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Clayton Sandell

@claytonsandell.com
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Star Wars, tiki bar, Disney, VFX & sound design nerd. Celebration stage host. ILM/SkySound feature writer. Co-author “ROTJ: A Visual Archive”. Pro-Oxford Comma. (he/him) 501st Legion & Rebel Legion honorary member. linktr.ee/claytonsandell

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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 23/09/2026
Find someone who looks at you like George Lucas looks at Alfie Curtis as Dr. Evazan.
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 02/09/2026
Protect these two at all costs. ❤️
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 02/09/2026
“Padmé Fights Off Nexu” (2026, Bronze) by Mark Newman. Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, opening September 22. 📸 = LMNA
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 27/08/2026
FIRST LOOK inside the new two-volume book project celebrating the inaugural exhibition at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! Featuring texts by George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro and others. www.instagram.com/p/DcjzjoymiN...
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Clayton Sandell on Instagram: "First look inside the @taschen books celebrating the inaugural exhibition at the @lucasmuseum ! This is epic! More: Featuring texts by George Lucas and Guillermo de...
1 likes, 0 comments - claytonsandell on August 27, 2026: "First look inside the @taschen books celebrating the inaugural exhibition at the @lucasmuseum ! This is epic! More: Featuring texts by Ge...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 24/08/2026
My latest article for @ilmvfx.bsky.social. Such a privilege and an honor to walk among these legends. www.ilm.com/model-shop-r...
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Movie Magic and Friendship at the 2026 ‘Model Shop & Friends’ Reunion
Former ILM artists behind a half-century of unforgettable visual effects celebrate the bonds that last long after the cameras stop rolling.
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Rik Villanueva @cadbanesbounty.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Umm....whoa @kelly-knox.com @claytonsandell.com @stbende.bsky.social @amyrichau.bsky.social
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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: A Visual Archive [Collector’s Edition]
The Collector’s Edition of this chronicle of the revolutionary prequel film now boasts an 11" x 15"-inch framed bas relief art piece of the tattooed Dathomirian, sculpted from polyresin, hand-painted ...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 26/07/2026
The New York City subway is pretty strict. No smoking. No littering. And absolutely no BD droids.
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The Bombadcast @thebombadcast.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Share this on your social media please. This would really mean a lot to us. We are looking to grow our numbers. We have a production meeting on Thursday with famed Tiktokers and influencers so we can become popular. We have invested $500 in this meeting changing our lives.
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 13/07/2026
Happy birthday to Harrison Ford! Here’s a few of my favorite Harrison moments from ‘The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark’. (My favorite movie of all time.) What’s your favorite Ford role? ⬇️
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 04/07/2026
Celebrate responsibly! 😜🎆
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S.T. Bende @stbende.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We’re so excited to finally share this book with you! This August join me, @amyrichau.bsky.social @kelly-knox.com and @claytonsandell.com on an epic romp through The Phantom Menace. And see why Gasgano is the best podracer. (I said what I said.) ✨📚
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 21/06/2026
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 16/06/2026
Let’s talk about Obi-Wan’s last day… www.instagram.com/reel/DZpjFig...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 14/06/2026
I’ve been putting together some visual effects and sound design behind-the-scenes deep dives on the IG. Check ‘em out, and I’d appreciate a like and/or a follow. Thanks! www.instagram.com/claytonsande...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 14/06/2026
I’ve been putting together some visual effects and sound design behind-the-scenes deep dives on the IG. Check ‘em out, and I’d appreciate a like and/or a follow. Thanks! www.instagram.com/claytonsande...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Marilou & I are deeply saddened by the loss of our lifelong friend, Marcia. Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her. shorturl.at/wx6BV
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Oscar-Winning 'Star Wars' Editor Marcia Lucas Dies At 80
Marcia Lucas was the editor on 1983's “Return of the Jedi” and the pre-“Star Wars” George Lucas-directed films “THX 1138” and “American Graffiti.”
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 04/05/2026
On this Star Wars Day, I chat with the OG Anakin Skywalker Jake Lloyd. #maythefourthbewithyou #starwars www.instagram.com/reel/DX6g7mo...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 30/04/2026
More #starwars 50th filming anniversary fun… www.instagram.com/reel/DXwrHWb...
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Clayton Sandell on Instagram: "The 50-year Star Wars filming anniversaries keep coming! On April 30, 1976, Carrie Fisher and @markhamill filmed the iconic swing across the Death Star chasm. #starwar...
claytonsandell on April 30, 2026: "The 50-year Star Wars filming anniversaries keep coming! On April 30, 1976, Carrie Fisher and @markhamill filmed the iconic swing across the Death Star chasm. #sta...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 27/04/2026
Fifty years ago today, our princess Carrie Fisher filmed her first-ever scene for ‘Star Wars’. www.instagram.com/reel/DXpbLZd...
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Clayton Sandell on Instagram: "Fifty years ago today on Stage 2 at EMI-Elstree Studios in England, our princess Carrie Fisher filmed her first-ever scene for Star Wars. April 27, 1976. #starwars #pr...
claytonsandell on April 27, 2026: "Fifty years ago today on Stage 2 at EMI-Elstree Studios in England, our princess Carrie Fisher filmed her first-ever scene for Star Wars. April 27, 1976. #starwars...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 22/04/2026
There are some rare hidden treasures in this room. Not necessarily books. My faves are things like the unpublished marketing plans for the prequels, etc. Get yourself to @ranchoobiwan.bsky.social ASAP!
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 06/04/2026
How did Maul get his iconic look? Let’s take a deep dive! #MaulMonday www.instagram.com/reel/DWy-ckW...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 05/04/2026
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 03/04/2026
Over on the gram I’ve been posting some deep dives on some fun and quirky Star Wars history. If you like that sort of thing, smash that like and follow button, as the kids say. User name is @claytonsandell and there’s also a link in my bio. MTFBWY!
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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 03/03/2026
Behind the Visual Effects of SINNERS youtu.be/i2mRTtIqUqg?...
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Behind the Visual Effects of SINNERS | Warner Bros. Entertainment
YouTube video by Warner Bros.
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Michael Siglain @msiglain.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
One year from today, the original returns to the big screen.
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 16/02/2026
Yo @tvaziri.com is this you? 😉
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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Happy Valentines Day ❤️ to all who celebrate.
Mola Ram from Temple of Doom
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 14/02/2026
Great fun chatring with @edgarwright.bsky.social about ILM’s visual effects work on ‘The Running Man’! Read our article at ILM.com! ⬇️ www.ilm.com/the-running-...
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Director Edgar Wright Sprints to Industrial Light & Magic for ‘The Running Man’
ILM’s innovative approach leads the way for more than 1,700 visual effects shots, helping bring Wright’s dystopian action thriller to life.
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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Why isn't movie marketing matching a cadence that makes specifically me comfortable? 🤔
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 10/02/2026
Age Verification? My first lightsaber was literally a flashlight with a plastic tube. #ForceBeamForever
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The Lucasfilm Collector @lucasfilmcollector.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Go beyond the gates of Skywalker Ranch with @filmumentaries.bsky.social, @prefecttiming.bsky.social, and @claytonsandell.com to the heart of Skywalker Sound, the industry-leading post-production company founded by George Lucas, occupying a picturesque corner of this iconic property. jedine.ws/3n3p
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Beyond the Gates of Skywalker Ranch to the Heart of Skywalker Sound - Jedi News
Jamie Benning, Mark Newbold, and Clayton Sandell go beyond the gates of Skywalker Ranch to the heart of Skywalker Sound, the industry-leading post-production company founded by George Lucas occupying ...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 03/02/2026
Happy book birthday!!!
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 30/01/2026
In a world with scary stormtroopers, be a Finn.
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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We have a constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents in the act and it's more crucial than ever as the Trump regime lies about victims of its cruelty. Please consider joining this @indivisible.org call Monday night to learn more: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 25/01/2026
Let’s go Broncos!!! 😂
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 24/01/2026
Great article on the sound design of ‘F1’!
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Alden Diaz @thataldendiaz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I know some people look down on animation as a medium, and comedy as a genre, and I can’t fix those glaring character defects. But, if that’s NOT you, I highly recommend watching Star Wars Resistance right now! It’s got all of the timely themes we need, but it’s also easy on the heart & mind.
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 21/01/2026
I got to have a fun chat with Industrial Light & Magic visual effects supervisor David Seager about the truly stunning work for 'Tron: Ares'. Read it for free over at ILM's website. (Link in my bio!) ⬆️
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 17/01/2026
OK, this is getting WAY too out of hand.
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 16/01/2026
2016 trend? Ok, sure. Here’s one that’s timely.
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 16/01/2026
No lie tho.
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 11/01/2026
Even Darth Vader has joined hundreds of other people this morning at a protest against ICE in Centennial, Colorado.
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 06/01/2026
A.I. in ‘Stranger Things’? Maybe not. www.instagram.com/reel/DTLZjpi...
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Clayton Sandell on Instagram: "Heard the rumors about the ‘Stranger Things’ ending? No, not THAT one. But I’d love to know what YOU think about this. Hit me up in the comments. And @imaginaryforcesst...
In this video, we delve into the rumors surrounding the Stranger Things ending credit sequence, discussing the use of AI-generated art and its implications on the creative process and the future of vi...
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 05/01/2026
New year means new Star Wars book projects (and lots and lots and lots of RESEARCH). Coming your way in 2027! (And this is a fraction of the sources… dozens more live in PDF form…) #starwars
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 31/12/2025
Such is the life of the Star Wars obsessed that you will spot a 1984 copy of the original film ON BETA at a vintage store and buy it immediately, despite having NO WAY TO ACTUALLY PLAY IT. 😂
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 30/12/2025
Fun “Skeleton Crew” Easter egg for ya…
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 22/12/2025
Loving the Industrial Light & Magic 50 holiday art by ILM London’s Emily Bland!
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 11/12/2025
Filmmaking legend Ben Burtt screened his director’s cut of “Attack of the Hawkmen”, a 1995 TV movie crafted from “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” series. He added cut scenes, created a new epilogue and more. Fun to watch Ben showcase the film 30 years later on a big screen for the first time!
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Clayton Sandell @claytonsandell.com · 10/12/2025
Traffic-stopping standoff on the road into Skywalker Ranch this morning. Possibly a heated dispute over a female. Alerted security.
Two male turkeys face off in the middle of the road while a female looks on.
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