After reading part one of the interview transcript, readers have been anxious for part two. You won't be dissapointed here:

What is the biggest benefit of digital filmmaking for you?
A lot of my enthusiasm for digital is because it makes the process so much easier. Also, I have much more control in the post-production process in terms of making the images look the way I want them to look. It's like a car that looks sleeker, drives better and goes faster.

These days you are thinking about the eventual DVD release when you actually make a film?
No, I can't think about the DVD when I'm shooting the movie. My contribution to the DVD is the movie itself.

Attack of the Clones is a story unto itself, yet also part of a larger continuing tale. How does it fit in relation to the other parts of the saga?
The character of Anakin Skywalker is central to the entire saga. What drove me in the first place to create this new trilogy was to create a story about somebody who starts out as a good person, but is seduced by the dark side and becomes evil but is ultimately redeemed. In Episode II we begin to see flashes of anger in Anakin and his fierce determination to be the most powerful Jedi, which will ultimately lead him towards the dark side. Episode II is the pivitol point in the saga where important choices are made by all of the characters that will affect their fates and the destiny of the Republic.

There are various documentaries included on the DVD, which delve into the process of both visual effects and sound design. Do you feel a little bit like a magician revealing how his tricks are done?
I don't actually get involved in the making of the documentaries but I do feel they have value for anyone interested in the process of filmmaking. The Episode II documentary crew follows every step of the production from concept art to final frames and final sound mix. Two of the documentaries on the DVD explore some of the new digital tools available to filmmakers. One of the documentaries provides insight into the artistry of animators as they create living, breathing and in Yoda's case, lightsaber wielding digital characters, creatures and even stunt-doubles. The other documentary illustrates the importance of pre-visualization to the filmmaker by providing digital blueprints for the complex scenes created by digital concept artists working with digital storyboarders and digital animatics teams.

Another documentary follows the sound crew as they gather all of the elements necessary to create the sound for Episode II, illustrating the fact that great movie sound doesn't just happen by putting a microphone on theset. It takes teams of sound recordists, sound designers, foley artists, effects editors and even alien language creators working together in blending all of the sound elements to create the final sound mix.

The visual effects artists at ILM and sound design teams at Skywalker Sound are not magicians giving away their secrets. They are artists sharing their expertise and passion for filmmaking.