![]() ![]() Also, any colours from outside will end up tinting lighter surfaces inside the set, for extra realism. It also means there's no need to composite the effects in later - the stuff is already right there in camera. That means that the actors could actually see the exterior scenes they're supposed to be playing off. The Solo cockpit set was built around enormous LED projection screens, upon which actual computer graphics were projected in realtime. Back then they had to add the scenes outside the window using optical compositing, so the actors had to respond to black blue screens. This is because the cockpit set wasn't built around bluescreens, as the original sets were. Note how the actors are bathed in blue light from the exterior. Of course, it's also got different light arrangements and greeblies than the later sets. It's one of the few continuity errors not addressed in the film. Which is a shame, as that means the cockpit starts out deep, then becomes mysteriously shallower for ANH, then goes deeper again. Oddly, images from the "Solo" movie clearly show that the extended cockpit was used in the prequel. You can also see the break in the lightbar, showing where the extra 18 inches of panel have been added to the front. This addition is most easily seen during the asteroid chase, where C-3PO can be seen hanging onto one for dear robotic existence. Two C-shaped metal handgrips were also added to the front of the sidewall. ![]() This breathing room probably helped the actors, who reportedly struggled with the claustrophobic cockpit scenes anyway, but, according to JW Rinzler's Blueprints book, annoyed George Lucas when he heard of the change, since he wanted a crowded cramped cockpit as part of the look of the Falcon. While the ANH cockpit is 3 feet deep, the ESB cockpit is 4'6" deep, though the blueprint does add “dimensions subject to alteration.” However, the Volvo 343/345 dashboard box on the side of the ESB set is 1 foot 1 inch wide, so it appears that the 18" additional depth measurement is correct. ![]() It’s obvious that the ESB plans are a direct copy of the ANH plans, but the mid section of the cockpit is slightly longer, as I’ve indicated here in red. ![]()
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