#156 - Paul Topolos Interview(Star Wars, Lucas Arts, Lucas Film, Art, Rogue Leader, 9/11 etc.)

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KIWI TALKZ

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Published on September 1, 2023 11:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Yncsqx1p0

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Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (2001)

Duration: 1:01:48

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Paul Topolos is currently an artist at Pixar and worked on over 18+ Films but before this he worked in the video game industry on various games for Lucas Arts & Factor 5 most notably the Star Wars Rogue Squadron games and Episode 1 Racer

#starwars #roguesquadron #lucasfilm

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00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Difference Between Lucas Arts & Lucas Film
3:00 - Working On Star Wars Episode 1 & Episode 2
5:00 - Making Art Looking Like Star Wars/Artwork On The Prequels
07:30 - Working On Episode 1 Racer While Phantom Menace Was Being Developed
09:30 - Being Blown Away By The Artistry On Phantom Menace/Story Of Phantom Menace
13:10 - Paul Is A Fanatic Of The Original Star Wars Trilogy
14:00 - Visual Effects Of The Original Star Wars/2001 Space Odyssey
16:00 - Limitations Of N64
19:35 - Pushing The Pixels On Rogue Leader
23:35 - Visuals Are Very Important
25:30 - Factor 5 Was Programmer Heavy/Learning From Rogue Squadron On Rogue Leader
28:00 - Crunch/Working 2 Full Time Jobs At Lucas Film & Factor 5
31:26 - What Paul Loved About Working On Rogue Leader
32:30 - Maintaining Energy Well Working 2 Full Time Jobs/Ian McCaig/Deadlines
38:00 - Paul Had A Meltdown On His 2nd Day Of Work On Phantom Menace
39:28 - Pauls Superpower Is Making Something Look Real In Photoshop
40:30 - 9/11 Affecting Rogue Leaders Final Days Of Development
42:45 - America’s Infatuation With The American Flag/Foreigners Confused By 9/11/Aftermath Of 9/11
48:20 - Work On Grim Fandango/ Grim Fandango Got Paul His Job At Pixar
55:40 - Working At Pixar
56:20 - Unspoken Rules Of Interacting With George Lucas/Geeking Out Over Celebrities
1:00:11 - Paul Doesn’t Have Social Media

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