Towne Square 2000 Welcomes Tony Dyson!!!
Robotmaster: bleep chirip
*MISS P: Okay Tony it's time to wake up...heheheh
Robotmaster: who me
*MISS P: yea you!
*MISS P: we're getting close to start time .. are you almost ready?
Robotmaster: yes ready as i will ever be?Ben© : Welcome to The Palace, Tony! Heard you were under the weather.
Robotmaster: just getting over a cold
Moderator: Tony is joining us live from Malta where it is 4:00 am
Northern Lights: Morning Tony, early riser ;-)
*?Arctic Frost: Wow! Thanks so much for taking this time with us, Tony
?Charlie©ª: this is so cool.. thnx for coming tony!
Robotmaster: you're welcomeTony Dyson is the man behind The Empire Strikes Back's R2-D2! He is a versatile Film SFX supervisor (Superman2, MoonRaker, DragonSlayer, and of course, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK). He received an Emmy nomination for the Sony robot television commercial, with John Cleese's voice over, in 1985.
Just a few of the greats whom Tony has worked with are: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Cleese and The Who's Roger Daltry and Peter Townsend, among others.
Your browser window (bottom-most screen in the PalacePresents viewer) is now opening to a photo of Tony with his "friends" From left to right, R2-D2, Tony, Ultra Phil the android, and the lady keeping an eye on them, a surveillance security mannequin. Behind her C3PO's knickers, and the John Cleese
look-a-like Sony robot, plus one or two helping hands. The slide show will continue during the chat, where you can see excerpts from Tony's works.
Or visit his website at www.robotworld.comModerator: Welcome Tony!!!!
Robotmaster: Hello MissPModerator: It appears that you only worked on Empire Strikes Back? Is this true?
Robotmaster: Yes but my robots were in all the filmsModerator: Who contacted you to do R2D2, and what was your first reaction?
Robotmaster: Nobody contacted me, I contacted them*?Arctic Frost: Tony, your career has spanned one of the most exciting times for special effects in
Hollywood. Have you enjoyed this new era?"
Robotmaster: Yes very much it's nice to be a fore runnerModerator: How does one go about "making" R2-D2?
Robotmaster: With a great team and a lot of nail bitting.Moderator: Did you make all of R2's inner gadgets also?
Robotmaster: Not all. Some were made on set as the story changed.Moderator: Did you make any other droids for the movie?
Robotmaster: Not directly, but i did work as a consultant.James Bond©(PSS): um did you work on Bond films like Moonraker?
Robotmaster: Yes just like Moonraker?Charlie©ª: what was it like working with goerge lucas?
Robotmaster: It is great to work with a film legendModerator: What was your first conversation about with George Lucas?
Robotmaster: Hamburger & how much he dislikes flying
*MISS P: :heheModerator: When did you create your first robot and what did it do?
Robotmaster: My first publicly known robot was R2-D2 but there were many proto types*?Arctic Frost: R2D2 was pure genius that captured all our hearts as a true character. Do you have
any other charactors in mind for the future?
Robotmaster: Thank you for the kind word, but the future is always a secret.Josh: hi, how tall is r2d2?
Robotmaster: 3ft and a bit?CyberWizard©: what was your inspiration to create R2D2 and what was your inspiration for its design?
Robotmaster: dust bin
*?Arctic Frost: Hahahahaha
?CyberWizard©: a dust bin...coolModerator: How does that third leg work?
Robotmaster: Miss P please keep it clean
Moderator: HAHAHAHAH! T3(Tommy): Tony, have you ever been stuck being the "long pole" for meeting filming schedule?"
Robotmaster: Whats a long pole?
! T3(Tommy): Long Pole slang for being the one item that is the holdup for the schedule times.
Robotmaster: No i met all the dead lines, thats why i get the jobs.Moderator: Have you been contacted at all about working on the new prequels?
Robotmaster: As I said before i work as a consultant more these days.DanTMan: how did it feel being around famous movie stars? were you scared at all?
Robotmaster: No I think they are all very professional & not nervous with me.?CyberWizard©: did you have any idea how popular your robot design would be?
Robotmaster: No No Noguesswho: how about the r2d name. where did it come from and who came up with the name?
Robotmaster: George -- from the title of a film reel
^CyberWizardŽ¹¿Ã©¨ª: hehe the name is also kinda cuteModerator: If you could be a robot, which would you be?
Robotmaster: Short curcuit
Moderator: And why is that?
Robotmaster: I like his girl friends
Moderator: ooooh!
^CyberWizardŽ¹¿Ã©¨ª: lol
?Charlie©ª: heheheheh, good reason
Robotmaster: I think soModerator: What are you working on now?
Robotmaster: robotworld.com*?Arctic Frost: Do you play on the Internet much?
Robotmaster: My wife thinks i play all the timeModerator: What do you think the Internet provides the film making industry at the moment and
what may it provide in the future?"
Robotmaster: Good communication and feed backModerator: What would R2D2 think of the Internet?
Robotmaster: He loves it, it's his worldModerator: What do S. Spielberg and G. Lucas -to your knowledge- think of the Internet?
Robotmaster: Now there's a good interview.
Moderator: heheh wouldn't we love that one!?!Moderator: What did you do for Spielberg?
Robotmaster: Worked as a consultant on projectsMikeyº: is R2D2 a real robot
Robotmaster: One version is, yes<=ION=>: Was R2 mostly remote controlled in jedi? Or was kenny Baker still quite involved?
Robotmaster: Kenny was very much invovled in all the four moviesJames Bond©(PSS): 4 movies?
^CyberWizardŽ¹¿Ã©¨ª: 4? i thought there were 3
*?Arctic Frost: Ohhhh tell us about the fourth!"
Robotmaster: They have made four haven't they?
Robotmaster: The fourth has not been released yet...<=ION=>: Have you had any other opportunities to creat other robots, either for Lucas, or any other companys?
Robotmaster: Other robots ... Please go to robotworld.comCyberPunk: are you a bot or the real thing?
Robotmaster: This time of night i am a bot it is 5 in the morning here and time this old man was in bedModerator: Tony we thank you SO very much for being here....
*?Arctic Frost: Thank you SO much for chatting with us, Tony!!! We love your work!!!
Mikeyº: Thank you!!!!!
Robotmaster: Thank you for inviting meModerator: Please visit http://www.robotworld.com to find out more about Tony's work ... it's a wonderful site
?Ben©: good nite tony, thanks for coming, looking forward to seeing your new work
Jesseª: vist us here again sometime..your always welcome...Moderator: Any parting words?
Robotmaster: May the force be with you always^CyberWizardŽ¹¿Ã©¨ª: )applause
Numuno says: )applause
MISS P: Thank you so much....we hope you'll join us again...at a more decent hour
CyberPunk: Thank you for coming i love you YOU'RE A GOD!"
^CyberWizardŽ¹¿Ã©¨ª: it was a lot of fun
! T3(Tommy): Thank you very much for your time. Nighters to you!
^CyberWizardŽ¹¿Ã©¨ª: please you need to do this again
Robotmaster: I will talk to you tomorrow Miss P Bye
Moderator: Thank you all for joining us for this very special chat...goodnight Tony
sleep well =)
Mikeyº: Best luck in your future work
Moderator: Goodnight folks!
Robotmaster left the stage.
Mikeyº: ahh that was fun
Thank you for attending.
Tony Dyson's RobotWorld:
http://www.robotworld.com"The first mission on this site is to share with you my passion for robots, animatronics and special effects. I also aim to bring together the very talented web weavers who have dedicated their skill to the subject of Star Wars and science fiction movies, for within this alliance we will bring you the most complete and interactive site. To find out more about the diversity of my work, in such films asSuperman, James Bond & Saturn 3, Robots for companies like Philips, Sony & Toshiba, plus Pink Floyd &The Who and Formula 1 racing cars, please enter my tech world." -Dyson.