Spherical with a free-moving domed head, BB-8 is portrayed by both a rod puppet and a remote-controlled robotic unit. The character has been well received by critics and fans, and has …

2016年4月6日 · One of the most fascinating featurettes in the release is Building BB-8, a six-minute look into how everyone’s new favorite droid was primarily created using practical …

2018年3月15日 · As the man quite literally behind BB-8 -- donning a head-to-toe green nylon suit in the Abu Dhabi desert to sprint behind the rod puppet -- his work with puppeteer Dave …

2015年8月26日 · The personality of a droid -- and discovering it -- is something that audiences usually don’t even think about. But that was Chapman and Herring’s job, and it meant not only …

2016年7月19日 · Yes, BB-8 was often a puppet, and actually moves on something of a pivot. It has an axle through the middle and rocks from side to side, meaning he has to turn to roll in a …

2015年8月26日 · Senior animatronic designer Joshua Lee (Harry Potter films) created a little polystyrene puppet in a half day to prove that BB-8 didn't need "extra parts, like an extending …

2015年4月16日 · The star of the debut Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer wasn’t any Jedi, Sith or cross-hilted lightsaber — it was an adorable rolling droid named BB-8. During today’s …

2015年8月27日 · The BB-8 Puppet. Senior animatronic designer Joshua Lee built a little puppet version of BB-8 to see if the droid could move without requiring extra parts, like an extending …

2015年11月20日 · “It’s a totally different beast. Sphero is a hamster in a ball, and BB-8 has a head that’s independent of the body so it can spin on the spot.” The prop itself is operated by …

2015年8月26日 · Senior animatronic designer Joshua Lee then began working on a prototype BB-8 droid. The initial version was a puppet built from polystyrene, which Lee and Scanlon figured …