Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Dave Carson began his career at ILM during the production of The Empire Strikes Back, contributing to the Millennium Falcon, Snowspeeder, and AT-AT models. This Short explores his early work as a model maker and storyboard artist before he moved into the Creature Shop for Return of the Jedi.
Witness his transition from technical models to character design, where he helped bring the Gamorrean Guard, Nikto, and the Rancor to life.
Explore our archive of over 165 filmed interviews with the original cast and crew of the Star Wars trilogy.
Source: Darryl J James and The Star Wars 100 Interviews channel.
Dave Carson began his career at ILM during the production of The Empire Strikes Back, contributing to the Millennium Falcon, Snowspeeder, and AT-AT models. This Short explores his early work as a model maker and storyboard artist before he moved into the Creature Shop for Return of the Jedi.
Witness his transition from technical models to character design, where he helped bring the Gamorrean Guard, Nikto, and the Rancor to life.
Explore our archive of over 165 filmed interviews with the original cast and crew of the Star Wars trilogy.
Source: Darryl J James and The Star Wars 100 Interviews channel.
