Here you can see our SavingYoda puppet on display at "miniFXpo" last month. Note the hologram (between Yoda and the viewers) of former Lucasfilm insiders telling untold stories of Yoda's creation in 1978.
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Saving Yoda shared FXpo's video.
Bei der MiniFXpo in Nürnberg demonstrierte Nick Maley, wie aus einer Puppe, ein "lebendiger" Yoda wird und das ganz ohne digitale Animation.
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Saving Yoda updated their cover photo.
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A clip of the new Yoda puppet at our "miniFXpo" in Nuremberg last week...
Bei der MiniFXpo in Nürnberg demonstrierte Nick Maley, wie aus einer Puppe, ein "lebendiger" Yoda wird und das ganz ohne digitale Animation.
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If you saw our "miniFXpo" please leave a comment...
Today is the last day of mini-FXpo. The collaboration with a great group of students at TH-Nuremberg has been great, and people who have seen the exhibit have been very enthusiastic. Now we must HOPE for financial support for the project. IF YOU SAW THE EXHIBIT, PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS HERE so that authorities and potential sponsors can see the reaction of the public to this innovative museum concept. THANKS for your support! Heute ist der letzte Tag der mini-FXpo. Die Zusammenarbeit mit dieser großartigen Gruppe von Studenten der TH Nürnberg war fantastisch und die Menschen, die die Ausstellung besucht haben, waren sehr enthusiastisch. Jetzt HOFFEN wir natürlich darauf, auch finanzielle Unterstützung für das Projekt zu bekommen. WENN IHR DIE AUSSTELLUNG BESUCHT HABT, BITTE KOMMENTIERT HIER, sodass Verantwortliche und mögliche Sponsoren die Reaktion des Publikums auf dieses innovative Museumskonzept mitbekommen. DANKE für eure Unterstützung!
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FREE for everyone who can get threes.. come see the Saving Yoda puppet and MUCH more...
miniFXpo is soon to begin. It is FREE. It demonstrates the style and concept of FXpo. Bring friends and family...
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Because we all want to see a Yoda movie!!!
YOU! Because it’s your contribution that will make this happen.
We want to create…
This project is intricate, precise and expensive. It can only be achieved through the kind support of members of the original Yoda crew and the efforts of talented volunteers. Materials and expenses will be paid for with donations made by fans and enthusiasts… like you. Without those, our efforts will be in vane. So, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE. Make a small donation and get a commemorative perk documenting YOUR part in SAVING YODA.
Q. Can you build a Yoda for me?
A. Sorry, No. That would be a copyright infringement. We can only build a puppet and offer it for use to the copyright holder or use it to raise money for non-profit causes, or use it for legitimate autobiographical purposes. We can not sell any Yoda that we make without a relevant license.
Q. Doesn’t your Yoda look younger than Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back?
A. There are two reasons for that…
(i) We are designing the new Yoda puppet to be available to Lucasfilm for future SW Anthology movies. Nobody knows what the storyline of those movies might be or when they might take place. So we deliberately minimized Yoda’s aging so that, if necessary, The puppet can be artworked to look 200-400 years younger.
(ii) Our photos are of a clay sculpture with no artwork. The original Yoda skins looked younger before artworking too. Nick Maley is a fine artist who’s artwork has hung in museums and galleries internationally, having toured the world with UNESCO. If he can paint an old face on a blank white canvas, he can certainly accentuate the modeling in our new sculpt to make it look much older. Our aim with this sculpt was to provide maximum possible variations to suit whatever story Lucasfilm might envisage.
Veteran Special Make-up and Creature Effects Designer who contributed to the Classic Star Wars trilogy, the Superman movies, Highlander, Krull, The Keep, The Shining and A Bridge Too Far.
Jörg Steegmüller, Chef sculptor and CEO at Steegmueller Skulpturen, a sculpting, moulding, model making and animatronics facility in Stuttgart Germany providing animatronic figures to companies, movies and theme parks in Germany. The Steegmueller Skulpturen workshop will be utilized as a base workshop in Germany for the assembly of the duplicate Yoda and other figures destined for display in FXpo.
Wolf Brothers are highly skilled costume builders and CosPlayers, renowned in Baveria, who regularly accompany Nick Maley to events in Nuremberg. Their legendary costumes are fabricated to the highest standards and their diverse skills are a great asset to the project. They are staunch supporters of FXpo and their workshops and skills will be utilized creating the Yoda display.
Susanne Spitz is the designer behind Spitz Massdedign. Susanne is a central supporter of FXpo and a member of the Board of Advisors for the FYSF. Her skills and facilities as a costume and dress designer are another asset utilized in this project.
The Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit includes Nick Maley’s home workshop in the Caribbean. The duplicate Yoda will be built in multiple locations. Started in England and Germany, the moulds will be completed in the Caribbean and the project will be masterminded and supervised from that location also.
Heike Steiger has been associated with FXpo since the first discussions of the project being assembled in Germany. She is the PR Officer for the SavingYoda campaign, a central consultant for FXpo and a member of the Board of Advisors for the FYSF. Whilst Heike will not be involved in building the duplicate Yoda, her efforts to publicize the project are central to achieving our goals.
John Schoonraad and his team at Lifecast in Elstree Studios, England. Lifecasting, animatronics and prosthetics for the motion picture industry.
Schwerthelm Ziehfreund and his company MovieSFX, provide Special Effects for Film & TV from their base in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. They specialize in making Puppets, Dummies, Animatronics and SFX makeup and Prosthetics for any kind of Film, TV Productions or commercials. The MovieSFX workshop will moulding and foam latex and silicone facilities for the the duplicate Yoda and other figures destined for display in FXpo.
The first stage of preparing for the Saving Yoda sculpt was to simulate the arm of the puppeteer and to create a “plunger” that is used in both the sculpting and moulding process. smaller text NOTE: Subscribers to perks G and H (see donations) have access to over 2000 photos of the sculpt and moulding procedure alone and thousands more of the full construction as the process progresses.
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Simulated eyes, in the specified size, set to the correct distance apart, were mounted into the clay squeeze. This fixed point of reference served as a set proportion against which the rest of the sculpt could be measured. These are NOT the final eyes that will be used in the puppet. But aid the sculpting process.
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Having completed adjustments to the overall form, the surface of the face was detailed, over the course of several days and severel nights, with wrinkles and texture using photos of the original Yoda as reference. In this case, not knowing what age Yoda might be in future anthology movies, he was sculpted a littly younger than in The Empire Strikes Back, knowing that he could be aged with color if necessary.
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HAND SIGNED, 8×10 photo of Nick Maley sculpting the new Yoda PLUS hand signed certificate commemorating your contribution PLUS “Friends of the Follow Your Star Foundation” (FFYSF) membership. (retail value $45)
Nick Maley autographed 8 x 10 photo of Yoda on Degobah PLUS hand signed certificate commemorating your contribution + “Friends of the Follow Your Star Foundation” (FFYSF) membership. (Retail value $45.00)
Autographed Nick Maley autobiographical Star Wars art print 8 x 10 PLUS hand signed certificate commemorating your contribution + “Friends of the Follow Your Star Foundation” (FFYSF) membership. (Retail value $45.00)
Access* (online) to thousands of detailed photos of the process of sculpting, moulding and fabricating head (skin, hair, artwork, skull and mechanism), hands, body (torso,arms, legs linkages), feet, of the new animatronic Yoda PLUS hand signed certificate commemorating your contribution + “Friends of the Follow Your Star Foundation” (FFYSF) membership. (photo albums available as each stage of the process progresses)
Get to know Yoda Guy Nick Maley in the relaxed environment of a vacation in the sun. Nick owns deluxe holiday apartments on St Martin’s famed Orient Beach (look it up on TripAdvisor). Visit during off season, May 1st – Dec 15th. Includes accommodation for TWO people, private dinner two nights with Nick where you can talk Star Wars to your heart’s content, access to his private movie museum. Message us for photos and details. Airfare not included.
Get to know Yoda Guy Nick Maley in the relaxed environment of a vacation in the sun. Nick owns deluxe holiday apartments on St Martin’s famed Orient Beach (look it up on TripAdvisor). Visit during HIGH season, Dec 16th – April 30th. Includes accommodation for TWO people, private dinner two nights with Nick where you can talk Star Wars to your heart’s content, access to his private movie museum. Message us for photos and details. Airfare not included.
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