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Post #924000

Author
Jonno
Parent topic
Theatrical 1979 Empire Strikes Back Trailer Restored (Released)
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Date created
4-Apr-2016, 5:34 AM

Ronster said:

@Jonno - Earl Twiss just replaced the scenes that were not in the film so they are not the original trailers! 😃

Strictly speaking, none of these are the original trailers - just various attempts to recreate them. Earl Twirss made the decision to maintain a consistent quality, rather than frankensteining shots from varied sources; it might not be strictly accurate, but without that distraction it’s arguably more successful as a trailer. IMO of course.

Ronster said:

Bear in mind also that this version only seems to be available in a cropped version. I can not seem to find an un-cropped version of this trailer anywhere in a proper widescreen ratio. And I am a bit gutted that it does not seem to exist.

A scope trailer wasn’t necessarily made at all. This is hypothetical, but seems consistent with the trailers I’ve seen: Most trailer reels would have been shown flat, avoiding the necessity to change the projector lens during the pre-show. Scope trailers were more likely to be found tagged onto scope features, once the main show had started, and were generally high-profile releases. A rerelease, as in the case of that ESB trailer, probably wouldn’t warrant such fanfare.