Building the Galaxy

Building the Galaxy is a department within the Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 magazine published by De Agostini. Each issue contains the department, which covers details on the creation of the Star Wars universe.

Official description

This fascinating section lets you look behind the scenes to see the techniques used to construct and film the droids, ships, sets and creatures of all the Star Wars movies. Explore their development from the earliest concept to the final stunning prop models, photographed in minute detail.

Bibliography

Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 1 (Building the Galaxy: Designing R2-D2, Part 1) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 2 (Building the Galaxy: Designing R2-D2, Part 2) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 3 (Building the Galaxy: Motion Control Filming) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 4 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 1) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 5 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 2) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 6 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 3) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 7 (Building the Galaxy: The Star Wars Stunt Team) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 8 (Building the Galaxy: The Weapon of a Jedi) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 9 (Building the Galaxy: Creating a 'Used' Galaxy) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10 (Building the Galaxy: Visual Effects, Part 1) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 11 (Building the Galaxy: Visual Effects, Part 2) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 12 (Building the Galaxy: Finishing Touches) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 13 (Building the Galaxy: Ready to Release) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 14 (Building the Galaxy: Birth of a Phenomenon) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 15 (Building the Galaxy: Starting 'Chapter II') Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 16 (Building the Galaxy: Location, Location, Location) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 17 (Building the Galaxy: Designing a New Villain) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 18 (Building the Galaxy: The Ragged Sage) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 19 (Building the Galaxy: Under Pressure) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 20 (Building the Galaxy: Building a Better Droid) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 21 (Building the Galaxy: The Return of C-3PO) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 22 (Building the Galaxy: The Riverboat Gambler) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 23 (Building the Galaxy: Back in the Studio) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 24 (Building the Galaxy: The Star Wars Stage) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 25 (Building the Galaxy: Changing Scale) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 26 (Building the Galaxy: Fights and Fatherhood) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 27 (Building the Galaxy: The Dagobah System) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 28 (Building the Galaxy: Filming on Dagobah) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 29 (Building the Galaxy: Leaving the Studio) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 30 (Building the Galaxy: Industrial Light & Magic) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 31 (Building the Galaxy: Models and Backgrounds) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 32 (Building the Galaxy: Go-motion Alien Wildlife) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 33 (Building the Galaxy: Animating the AT-ATs) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 34 (Building the Galaxy: Finishing the Effects Shots) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 35 (Building the Galaxy: Music, Maestro, Please) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 36 (Building the Galaxy: Matte Painting Magic) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 37 (Building the Galaxy: Racing to the Finish) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 38 (Building the Galaxy: Launch Preparations) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 39 (Building the Galaxy: The Imperial March) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 40 (Building the Galaxy: Timetables and Treatments) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 41 (Building the Galaxy: Putting a Team Together) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 42 (Building the Galaxy: Creating New Aliens) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 43 (Building the Galaxy: The Bear Necessities) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 44 (Building the Galaxy: Speeder Bike Designs) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 45 (Building the Galaxy: The Rush to Christmas) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 46 (Building the Galaxy: Constructing the Hutt) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 47 (Building the Galaxy: An Ewok Extravaganza) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 48 (Building the Galaxy: First Day in the Studio) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 49 (Building the Galaxy: Studio Direction) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 50 (Building the Galaxy: A Little More Space) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 51 (Building the Galaxy: Moving Ahead Quickly) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 52 (Building the Galaxy: Enter the Emperor) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 53 (Building the Galaxy: Inside the Lair of the Emperor) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 54 (Building the Galaxy: All Over the Place) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 55 (Building the Galaxy: Red Sails in the Desert) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 56 (Building the Galaxy: The Battle at the Sarlacc Pit) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 57 (Building the Galaxy: Into the Woods) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 58 (Building the Galaxy: Filming in the Forest) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 59 (Building the Galaxy: Looking Busy, Going Nowhere) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 60 (Building the Galaxy: Shooting for Visual Effects) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 61 (Building the Galaxy: Burn Out!) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 62 (Building the Galaxy: Model-making, Part 1: Starships) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 63 (Building the Galaxy: Model-making, Part 2: Vehicles) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 64 (Building the Galaxy: Model-making, Part 3: The 2nd Death Star) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 65 (Building the Galaxy: Matte Painting Magic, Part 2) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 66 (Building the Galaxy: Sound and Vision) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 67 (Building the Galaxy: Last-minute Alterations) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 68 (Building the Galaxy: The End of an Era) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 69 (Building the Galaxy: The Galaxy Moves On) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 70 (Building the Galaxy: Towards the Prequels) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 71 (Building the Galaxy: Out of the Shadows) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 72 (Building the Galaxy: Designing the Past) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 73 (Building the Galaxy: Designing New Worlds) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 74 (Building the Galaxy: Characters and Costumes) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 75 (Building the Galaxy: Developing the Characters) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 76 (Building the Galaxy: Starships and Vehicles) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 77 (Building the Galaxy: Studio and Location Work) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 78 (Building the Galaxy: The Cameras Start Rolling) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 79 (Building the Galaxy: Getting Technical) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 80 (Building the Galaxy: Bring on the Cast) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 81 (Building the Galaxy: Computer Generation) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 82 (Building the Galaxy: Planning a Lightsaber Battle – Part 1) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 83 (Building the Galaxy: Planning a Lightsaber Battle – Part 2) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 84 (Building the Galaxy: A New Approach) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 85 (Building the Galaxy: The Force is With You) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 86 (Building the Galaxy: Moving on Swiftly) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 87 (Building the Galaxy: The Big Build-up) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 88 (Building the Galaxy: Filiming in Digital) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 89 (Building the Galaxy: A Rhapsody in Blue) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 90 (Building the Galaxy: Filming on Location) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 91 (Building the Galaxy: Post-production Factory) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 92 (Building the Galaxy: No Time to Rest) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 93 (Building the Galaxy: Picture-perfect Planets) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 94 (Building the Galaxy: Picture-perfect Planets – Part 2) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 95 (Building the Galaxy: Creature Design) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 96 (Building the Galaxy: Shooting Starts on Revenge of the Sith) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 97 (Building the Galaxy: Moments in the Making) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 98 (Building the Galaxy: Final Fight) Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 99 (Building the Galaxy: Job Done)

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