| Hoth Matte Painting | |
| There are relatively few matte paintings from the Star Wars movies in private collections. This is a rare example from The Empire Strikes Back. It is a large canvas painting used in the special effects shots for the Hoth battle where miniatures of the AT-AT walkers and Snowspeeders were filmed using stop motion animation in the foreground. What is a brilliant about the painting is that it has an almost Impressionist where up close the mountain scenery is blurry, but far away it is sharp like a photograph. This creates the proper illusion for filming the scene where closeups have the depth of field for blurred background, and wide angles are sharp and in focus. |
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| Description by: | Gus Lopez |
| Photo: | Gus Lopez |
| From the collection of: | Gus Lopez |
| Country: | United States |
| Film: | Empire Strikes Back |
| Licensee: | Lucasfilm, Ltd. |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Category: | Movie Production Pieces / Miscellaneous |