The previous films in the saga had made huge amounts of money for the studio and fans of the film who cited George Lucas as a genius. In creating Episode I, the studio had given Lucas creative freedom unlike previous films. While the studio still wanted it to stay within budget, it didn't question Lucas' story elements. Furthermore, a deadline had to be met which caused a stressful situation for the people involved. The film's production would fall under collective optimism as everyone was elated about the film, so no conflict arose. One of the questionable decisions was the casting of Anakin Skywalker, of the three finalists two showed possible potential in playing him but were not chosen. Lucas said that "one would make the production easier, the other would take me a million takes to then improve the performance." Almost everyone in the room agreed with someone who said that “some people test better” (Star Wars, 2014). No one questions why he wanted to create a performance in post-production instead of letting it happen on film. The other problem is that Lucas was in charge and stated what he wanted to achieve and made sure each department achieved it, without leaving much room for discussion, such as sets or costumes. Finally, no one seemed to question the racial stereotypes attributed to aliens, even though that clearly may have been the case