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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD — Page 6

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Mr. Davdar, are you still planning to go on with this now that Hell has frozen over? You know what I'm talking about.
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There is no reason for this to affect these sort of projects, as this is a special features documentary for Jedi.

In fact, it makes it more important ... with people having the real trilogy on DVD, they might be in the mood for a good bonus disc ...
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what is the status of this project?

this is my favorite star wars film so I can't wait to see it!

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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Hi Folks,

Yes I a continuing with this project.

'Returning to Jedi' is only about 20% complete at present. I must admit I am tempted to wait for the OT release before completing this project (no offense OCP and Moth3r, I just want to see what it looks like).

Progress is slow at the moment as I am very busy at work. However, I should get lots of time in late June and July. I will keep you up to date with any progress.

In the meantime if you have ANY Return of the Jedi related audio or video interviews, please drop me a PM, remembering to include your email address please.

Thanks
JD

Creator of Star Wars Begins, Building Empire and Returning to Jedi
Follow me on twitter @jamieSWB. Please support me at - http://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning/

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The little burst of interest in the project has led to me completing the DVD Menu motion video today. Make that 25% complete.

JD

Creator of Star Wars Begins, Building Empire and Returning to Jedi
Follow me on twitter @jamieSWB. Please support me at - http://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning/

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Don't even think about giving up on this project! If you do I'll find out where you live and do something nasty...don't know what yet...but I'll think of something. Hang on I'm a coward so will probably try and get someone else to do something.

I'm actually looking forward to this release more than GL's official trilogy release.

Just because Mr Lucas has decided to make me spend more money doesnt mean you need to stop this project, which if Building Empire is a benchmark, will be excellent.

Come on JD give the fans what they want
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Threat noted

Don't worry, I have a couple more hours to work on it today.

JD

Creator of Star Wars Begins, Building Empire and Returning to Jedi
Follow me on twitter @jamieSWB. Please support me at - http://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning/

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Jambe you've done a great work with B.E keep going with this project, i considere it the bonus disc of the OOT ROTJ, thanks again and MTFBWY.
Grooaoohumpf
(scuze my english)
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Hey Sluggo, don't forget to send Jambe those things you said you would for Returning to Jedi. Stay sexy!
-Sluggo
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25% eh? Thats good news I wouldnt have thought you would be that far. But I have no clue what im talking about. I am very glad you are still making this. I hope other continue to make projects like this there will always be room for these if they are well done and use ideas Lucasfilm should be thinking of doing. I dont think Lucasfilm projects would be as good though because for people on this board its a lobor of love and not just another paycheck.
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Originally posted by: Sluggo
Hey Sluggo, don't forget to send Jambe those things you said you would for Returning to Jedi. Stay sexy!
-Sluggo


Hey Sluggo, thanks for the emails.

Creator of Star Wars Begins, Building Empire and Returning to Jedi
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so what is the list of the materials you've used so far?

Alternate angles from trailers, deleted scenes from trailers, novelization, comic book, radio drama etc.

T'bone's star wars universe has a lot of good pics on jedi, plus he has links to gregs rossiter's site which has a lot of them.

I recommend the illustrated edition of return of the Jedi novelization as it has the same storyboard posted on t'bones site that has Luke making his new saber, and of course art of return of the jedi and best of the lucasfilm archives.

Hyperspace has a lot of design concepts for jedi but I don't know if you can use that stuff unless you get permission from lucas and co.

Then there is that interview with Richard Marquand from NPR.

the one unfortunate thing is that the shooting script has never surfaced, The "real" third draft script written by Lucas, only bits and pieces are published in making of return of the jedi, and annotated screenplays.

draft variations article posted here: http://www.starwarz.com/starkiller/writings/draft_variations_roj.htm

revised rough draft posted here: http://www.starwarz.com/starkiller/scripts.htm

pics here: http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/cut_scenes/ep6/

http://www.rossiters.com/swo/rotj_cut.html

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

So far I have obtained and/or used:

- 2004 DVD Supplemental Material
- Laserdisc Supplementals (inc Death Star II Animatics)
- Classic Creatures
- From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
- Other official DVD extras (if you know of any specific ROTJ footage let me know)
- Teasers & Trailers
- Photos of Sand storm deleted scene
- Comic Adaptations
- Radio Drama
- Skywalker (BBC Radio 1 Programme)
- NPR Richard Marquand Audio Interview
- Return of the Ewok
- Horizon, How to Film the Impossible
- ROTJ Soundtrack (previously unreleased music)
- BBC Interview - Jeremy Bulloch
- Annotated Screenplays Book
- Wonder Column in Space Anthony Daniels CD
- When Star Wars Ruled the World
- Rarities 1
- Lucasfilm Archives book
- Art of ROTJ Book
- Star Wars Chronicles book
- Empire Building book
- Making of Jedi Book

Phew! I am sure there's more to add to this list but I can't remember what off the top of my head.

If anyone has that 'Luke building his Lightsaber' storyboard in Hi-res, I would be grateful if you could send it.

I am also after Mot3r's PAL ROTJ DVD. Or perhaps I should delay the release and use the official OT DVD.

I also have a 'Revenge' crawl to build, and a reconstructed shooting script to work through.

Here's a sneaky peak at the progress so far:
http://www.zen67493.zen.co.uk/rtj.jpg

JD

Creator of Star Wars Begins, Building Empire and Returning to Jedi
Follow me on twitter @jamieSWB. Please support me at - http://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning/

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these are all article related so I don't know if you could use them.

-Bantha Tracks
- Starlog magazine (starburst in the u.k.) interviews with fisher and marquand reprinted in screenplay book by u.k. publisher Faber and faber in 1997.
- Yuma Daily sun insert on Revenge of the Jedi
-star wars posters book and insider for early poster variations.
- Cinefex Magazine 1983 jedi issue
- American Cinematographer jedi issue 1983
- Skywalking the life and films of george Lucas (describes story meetings with lucas, kasden and marquand)
- the cinema of George Lucas
- droidmaker
Insider issue on jedi anniversary
insider issue with article on sandstorm sequence, same magazine that contained the article on the lost cut.

1994 debut issue of sci fi universe magazine

return of the jedi cd from national philharmonic conducted by George Gerhardt has an instrumental version of the ewok song without lyrics

Club mix and dub mix single LP of Lapti Nek

Behind the magic cd rom has audio clips of lucas on jedi in scene by scene.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
these are all article related so I don't know if you could use them.

-Bantha Tracks
- Starlog magazine (starburst in the u.k.) interviews with fisher and marquand reprinted in screenplay book by u.k. publisher Faber and faber in 1997...............

return of the jedi cd from national philharmonic conducted by George Gerhardt has an instrumental version of the ewok song without lyrics

Club mix and dub mix single LP of Lapti Nek

Behind the magic cd rom has audio clips of lucas on jedi in scene by scene.


WOW, that's some list.

I have some of those articles (buried in my loft!). I also have the LP of Lapti Nek (thanks to Russ).

I also have the Behind the Magic CD ROM, unfortunately I have a mac these days, so there's no way for me to run it.

Does anyone have these Lucas Jedi audio clips isolated??

Thanks again
JD

Creator of Star Wars Begins, Building Empire and Returning to Jedi
Follow me on twitter @jamieSWB. Please support me at - http://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning/

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there are some storyboards for the final jedi duel on this guys site:

only problem is he own's the copyright to them so I guess you'll have to ask

http://www.storyboardart.com/work.php?workid=71

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
there are some storyboards for the final jedi duel on this guys site:


Thanks for the link but they aren't of much use to me at the moment.

JD

Creator of Star Wars Begins, Building Empire and Returning to Jedi
Follow me on twitter @jamieSWB. Please support me at - http://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning/

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Originally posted by: Jambe Davdar

I also have the Behind the Magic CD ROM, unfortunately I have a mac these days, so there's no way for me to run it.


I think it was FanFiltration that recently converted the Behind the Magic CD-ROM/s to a DVD. You should get a hold of that, it's probably the easiest way of using the clips.

To contact me outside the forum, for trades and such my email address is my OT.com username @gmail.com

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Should you need the FanFiltration Behind The Magic DVD, just give us a shout Jambe.
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Meedermow, that would be great, thanks!

And for those interested, I am working on a teaser trailer today, inbetween doing my accounts.

Thanks
JD

Creator of Star Wars Begins, Building Empire and Returning to Jedi
Follow me on twitter @jamieSWB. Please support me at - http://www.patreon.com/jamiebenning/

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Originally posted by: meedermow
Should you need the FanFiltration Behind The Magic DVD, just give us a shout Jambe.


Heck, I would like a copy of that. Is it on myspleen?
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Originally posted by: andy_k_250
Originally posted by: meedermow
Should you need the FanFiltration Behind The Magic DVD, just give us a shout Jambe.


Heck, I would like a copy of that. Is it on myspleen?


Certainly is andy_k_250. Can't link to it - but it's in the "Other" section, about halfway down the page.

Just search for: Star Wars: Making Magic DVD by FanFiltration

Jambe, send me an email or a PM
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Jambe, a while back a guy who happened to make his way out to the desert skiff set of ROTJ posted some short clips of footage he managed to grab from behind the fence of the Boba Fett backpack scene being worked on. Do you have any use for these 'unauthorized' behind the scenes clips? There's a few still photos from this as well.

--SKot

Projects:
Return Of The Ewok and Other Short Films (with OCPmovie) [COMPLETED]
Preserving the…cringe…Star Wars Holiday Special [COMPLETED]
The Star Wars TV Commercials Project [DORMANT]
Felix the Cat 1919-1930 early film shorts preservation [ONGOING]
Lights Out! (lost TV anthology shows) [ONGOING]
Iznogoud (1995 animated series) English audio preservation [ONGOING]

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Originally posted by: meedermow
Originally posted by: andy_k_250
Originally posted by: meedermow
Should you need the FanFiltration Behind The Magic DVD, just give us a shout Jambe.


Heck, I would like a copy of that. Is it on myspleen?


Certainly is andy_k_250. Can't link to it - but it's in the "Other" section, about halfway down the page.

Just search for: Star Wars: Making Magic DVD by FanFiltration

Jambe, send me an email or a PM


I'm grabbing this at moment from myspleen. Will leave it seeding (whatever it's called) overnight and most of tomorrow. Not at 100% yet.