At Elstree Studios, on the Rebel briefing room set, Star Wars makeup and creature designer Phil Tippett helps dress Tim Rose in his Admiral Ackbar costume, which is having audio problems (first assistant director David Tomblin can be heard on the megaphone asking people to get a move on), circa February 25, 1982.

Ackbar's appearance in the film was created using a combination of either a half-body puppet or a full-body costume, depending on the camera angle required for the shot.

In close-up scenes of Ackbar that required dialogue, puppeteer Tim Rose sat inside the chest of the character and operated the head like a traditional hand puppet from below. Rose moved the mouth using his hand, while Mike Quinn operated the eyes via cables. The jumpsuit of that version of the costume was cut off at the waist, and each sleeves included additional access points where a puppeteer could insert his or her arm to control Ackbar's hands.

For wider shots that showed Ackbar's full body, Rose wore the mask and costume while Quinn operated the mouth via remote.

Later in the video, Mark Hamill is shown talking with Kenny Baker (R2-D2); director Richard Marquand goes over his shots for the day with producer Howard Kazanjian; Marquand then blocks out a scene with Ford, Fisher, Hamill, and Mayhew, as director of photography Alan Hume takes measurements, circa February 25, 1982.

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