 2001[386] | Plastered! | A peek inside a very busy Episode I Plastering Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| February 7, 2001[387] | Jake Lloyd finds out what makes R2-D2 tick. | Jake Lloyd finds out what makes R2-D2 tick with Jolyon Bambridge (Special Effects Modeler Technician) and Digby Bettison-Milner (Senior Special Effects Floor Technician). |
| February 8, 2001[388] | That's going to leave a mark... | An extremely dim-witted battle droid becomes part of the finish of a hastily departing Naboo starfighter. |
| February 12, 2001[389] | Documentary Video Dolly | A documentary crew films a lightsaber rehearsal in the Theed central hangar set. |
| February 13, 2001[390] | Palpatine's Quarters | A revealing look at Palpatine's quarters on Coruscant. |
| February 14, 2001[391] | Tatooine Tango | Mawhonic (Mark Coulier) performs a Tatooine tango with Julie Wright (Animatronic Model Designer), on the Mos Espa Arena set in Tunisia. |
| February 15, 2001[392] | Out of the Blue | Ian McDiarmid films his arrival on Naboo as the newly-elected Supreme Chancellor of the Republic. |
| February 20, 2001[393] | A first-rate Mos Espa sandstorm | The 2nd Unit crew film a first-rate Mos Espa sandstorm. |
| February 21, 2001[394] | Scared Silly | Surrounded by battle droids, a scared-silly Jar Jar Binks hitches a ride on the primary laser cannon of an AAT. |
| February 22, 2001[395] | Ruthless Huntress | Ruthless bounty hunter Aurra Sing (Michonne Bourriague). |
| February 26, 2001[396] | The Perfect Storm | Kenny Baker (R2-D2) shows off his storm-damaged tent. |
| February 27, 2001[397] | Sahara Shenanigans | Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator), Andrew Lawden (Qui-Gon Double) and Andreas Petrides (Assistant Stunt Coordinator) rehearse the desert battle scene on location near Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| March 5, 2001[398] | A noble production | A trio of familiar-looking Naboo nobles who control what goes on behind the scenes. |
| March 6, 2001[399] | Scavengers! | A cute and cuddly Jawa pair move into position for 2nd unit shooting on the Mos Espa main street set. |
| March 12, 2001[400] | Generating a Generator | The Theed Power Generator Pit set under construction on Model Effects Stage 1 at Leavesden Studios. |
| March 13, 2001[401] | Naboo starfighters | An overwhelmed squadron of Naboo starfighters bravely initiates an attack on the heavily shielded Trade Federation Droid Control Ship. |
| March 20, 2001[402] | Tripping Artoo | A very sneaky member of the Episode I crew is caught trying to trip Artoo. |
| March 27, 2001[403] | Shakka's rather abbreviated wardrobe | Shakka's rather abbreviated wardrobe.
Property of Graxol Kelvyyn. |
| April 3, 2001[404] | Droideka drama | The Jedi assault on the battleship bridge door, and subsequent face-off against deadly droidekas, is realized in this Doug Chiang production painting. At this stage of the story's evolution, the action was handled by a lone Obi-Wan Kenobi. |
| April 13, 2001[405] | Bungee jump | Ray Park stages a bungee-less bungee jump off a blue screened scaffolding tower at Leavesden Studios. |
| April 17, 2001[406] | The Mos Espa Pit hangar set | A set decorator busy at work in the Mos Espa Pit hangar set. In the background stand Clegg Holdfast's and Gasgano's Podracer engines. |
| April 24, 2001[407] | Tatooine, Tunisia | Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) and Wald (Warwick Davis) horse around on the set of the Mos Espa slave quarters at Tatooine, Tunisia. |
| May 1, 2001[408] | Mos Espa fashion | Mos Espa fashion on display in the Costume Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| May 4, 2001[409] | Lord Maul | An almost contemplative Lord Maul receives instructions from the hidden visage of Darth Sidious. |
| May 11, 2001[410] | Phantom Conduction | Composer John Williams conducts the rousing Episode I score, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. |
| May 15, 2001[411] | Mystery Man | A characteristically tense Episode I Art Department meeting; From left to right, Kurt Kaufman, Iain McCaig, Doug Chiang, unknown mysterious person, Blake Tucker, Jay Shuster, Robert Barnes and Rick McCallum. |
| May 18, 2001[412] | Levitation Lessons | Andreas Petrides (Assistant Stunt Coordinator / Obi-Wan Double) gives levitation lessons in the Theed central hangar set. |
| May 22, 2001[413] | Master Qui-Gon | A tribute to Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, this piece is just one of several Episode I character collages produced as Licensing Art. |
| May 25, 2001[414] | A snake in the Senate | Iain McCaig's conceptual musing of a 'Medusa Senator.' |
| May 29, 2001[415] | The battle ensues | The frenetic final battle ensues, as Obi-Wan rushes fearlessly toward a dark and powerful opponent. |
| June 1, 2001[416] | Threepio timewarp | Pardon me, but you're in my movie. |
| June 5, 2001[417] | The daily grind | The daily grind. An Episode I propmaker toils away, perhaps wishing a welding Wookiee would come along to help him out. |
| June 8, 2001[418] | Are you an angel? | Filming is halted while Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd engage in an epic staring contest. |
| June 12, 2001[419] | The Naboo Royal Starship ramp set | The Ep I construction crew erect the Naboo Royal Starship ramp set in a flatland outside Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| June 15, 2001[420] | Destroyer droid dilemma | Now where are those instructions? |
| June 19, 2001[421] | Toonbuck Toora threads | Senator Toonbuck Toora's formal gown awaits duty in the Wardrobe Department at Leavesden Studios. |
| June 22, 2001[422] | A bounty of vanity | Aurra Sing (Michonne Bourriague) gets her nails done. |
| June 26, 2001[423] | Protocol paperweight | Threepio eyes his future as a paperweight. |
| June 29, 2001[424] | Sebulba gets lucky | Podrace anarchist Sebulba receives a tandem Twi'lek massage on his custom-built "lucky" massage chair. |
| July 3, 2001[425] | Hot costumes | The costume tent in Tunisia protected Episode I costumes from heat and swirling sand. |
| July 6, 2001[426] | Wing and a prayer | This iteration of Doug Chiang's 'Republic spaceship' never flew in The Phantom Menace skies. |
| July 10, 2001[427] | Ode to Modal Nodes | Don Post's ' Modal Nodes' masks feature the enlarged craniums and bulbous eyes familiar to all Star Wars fans. |
| July 13, 2001[428] | Back in black | One of Design Director Doug Chiang's visions of Jedi attire. |
| July 17, 2001[429] | Some assembly required | An unassembled Trade Federation battle droid. |
| July 20, 2001[430] | Unruly intruders | Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll confronts a group of unruly Jawas, who keep sneaking in to the ILM backlot. |
| July 24, 2001[431] | Killer encounter | Design Director Doug Chiang's production painting of the Gungan sub / opee sea killer encounter. |
| July 27, 2001[432] | Sith Knight | Episode I Concept Artist Ed Natividad wondered what a Sith Knight might look like, and produced this concept sketch. |
| July 31, 2001[433] | Sith Knight Part II | Concept Artist Ed Natividad kept wondering what a Sith Knight might look like, and produced this concept sketch. |
| August 3, 2001[434] | Troops | Relatively speaking, these troopers should not be seen in the same room. |
| August 7, 2001[435] | A Sidious weapon | A mysterious cloaked figure brandishes his unusual but deadly weapon in the flatlands outskirting Mos Espa. |
| August 10, 2001[436] | Phantom transportation | A bulbous transport of some kind, as sketched by Concept Artist Jay Shuster. |
| August 14, 2001[437] | Sacred roots | A gnarled tree root prop, seen in the Gungans 'sacred place.' |
| August 17, 2001[438] | 'Splosion! | Cameras capture a bluescreen pyro shot for Phantom's Gungan ground battle sequence. |
| August 21, 2001[439] | Fambaa maquette | Concept Sculptor Mark Siegel applies finishing touches of detail to a fambaa maquette. |
| August 24, 2001[440] | Otherworldly wildlife | Terryl Whitlatch's creature study of Tatooine inhabitants. |
| August 31, 2001[441] | Coruscant concept art | A probe's-eye view of the Coruscant depths. |
| September 7, 2001[442] | Saving Jar Jar | Qui-Gon sprawls on top of a hysterical 'local' as a charging Trade Federation MTT looms overhead. |
| September 21, 2001[443] | Trigger-happy hunter | ILM model maker Danny Wagner fabricated this distinctive dual-triggered blaster pistol, one of two in Aurra Sing's deadly arsenal. |
| September 28, 2001[444] | The Last Shot | Producer Rick McCallum marks a scene on the last day of principal photography for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. |
Sources
Episode I Snapshots Archive on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) (post-2004 site revamp)- Episode I Snapshot Archive on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) (pre-2004 site revamp)
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