Help looking for... Hollywood's Master Of Myth: Joseph Campbell, The Force Behind Star Wars

Author: Jambe Davdar
Date: 25-Jan-2007, 11:01 AM

Author: Jambe Davdar
Time: 25-Jan-2007 11:01 AM (Edited)
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Anybody got this doco? It was aired on the BBC in the UK on 18th July 1999. I forgot to record it at the time and never saw it repeated again.

‘Hollywood’s Master Of Myth: Joseph Campbell, The Force Behind Star Wars’

BBC documentary that attempts to delve beyond the hype of “The Phantom Menace” (it was screened the month the movie opened in Britain) by focusing on the writer who was often credited as a huge influence on George Lucas, and most “heroic” literature.

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Author: russs15
Time: 25-Jan-2007 12:43 PM
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At this point, Baby Hum usually pops up and saves the day by announcing that he can fill the request and he was planning to release it as BHXXX.

Fingers crossed that I am right!!

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Author: Ell the Ewok
Time: 25-Jan-2007 1:39 PM
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On the subject of BBC doc I rememeber seeing an omnibus or something very similar that had BTS and clips from either PTM or AotC, I watched my copy till the tape broke. It had interviews with the stars and Lucas etc.

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Time: 25-Jan-2007 2:36 PM
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Author: Jambe Davdar
Time: 25-Jan-2007 2:58 PM
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Originally posted by: Ell the Ewok
On the subject of BBC doc I rememeber seeing an omnibus or something very similar that had BTS and clips from either PTM or AotC, I watched my copy till the tape broke. It had interviews with the stars and Lucas etc.

That is probably one of the Omnibus programmes that Babyhum has already released.

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Author: Molto
Time: 26-Jan-2007 6:33 PM
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This might be the Power of Myth. In fact I'm almost sure. It is an EXCELLENT multi part doc, basically a real long conversation with Campbell. I think there is an official DVD release but it also airs on PBS at times.

Author: skyjedi2005
Time: 27-Jan-2007 6:36 PM
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I too have been looking for this documentary for a very long time and IT is a very hard to come by and rare title, it is not even listed on the imdb.

Molto this is a competely different thing altogether than power of myth, it came out around the time of episode one; The phantom menace and was only aired once I believe on bbc2.

the power of myth dvd is phenomenal quality over those old vhs tapes. Speaking of campbell there is also a memorial piece called the hero's journey and has Lucas on it .

PBS also has many, many more hours of interview material done for power of myth but it has never been shown on a t.v. broadcast or even been released on home video.

there are bits and pieces of these extra conversions between moyers and campbell in the book the power of myth by bill moyers.

the power of myth would not have seen the light of day if it was not for george lucas. He let them film it at skywalker ranch, and even help pitch it to PBS and donated funding. almost similar to the way he helped another one of his mentor's kurosawa in getting kagemusha funded and filmed .

the mythology of star wars with bill moyers and george lucas almost is an apocryphal volume to the power of myth.

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Author: baby hum
Time: 29-Jan-2007 1:33 AM
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Sorry guys. I've only just seen this thread. I have it. Recorded on the same SVHS tape as the Omnibus shows. I will be releasing it but there is a slight jitter on the image towards the end of the show. Does anybody know if there is a way of fixing this with Final CUt Pro with a plugin?

Author: Jambe Davdar
Time: 29-Jan-2007 2:18 AM
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I knew it!

If the jitter isn't too frantic you could always plot a motion path to centre it up. Might be a pain to do though.

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Author: skyjedi2005
Time: 29-Jan-2007 8:35 AM
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thanks! baby hum

you are truly awesome for releasing this.

so what will the baby hum release number for this be?

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Author: baby hum
Time: 29-Jan-2007 9:19 AM
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Who knows. It might take a while to get rid of the jitter. Unless anyone fancies doing it for me?

Author: MoveAlong
Time: 29-Jan-2007 7:14 PM
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Would a TBC (time base corrector) take care of that jitter during the capture?

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Author: Johnboy3434
Time: 30-Jan-2007 2:46 PM
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Whoa, wait a minute. That guy from the Evil Dead inspired Star Wars?

Author: daveytod
Time: 30-Jan-2007 3:33 PM
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That was Bruce Campbell

Author: Darth Balls
Time: 13-Oct-2012 9:45 PM
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Does anyone have this now?

Would love to see it