Photo Series Visits Abandoned Star Wars Film Sets in the Tunisian Desert - Polidicks

[quote=PetaPixle]In September 2010, visual artist and filmmaker [URL="http://www.radimartino.com/"]Rä di Martino[/URL] set out on a quest to photograph and document old abandoned film sets in the North African deserts.[/quote] [IMG]http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2013/05/starwars9.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2013/05/starwars2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2013/05/starwars5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2013/05/starwars6.jpg[/IMG] [URL="http://petapixel.com/2013/05/12/photo-series-visits-abandoned-star-wars-film-sets-in-the-deserts-of-north-africa"]More here[/URL]

Yeah this is several years old

I want to go to there and re-enact scenes with people.

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;40618060]Yeah this is several years old[/QUOTE] Says 2010 even in the part I posted lol, I just wanted to share the pics.

The huts and stuff got fixed up if I remember rightly. Yeah they did: [url]http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-brief/64229-star-wars-fans-rebuild-tatooine-set[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2h1zjtwvD4[/media]

The weathering makes the machinery and buildings look more realistic! I love this!

I wonder if people will go back and revisit sets from the new series. I've always wanted to see what a green screen looks like in person.

Surprised there's even any trace of them left after all these years; I guess it'll be about 40-50 years before they are worn down to nothingness once more, since they were renovated recently. If a set like that could survive for 40+ years out in the desert, what did they use to construct it in the first place; probably plaster and fiberglass along with the wood.

[QUOTE=ironman17;40618156]Surprised there's even any trace of them left after all these years; I guess it'll be about 40-50 years before they are worn down to nothingness once more, since they were renovated recently. If a set like that could survive for 40+ years out in the desert, what did they use to construct it in the first place; probably plaster and fiberglass along with the wood.[/QUOTE] I could see the wood being destroyed pretty quickly in the weather but I can't see plastic and fiberglass being worn down that quickly.

I am surprised sand people haven't raided and ransacked Luke's home after he left. Oh wait they did. dohohohoho

Why didn't they bother cleaning up after filming? That's kind of shitty.

You just know future historians, unearthing the site, will be all sorts of confused about the desert people who lived before the apocalypse.

[QUOTE=stupid07er;40618548]You just know future historians, unearthing the site, will be all sorts of confused about the desert people who lived before the apocalypse.[/QUOTE] They'll probably discredit it after they find they're just hollow shells.

UNCLE OWEN AUNT BERU!?

[QUOTE=stupid07er;40618548]You just know future historians, unearthing the site, will be all sorts of confused about the desert people who lived before the apocalypse.[/QUOTE] Maybe they'll clone Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen out of the remains.

[IMG]https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkQGcwGgscykA_lmAl_NwLbntjIxLdUmHAT8yfDTDoSMVtUq14Ig[/IMG][QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;40618625]UNCLE OWEN AUNT BERU!?[/QUOTE] Did you clean those droids yet?

[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;40618587]They'll probably discredit it after they find they're just hollow shells.[/QUOTE] But was it used as some sort of religious site? Why are they just hollow shells, with no tools or human remains to be found anywhere? THE FUTURE HUMANS WANT ANSWERS!

[QUOTE=stupid07er;40618713]But was it used as some sort of religious site? Why are they just hollow shells, with no tools or human remains to be found anywhere? THE FUTURE HUMANS WANT ANSWERS![/QUOTE] New evidence suggests Stonehenge was just a film set that was never taken down afterwards. More tonight at 10.

[QUOTE=stupid07er;40618713]But was it used as some sort of religious site? Why are they just hollow shells, with no tools or human remains to be found anywhere? THE FUTURE HUMANS WANT ANSWERS![/QUOTE] You can say the same about McDonalds, but since they're everywhere it seems more likely that we prayed to Ronald as a god.

What if you were unfamiliar with this particular movie and you were lost in the desert and you just stumbled upon this place. That'd be fucking creepy.

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Was aunt Beru and Uncle Owen still there?

The buildings are held together with scaffolding on the inside so its really obvious that they're fake when you see this in person

[QUOTE=ironman17;40618156]Surprised there's even any trace of them left after all these years; I guess it'll be about 40-50 years before they are worn down to nothingness once more, since they were renovated recently. If a set like that could survive for 40+ years out in the desert, what did they use to construct it in the first place; probably plaster and fiberglass along with the wood.[/QUOTE] The pics OP posted are from the Phantom Menace's 'Mos Espa' set though. That's still 14 years though. Also, last I heard some homeless guys moved into that set, and keep it tidy for tourists.

[QUOTE=healthpoint;40619921]The pics OP posted are from the Phantom Menace's 'Mos Espa' set though. That's still 14 years though. Also, last I heard some homeless guys moved into that set, and keep it tidy for tourists.[/QUOTE] Homeless guys in the North African desert? Are you sure you're not talking about nomads, as opposed to hobos? 'cause a nomadic tribe taking care of the ruins makes more sense from where I'm standing.

I always wanted to visit the camp from M*A*S*H. But then it burnt down.

[QUOTE=ironman17;40620511]Homeless guys in the North African desert? Are you sure you're not talking about nomads, as opposed to hobos? 'cause a nomadic tribe taking care of the ruins makes more sense from where I'm standing.[/QUOTE] Hmm, yes that does make more sense :v:. There's some video's of that set up on youtube if you search around for a while. I remember in one video there were some local dudes inside one of the sets making tea.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;40618804]What if you were unfamiliar with this particular movie and you were lost in the desert and you just stumbled upon this place. That'd be fucking creepy.[/QUOTE] Or worse, being lost in the desert and actually recognizing the set. I would imagine I'm either stuck in some nostalgic water-deprived delusion, or stuck in some bizarre fan recreation of the movie set, or just stuck on Tatooine.

[QUOTE=healthpoint;40619921]The pics OP posted are from the Phantom Menace's 'Mos Espa' set though. That's still 14 years though. [/QUOTE] No they clearly are from A New Hope, Mos Espa was also way more crowded Edit: Well not crowded, but more was going on building wise

[QUOTE=markg06;40618181]I could see the wood being destroyed pretty quickly in the weather but I can't see plastic and fiberglass being worn down that quickly.[/QUOTE] You're forgetting the sun. Harsh UV light and heat cause plastic to become brittle and eventually crack. Once this happens, the sand and wind of the desert basically act like a sand blaster and start blasting off the layers of plastic. The same applies to fiberglass.