The Mandalorian (TV series)

Usagi Pilgrim said:
I was thinking more night shoots, but with the way they're filming the show, with the projected backgrounds on a closed set, they probably could get everything for reference before the park opens.

I've not been able to talk the family into a trip yet, cause my grandson turns 2 on Saturday, & they all want to wait a bit so he can enjoy everything more, so I'm not sure of all the shops/restaurants & things like that. My original idea would be that the characters would visit a cantina, shop, or eating place that actually exists in the park, with the thought that, "Hey, the Mando was in Doc Ondar's looking for X, & now I'm standing in the same spot!", making the characters in the park onscreen characters in the show. Not just using the park as random Star Wars-y background.
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The only problem would be that they'd have to do a bit of redecorating because much of the merch seen in the actual shops wouldn't fit the show, nor would the presences of cash registers. Plus using the interiors of shops and restaurant would just come across as a cheap plug for Disneyland/World. It would be better and easier to just use the land as a backdrop without actually going into any of the shops or restaurants.
 
Placed doesn't shut down to the public til what? 11pm? 12? and opens at 8am ish? factor in cleaning up from the crowds, then getting all the gear out from filming, etc, you might get in a good 30-60 minutes of filming time per night before you have to put it all away so they can prep for the very next day.
 
cboath said:
Placed doesn't shut down to the public til what? 11pm? 12? and opens at 8am ish? factor in cleaning up from the crowds, then getting all the gear out from filming, etc, you might get in a good 30-60 minutes of filming time per night before you have to put it all away so they can prep for the very next day.
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And with a crew as big as will come with any TV show, let alone the million-dollar-per-episode Mandalorian, it’s a very limited window indeed.
 
cboath said:
Placed doesn't shut down to the public til what? 11pm? 12? and opens at 8am ish? factor in cleaning up from the crowds, then getting all the gear out from filming, etc, you might get in a good 30-60 minutes of filming time per night before you have to put it all away so they can prep for the very next day.
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The usual closing time is Midnight with Main Street being open still until 1 AM. Park opening is officially 8 AM but select guests who have purchased the Magic Morning add on to their tickets are in the park, but only Main Street I believe, up to as much as hour before that. You also have to factor in that there will be cast members in at least an hour before opening to do things from getting shops, rides, and restaurants ready for the day as well as well early morning maintenance.

But, having said that, Disney is capable of squeezing filming in the park from time to time. They regularly shoot specials for 5 or 10 year anniversaries, I was even in one back in high school. But this is using the park as is and not trying to disguise it as anything but Disneyland/Magic Kingdom, any commercials or specials filmed at the parks always feature the park as is and don't make any effort to try to hide that fact. And unless they want a Mandalorian episode shot in GE look like something from the '80s or a commercial, they're going to have to limit their shooting and, if they shoot interiors on location, have to do some redressing to make them not be so obviously the souvenir shop and/or restaurant that they really are.
 
Back in the early 80s they filmed TV programs in EPCOT, maybe other parts of Disney World also. "Thunder in Paradise" was one. "Fortune Hunter" was another, and it filmed an episode in the LIving Seas, where it was an undersea base. They cleared some of the decorations out to change it. I don't know if they still do that though.

David.
 
Giving the Galaxy's Edge location a life before the ST era would only be a good thing for it IMHO. But it shouldn't be overdone.

Do filming in June when you can get sufficient daylight before the park opens. Prep at night. Sunrise at 5:12. Start filming at 6. End filming at 7. Get the filming equipment away first. Park opens at 8. Organise so that large set pieces could be moved when there are visitors in the park — and if people see them, that would only fuel rumours and hype, giving you free publicity.
 
I just read an article that said the Tatooine episode, THE GUNSLINGER, used the Macquarie matte painting, & original plates from ANH. For the flyover into Mos Eisley, they only shot in the same area to do upgrades for high def, but otherwise used the same plates.

That's kind of what I was thinking they could do for GE, shoot background plates for projections on the exteriors, then build interiors as a set.
 
Sure, there have been plenty of occasions where they shot things in the parks, but it was as the parks themselves, as-is. Not as another fictional setting (I can't say never ever, but as far as I know). But I guess anything's possible, getting shots here and there to pepper into an episode mainly shot on stages, etc.
 
Oh, my god. Of all the pointless things to bicker over. We are not Disney, we do not know what Disney makes on certain attractions, we do not know what they're preferences or plans are for including Galaxy's Edge locations in cinema. Disney has the resources to do whatever the hell they want when it comes to filming. If they want to film in the parks, they can, and they will. If they want to make it look like they filmed in the parks without having done it, they can, and they will. If they never want to mention something from Galaxy's edge in another piece of media, then they just won't.

Can we please talk about the mandalorian in the Mandolorian thread? I keep seeing new posts in here, and thinking there's some new piece of merch, some new tidbit about season 2; but no. people telling other people they're wrong about a hypothetical situation.
 
Dang... Sorry you feel like I hijacked the thread, but I didn't take any of what was said as bickering. I thought people were just giving their opinion on the question I asked, but since I did ask the question, consider it retracted.
 
Strikerkc said:
Oh, my god. Of all the pointless things to bicker over. We are not Disney, we do not know what Disney makes on certain attractions, we do not know what they're preferences or plans are for including Galaxy's Edge locations in cinema. Disney has the resources to do whatever the hell they want when it comes to filming. If they want to film in the parks, they can, and they will. If they want to make it look like they filmed in the parks without having done it, they can, and they will. If they never want to mention something from Galaxy's edge in another piece of media, then they just won't.

Can we please talk about the mandalorian in the Mandolorian thread? I keep seeing new posts in here, and thinking there's some new piece of merch, some new tidbit about season 2; but no. people telling other people they're wrong about a hypothetical situation.
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I feel this way about a lot of posts, I just don't post it.

I can talk about the differences in the three OT Vader helmets all the livelong day but I realise some people (99.99% of people) have no interest in this. Talk to me about the bumps on a Stormtrooper helmet and I scroll right by.

I agree it can get annoying if you are not interested in a topic and you check the thread and that is all that is being discussed but we got to let our fellow RPFers do what they do so we can do what we do.

Also increasing your mouse wheel scrolling speed helps !!!:love:(y):p;)

It's all good.

Peace to all.
 
Usagi Pilgrim said:
I just read an article that said the Tatooine episode, THE GUNSLINGER, used the Macquarie matte painting, & original plates from ANH. For the flyover into Mos Eisley, they only shot in the same area to do upgrades for high def, but otherwise used the same plates.

That's kind of what I was thinking they could do for GE, shoot background plates for projections on the exteriors, then build interiors as a set.
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That would definitely be quicker and easier than trying to shoot on location at GE and building sets for the interiors would be far better than trying to quickly redress the shops and restaurants and change them back before the park opens. GE's "location" definitely fits the timeline, not that there's any reason why Batuu(sp?) and the Black Spire wouldn't exist during the OT.

On a different but related subject, with the popularity of the Mandalorian I wonder if Disney has any plans of having a Mando character walking through GE? They could even have him "talk" to the guests using the same tech trick that they do with the Stormtroopers and (presumably) Kylo Ren. Of course, having him walk around GE would cause people to believe that he survives through the end of the show up to when things are supposed to be taking place at GE.
 
Riceball said:
That would definitely be quicker and easier than trying to shoot on location at GE and building sets for the interiors would be far better than trying to quickly redress the shops and restaurants and change them back before the park opens. GE's "location" definitely fits the timeline, not that there's any reason why Batuu(sp?) and the Black Spire wouldn't exist during the OT.

On a different but related subject, with the popularity of the Mandalorian I wonder if Disney has any plans of having a Mando character walking through GE? They could even have him "talk" to the guests using the same tech trick that they do with the Stormtroopers and (presumably) Kylo Ren. Of course, having him walk around GE would cause people to believe that he survives through the end of the show up to when things are supposed to be taking place at GE.
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I could even see Disney not only adding characters at some point, but I could see them maybe adding chasing down bounties to the interactive parts of the experience. I know Mandalorians have been in the lore for a long time, but I believe the show has the potential to make them more popular than Jedi or Sith ever were, & by that I mean a millennia-old culture, based on honor, that one can choose to live their life by that code.

I know that the park is set during a specific time period in SW Canon, but now that the Skywalker Saga is over, they may need to loosen that up to accommodate any new media that comes out.
 
Riceball said:
That would definitely be quicker and easier than trying to shoot on location at GE and building sets for the interiors would be far better than trying to quickly redress the shops and restaurants and change them back before the park opens. GE's "location" definitely fits the timeline, not that there's any reason why Batuu(sp?) and the Black Spire wouldn't exist during the OT.\
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With the whole Unreal Engine/Stagecraft tech, the most practical thing would be to just scan the whole place, and that would eliminate the need to shoot around guests/park hours. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they haven't already done that, prior to opening to the public.
 
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