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The movie Star Wars is renowned for its many groundbreaking feats in cinema, among them it's quick and engaging editing style. There was a early version of the film, however, that had a much different pacing to it. This version, known as "The Lost Cut" was a early version of the film edited by a British editor named John Jympson | The movie Star Wars is renowned for its many groundbreaking feats in cinema, among them it's quick and engaging editing style. There was a early version of the film, however, that had a much different pacing to it. This version, known as the "The Lost Cut", was a early version of the film edited by a British editor named John Jympson. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
In early 1977, after all the Star Wars footage had been recorded, George Lucas asked John Jympson to design a "rough cut" of the film so that he could have an idea of the final product. This version was in black-and-white, lacked special effects, and contained 30-40% different scenes then the final version of the film. After watching the film, George Lucas decided he didn't like the direction that the editor was taking and soon after fired him, to edit the film with his own crew. The film is stored on 13 reels in the LucasArts archive | In early 1977, after all the Star Wars footage had been recorded, George Lucas asked John Jympson to design a "rough cut" of the film so that he could have an idea of the final product. This version was completed days later. It was in black-and-white, lacked special effects, and contained 30-40% different scenes then the final version of the film. After watching the film, George Lucas decided he didn't like the direction that the editor was taking and soon after fired him, to edit the film with his own crew. The film is stored on 13 reels in the LucasArts archive and will likely never see a official release. | ||
== Footage == | == Footage == | ||
On the ''Behind the Magic'' CD-ROM, some of the footage of the movie was found in bonus features. The cantina scene has been uploaded to YouTube. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8sD6-u7g2Y | On the ''Behind the Magic'' CD-ROM, some of the footage of the movie was found in bonus features. The cantina scene has been uploaded to YouTube. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8sD6-u7g2Y Cantina Scene] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jympson John Jympson Wikipedia Page] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jympson John Jympson Wikipedia Page] | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 7 October 2016
The movie Star Wars is renowned for its many groundbreaking feats in cinema, among them it's quick and engaging editing style. There was a early version of the film, however, that had a much different pacing to it. This version, known as the "The Lost Cut", was a early version of the film edited by a British editor named John Jympson.
Background
In early 1977, after all the Star Wars footage had been recorded, George Lucas asked John Jympson to design a "rough cut" of the film so that he could have an idea of the final product. This version was completed days later. It was in black-and-white, lacked special effects, and contained 30-40% different scenes then the final version of the film. After watching the film, George Lucas decided he didn't like the direction that the editor was taking and soon after fired him, to edit the film with his own crew. The film is stored on 13 reels in the LucasArts archive and will likely never see a official release.
Footage
On the Behind the Magic CD-ROM, some of the footage of the movie was found in bonus features. The cantina scene has been uploaded to YouTube. Cantina Scene