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June 18, 2008
Lorne Peterson at Celebration Japan!
Lorne Peterson, the modelmaker and industrial design artist who has helped create some of the most famous and best-loved movies in recent history, will appear at Star Wars Celebration Japan this July 19-21 at the Makuhari-Messe Convention Center near Tokyo. The well-known modelmaker, who has worked on every one of the Star Wars movies and on Indiana Jones, will appear on stage for interviews, and is planning a special appearance in the modelmaking area on the exhibit hall floor.
Peterson is one of the original members of Industrial Light & Magic, having been hired by George Lucas to create the models for Star Wars. In 1978, Peterson was invited by Lucas to move to northern California to oversee the production of models for The Empire Strikes Back. Since that time, he has worked on most of Lucas' movies, as well as those of Steven Spielberg.
Aside from the work he has done for ILM, Peterson has done industrial design modelmaking for McDonaldland, JBL Speakers, Kikkoman, Yamaha Snowmobiles and the feature film The China Syndrome. Peterson was honored with an Academy Award and a British Academy Award for the special effects work in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Don't miss Lorne Peterson at the first official Lucasfilm-produced Star Wars Celebration in Asia! Go to www.celebrationjapan.com for tickets.
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