Roger Christian (born February 25, 1944) was the set decorator for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and the second unit director for both Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (the former of which was uncredited).[1] In 1978 he won the Academy Award for Best Production Design for his work on A New Hope. He also directed Black Angel, a short film that was shown before the theatrical release of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back in certain locales. Christian later indicated in a 2014 interview that he was the third crew member to actually be cast for the project.[2]
Outside of Star Wars, Roger has also done second unit direction for one of the Young Indiana Jones movie compilations, done art direction for Alien and Life of Brian and directed the critically despised film Battlefield Earth.[3]
Sources
Roger Christian on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
"The Myth Maker" — Star Wars Insider 150- "A Trip to the Light Side" — Star Wars Insider 152
- "The Art of War" — Star Wars Insider 160
"Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
- "Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season One Companion" — Star Wars Insider 201
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
- From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: The Art of Set Decorating with "Miles of Junk" on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Roger Christian: The Art of Set Decorating" — Star Wars Insider 211
This Week! in Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Leaves Tatooine, Deborah Chow and Moses Ingram Talk Reva, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)- Phantom at 25 | Ben Burtt Talks Sound Design and Picture Editing with George Lucas on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ Revenge of the Jedi Call Sheet (Ewok Village) on theswca.com (backup link archived on March 5, 2016)
- ↑ The Man Who Literally Built 'Star Wars' by Singer, Jeremy on www.esquire.com (May 4, 2014) (backup link archived on February 21, 2015)
- ↑ Roger Christian talks zombies, Prometheus & Battlefield Earth by Anderson, Martin on www.shadowlocked.com (March 21, 2012) (backup link archived on March 15, 2016)
