ARTIST: Marc Eiland

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Name: Marc Eiland, 30 Home: Clarksville, Tennessee Occupation: Digital 3D World Generation Specialist You can sample Marc's work on his Web site: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9980/stairview.jpg Audio: Listen to Marc's recent audio interview with Radio Free Decipher's Kyle Heuer.

What inspired you to begin 3-D modeling?
Actually I was inspired by Japanese Animation, I wanted to create my own models of their designs. A little more than 12 years, I started on an Amiga 500 with a program called Sculpt 3D.

Where did you first see Star Wars?
At the Martin Twin theatre here in Clarksville. Now it's a non-denominational church. Don't remember much about it, I was 7 at the time. When I saw it again I loved it, that was 3 years later when my parents got our first VCR.

What, for you, is the most amazing Star Wars visual?
When the battle droids penetrate the Gungan's forcefield and engage the Gungans at point blank range. Only the grass and sky weren't CGI'ed.

What's your favorite, most exciting challenge in creating art for Jedi Knights?
Doing the interior of Yoda's hut, since the interior was designed for the convenience of the puppeteers and not for realism and because the interior windows didn't match the placement or count of the windows in the exterior shot.

How does it make you feel to be part of this unprecedented collaboration of t he world's foremost artists working to create the unique reality of Jedi Knights ?
Ever since I first saw and understood Star Wars, I've wanted to be a part of its legacy. So I feel as though it's not only the greatest honor and most rewarding job I've ever had, I feel that it's my destiny.