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Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Features

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A top idea for a quality and helpful project, Rodney-2187.

A single thread, updated regularly, with information for many of the countless and quality documentaries and specials re the Original Trilogy (and Star Wars in general) made over the years will be most useful. šŸ‘
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Wishing you all the best with this - and sincerely hope other members of the community on here also chip in and helpā€¦

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Edit (21st February, 2024) : Well, that sucksā€¦

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ā€˜Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Featuresā€™ā€¦

Rodney had created a spreadsheet to compile Star Wars documentaries and special features with links to where they can be found.

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^ And it was a most useful and informative guideā€¦ yet unfortunately it appears Rodney2187 has now deleted the ā€˜Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Featuresā€™ from the original post above (as of February 2024), along with any record of his conversations in this thread, and also edited the thread title to a ā€˜.ā€™.

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In an attempt to preserve the ā€˜Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Featuresā€™ - there is now an updated Mega link below to the Guide - an MS Office Excel spreadsheet (34kb). All of this is based on an older backup copy of the Guide.

Iā€™ve updated some of the old / broken / removed contentā€¦ with new working links and information (as of 22nd February, 2024):-

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https://mega.nz/file/RCEBEbaD#2AKXwcpAInKzIrmkGB1TV8YvhH9RGA8nxzJx0FRhKwk (MS Office excel spreadsheet - 34kb in size)

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If you know of any better quality links - or have suggestions for any more documentaries and specials to be added to it - send me a PM and Iā€™ll add them to it.

Or preferably, if anyone wants to take over the running of this projectā€¦ just let me knowā€¦ and Iā€™ll do my best to help out with a working and up-to-date guide - and try and provide any information or assistance that may be required. šŸ‘

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(Iā€™m only on here to update the various Index & Help threads around here, chat with some old friends, help out on a few projectsā€¦ and answer any queries / provide some assistance to anyone that asks in PMs - as Iā€™ve always done. Iā€™ve no plans to return and start posting on the OT boards again - other than outside of some rare ā€˜congratulationsā€™ and ā€˜milestoneā€™ type posts etc.)

#ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy āœŠ ā¤ļø
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A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some helpā€¦

Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
ā€˜How do I do this?ā€™ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OTā€¢com

A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmyā€™s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)

ā€¦ and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Donā€™t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.

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ā€¢ YouTube/Vimeo/etc. finds for Original Trilogy making-ofs, documentaries, promos, etc - by ZkinandBonez
ā€¢ The Original Trilogy Trailers/Promos Video Thread (YouTube/Vimeo, etc. finds) - by ZkinandBonez
ā€¢ The random YouTube / Vimeo etc video finds thread for the Original Trilogy - by Fated-Dualist
ā€¢ What are your favorite OT documentaries? - by asterisk8

ā€¢ Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds) - by ZkinandBonez
ā€¢ The Beyond the OT Trailers/Promos Thread (YouTube/Vimeo, etc. finds) - by ZkinandBonez

ā€¢ General Star Wars Documentaries (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds) - by ZkinandBonez
ā€¢ YouTube/Vimeo/etcā€¦ Star Wars video finds - by Ripplin
ā€¢ Star Wars Special Features and Documentaries YouTube Playlist - by Rodney-2187
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ā€¢ F:L:I:M:S:I:P:L:A:S:T: D:A:T:A:B:A:S:E: - by none
ā€¢ SW Line Movies/Documentaries/Films/Shorts/Etc - by none
ā€¢ Treadwell Collection - by none
ā€¢ The Official ANGRYSVN STAR WARS Release Thread - by Rikter
ā€¢ The Official babyhum Release Thread - by baby hum
ā€¢ Star Wars Documentaries on Film to be scanned - by poita
ā€¢ Project To Collect All Star Wars Documentaries - by Indy3
ā€¢ Must-See Documentaries? - by odel0022

ā€¢ Star Wars: audio/video bonus material (home video releases) * database * - by spoRv
ā€¢ Star Wars: deleted and extended scenes * database * - by spoRv
ā€¢ Star Wars OT BONUS materials repository by A_New_Hope - including documentaries etc
ā€¢ Extras on SW laserdiscs and not on DVD or BDā€¦ - by spoRv
ā€¢ Bonus/Extras - What am I missing? - by geek-o-rama
ā€¢ Help: info wantedā€¦ Deleted Scenes (PT, Solo, OT, ST) - by IGOR
ā€¢ Star Wars saga - Extra Extended Edition (1080p) (* unfinished project / WIP *) - by spoRv - lots of info on deleted scenes

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These multi-release project threads may also contain some useful documentaries / specials / 'making ofā€™s etc:-

Rikterā€™s The Official ANGRYSVN STAR WARS Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Rikterā€™s The Official ā€œAngrysunā€ Fan Preservation Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Rikterā€™s STAR WARS: The Torrents thread - for information only - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

baby humā€™s The Official babyhum Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Segaflipā€™s The Official Segaflip Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

dark_jediā€™s Star Wars OT & 1997 Special Edition - Various Projects Info - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

poitaā€™s projects - Some info & help for poitaā€™s many quality Star Wars projects (and more)ā€¦

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The ā€˜Documentariesā€™ section of ā€˜An Index & Help Thread for The Expanded Universeā€™ has a lot of info & some relevant threads.

Also, the ā€˜Star Wars Documentariesā€¦ā€™ & ā€˜Deleted Scene Preservation & Restoration Projects (and some discussions)ā€¦ā€™ sections of the 'An Index & Help Thread for Star Wars Preservationsā€¦'thread also features some useful information and projects.

The ā€˜Individual Scene & Deleted Scenes Projectsā€™ section of ā€˜An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Fan Edits and Other Projectsā€¦ā€™ may also be of interest.
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whatĀ“s with making magic?
itĀ“s a cd-rom but with deleted scenes and making ofĀ“sā€¦

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Star Wars - Behind the Magic cd-rom
Star Wars An MTV Movie Special (1997)
5757
American Masters- George Lucas - Heroes,Myth and Magic
Animal Icon Star Wars Creatures
Cinema - Behind the scenes of Die RĆ¼ckkehr der Jedi-Ritter
Clapperboard
Feel the Force
FROM STAR WARS TO STAR WARS
German Making of The Empire Strikes Backā€¬ā€
HORIZON - HOW TO FILM THE IMPOSSIBLE
Industrial Light & Magic - Creating The Impossible
Michel Parbot - The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
NOVA The Magic of Special Effects
Special Effects - Vintage 1984 documentary
Standby Lights, Camera, Action! Revenge of the Jedi - Presented by Leonard Nimoy
Star Wars - The Legacy Revealed
Star Wars - The making of visual effects
Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema
Star Wars A Documentary By Jeff Broz - YouTube
Star Wars The Magic and the Mystery
Star Wars - Music by John Williams BBC
THE A TO Z OF STAR WARS
The Characters of STAR WARS
The Making of the Myth
The Risk Business
Walter Cronkiteā€™s Universe Visits ILM
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Time Capsule
Star Wars - Behind Closed Doors
Sculpting a Galaxy
Toy Empire The British Force Behind Star Wars Toys

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Rodney-2187 said:

benduwan said:

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benduwan said:

NOVA The Magic of Special Effects
Special Effects - Vintage 1984 documentary

Are these two the same thing?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4HXY12K1Wo
https://www.indiewire.com/2014/05/watch-vintage-1-hour-nova-the-magic-of-special-effects-explores-temple-of-doom-return-of-the-jedi-more-85526/
https://www.firstshowing.net/2015/watch-vintage-1984-nova-episode-on-the-magic-of-special-effects/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp1Y_kVL6a0

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Industrial Light & Magic - Creating The Impossible
HORIZON - HOW TO FILM THE IMPOSSIBLE

These reference Star Wars, but are largely about creating special effects in general for lots of movies.
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Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Time Capsule

If this is the one Iā€™m thinking of, itā€™s just a 3 minute video they put out to acknowledge the 40th anniversary of TESB.

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benduwan said:

THE A TO Z OF STAR WARS
Sculpting a Galaxy

Are these books?
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no

benduwan said:

Feel the Force
Star Wars - The making of visual effects
Star Wars A Documentary By Jeff Broz - YouTube
German Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Cinema - Behind the scenes of Die RĆ¼ckkehr der Jedi-Ritter

Still gathering more info on these.
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google

benduwan said:

5757
American Masters- George Lucas - Heroes,Myth and Magic
Animal Icon Star Wars Creatures
Clapperboard
FROM STAR WARS TO STAR WARS
The Making of the Myth
Michel Parbot - The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
The Risk Business
Standby Lights, Camera, Action! Revenge of the Jedi - Presented by Leonard Nimoy
Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema
Star Wars - Behind Closed Doors
Star Wars - Behind the Magic cd-rom
Star Wars An MTV Movie Special (1997)
Star Wars - Music by John Williams BBC
Toy Empire The British Force Behind Star Wars Toys
Walter Cronkiteā€™s Universe Visits ILM

Iā€™ve added these to the spreadsheet. Thank you!
Posted a lot of links too.

whatĀ“s with making magic?

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This is awesome - great work Rodney-2187!

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Rodney-2187 said:

The A to Z of Star Wars Episode II

I havenā€™t been able to find anything on these, only a book called ā€œStar Wars Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z.ā€ To my knowledge, it does not include a documentary like ā€œSculpting a Galaxyā€ does.

maybe on dvd?
i donĀ“t know iĀ“ve got thisā€¦šŸ˜•

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Omnibus Special Edition - Flying Solo
Science of Star Wars - Man and Machine
Science of Star Wars - Space Cowboys
Science of Star Wars War - Weapons and the Force

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Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Features;

5757 -> wrong place -> vimeo at 1992 vhs -> right place link at vimeo

why you seperate the " a long time ago in a galaxy far,far awayā€¦ " from STAR WARS and double the youtube,vimeo,amazone prime and ot forum column?

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Wow! Nice work on the spreadsheet guide, Rodney-2187.

Some impressive effort has gone into this, youā€™ve obviously been hard it at šŸ‘
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The FE Renegades thread; from the people who post ā€˜go kill yourselfā€™, ā€˜fuck youā€™, ā€˜letā€™s throw abuseā€™, and more at OT staff & members. Four years on and still throwing accusations, slurs and abuse at the OT & anyone outside their Salacious Crumb filled clique. + FE Discord ā€œto ventā€ more at the OT. Wookā€™s take.