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Star Wars for an Avatar-style Makeover

If his over-the-top personality and the stuttering cadence of his speech didn’t captivate your heart the first time you saw him, then wait till you see Jar Jar Binx romping through a bio-luminescent forest in eye-popping 3d. And if that doesn’t win you over - you have a heart of […]

George Lucas on the Daily Show

George Lucas, creator of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” movies, was on the Daily Show last night with Jon Stewart to talk about the new book he’s written, “Blockbusting,” which examines the movie industry through its most “timeless” films. Lucas also discuses the duality of the love hate relationship […]

Nature as Mythic Storyteller

by Jennifer van Sijll
Films that last often have a mythic quality. Like great children’s stories, we consume these films as we do ageless fables. Unlike lesser stories, the lessons learned in these films carry a universal authority that seems to transcend man.
Biblical stories naturally achieve this mythic stature by virtue […]

A 70 Minute Explaination on why “Star Wars: the Phantom Menace” sucked

Mike from Milwaukee puts together an epic review of “Star Wars: the Phantom Menace”. This is not just a blathering fan-boy rant, but a well crafted and often side-splittingly funny review of the suckage that was episode 1.
“In this opening segment I discuss the major flaw of The Phantom Menace […]

Bikini Girls Read Star Wars.

I know why you’re here… to hear some a riveting reading of America’s most enduring space opera. So without further ado…

Sony Vegas Tutorial: Lightsaber Effect

This video tutorial offers a slightly different method for creating a lightsaber in Sony Vegas without After Effects, VisionLab, LS Maker, or anything else.
VIA: ShamefulProductions

From the Author:
You have to rotoscope. That’s the only way, regardless of what program you use.
FOR MULTIPLE LIGHTSABERS, you have to repeat the process […]

505 Behind The Scenes Videos

Take a peak behind the Tinsel Town magic with this collection of 505 behind the scenes videos from over 100 popular and historic movies.
If we overlooked your favorite film don’t worry, with the amount of footage floating around the internets I’m sure we will deliver that other Hollywood staple, […]

DIY Vacuum Former

Here’s a cheap and easy way to make 3D plastic forms like Stormtrooper costumes and tons of other things. Cost: around $20.
via: MakeMagazine

Early Star Wars Storyboards

The “Star Wars Storyboards” photo set over at Flickr contains some early storyboards from the first movie, tentatively titled “The Star Wars”.

See the complete set of 70 here.

Production Notes: Canon and Nikon Put On THE BIG SQUEEZE

A great article by Stefan Sargent on DV.com.
…Way back in 2002, I’m having lunch with Jeff Cree, Sony’s HD camera expert. He worked with George Lucas on the Sony/Panasonic F900 Star Wars shoot and later, with James Cameron on the Titanic underwater HD videos.
At fruit salad time, I say […]