Star Wars conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie designed Chewbacca’s family and the Wookiee planet. They wrote the variety show segments and George Lucas wrote the story for the cartoon. I liaisoned between Lucasfilm and the TV production company. What was your involvement with the Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978? Before joining Lucasfilm, my experience was in making low budget features, animation, educational shorts and industrial films. I was the “robots’ roadie” for other, ancillary projects.
After the film was released, I was involved in the documentary The Making of Star Wars as a liaison between the production company and Lucasfilm. I helped coordinate the final optical composite shots from the ILM special effects studio to the editing room and the editors’ notes to the sound mix. We shot VistaVision plates of Banthas and Jawas in Death Valley, California and some additional shots of Cantina creatures. When they returned, I became a production assistant for the second unit and post-production. I started as a temp at the Star Wars office while the company was in England shooting principle photography. Miki, how did you get your start with Lucasfilm? In 1985, Miki became the Executive Producer of the animated Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour TV series and the animated Droids TV special The Great Heep. Among them are: Star Wars-Episode IV: A New Hope, The Star Wars Holiday Special, Star Wars-Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars-Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the TV documentary specials The Making of Star Wars, SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back, Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi and From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga. Miki Herman’s long-time association with Lucasfilm has led her to become an integral part of several Lucasfilm productions.
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