Q&A: You've got staff who came right from high school. How did they do that?

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January 3, 2000
You've got a couple of guys on staff who came to you right from high school. How did they do that? Is there hope for others to follow?

David Dozoretz, Previsualization Supervisor: Kevin Baillie and Ryan Tudhope were "discovered" by the George Lucas Education Foundation. Their high school didn't have a computer graphics program, so they made one of their own. The Foundation heard about it and introduced them to Rick McCallum, who introduced them to me. They've become an absolutely integral part of the team and will be with us through the production of Episode II. And, yes, there is hope for others to follow, if they put in a lot of hard work and have talent and the right attitude.

David Dozoretz studied Film Production at the University of Arizona in Media Arts. He interned at ILM in the art production department. He joined Lucasfilm's Previsualization department for the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition, where he previsualized the entire galactic celebration at the end of Return of the Jedi. He served as Previsualization Supervisor for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.



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