Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Features

Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Features

I’ve created a spreadsheet to compile Star Wars documentaries and special features with links to where they can be found.

Link to Google spreadsheet:
Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Features

This is most definitely a work in progress. I’ve been chatting with a few of the more knowledgeable members here and decided to create a thread for it now so everyone can contribute and comment. I think this could be a valuable resource and a lot of fun.

Any suggestions or advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to everyone for contributing:

ZkinandBonez
oojason
none
benduwan

I also created a playlist with all the special features and documentaries I found on YouTube. Here is a link to the thread for it and another for the playlist itself:

Star Wars Special Features and Documentaries YouTube Playlist
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Star-Wars-Special-Features-and-Documentaries-YouTube-Playlist/id/91068

YouTube Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqGStNsny_2fud0QVX97Tx7M4Ff-BwDuk

• YouTube/Vimeo/etc. finds for Original Trilogy making-ofs, documentaries, promos, etc - by ZkinandBonez
• The Original Trilogy Trailers/Promos Video Thread (YouTube/Vimeo, etc. finds) - by ZkinandBonez
• The random YouTube / Vimeo etc video finds thread for the Original Trilogy - by Fated-Dualist
• What are your favorite OT documentaries? - by asterisk8

• Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds) - by ZkinandBonez
• The Beyond the OT Trailers/Promos Thread (YouTube/Vimeo, etc. finds) - by ZkinandBonez

• General Star Wars Documentaries (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds) - by ZkinandBonez
• YouTube/Vimeo/etc… Star Wars video finds - by Ripplin
• Star Wars Special Features and Documentaries YouTube Playlist - by Rodney-2187
 

• F:L:I:M:S:I:P:L:A:S:T: D:A:T:A:B:A:S:E: - by none
• SW Line Movies/Documentaries/Films/Shorts/Etc - by none
• Treadwell Collection - by none
• The Official ANGRYSVN STAR WARS Release Thread - by Rikter
• The Official babyhum Release Thread - by baby hum
• Star Wars Documentaries on Film to be scanned - by poita
• Project To Collect All Star Wars Documentaries - by Indy3
• Must-See Documentaries? - by odel0022

• Star Wars: audio/video bonus material (home video releases) * database * - by spoRv
• Star Wars: deleted and extended scenes * database * - by spoRv
• Star Wars OT BONUS materials repository by A_New_Hope - including documentaries etc
• Extras on SW laserdiscs and not on DVD or BD… - by spoRv
• Bonus/Extras - What am I missing? - by geek-o-rama
• Help: info wanted… Deleted Scenes (PT, Solo, OT, ST) - by IGOR
• Star Wars saga - Extra Extended Edition (1080p) (* unfinished project / WIP *) - by spoRv - lots of info on deleted scenes

These multi-release project threads may also contain some useful documentaries / specials / 'making of’s etc:-

Rikter’s The Official ANGRYSVN STAR WARS Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Rikter’s The Official “Angrysun” Fan Preservation Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Rikter’s STAR WARS: The Torrents thread - for information only - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

baby hum’s The Official babyhum Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

Segaflip’s The Official Segaflip Release Thread - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

dark_jedi’s Star Wars OT & 1997 Special Edition - Various Projects Info - archive of many Star Wars project releases.

poita’s projects - Some info & help for poita’s many quality Star Wars projects (and more)…

The ‘Documentaries’ section of ‘An Index & Help Thread for The Expanded Universe’ has a lot of info & some relevant threads.

Also, the ‘Star Wars Documentaries…’ & ‘Deleted Scene Preservation & Restoration Projects (and some discussions)…’ sections of the 'An Index & Help Thread for Star Wars Preservations…'thread also features some useful information and projects.

The ‘Individual Scene & Deleted Scenes Projects’ section of ‘An Index Of Projects & Help Thread for Star Wars Fan Edits and Other Projects…’ may also be of interest.
 

Thanks for those links. I was pointed in the direction of that information by a few people I consulted before starting the thread. I’m slowly adding more of it to the spreadsheet for easy reference. Also adding links to content as well as corresponding threads here on the forum.

Some of it is more than I want to include on the main spreadsheet. I wouldn’t want to try to list every interview on every show for instance. I’ve thought about additional sheets for commentaries and deleted scenes.

My hope is for it to be a group effort. Please keep pointing out what I’ve left off that you think is important and any errors found. oojason and a few others can also edit the spreadsheet.

It’s just started, but I think it will eventually be a great tool and a lot of fun. Thanks to ZkinandBonez, none, and oojason for helping me get going.

what´s with making magic?
it´s a cd-rom but with deleted scenes and making of´s…

Star Wars - Behind the Magic cd-rom
Star Wars An MTV Movie Special (1997)
5757
American Masters- George Lucas - Heroes,Myth and Magic
Animal Icon Star Wars Creatures
Cinema - Behind the scenes of Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter
Clapperboard
Feel the Force
FROM STAR WARS TO STAR WARS
German Making of The Empire Strikes Back‬‏
HORIZON - HOW TO FILM THE IMPOSSIBLE
Industrial Light & Magic - Creating The Impossible
Michel Parbot - The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
NOVA The Magic of Special Effects
Special Effects - Vintage 1984 documentary
Standby Lights, Camera, Action! Revenge of the Jedi - Presented by Leonard Nimoy
Star Wars - The Legacy Revealed
Star Wars - The making of visual effects
Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema
Star Wars A Documentary By Jeff Broz - YouTube
Star Wars The Magic and the Mystery
Star Wars - Music by John Williams BBC
THE A TO Z OF STAR WARS
The Characters of STAR WARS
The Making of the Myth
The Risk Business
Walter Cronkite’s Universe Visits ILM
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Time Capsule
Star Wars - Behind Closed Doors
Sculpting a Galaxy
Toy Empire The British Force Behind Star Wars Toys

benduwan said:

Star Wars - The Legacy Revealed
Star Wars The Magic and the Mystery
The Characters of STAR WARS

These were already on the spreadsheet.
.

benduwan said:

NOVA The Magic of Special Effects
Special Effects - Vintage 1984 documentary

Are these two the same thing?
.

benduwan said:

Industrial Light & Magic - Creating The Impossible
HORIZON - HOW TO FILM THE IMPOSSIBLE

These reference Star Wars, but are largely about creating special effects in general for lots of movies.
.

benduwan said:

Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Time Capsule

If this is the one I’m thinking of, it’s just a 3 minute video they put out to acknowledge the 40th anniversary of TESB.
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benduwan said:

THE A TO Z OF STAR WARS
Sculpting a Galaxy

Are these books?
.

benduwan said:

Feel the Force
Star Wars - The making of visual effects
Star Wars A Documentary By Jeff Broz - YouTube
German Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Cinema - Behind the scenes of Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter

Still gathering more info on these.
.

benduwan said:

5757
American Masters- George Lucas - Heroes,Myth and Magic
Animal Icon Star Wars Creatures
Clapperboard
FROM STAR WARS TO STAR WARS
The Making of the Myth
Michel Parbot - The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
The Risk Business
Standby Lights, Camera, Action! Revenge of the Jedi - Presented by Leonard Nimoy
Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema
Star Wars - Behind Closed Doors
Star Wars - Behind the Magic cd-rom
Star Wars An MTV Movie Special (1997)
Star Wars - Music by John Williams BBC
Toy Empire The British Force Behind Star Wars Toys
Walter Cronkite’s Universe Visits ILM

I’ve added these to the spreadsheet. Thank you!
Posted a lot of links too.

Rodney-2187 said:

benduwan said:

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benduwan said:

NOVA The Magic of Special Effects
Special Effects - Vintage 1984 documentary

Are these two the same thing?
.

no.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4HXY12K1Wo
https://www.indiewire.com/2014/05/watch-vintage-1-hour-nova-the-magic-of-special-effects-explores-temple-of-doom-return-of-the-jedi-more-85526/
https://www.firstshowing.net/2015/watch-vintage-1984-nova-episode-on-the-magic-of-special-effects/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp1Y_kVL6a0

benduwan said:

Industrial Light & Magic - Creating The Impossible
HORIZON - HOW TO FILM THE IMPOSSIBLE

These reference Star Wars, but are largely about creating special effects in general for lots of movies.
.

benduwan said:

Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Time Capsule

If this is the one I’m thinking of, it’s just a 3 minute video they put out to acknowledge the 40th anniversary of TESB.

yes

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benduwan said:

THE A TO Z OF STAR WARS
Sculpting a Galaxy

Are these books?
.

no

benduwan said:

Feel the Force
Star Wars - The making of visual effects
Star Wars A Documentary By Jeff Broz - YouTube
German Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Cinema - Behind the scenes of Die Rückkehr der Jedi-Ritter

Still gathering more info on these.
.

google

benduwan said:

5757
American Masters- George Lucas - Heroes,Myth and Magic
Animal Icon Star Wars Creatures
Clapperboard
FROM STAR WARS TO STAR WARS
The Making of the Myth
Michel Parbot - The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
The Risk Business
Standby Lights, Camera, Action! Revenge of the Jedi - Presented by Leonard Nimoy
Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema
Star Wars - Behind Closed Doors
Star Wars - Behind the Magic cd-rom
Star Wars An MTV Movie Special (1997)
Star Wars - Music by John Williams BBC
Toy Empire The British Force Behind Star Wars Toys
Walter Cronkite’s Universe Visits ILM

I’ve added these to the spreadsheet. Thank you!
Posted a lot of links too.

what´s with making magic?

benduwan said:

what´s with making magic?

Thanks, just added it.

I was confusing “Star Wars: Behind the Magic” with “Star Wars: Making Magic” since they’re both CD-Rom based. There are a lot of similar titles and often variations on the same title.

Figured out that “Sculpting a Galaxy” is indeed a book, the “limited edition” of which comes with a DVD containing a documentary. Added it to the spreadsheet.

Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop

Description of “Limited Edition” contents:
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Sculpting_a_Galaxy:_Inside_the_Star_Wars_Model_Shop

YouTube review of book and DVD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iqUi1UeKCA

Also added Star Wars: Feel the Force

it´s sad you got so low support from the members here.
you do a realy good job with this guide.thanks
does anybody know a higher quality of this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTuHBOi2BU0

benduwan said:

it´s sad you got so low support from the members here.
you do a realy good job with this guide.thanks
does anybody know a higher quality of this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTuHBOi2BU0

Thanks! I added a few more pages for deleted scenes, trailers, and commentaries. Still very much a work in progress, but I think it’s coming along nicely.

This thread itself isn’t very active at the moment yet, but I’ve received a lot of help though private messages.

V.I.N.Cent said:

This is awesome - great work Rodney-2187!

Thanks! Slowly adding more, got a lot going on right now. If you notice any glaring mistakes or omissions, please let me know.

Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema
Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition The Force Returns
The A to Z of Star Wars Episode II

does anybody know this? complete and better quality?

https://mega.nz/file/78IWFQRJ#aUSTh0HuP_8A-YOGfG3bKozikYTis3X6r68HRqZKodE

benduwan said:

Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition The Force Returns

Thanks! I added this one with links.

benduwan said:

Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema

This one is already on the sheet.

benduwan said:

THE A TO Z OF STAR WARS

benduwan said:

The A to Z of Star Wars Episode II

I haven’t been able to find anything on these, only a book called “Star Wars Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z.” To my knowledge, it does not include a documentary like “Sculpting a Galaxy” does.

Rodney-2187 said:

benduwan said:

Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema

This one is already on the sheet.

always a short part from 6min.
mine is over 40min…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/star_wars_collection/zms9gwx

Rodney-2187 said:

The A to Z of Star Wars Episode II

I haven’t been able to find anything on these, only a book called “Star Wars Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z.” To my knowledge, it does not include a documentary like “Sculpting a Galaxy” does.

maybe on dvd?
i don´t know i´ve got this…😕

benduwan said:

Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema

benduwan said:

always a short part from 6min.
mine is over 40min…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/star_wars_collection/zms9gwx

Arena: The Force is With Us? is already listed on the spreadsheet. This is the page it links to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/arena-the-force-is-within-us/z4gq92p

The link you posted above leads to the same 6:33 long video.

Here is an entry for the episode on imdb:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7925696/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

(season 3, episode 16 - aired January 1978)

I haven’t found a link to view the entire episode. If you have one, please share.

benduwan said:

maybe on dvd?
i don´t know i´ve got this…😕

I’ve searched for it a few times. I’ve only found the book I mentioned a few posts ago. Let me know if you find anything else.

Rodney-2187 said:

benduwan said:

Star Wars 1978 BBC Arena Cinema

benduwan said:

always a short part from 6min.
mine is over 40min…

Arena: The Force is With Us? is already listed on the spreadsheet.

yes i know.it´s only the time difference i mention.

Omnibus Special Edition - Flying Solo
Science of Star Wars - Man and Machine
Science of Star Wars - Space Cowboys
Science of Star Wars War - Weapons and the Force

Guide to Star Wars Documentaries and Special Features;

5757 -> wrong place -> vimeo at 1992 vhs -> right place link at vimeo

why you seperate the " a long time ago in a galaxy far,far away… " from STAR WARS and double the youtube,vimeo,amazone prime and ot forum column?

benduwan said:

Omnibus Special Edition - Flying Solo

I added this one and another Omnibus episode I found while searching. Thanks!

benduwan said:

Science of Star Wars - Man and Machine
Science of Star Wars - Space Cowboys
Science of Star Wars War - Weapons and the Force

“Man and Machine” was already on the list. I added “Space Cowboys” and “War, Weaponry and the Force.” I originally thought it was one documentary with three segments, but they appear to have been presented as three individual episodes. Also added links to all three.

benduwan said:

why you seperate the " a long time ago in a galaxy far,far away… " from STAR WARS and double the youtube,vimeo,amazone prime and ot forum column?

The top portion is mainly for documentaries and special features included with different releases of the movies. The bottom is for documentaries that primarily aired on television or were released separately. I didn’t feel the need to continue columns for certain media releases since nothing in the bottom portion will be in those columns.