Info Wanted: Episode I with The Beginning opening... crawl?

Author: StarWarsFan1976
Time: 28-Dec-2005 4:11 PM (Edited)
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Over the holidays I decided to watch my Star Wars DVDs in full starting with Episode I, I put the 2nd DVD in and watch the documentry on making of… and as i watch it i noitced something i had never seen before on a view of the film the opening start and it say Episode I : The Beginning I (55:02 in to the doc)thought I was seeing things then i rolled it back and there it was…

Does anyone know if this cut of the opening ever been seen outside of that documentry…and how hard would it be to re-created it ?

The documentry its from:

What i am talking about :

Author: Sluggo
Time: 28-Dec-2005 4:16 PM
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That's cool. Opening crawls have always been a pain for me. I've never been able to get it done right. Great find, though!
-TheSluggo

Author: StarWarsFan1976
Time: 28-Dec-2005 4:17 PM
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like a fan edit...with this opening ?

there s now pictures

Author: themessiah
Time: 28-Dec-2005 7:23 PM
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very cool. is it full or just a clip??

Author: StarWarsFan1976
Time: 28-Dec-2005 7:35 PM
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Originally posted by: themessiah
very cool. is it full or just a clip??

only a few sec's,,,, this seems to be the orginal title Gegore had for it...as seen in the documentry

Author: Adamwankenobi
Time: 28-Dec-2005 7:51 PM
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I doubt it was the same situation as the whole "Revenge of the Jedi" deal, though. With that, it seemed as if he was seriously planning to call it that. However, I think "The Beginning" was more of a working title, rather than what Lucas actually wanted to call it. He hadn't thought up the name yet, I suppose.

Author: Marvolo
Time: 28-Dec-2005 8:06 PM
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As Adamwankenobi said above this was a temporary title. I have the script if anybody wants it.

Author: Marvolo
Time: 28-Dec-2005 8:17 PM
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I am truly sorry to double post but, here is that version of the crawl I have a copy of the script.

Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The
taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems
is in dispute.

Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of
deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has
stopped all shipping to and from the small planet
of Naboo.

While the Congress of the Republic endlessly
debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme
Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi
Knights, the guardians of peace, to settle the
conflict...

Author: StarWarsFan1976
Time: 28-Dec-2005 9:03 PM
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well i think it be cool to have it on a fan edit...i would do it but i have no idea how to even try to do it

Author: ShiftyEyes
Time: 29-Dec-2005 1:11 AM
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Does anyone know if Episode III had a working title? I remember reading Episode II went under "Jar Jar's Great Adventure."

Author: twister111
Time: 29-Dec-2005 1:24 AM
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Originally posted by: ShiftyEyes
Does anyone know if Episode III had a working title? I remember reading Episode II went under "Jar Jar's Great Adventure."

I think that Episode III went under "The Creeping Fear". Here's an article on it. Here's another article. here's another one on yahoo movies. There's more on google if you search for it.

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Author: Marvolo
Time: 29-Dec-2005 1:29 AM
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That would have been a pitiful title!

Author: Adamwankenobi
Time: 29-Dec-2005 1:34 AM
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Yeah, I remember when that rumor came out. *sigh* Yeah, those were the days.

Author: Sluggo
Time: 29-Dec-2005 1:44 AM
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I don't think it was anything more than an internet rumor and an April Fool's Day gag.

Author: battlewars
Time: 29-Dec-2005 5:39 AM
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i miss the days of speculation

Author: Adamwankenobi
Time: 29-Dec-2005 11:28 AM
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Originally posted by: battlewars
i miss the days of speculation

As do I.