Background
Inspired by a love of the film 'The Empire Strikes Back', and the idea that audio commentaries could be expanded somewhat, Jambe Davdar set out to make what he calls an "audio/visual commentary" in the vein of Deleted Magic. He originally started the project in July 2005 and finished, 8 months later, in March 2006.

After agreeing to a request to show 'Building Empire' at the Miami Underground Film Festival in March 2008, Jambe produced an updated version of the documentary that included additional clips and minor corrections.

Software Used
Final Cut Pro 4.5
DVD Studio Pro 3
A.Pack
Photoshop 7
Cinematize

Project Details
Building Empire is an unofficial commentary to The Empire Strikes Back, offering an insight into the development and creation of film. The documentary combines video from the movie itself with behind the scenes footage, audio from the cast and crew, alternate angles, reconstructed scenes, text facts and more to give an in-depth look at the process which brought the film to the big screen.

Changes from Original Version
This is an updated version of 'Building Empire' for the Miami Underground Film Festival. It includes clips from sources that came to light since its initial release, and also has subtitle spelling errors corrected.

Screenshots
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Other Versions
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Related Links
• Discussion thread on originaltrilogy.com's forum
• Jambe Davdar's blog
• Article at The Mac Observer
• Miami Underground Film Festival 2008