How Animation Was Done In Star Wars

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How Animation Was Done In Star Wars

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Old school for the win. It really is amazing how far we have come in such a short time.
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And of course, the lightsaber effects and Emperor's lightning were hand drawn.
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Well, rotoscoped, like the old Superman cartoons... "hand drawn" one cel at a time onto a projected image of the film frame.
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