how I built the lightsaber and won an Oscar : designing Star Wars & Alien : a memoir Christian, Roger 1944- creator author. text biography enk 2016 First edition. monographic eng

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360 p., 24 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. (some color) ; 25 cm. Christian, an Oscar-winning set decorator and director, tells the story of his breakthrough work on some iconic science fiction masterpieces of the 1970s. In doing so he delves into his relationships with legendary cinematic figures, and reveals many of the secrets of his work-- Foreword / by J.W. Rinzler -- Cinema alchemy -- Star wars -- Monty Python -- Alien -- Back to Life of Brian -- Black Angel -- Star wars: Return of the Jedi -- Final words. Roger Christian. Christian, Roger 1944- Motion picture producers and directors Great Britain Biography Motion picture art directors Great Britain Biography PN 1998.3 C555c 2016 791.4302 9781783299003 (cloth) 1783299002 (cloth) DLC 160929 20250730105550.0 128988