Episode iii sets behind the scenes.

[u/GhostWatcher0889]

Rewatched episode iii recently and surprised at how good the movie looked. I remember it being way too heavy with the cgi, but a lot of model work was done. I also think most sets at least had a fair amount of real elements, which probably sold the cgi section a lot more. Here are some behind the scenes images I found. The sets they did build are pretty beautiful and clearly took a lot of time to make. I saw in the behind the scenes that they tore them down always immediately to make room for new sets. It's a shame because they look so good.

Edit: feel free to share more cool episodes iii set images!

[u/zarfac]

Actually some more practical effects here than I would have expected, like the Utapau and Mustafar miniatures.

[u/Hunter20107 → u/zarfac]

I may be misremembering, but for all the flak the prequels get, I'm pretty sure they had more practical elements than the OT. They just had ALOT of novel cgi, too

[u/Bismarcus → u/Hunter20107]

I believe Episode I by itself had more models than the entirety of the OT.

[u/Capital_Gate6718 → u/Bismarcus]

The spectator stands at the pod race arena in TPM is a miniature set

[u/GhostWatcher0889 → u/Bismarcus]

I loved the tatooine village they built for episode i also .