*Updated! Now including July 15-31!*

And now for round two. July 2003, live from Fox Studios Australia once again.


July 1, 2003- Filming and Not-Ron
Filming interior of elevator sequence (Continues until 08:10:00)

Filming elevator lobby area (Continues until 11:57:00)

Richard Mueck (Not-Ron) working on sculpt (Continues until 13:57:40

Mueck attacks self with cast of Peter Mayhew's hand

"Out to lunch " sign (Continues until 13:46:00)

Elevator scene set-up and filming (Continues until 19:10:20)

Moving in large set piece

Bringing in digital camera

Actor on set wearing Jedi robe

Filming door with lots of actors

Standing on box- (Bike Guy in teh corner watching on)

Setting up new set floor, green screen work

Hanging from doorway

Set clean-up

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as always - thanks to Evet Fros for the timestamp efforts!


July 2, 2003- Calamari heads, Lightsabers, oh my!
Elevator Lobby set (Continues until 09:36:40)

Viking Yoda

Mon Calamari latex mask on table

Adding clear eyeballs to latex mask

Gaffers removing lighting and blue screens from elevator lobby set (Continues until 18:00:40)

ul Tiller photographing props for DK books and other sources (Continues until 19:21:20)

Lightsabers as seen in box:
Count Dooku EpII, Mace Windu EpII, Obi-Wan EpII, Obi-Wan EpIV, Luke EpV, Vader EpV


Elevator set with lights on

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 1, entitled
"Bring Me the Head of Yoda" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.

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props to my hero Evet Fros for timestamps!


July 3, 2003- Two Wookiee Heads are Better Than One
"I see you"

Heads 'o plenty

Chewie snapshot

Standing costume in the background

Here's Ali Keshavji, Documentary guy and production heart trhob (Ewwww @ Bonnie )

Wassup Chewie!

Wookiee mask (up close)

Lou Elsey (Fabrication supervisor) blowdrying Chewie's hair

Comparing Chewie to the photo

Adding new synth hair to Chewie mask

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 3, entitled
"Makin' Wookiee" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.


July 4, 2003- Orn Free Taa Make-up Day
Filming on set with winged statue, columns and curtains (Continues until 14:20:00)

Digital cam on Technocrane

Gaffers working on final touches before filming

Orn Free Taa makeup work. Webcam in the mirror, Pika'chu, Visual dictionary, Pabs somewhere in the background chatting with forum on laptop. (Continues until 17:33:40)

Makeup artist showing something to webcam

Pabs

Oh!

Hairspray and blowdry

Close-up of Orn Free Taa

Back to set (Continues until 19:15:40)

Be sure to read Pab's Ep III Set Diary for June 4 entitled "Blue In The Face" to read more about Orn Free Taa's makeup test.


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props to Evet Fros for timestamps and comments...


July 7, 2003- "Quiet on the set!"
New view of fountain set (Continues until 13:47:20)

Handshake in upper right

Anakin and Padme

Embrace

George with Hayden

A kiss?

C-3PO on set

Vehicle moves off set (Continues until 10:29:20)

Moving ship back into place

Clear view of set floor

Soccer match (Continues until 13:59:40)

Filming at fountain set, different angles and closeups (Continues until 19:59:40)

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 4, entitled
"Wrapping Up Week One" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.

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thanks to Evet Fros for timestamps and info


July 8, 2003- Artoo Petting Zoo
Statue/fountain set: New view of circular steps (Continues until 11:18:20)

C-3PO behind statue

Jar-Jar arms and head (Continues until 12:18:00)

New set angle (Dark) (Continues until 12:34:20)

Creature Shop tour

View of artist shop

Artoo close-up

Artoo comes out to say "Hi" to kids and parents

Jacqui Louez, Assistant to the Producer

Back of set view (Continues until 13:38:20)

More soccer (Continues until 13:54:20)

Jedi on set, lots of different angles being filmed (Continues until 14:31:00)

Obi-Wan and C-3PO filming scene

Obi-Wan walking on set

Crew working on set

Curtain raised in front of webcam

Read Pablo's EpIII Set Diary for July 7, entitled
"Tour of the Galaxy" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.

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thanks to Evet Fros and Mictateur for timestamps and info


July 9, 2003- Kit Fisto and Chewie Costume Day
Fountain/couch set prep and filming (Continues until 11:18:40)

Kit Fisto (Actor Ben Cooke) make-up test (Continues until 13:19:40)

Pabs taking photos

Fitting black eye lenses

Kath Brown and Sophie Fleming from the Creature Shop adding tentacles

Smile for webcam

Cool in my shades

Nose goblins

Kit standing

Braids

Distant shot of Kit and Pabs

Taking mask off

Couch/fountain fully lighted

Chewbacca costume test with Peter Mayhew (Continues until 14:56:00)

Chewie head

Putting on mask

Chewie close-up

Clear shot of Chewie

Chewie sitting, snarling with sign "Hi Mom, Dad, Brad, Kathleen, Cheril, Katy, & Chris"

Profile shot

Adding bandolier

Chewie all done

Filming and set cleaanup (Continues until 19:33:40)

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 9, entitled
"New Kit On The Block" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.

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Special thanks to Evet Fros and Mictateur for timestamps and info!


July 10, 2003- Deconstruction Day
Deconstructing a set

Truck drives on sound stage (Continues until 09:06:20)

Crew move the black wall

Crew on scafolding

Moving set piece with forklift

Painting round set pice (Continues until 13:29:40)

Soccer (Continues until 13:47:40)

Back view fountain set, teardown (Continues until 17:53:00)

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 14, entitled
"Quick Turnarounds" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.


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thanks to Evet Fros, Mictateur & hootieblah for timestamps suggestions


July 11, 2003- Bike Guy, Nick Gillard, and Script Girl (Whom I was the first to name )
Set piece assembly (Continues until 9:57:00)

Huge column brought onto sound stage

Top of disc removed

Second huge column arrives

Return of Bike Guy!

Nick Gillard chatting on "Celecrity Talk" forum with help from Pabs (Continues until 11:09:00)

Nick checks out his cool SW T-shirt schwag (Continues until 10:33:00)

Gillard chat transcript can be found here.

Set construction and deconstruction (Continues until 13:42:20)

Back at the production office (Continues until 16:08:40)

Script Girl checks out the webcam (Continues until 13:49:00)

Script Girl holds up sign: "Hello, I'm Script Girl."

More set construction

Fountain set teardown (Continues until 17:44:00)

Wine glass

Episode I pinball machine (Continues until 19:59:00)
(Hard to see but Pabs and production assistant Ali Keshavji are playing pinball... Ali roundly trounced Pabs, but is nowhere near Rick's top score!)

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thanks to Evet Fros, hootieblah & Mictateur for timestamps suggestions



July 12, 2003- Workin' on a weekend
Production Coordinator & Beastie Boys fan Virginia Murray arrives to work at the prod office

Rick McCallum in the office

McCallum and Virginia waving to the cam


July 14, 2003- Bounty Hunters sure can sew
New view of columns, stairs, and disc (Continues until 08:28:00)

Costume department- sewing (Continues until 13:41:40)

Jango Fett works at the sewing machine (Continues until 09:08:40)

Set construction of set sub-floor (Continues until 14:08:20)

Costume department (Continues until 14:21:20)

Columns and disc painted/ partial view of sub-floor (Continues until 15:10:00)

Costume department

The Doc Crew (Tippy, Ali & Frank) and Gillian Libbert hold up "Hello Pablo" sign

Cam moved to the right with a view of a dark cloak

Cloak removed from mannequin

Set construction (Continues until 17:00:40)

Different view in costume department (Continues until 17:21:00)

Dark cloak tailoring (Continues until 19:43:00)

Tailoring costume (Continues until 20:00:00)

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 15, entitled
"Nothing Up This Sleeve" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.

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thanks to Evet Fros, hootieblah, Sith Lord Jay & Mictateur for timestamps suggestions


July 15 - Saesee, Eeth and Kit!

Teardown of sub-floor in recessed flood tank & working on new set pieces. (Continues until 08:52:40)

Table eye view of costume dept (Continues until 10:22:20)

sign on mannequin "Hi Tam, Go Ohio"

Discussion of costumes

Finishing up on set pieces and flood tank empty (Continues until 10:56:40)

Saesee Tiin makeup session (Continues until 12:18:20)

Kit Fisto checks out Saesee Tiin

Holding reference photo for makeup application

Airbrushing makeup onto Saesee

Makeup crew taking notes

Applying horns

Super closeup of Saesee Tiin

Thumbs up from Dave Elsey and Colin Ware

Makeup crew, Saesee and Pabs

Saesee Tiin smiles

Saesee and Pabs checking out webcam on laptop

Eeth Koth... or is it Agen Kolar? makeup session (Continues until 12:44:00)

Kath Brown and Sophie Fleming finishing Kit Fisto makeup session (Continues until 13:26:20)

Set pieces and flood tank (Continues until 13:55:20)

Sweeping out the tank

Seamstress holding up mug and tea bag to cam

Set Pieces and scaffolding (Continues until 15:16:40)

Bike Guy times two

Forklift takes column to other side of soundstage, disc and stairs moved away (Continues until 15:11:00)

Costume dept busy at work (Continues until 15:25:20)

Columns and stairs being assembled into a set (Continues until17:49:40)

Bike Guy zooms past

Flatbed truck arrives with set pieces

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thanks to Evet Fros, hootieblah, & Mictateur for timestamps suggestions


July 16

Costume dept (Continues until 08:03:40)

Stair set construction (Continues until 16:48:00)


Two Bike Guys, a bike and scooter guy

Creature Shop (Continues until 19:49:00)

Artist working on Nemodian animatronics shell

Testing facial expressions on Nemodian mask

Star Destroyer flyby (Continues until 17:53:00)

Close-up on Nemodian mask expressions

C-3PO 1977 Model kit

R2-D2 1977 Model kit

Inside of Artoo model kit

Nemodian w/ shades

Tie Fighter Attack (Continues until 18:09:20)

Profile shot of Nemodian mask

Bikini Princess Leia Unleashed Figure

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thanks to Evet Fros, hootieblah,
& Mictateur for timestamps suggestions


July 17

Set construction, piecing together a tube (Continues until 10:35:20)

Creature Shop (Continues until13:17:20)

Clear view of Wookiee mask w/o hair

RC control unit

Pabs w/ Hyperspace and webcam forum member "Not Quite Gone" (screen name) taking a tour of the Creature Shop

Artist working on laptop

Stair set construction (Continues until 16:00:00)

Animatronics Engineer Sonny Tilder working on Nemiodian mask (Continues until 18:01:40)

Applying latex mask to animatronics shell

Testing facial expressions

View of workbench, drill press and band saw (Continues until 19:12:00)

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 17, entitled
"They Matching Moves & Making Faces" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.

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Thanks Evet Fros for timestamps



July 18

Stair set construction (Continues until 09:26:40)

Beginning to add sub-floor to elevated framing

Artist working on mold in Creature Shop (Continues until 09:53:40)

Mold for baby form

Stair Set Construction (Continues until 18:11:00)

First person seen walking up the stairs

Makeshift table created to get organized

Laser level flashing on webcam

Platform flooring completed

Laying down decorative floor covering (Continues until 18:11:00)

Decorative floor mostly completed beginning to work on round floor area

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thanks to Evet for timestamps... you rock.


July 19 - Weekend Work

Stair Set (Weekend) (Continues until 14:51:20)

Group reviewing progress on set

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thanks to Evet Fros for timestamps


July 21 - Wookiee Suit Day

Flood pit painted blue & construction Continues until 09:09:40)

Costume dept w/ four Wookiee suits (Continues until 13:07:40)

Wookiee gets a hat.

Pabs

Body suit

Stair set construction (closer view & new angle) (Continues until 14:07:20)

Costume dept working on body suit (Continues until 16:19:20)

Pabs pointing

View of large Wookiee body suit (Ever wondered what a shaved Wookiee looks like?)

Creature closeup! -- a background puppet from Episode I demands more screen time

Working on suit in foreground

Stair set construction (Continues until 16:34:20)

Costume dept working on body suit (Continues until 19:59:40)

Different angle of crew working on suit & bandolier

Frontal view of new style Wookiee bandolier

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thanks to Evet Fros for timestamps


July 22

Construction on stair set and flood pit (Continues until 15:15:20)

Scooter Dude

Red light

Green light

Costume Dept: Wookiee suits and more (Continues until 20:00:00)

Pabs holding Wookiee mask & talking to artist

Ren and Stimpy CD

Return of the Wookiee mask

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thanks to Evet Fros, hootieblah,
& Mictateur for timestamps suggestions


July 23

Lynne Hale shows Photographer Annie Leibovitz the Creature Shop

Bike Guy

Gavin Bocquet shows members from the Skywalker Ranch Art Department some of the sets under construction.

Pabs (Continues until 12:46:00)

Members from the Skywalker Ranch Art Department, visiting from California, poses for Web cam! (Continues until 12:48:00)

Wookiee rear view

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 23, entitled"They Came From the Ranch" for more detail about what you saw on the Web cam for today.

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thanks to hootieblah for timestamp suggestions!


July 24

Continued work on stair set (Continued until 10:02:20)

Dave Elsey in Costume Dept working on Wookiee suit (Continues until 11:33:40)

Lynne Hale drops by

Curtain up in costume dept (Continues until 11:33:40)

Stair set work in progress (Continues until 12:32:00)

Walking set piece up stairs

Costume Dept (Continues until 13:08:40)

Pabs chatting w/ Vanity Fair Style Production Editor Kathryn MacLeod Schafer

Trandroshan Buffet VF shoot

More stair set activity (Continues until 16:48:20)

Scaffolding for painting wall

Round set piece

Lou Elsey working on Obi-wan bust w/ reference photos (Continues until 19:59:40)

Pabs checks out Obi-wan

Lou discussing eyebrows with co-worker

Baby mannequin

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thanks to Evet Fros and everyone else for any timestamp suggestions!


July 25

Stair set (Continues until 09:29:40)

Floor level view of stair set and other set bits (Continues until 09:38:40)

Pabs taking photo of a set piece

Floor level view of Stair set from different angle (Continues until 10:24:00)

Tower set construction (Continues until 11:04:00)

Stair set edifice (Continues until 14:00:20)

Tipping column over

"U" shaped set dressing

Golden arch on stairs

The tower grows taller (Continues until 15:41:00)

Welding on structure

Alternate view of tower and tunnel sets (Continues until 18:05:20)


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thanks to Evet Fros, hootieblah and everyone else for any timestamp suggestions!


July 28

Flood pit with rock wall (Continues until 09:50:20)

Assemblage of varying set pieces (Continues until 13:36:20)

Tour group

Bike Guy parking his bike

Tunnels and columns (Continues until 15:35:20)

Half circle painted green

Spotlight on tunnel set with vertical set in background (Continues until 17:46:40)

End of day aerial shot (Continues until 17:50:40)

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thanks to Evet Fros, hootieblah and everyone else for any timestamp suggestions!


July 29 - "Hi Mom!" Day

Tunnels and columns view (Continues until 11:27:40)

Crew moving tunnel hole into place

Prop department - chemical mixing room (Continues until 17:50:40)

Do the Hustle!

Vader helmet molds on shelf

Crew person holding sign "Hi CRAZY!"

Toolbox with "Tool" sticker Artist working

"RoB Sux" sign

Two dot.com addresses on desk

"Hi Bebe!" sign & artist wearing resperator

"Hi Spanky (Red heart)" sign

"Hi Jordan's Mum!" Sign

Surfing photos on wall

Artist standing next to "Hi Roofy (heart w/ arrow)" sign

Artist setting up "HELLO JEREMY" sign

Artist holding "Hi MUM Hi DAD (hearts & stars)" sign

walking down dark stage

Green screen set and bike

inside greenscreen set

View of stair set through stage door from outside

Green screen set (Continues until 17:59:20)

Bail's speeder on gimble rig

Pabs walking on set

Prop department (Continues until 18:36:20)

Jango Fett sculpt

Smile for webcam

Green screen set (Continues until19:09:00) & Closer view of Bail's speeder on gimble rig

Gimble rig controls

Jango Fett w/ puppy and family photos (Continues until 20:00:00)

Read Pab's EpIII Set Diary for July 28, entitled
"A Busy Day for Bail" for more detail about Bail's Speeder shown on the Web cam for today.


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thanks to Evet Fros, hootieblah and everyone else for any timestamp suggestions!


July 30

Costume Prop department mold room. (Continues until 13:38:20)

Artist working on shin guard (Continues until 08:05:00)

Artist holding up sign "Hi Mum, Dad, Cathie, Sharol!!!"

Waving and holding sign "Hi TESS"

"BMX IS GOOD" on back of shirt

Green screen stage (Continues until 13:55:00)