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Originally posted by: netsolo
Well tape now in hand, I can confirm that it's from the 1984 showing. How do I know? After pulling the tape out and using precision carbon-dating techniques... no... I could only wish. The first commercial break (following Magic Johnson's fond ode to R2-D2 "I really dug on R2, he's my boy.") There's an exclusive first look at Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan coming March 30th... Greystoke, of course, being released in 1984. Jackpot. The only catch is that the recording on the tape starts immediately at the Fox fanfare... no intro. And for some reason, even at a young age, I decided to re-edit the trench run to include Lando flying the Falcon into the Death Star, figure that one out... But everything else is firmly in place. Hamill in his tux on a "set" closing things up is also on the tape. (And I'm sure everyone's dying to hear Valeri Bertinelli talk about the first time she saw Star Wars and how R2 and 3PO remind her of Laurel and Hardy.)

I'm just amazed at how well this tape has withstood the test of time. The reels may have yellowed and the tracking may phase in and out but it's still in fantastic shape given it's age...

So given that the feature is somewhat incomplete (man did I F with the continuity having Lando show up or what) maybe I should do a transfer of the bumpers and commercials? Put together a mini-featurette of sorts?


Did you tape Lando OVER the footage, or splice him in between footage?
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Over sadly... I know, as soon as I have access to a phone booth or a DeLorean I'll go back in time and kick my own eight year old ass. Luke hears Obi-Wan, switches off his computer, Vader gets clipped, Han tells Luke he's all clear, suddenly the Falcon's nose-diving into the exhaust port and Nein Nunb is proclaiming "mwhut!" -- then what gets me is that about the time the Star Destroyer crashes into the Death Star surface, awful awful VCR edit back to the Throne Room...

Someone get me that time machine.
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Originally posted by: netsolo
So given that the feature is somewhat incomplete (man did I F with the continuity having Lando show up or what) maybe I should do a transfer of the bumpers and commercials? Put together a mini-featurette of sorts?
I think you should definitely transfer the bumpers (and maybe the commercials?), and as much of the main feature as you have (including the botched trench run). Then someone who has the missing parts of the feature can combine their source with yours to generate a complete version. Shouldn't be too hard, especially since most of the feature has already been preserved on ocpmovie's Return Of The Ewok disc.

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Originally posted by: netsolo
Over sadly... I know, as soon as I have access to a phone booth or a DeLorean I'll go back in time and kick my own eight year old ass. Luke hears Obi-Wan, switches off his computer, Vader gets clipped, Han tells Luke he's all clear, suddenly the Falcon's nose-diving into the exhaust port and Nein Nunb is proclaiming "mwhut!" -- then what gets me is that about the time the Star Destroyer crashes into the Death Star surface, awful awful VCR edit back to the Throne Room...

Someone get me that time machine.


Don't hold me to it, but I may be able to somehow provide the missing portions of the movie. Ever since I read about this project, I've been trying to track down my VHS - I will let you know if it is the same when I find it. Good luck! I personally would still like to see the full movie with everything inserted.
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Sounds great-- if worse came to worse, I could restore the missing piece with A/V from the Faces VHS full frame release. Starting at the commercial break previous. It should match in fairly well... they air the conclusion with Mark Hamill before the end credits roll, so it would take a l'll trimming here and there but might just work.
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I think my friend has this same vhs, it is missing a bit of the begining and end. But I don't know if they would want to do this with it. It is in really bad shape I think.
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So just an update, I've starting bringing the video into FCP - the edit at the end of the film that I so heartlessly made as a kid is proving to be a bit of a problem, I may have to bridge over the gap with video from the Faces VHS - which I'm thinking should match to a certain degree. But if any of you that mentioned you might have the video still in hand might be able to provide me with a dub of that final 20 minutes, it would be greatly appreciated.

I do have to say that the commercials and the bumpers have proven to be the shining star of the whole project- the Lee's jeans ad set to ELO's "Hold on Tight" I had completely forgotten about... not to mention the countless car commercials that now feel like parodies...
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Hi netsolo, looking forward to this. will you be including an option to watch just the bumpers?

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Davey- that's a great idea. I'll include a suppliment with just the bumpers edited together.

Andy - literally just as Luke hears Ben Kenobi's voice tell him to let go it cuts to the X-Wings and the Falcon heading into the exhaust port in ROTJ. It cuts back in right in the middle of the Throne Room scene... so the majority of the Battle of Yavin is there, just that gap from Luke launching the proton torpedos on...
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Okay - the quality is pretty good on my "copy" considering the age. Unfortunately, my tape has nothing to really identify it's age, so far as I can tell, other than my memory. It is definitely pre-1986 and taped from TV, though.

I've not had a chance to watch this in full, but do you know if the movie was edited for length in any spots?
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Still active, just in a bit of a holding pattern as I realized just how much RAM 2+ hours of video 1:1 in FCP eats up... I'm going to need to do a little upgrading before I can start putting things together.

EDIT: So if anyone knows where I can nab some RAM for a G5 on the cheap- it would be greatly appreciated.

I haven't noticed any edits either in content or length through the feature though.
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Just a quick update so folks don't think this is dead- going to compile a disc shortly with the final version of the feature along with VH1's When Star Wars Ruled the World (which, consequently uses a few graphic treatments from the CBS airing)... hopefully going to be done with this before the holidays depending on amount of free time.
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Great! I've been looking forward to using this for a project I've got in the 'crock-pot'. Cant wait to get my mitts on it.
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Originally posted by: netsolo
Just a quick update so folks don't think this is dead- going to compile a disc shortly with the final version of the feature along with VH1's When Star Wars Ruled the World (which, consequently uses a few graphic treatments from the CBS airing)... hopefully going to be done with this before the holidays depending on amount of free time.


What did you end up patching in to fix your ending?

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So how is this project going?
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Yeah, how IS this project going? I was very interested in seeing it. If you ever complete this and want to trade or PIF or whatnot, I have a few non-SW items I can part with.
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Hey guys, sorry to have left you hanging- I've been meaning to check in for a while. Project has been on hold as other paying gigs have taken priority on the G5. Slowly but surely though...
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anybody have a copy of this? I had a copy a rediculously long time ago (part was taped over with the game Rad Racer for NES but it was like 20 seconds - I find your lack of faith disturbing scene) and I cannot find it anywhere... I really would love to see this again. If anyone knows where to find this please let me know.