The Original Stop-Motion Imperial Walkers Were a Triumph of Craftsmanship
(via Popular Mechanics) Nowadays, cinematic creations like the AT-AT walkers from Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back are completely computer-generated. But a long time ago in a galaxy much resembling our own, the special-effects Jedi at Industrial Light & Magic used models and stop-motion animation to bring the Empire’s stork-legged strike force to life.
