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[[File:Lorne_Peterson_CIII.jpg|right|thumb|Lorne Peterson at [[Celebration III]]]]
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'''Lorne Peterson''' is a visual effects artist who worked as a modeler for [[Industrial Light & Magic]] on the six ''[[Star Wars]]'' films. In addition, he is the author of the [[2006]] book, ''[[Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop]]''. He was one of two modelmakers to design [[Boba Fett/Legends|Boba Fett's]] [[Slave I/Legends|''Slave I'']].

He earned a [[Wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts|Bachelor's degree in Art]] from [[Wikipedia:California State University, Long Beach|California State University, Long Beach]]. Since being hired by [[George Lucas]] in [[1975]], he has worked on many of Lucas's films, as well as several of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s. In [[1984]], Peterson received an [[Wikipedia:Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and a [[Wikipedia:British Academy of Film and Television Arts|British Academy Award]] for [[Wikipedia:Academy Award for Visual Effects|Visual Effects]] for his work on [[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'']]. In [[1988]], Peterson was chief modelmaker for another Lucas yet totally Star Wars unrelated film [[Willow (film)|''Willow'']].

==Works==
{|{{Prettytable}}
! Year !! Title !! Job
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| [[1977]]|| [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']]|| Chief Modelmaker
|-
| 1977|| ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''|| [[Osleo Prennert]], cameo
|-
| [[1980]]|| [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']]|| Supervising Modelmaker
|-
| [[1983]]|| [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']]|| Supervising Modelmaker
|-
| [[1984]]|| ''[[Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure]]''|| Chief Modelmaker
|-
| [[1985]]|| ''[[Ewoks: The Battle for Endor]]''|| Chief Modelmaker
|-
| [[1987]]|| [[Star Tours (real-world)|''Star Tours'']] ([[Wikipedia:Disneyland|Disneyland]])|| Supervising Modelmaker
|-
| [[1999]]|| [[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']]|| Modelmaker
|-
| 1999|| ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace''|| Cameo before [[Podracing/Legends|Podrace]]
|-
| [[2002]]|| [[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars'': Episode II ''Attack of the Clones'']]|| Modelmaker
|-
| [[2005]]|| [[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']]|| Modelmaker
|-
| [[2006]]|| ''[[Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop]]''|| Author
|}

===Specific contributions===
This is a list of some of the models that Lorne Peterson has worked on for the ''Star Wars'' films.
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*''A New Hope''
**[[Class-6 escape pod]]
**[[Sandcrawler]] {{C|Special Edition}}
**[[Star Destroyer]]
**[[T-65B X-wing starfighter]]
**[[TIE/LN starfighter]]
**[[BTL Y-wing starfighter]]
*''The Empire Strikes Back''
**[[Cloud City]]
**''[[Executor]]''
**[[Hoth]] snow
**''[[Millennium Falcon]]''
**''[[Slave I]]''
**Star Destroyer
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*''Return of the Jedi''
**''Executor''
**Star Destroyer
*''The Phantom Menace''
**[[Jedi Temple]]
**[[Mos Espa Grand Arena]]
*''Attack of the Clones''
**Jedi Temple
*''Revenge of the Sith''
**Jedi Temple
**[[Mustafar]] lava river
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==Sources==
*{{SWArchive|url=community/event/celebration/f20050419/indexp7.html|text=starwars.com at Celebration III - Model Citizen: Lorne Peterson|archivedate=20080528035454}}
*{{SWArchive|url=hyperspace/about/news/news20040913.html|text=Classic Trilogy ILM Chat: Lorne Peterson|archivedate=20080626002234}}
*{{SWArchive|url=episode-i/bts/production/f19980223/indexp1.html|text=The Very Model Of A Modern Major Model Shop|archivedate=20050227214502}}
*''[[Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop]]''

==External links==
*{{Imdb|url=name/nm0677285|text=Lorne Peterson}}

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