YouTube/Vimeo/etc. finds for Original Trilogy making-ofs, documentaries, promos, etc. — Page 4

I’ll concede you might be right about the fourth image (though I personally doubt it).

But in the first image, Leia’s clothing is already drawn in - it’s just a loincloth, and she’s naked from the waist up. The same thing is true in the second image, where she’s covering her exposed breasts with her right arm. And in the third picture, her top has partially slid off during the Imperial torture droid’s interrogation, exposing her left breast.

What we have here are definitely some sketches for NSFW Leia costumes by Ralph McQuarrie.

^ I highly disagree in all cases . Artists who have studied life drawing typically draw the "nude "figure and build it up from there , adding drapery and then erasing the construction lines… Mcquarrie has studied life drawing . The "nipple chain " you see is a set of lines to establish form and indicate where shadows will fall . What you claim is akin to saying the artist in this example intended these figures to be nude…https://seattleartistleague.com/art-classes/teen-figure-drawing-clothed-afternoon-july-6-10-ages-13-18/

At any rate , Star Wars was never conceived as a film containing nudity . Do you have any articles or behind the scenes interviews to show as proof of what you claim ?

Unless there’s some direct mention of a partially unclothed Leia in one of the drafts or something like that I’ll have to agree with screams in the void on this, though I can see what ATMachine getting at with the last drawing (though I also think it’s probably just meant to illustrate the draping of the cloth).

However, this isn’t a conversation we should be continuing here in this thread.

As a side note; I just made a Making-Of Documentaries - YouTube/Vimeo/etc. finds thread in the Off Topic section if anyone wants to share some non-SW making-of documentaries.

I would love to gather as much workprint footage as possible from the OT, I wish I had full access to the archives back to the animatics and just how they cut together those old WWII movies for the trench run. Would be a great educational piece to recut the trilogy augmented with their original conception.

act on instinct said:

I would love to gather as much workprint footage as possible from the OT, I wish I had full access to the archives back to the animatics and just how they cut together those old WWII movies for the trench run. Would be a great educational piece to recut the trilogy augmented with their original conception.

There’s been a decent amount of outtakes and such shown at SW conventions in the last few years, so hopefully someone will at some point bother to at least give us a little bit of the workprint just for the novelty of it, ideally, as you said, one of the scenes with WWII footage in it. They did release some of the original version of the cantina scene so hopefully that means that they have a print somewhere in the archives, but this is Lucasfilm after all, so I’m not exactly expecting a proper release anytime soon.

BTW, if anyone’s been wondering where I get the pictures I add to my posts, I simply add the YouTube thumbnail. I figured it was easier than uploading something to imgur or a similar site, plus, as long as the video is up on YT so will the thumbnail. It’s also a good way to spot if a video has been deleted as the thumbnail will go blank.

Usually it’s as simple as right-clicking on the thumbnail and choose “open image in new tab”, copy the link, , etc. But a lot of the time it gives you a little gif instead due to the YT preview feature where it plays a second of the video. In those cases I add it to a playlist, make it the playlist thumbnail, and then I right click that image. It can be a tad convoluted, but it works. You can also do a Google image search for the video and pick out the thumbnail that way, but more often than not you get a pretty huge image.

I’ve added a link to this in the first post as part of the “Posting Guidelines”. Of course you can all add photos whichever way to prefer, I just figured I’d explain this (sometimes) simple and reliable solution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIJG1qvy8tI Bobbie Wygant Interviews Irvin Kershner and Gary Kurtz for “Empire Strikes Back” 1980

Carrie interviewing George in 2002. Best interview I’ve seen of him apart from the Bill Moyers conversation. He really opens up a great deal.

https://youtu.be/H84DLtS5ANg

Technically the premiere of Revenge of the Sith but Mark with the giggles for the saga as a whole! He got it half right. Haha 🙂

https://youtu.be/gofOfeWo-g8

All Original Trilogy Deleted Scenes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHzZUsG9mpE - from the Lucía Fernández YouTube channel (51 mins long).

All the deleted scenes for A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi (as made available prior to 2016 when video was posted).

Star Wars: A New Hope Bloopers & Outtakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNfIQVplY9U&t - from the Seracco YouTube channel (17 mins long).

As far as I can tell this video contains all the officially released bloopers & outtakes + some misc. BTS material with Stuart Freeborn and the costume/MU-effect designers and some camera tests of R2-D2, Treadwell and the C-3PO suit.

Star Wars Archives Fly-Through Featurette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LddLD4DDLAQ&t - from the mranderson00001 YouTube channel (3:40 mins long).

The blurb:
“Featurette from the Star Wars Complete Saga Blu-ray release showing the Star Wars Archives at Skywalker Ranch.”

Includes props and costumes from both the OT and PT. Very similar to the Lucasfilm Archive Tour 1993 posted previously in this thread, but without the commentary

Celebrating 40 Years of Empire: Behind the Scenes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yix_9g_Ob74&t - from the official Star Wars YouTube channel (7 mins long).

The blurb:
“See never-before-seen on-set footage and outtakes from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, with commentary by members of the cast and crew who brought the first Star Wars sequel to life. Featured are rare behind-the-scenes moments captured by the film’s documentary crew, including the frozen exteriors of Hoth, the Rebel base hangar, interiors of the Millennium Falcon, Cloud City, and the film’s climactic duel between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. Also included is an all-new and archival audio commentary by George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, and Lawrence Kasdan.”

Celebrating 40 Years of Empire: The Legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ua2v64mh9o&t - from the official Star Wars YouTube channel (5:30 mins long).

The blurb:
“The talent and production crews keeping the Star Wars legacy alive today look back at Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to share their thoughts and memories of the film that transformed the Star Wars story into a saga. This brief featurette includes humorous outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage, with all-new commentary by Kathleen Kennedy, Dave Filoni, Bryce Dallas Howard, Pedro Pascal, Deborah Chow, Leslye Headland, Taika Waititi, and Diego Luna.”

Great find none.

Since Propstore has more than just Star Wars items I decided to compile a list of all the OT videos they’ve made (as of Dec. 2020). I’ve organized them somewhat; the first category being videos that cover several movies or that contain longer interviews. The rest is dived into the three OT films and each “item” placed more or less in order of appearance in the movie.

STAR WARS | Prop Store Nov. 25 2020 LIVE Auction Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hc5iXdXTgE - (25 mins long).

STAR WARS ORIGINAL TRILOGY - Original Props and Artwork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a3EkkLgAgk - part of the 2016 Phil Tippett Auction (3 mins long).
STAR WARS EP IV: A NEW HOPE - Original Holochess Creature Sketches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mPgexapc9o - part of the 2016 Phil Tippett Auction (2 mins long).
STAR WARS EP V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Original AT-AT Walker Animation Notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL96KQPrS4U - part of the 2016 Phil Tippett Auction (2 mins long).
STAR WARS EP V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Original Tauntaun Sketches and Notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaYeXJfCbv8 - part of the 2016 Phil Tippett Auction (2 mins long).
STAR WARS EP V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - Dennis Muren’s Hand-Written Camera Diagrams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SoT1aLCddw - part of the 2016 Phil Tippett Auction (2 mins long).
Various Storyboards and Artwork from the STAR WARS Trilogy (1977-1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt97I1z5mC8 - (5 mins long).
Various Storyboard Lots from STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) and RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388catzUd2c - (4:40 mins long).
Lot #727 Syd Wragg Interview - Screen-matched Tantive IV Stormtrooper Helmet spotlight video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1blScCJ8pc - (4:15 mins long).
Lot #727 Syd Wragg Interview - Screen-matched Tantive IV Stormtrooper Helmet [Extended Cut]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOS1ZMgv6g4 - (22 mins long).

Lot #709 STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) - Luke Skywalker’s (Mark Hamill) Production-Made Lightsaber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir4pxbbFy-Q - (20 sec long).
Lot 306 Star Wars: A New Hope - C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) Costume Hand Pair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utsMk_uQUKQ - (1:30 mins long).
Lot #447 STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) - Stormtrooper Helmet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPtgEQX0xE - (30 sec long).
Lot 422 - STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) - TIE Fighter Pilot Helmet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLdC3lLqb4M - (50 sec long).
Lot 423 - STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) - ILM Motion Control ‘Rama’ Camera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmoiJ5NP6xQ - (3:30 mins long).
Lot 373 Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) - Over-Sized Death Star Surface Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8EloC-WENk - (1 min long).
Princess Leia Medal Ceremony Dress | Prop Store
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykVIDWTROmE - (40 sec long).

Lot 430 - STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - Walker Head Dyeline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkwCZNiyHlI - (40 sec long).
Lot 431 - STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - Walker Head Dyelines with Joe Johnston Notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3YVot0vh2w - (40 sec long).
Lot 317 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Empireflex Norway Camera Cover Display
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmas_NacFQc - (1 min long).
Lot #463 STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) Han Solo’s (Harrison Ford) Jacket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug-O38UHsTU - (7 mins long).
Lot 391 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Stormtrooper Helmet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07s2PJHiqAk - (1 min long).
Prop Store Of London Empire Strikes Back E 11 Blaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6TlLMFMHx4 - (1:15mins long).
Lot 432 - STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - Imperial Walker Model Miniature Head Casting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SszxGsUWntY - (1 min long).
Lot 448 - STAR WARS THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - X-Wing ILM Model Miniature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LpgVrtWp10 - (3 mins long).
Comic Con Minute Original Star Wars 3CPO hand presented by The Propstore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=497kgHQ8ohA - (2:40 mins long).
Prop Store Of London Star Wars Rebel Blaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVX3odMuMLA - (1:40 mins long).
Lot #472 - STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - Darth Vader Promotional Tour Helmet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_b11PGzQHM - (30 sec long).
Lot #471 - STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) - Sprocket Systems KEM 35mm Film Editing Table
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwQ641zdbLA - (1 min long).

STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) - Various Crew Apparel Lots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8nU1Nn1t8Q - (1:20 mins long).
Lot 326 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Gamorrean Guard Head Casting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmn1cQPsd3I - (50 sec long).
Lot 327 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Jabba the Hutt’s Barge Gargoyle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS1ArqanJDY - (1:15 mins long).
Lot 330 Star Wars Return of the Jedi - Biker Scout Helmet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARK_ZGCsMYw - (1:30 mins long).
Lot #490 - STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) - ILM Y-Wing Model Miniature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amWetQavw4E - (2 mins long).
Lot 476 - STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) - Low Altitude Death Star Turbo Cannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O736xRYt3Ik - (40 sec long).
Lot 477 - STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) - Low Altitude Death Star Turbo Cannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC8hgmJASy4 - (50 sec long).
Lot 409 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) - Anakin Skywalker Facial Appliances and Lifecast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYF6w6LLOvQ - (1 min long).

All credit to screams in the void for posting this video elsewhere on the site - I thought it also deserves a mention in here…

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‘Star Wars Visual Effects Pioneers Highlight The Academy’s “Galactic Innovations: Star Wars & Rogue One” Event’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOxfmq0nCEs - a 2 and a half hour video from the Alexis Alcázar youtube channel. (2019)
 

The blurb: 'Watch live as VFX pioneers behind “Star Wars” and “Rogue One” share the journey of creating the impossible with their breakthrough visual effects.

We’ll share rare images that compare the technology and visual results from both films. Guests include John Dykstra, Dennis Muren, John Knoll, Ben Burtt, Marcia Lucas, Bill George, Harrison Ellenshaw, Bruce Nicholson, Richard Edlund and Rachel Rose.’
 

Marcia Lucas’s two main segments in the above video start at… 1h 5m 30s - and later at 2h 6m 50s. Obviously, as the video only covers Star Wars (1977) & Rogue One - it doesn’t cover Marcia’s editing work on Empire Strikes Back or Return Of The Jedi.
 

More info about the above event in 2019 (the main focus is on Original Trilogy and some on Rogue One) can be found here:-

www.indiewire.com/2019/06/star-wars-tech-academy-1202152588 & www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2019/06/266867

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a 2024 edit; this 27 minute documentary style youtube video may also be of interest…
 

‘The Marcia Lucas Effect | Star Wars documentary | The Jedi Beat’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgfwi1gO8mQ - a 27 minute video from the Force Center youtube channel. (2024)
 

The blurb: ‘On this episode of The Jedi Beat, Jennifer Landa takes a closer look at Marcia Lucas and her editing career. How did she shape the story of Star Wars: A New Hope? What fueled her passion for editing? And how was she a “secret weapon” for the story of Star Wars?’

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‘Star Wars 40th with Marcia Lucas and Duwayne Dunham’:-

https://vimeo.com/224132896 - a 10 minute video at the Athena Studios vimeo channel. (2017)
 

The blurb: ‘Academy Award-winning editor and George Lucas’ former wife Marcia Lucas discusses the creation of Star Wars with Emmy-winning editor Duwayne Dunham who worked on The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

From the 40th Anniversary ILM reunion held at 32ten Studios on May 27th, 2017.’

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‘A Conversation with Marcia Lucas’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2CPTf5J_5g - a 75 minute video at the AVFilm youtube channel. (2024; now a ‘private’ video)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWj5oq-GzKQ - a 60 minute replacement video at the AVFilm youtube channel. (2024)
 

The blurb: ‘AVFilm is proud to present a conversation with Marcia Lucas, renowned Academy Award-winning film editor of Star Wars: A New Hope. Her most notable works include American Graffiti, the Star Wars trilogy, Taxi Driver, and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Any More. Marcia Lucas was joined on stage by AVFilm Executive Director Kathryn Hecht and Sundance Director Emeritus John Cooper for an intimate, deep dive into the world Ms. Lucas navigated and shaped with her landmark contributions to filmmaking.’

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‘How Star Wars Was Saved In The Edit’ (in that nearly all films are saved or made in ‘The Edit’):-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFMyMxMYDNk - an 18 minute video at the RocketJump youtube channel. (2017)

The blurb: ‘A video essay exploring how Star Wars’ editors recut and rearranged Star Wars: A New Hope to create the cinematic classic it became’.
 

^ Yes, the video does have some factual errors in it - though does demonstrate the power and effect of quality editing.

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‘Marcia Lucas: The Heart of Star Wars | Deep Focus’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGQt5J0Tk-M - a 20 minute video at the Jim Gisriel youtube channel. (2018)
 

The blurb: ‘Marcia Lucas: The Heart of Star Wars | Deep Focus’.

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• Icons Unearthed : new 6 part documentary on the Original Trilogy (on VICE) (2022; feat. Marcia Lucas interview & others BTS)

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This in-depth ‘In Tribute to Marcia Lucas’ article written by the author of The Secret History of Star Wars - Michael Kaminski (aka zombie84):-

“In Tribute to Marcia Lucas”

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An article on Marcia Lucas - and Charles Lippincott’s contributions to the Marcia Lucas segment in ‘The Secret History of Star Wars’ book and article (above). It also touches upon the some of the people who contributed to / worked on the film - and were later written out of the official history of Star Wars - such as Lippincott himself, Gary Kurtz, and Marcia Lucas…

“The ‘secret weapon’ behind Star Wars” (from 2015, by Charles Lippincott. RIP.)

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‘MARCIA MARCIA MARCIA: The Legacy of Marcia Lucas (with @TalkingBay94)’ - a 58 minute podcast from Trash Compactor:-

www.trashcompod.com/marcia-marcia-marcia-the-legacy-of-marcia-lucas-with-talkingbay94
 

The blurb: ‘We’re joined by the inimitable BRANDON WAINERDI, best known for his podcast TALKING BAY 94 (www.talkingbay94.com), to talk about the role MARCIA LUCAS played in the creation of the original Star Wars trilogy, her contributions to the New Hollywood of the 1970s, and her conspicuous absence from the popular narrative of both.’

OT•com threads on Marcia Lucas… can be found in ‘3️⃣ Ⓒ • Archival / Historical Discussions’ of an Index for OT Discussion

3️⃣ • How Star Wars ‘Was Saved In The Edit’… of the ‘George Lucas: Unreliable Narrator & Time Travelling Revisionist…’ thread.

Original Trilogy Film Crew & People Behind The Scenes: Profiles, Info & Links… (100+ creative talents in making the OT)

Some more reading…
 

• The Lucas Film Edit (aka ‘How Star Wars was saved in the edit’ video) (2017 - re Marcia Lucas, Paul Hirsch & Richard Chew)

• Do Star Wars fans have appreciation for the wrong Lucas? (2008 thread)

• 3 ways Marcia Lucas (then wife of George Lucas) saved Star Wars (2011 thread)

• Marcia Lucas Speaks! (2017 thread)

• The Academy Award winning editing of Episode IV (2006 thread)

• Star Wars Visual Effects Pioneers Highlight The Academy’s “Galactic Innovations: Star Wars & Rogue One” Event (2019 event)

• Icons Unearthed : new 6 part documentary on the Original Trilogy (on VICE) (2022; feat. Marcia Lucas interview & others BTS)

^ Caution: even discussing Marcia Lucas’ editing work on all three of the Original Trilogy films will likely trigger some George Lucas fans / zealots into anger, rage, and even threats… to say nothing of the attempted justifications and excuses on offer from them when highlighting the fact that George & Lucasfilm have tried to erase or downplay Marcia’s contributions from official Star Wars history.

5 Ways Marcia Lucas Gave Star Wars Its Heart - Nerdist

45 years ago, a last-minute Star Wars change unlocked the greatest Jedi power - Inverse

The ‘secret weapon’ behind Star Wars - News Com AU

How Good Editing Saved Star Wars - Justin Kownacki

A Brief History of Marcia Lucas’ Role in the Star Wars Universe - Film School Rejects

Behind The Scenes: The Marcia Lucas Factor - Star Wars Aficionado

Marcia Lucas discussed the problems with Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - The Direct

“She was really the warmth and the heart of those [Original Trilogy] films, a good person he [George] could talk to, bounce ideas off of, who would tell him when he was wrong. Now he’s so exalted that no one tells him anything.” - Mark Hamill.

Thanks for re posting that here , its a fantastic watch !

Robert Watts - A Life in Film

https://vimeo.com/290893295

from the Filmumentaries Vimeo channel (27 minutes long)

The Blurb: Back in July 2018 I got to spend an hour with legendary location manager and producer, Robert Watts. In this interview we talk about the origins of his film career and some of the highlights along the way.

This conversation goes beyond just his time working on the Original Trilogy but it felt relevant here comparably speaking to similar threads. Star Wars talk begins at the 4:24 mark.

Originally posted by benduwan in the Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Features thread.

There’s lots of great BTS footage from the making of the ANH here that I’ve never seen before, and it’s always nice to see Gary Kurtz get some attention for a change. I’ve also added the Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher interview videos from the same YouTube channel as well, but keep in mind that the Carrie Fisher part is done entirely in French without the translator.

This three part interview is from the TV series Spécial Cinéma which ran on the French TV channel RTS in Switzerland from 1974 to 1997.

Star Wars: le tournage (1977)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsBwI99OZ_0&t - from the Les archives de la RTS YouTube channel (7 mins long - French & English).

The blurb (translated from French with Google Translate);
“Unpublished images from the shooting of Star Wars in Tunisia, brought to the Special Cinema set by Gary Kurtz, producer of the first episode of the Star Wars saga.”

Harrison Ford - Star Wars (1977)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkg-KTXxLJ8 - from the Les archives de la RTS YouTube channel (3 mins long - French & English).

The blurb (translated from French with Google Translate);
“Still unknown in Europe in 1977, Harrison Ford is the guest of Christian Defaye on the set of Special Cinema, during the release of the first episode of Star Wars. In this first film, which will later be renamed “Episode IV: A New Hope”, Harrison Ford plays the role of Han Solo, a rebellious and arrogant pilot.”

Carrie Fischer - Star Wars (1977)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpf8O6NYvA0 - from the Les archives de la RTS YouTube channel (3 mins long - French only).

The blurb (translated from French with Google Translate);
"Interpreting Princess Leia, a key character in the Star Wars saga, Carrie Fischer speaks French on the set of Special Cinema for the release of this first episode of Star Wars which will later be renamed "Episode IV: A New Hope “.”

Wow, great find!

It’s always fascinating to me just how “analog” old computer animation like this is. It’d be so simple to do this now, yet this still feels so more high tech in a way.