 DOP Dan Mindel gives here quite detailed insights into his camera work in the Star Wars universe. The realization of the latest version of the lightsabers is as much a topic as his self-conception as a cameraman in CGI-heavy movies.
DOP Dan Mindel gives here quite detailed insights into his camera work in the Star Wars universe. The realization of the latest version of the lightsabers is as much a topic as his self-conception as a cameraman in CGI-heavy movies. 
 
But not everything is CGI. Maybe even a little bit more impressive are the real sets and especially the enormous effort with which a whole forest was created in the studio. For Star Wars fans an absolute must see: Recommendable.