norinradd -- I know that some (or all?) Macs have dual processors, but where do I find a PC like that other than building it myself. I'm really not that up on the intricacies of computer building to build my own, so I just want to get a pre-built one, and also that way I should avoid any compatability problems which always seem to plague me even when I add an HP device to an HP computer. I want to make this easy, but get the best pre-built computer, for my purposes, that I can. If you have any other advice, I guess PM me so we don't get this thread off-topic. THANK YOU very much for your help though.
ricarleite -- Not to be picky, but the name is actually Sebastian Shaw, not Shawn. We need to get it right for the narration. And if I can make a suggestion, I'd leave out any reference to the Prequel Trilogy except if it is in context such as "Lucas is making further changes to make his 20 year old Trilogy fit together better with his new Prequel Trilogy" for example. Otherwise I think we should keep this focused squarely on the Original Trilogy and not confuse the issue. The point is that it is the OT that we care about and want to preserve. We shouldn't spend precious screen time mocking the Prequels, they are irrelevant to our cause. Besides, none of it should be in an insulting tone, we should be respectful to Lucas in the doc so that we are more sympathetic. Remember, our position is that we don't mind Lucas tinkering with his movies as long as he provides us with the original versions on DVD and eventually HD-DVD. We want to have a positive messae (ie, the SE's are fine, but we want to PRESERVE the original). We want to stress the preservation angle and not cloud the issue with negativity toward the new versions. We are free to think whatever we want about the SEs, but think of this as a propaganda piece...and propaganda must be delicately crafted to gain wide support, and not alienate those who otherwise might help. We don't want to alienate people who like the SEs and/or feel it is sacrelige to criticize Lucas. Most of those people would probably support an effort to preserve the OT, but if it isn't as important to them as it is to us then we risk offending them if we are too harsh on Lucas, the SE's or even the Prequels. Believe me, being all PC and nice is not in my nature either, but it is really required here. This is propaganda, not neccessarily a documentary. It is more important for us to gain support than to be totally open about our feelings and anger here. And, we don't want to come off as a bunch of angry fan-boys, but rather dedicated film preservationists. This is key. If the film doesn't garner us any support it is a complete waste of time. As far as using "tricks" from films like "Roger And Me" that's not a bad idea, because those films (Moore's films) are propaganda, not documentaries, but that is fine for our purposes, because that is what we want to make as well. Remember, our primary purpose isn't documenting the tampering-with of the OT and the denial of the original cut's existence (it's common knowledge among fans), but to gain attention and support for our cause. The only difference between our propaganda film and Moore's propaganda film is that everything that we say will be objectively true, where Moore's films are riddled with lies, half-truths and deceptions, and as full of holes as a Dan Rather "news story" on CBS's 60 Minutes. So, if we stick to the truth (which is our weapon) then we'll wind up making a nice documentary as well as a propaganda piece without even trying, but that is just a bonus, we're more concerned with influencing people to help us.
Your ideas so far are pretty good though. We should have a number of us get together and write the script. Physically that will probably be impossible, so we can exchange email addresses and knock around ideas like that and piece it together online between us. Hopefully we can get an even wider group of people to film, gather and edit footage as well. Every bit counts. We should also do some signature gathering at conventions to put together a physical paper petition and then mail it to Lucasfilm when we have a crapload of signatures. And we should definetly gather at SW Celebration III, gather names for the petition there and just make our cause known in general there and at other conventions. Who's with me on this?