Learn Some Invaluable Lessons About The Lightsaber From ‘Star Wars’ [Video]

Since we've got a new addition coming to the Star Wars saga, George Lucas, Mark Hamill, and sound designer Ben Burtt talk about the birth of the Lightsaber! Time to get your learn on with some invaluable lessons about the Lightsaber!

It's a bit lengthy, running at just under 16 minutes, but it's totally worth it.

In this featurette, we learn how George Lucas came up with the idea of the Lightsaber. How the sound came about. Mark Hamill even weighs in on the...well, weight of the Lightsaber.