Testato shared a new video in which Norman Chan meets Star Wars special effects artist Nick Maley to find out how he recreated a replica of Yoda using pieces from the original puppet created by Stuart Freeborn.
Maley was part of the original team that created Yoda and recreated the character for a documentary project that preserves the story of the character and those who worked to bring the Jedi Master to life. The video arrived with the following note:
Creature effects artists Nick Maley worked on the Stuart Freeborn team to create the original Yoda puppets for The Empire Strikes Back. Over 40 years later, Nick embarked on a journey to recreate that Yoda puppet using molds from the surviving parts of the original and to preserve the work and stories of his fellow effects artists who worked on this iconic character.
This is really cool and I hope you enjoy the video!
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
