This sounds like a great project. I have been toying with the idea of a similar project myself, but I could not come up with a way for it not to be boring. There aren't enough images in the "Story Of" books to make a decent slide show. I thought about using more images from other sources, but it still felt underwhelming. Your idea of syncing the audio with the actual film is fantastic. I did not think of that. It's sort of a condensed version of Star Wars. I'm really looking forward to it!