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THE STAR WARS SHOW

A WEEK ON THE ST AR W ARS SHOW
- Production Diary -
SCOTT BROMLEY

WRITER AND PR ODUCER

Monday
5:30am: I wake up and check my emails hoping that there is
news I can use that miraculously came in over the weekend.

When I arrive at the office at 7.30am there is still no news to
report. This is mildly terrifying seeing as a third of the show is
reliant on this part. I’ve heard rumors we’ll be getting a deleted
scene to run in the show this week, but nobody has confi rmed
it yet.
8:00am: I call Mickey Capoferri (our executive producer) to

find out where we stand for news. He confirms that we will
be getting the deleted scene and that we can fi nally publicly
announce that Andi will be doing a live chat with Daisy Ridley
in London on Friday. 01 / Scott Bromley is the voice (and mouth) of Lucasfilm’s Yoda statue.
10:30am: The show is written and we’re in the studio
shooting. For some reason this week, the teleprompter does and comment about how much better she is on camera now.
not want to operate properly for anyone. After struggling to get After the party, Harper heads to the airport with the gear as
through the close, we break for our bi-weekly show meeting Dana (associate producer) and Frank (one of our editors) call
to go over our insane schedule: shoot the show on Monday, me into the studio to try out new teleprompter apps. A rough
interview Ron Howard in L.A. on Tuesday, edit and post the cut of the show with temporary graphics and music is ready to
show by Wednesday at noon, fly back to L.A. to shoot Mark look at. I give my notes and head home for the day at six.

Hamill, Harrison Ford, George Lucas, and Kathleen Kennedy at
Mark’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony on Thursday, Tuesday
and also shoot another package while still in L.A. 8:30am: The day begins with more fine-tuning of the episode.

12:00pm: We head back into the studio to shoot the opening We get our first look at the deleted scene we’re running and my
and news. We continue to struggle with the teleprompter. worry about a lack of news is forgotten. It’s a doozy!
1:00pm: We get an email saying that the Chopper Cam for 10:00am: BB-8 puppeteer Brian Herring pops by the offi ce,

the Rebels Recon series fi nale may need to be reshot. This is killing time between meetings. He floats the idea of being
impossible—it’s scheduled to air in four hours and all our gear interviewed for the show in passing, and Andi and I look at
is packed up for L.A. We send Andi downstairs to Dave Filoni’s each other knowing full well the gear is all packed. Andi and I
office to get his official sign-off on the episode. Five minutes ask Brian if he has time the following morning.

later she returns with his approval.
4:00pm: We have a “mysterious meeting,” which turns out to Wednesday
be a surprise Rebels Recon wrap party, celebrating the end of the 10:30am: Wednesday begins with Andi interviewing Brian

first short-form show the team has ever produced. We watch Herring. The interview lasts for about half an hour, after which

Andi’s first ever episode, which embarrasses her, but we all laugh I say the same thing I say after every interview: “There’s three

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