[HN Gopher] Leftover Star Wars Sets
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       Leftover Star Wars Sets
        
       Author : samclemens
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2022-10-07 17:26 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | slim wrote:
       | Trivia : planet Tatooine is named after a village in Tunisia
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       | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tataouine
        
       | bombcar wrote:
       | Sadly movie sets are built to be movie sets, usually; they're not
       | anywhere near what you'd want to be at all durable.
       | 
       | So even if you "preserve" one, you're often just rebuilding
       | something that looks similar to what the original set was.
        
         | Findecanor wrote:
         | When fans first restored the Lars Homestead exterior in 2012
         | [1], one of the goals what it _should_ last, but I 've heard
         | that people would have been back in May this year to patch it
         | up.
         | 
         | The homestead seen in the end of Rise of Skywalker was actually
         | built in Jordan. It was last seen in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series
         | a few months ago, but I haven't seen any evidence that the crew
         | would have actually gone to Tunisia and didn't build sets
         | locally/digitally.
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         | [1] <http://markdermul.be/savelars/>
        
         | _ph_ wrote:
         | There are a few nice exceptions. They built a small viking
         | village for a childrens movie at a bavarian lake, and after the
         | filming it was kept as a tourist attraction.
        
           | bombcar wrote:
           | Yeah, if it's done with that in mind from the beginning, you
           | can get some really interesting things (and the cost may not
           | be that much more than a one-off set and removal, too).
        
             | yellowapple wrote:
             | I feel like having that in mind from the beginning should
             | be more common. Filmmakers get their movie sets, local
             | communities get cool landmarks, win-win.
        
               | 6stringmerc wrote:
               | If you see the quality of workmanship of sets and props
               | (see: used Fast & Furious stunt cars bought by Tavarish)
               | you'd be glad they tear them down and return the area to
               | pre-filming state. Making things look good on camera are
               | not at all related to human usability long term.
        
               | yellowapple wrote:
               | Implicit in my comment was the idea that props be built
               | with long-term human usability in mind. Even better if
               | communities pitch in with labor and/or supplies to help
               | make that happen.
        
           | BerislavLopac wrote:
           | Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_Village
        
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