![Set for. Star, Wars Episode To fill the stands, Q-Tips were cut painted, and inserted intoz mesh. By blowing fans from 'underneath; the crowd appeared to move around in their "seats) - Set for. Star, Wars Episode To fill the stands, Q-Tips were cut painted, and inserted intoz mesh. By blowing fans from 'underneath; the crowd appeared to move around in their "seats) -](https://img.ifunny.co/images/722e6832db591e333ed6408ad6e425a35a3091e0c7d33450756264244d9468fb_1.jpg)
Set for. Star, Wars Episode To fill the stands, Q-Tips were cut painted, and inserted intoz mesh. By blowing fans from 'underneath; the crowd appeared to move around in their "seats) -
![The Phantom Menace - During the film's centerpiece Podrace scene, model makers used hundreds of Q-tips to create the illusion of attendees in a crowded arena. The Phantom Menace - During the film's centerpiece Podrace scene, model makers used hundreds of Q-tips to create the illusion of attendees in a crowded arena.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/d2/d1/c0d2d1a6338398c9fc670eb3c3fc90ea.jpg)
The Phantom Menace - During the film's centerpiece Podrace scene, model makers used hundreds of Q-tips to create the illusion of attendees in a crowded arena.
![30 Pod Race Crowd Miniatures [PRCM] - $0.00 : Hollywood History Online, Discover the Magic and Bring Hollywood Home! 30 Pod Race Crowd Miniatures [PRCM] - $0.00 : Hollywood History Online, Discover the Magic and Bring Hollywood Home!](https://www.hollywoodhistoryonline.com/images/Crowd%20minatures.jpg)
30 Pod Race Crowd Miniatures [PRCM] - $0.00 : Hollywood History Online, Discover the Magic and Bring Hollywood Home!
![The podracing crowd in 'The Phantom Menace' was really 450,000 Q-Tips being blown about : r/Moviesinthemaking The podracing crowd in 'The Phantom Menace' was really 450,000 Q-Tips being blown about : r/Moviesinthemaking](https://i.redd.it/kirap04k31y01.jpg)
The podracing crowd in 'The Phantom Menace' was really 450,000 Q-Tips being blown about : r/Moviesinthemaking
![The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck](https://i.redd.it/y53opa3eiim61.jpg)
The pod racer crowds from Star Wars Episode 1 were actually 10s of thousands of qtips painted different colors. They used fans from underneath so it would simulate movement. : r/interestingasfuck
![Joseph Gordon-Levitt on X: "This is the Pod Race set from STAR WARS, Episode I: THE PHANTOM MENACE. Model maker Michael Lynch created a fake crowd using 450,000+ painted cotton swabs. Fans Joseph Gordon-Levitt on X: "This is the Pod Race set from STAR WARS, Episode I: THE PHANTOM MENACE. Model maker Michael Lynch created a fake crowd using 450,000+ painted cotton swabs. Fans](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ey00xFuXIAEZgLk.jpg:large)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on X: "This is the Pod Race set from STAR WARS, Episode I: THE PHANTOM MENACE. Model maker Michael Lynch created a fake crowd using 450,000+ painted cotton swabs. Fans
![30 Pod Race Crowd Miniatures [PRCM] - $0.00 : Hollywood History Online, Discover the Magic and Bring Hollywood Home! 30 Pod Race Crowd Miniatures [PRCM] - $0.00 : Hollywood History Online, Discover the Magic and Bring Hollywood Home!](https://www.hollywoodhistoryonline.com/images/Crowd%20minatures_02.jpg)
30 Pod Race Crowd Miniatures [PRCM] - $0.00 : Hollywood History Online, Discover the Magic and Bring Hollywood Home!
![History Defined on X: "During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. https://t.co/31k4KAtNCa" / X History Defined on X: "During the podracing scene in 'The Phantom Menace,' the crowd was actually 450,000 Q-Tips being blown by fans. https://t.co/31k4KAtNCa" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fiu0PPYX0AYLOwj.jpg)