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It is the goal of this discussion thread to promote the reconstruction/preservation of Star Wars in high quality HD with the “Episode IV A New Hope” opening crawl but none of the subsequent changes made to the film from 1997 onward.
This thread will assume that the theatrical preservation projects by Harmy and Team Blu are already doing a more than satisfactory job of preserving Star Wars, so all that we need to work on is a “Episode IV A New Hope” opening crawl that is up to the same standards as the work they have done. Our finished product would then be attached to their already existing fan preservation, in place of the 1977 crawl. Because of this approach, this is not considered to be a completely new product, but rather an alternative branch of their existing fan preservation which gives due credit to the original preserver.
We cannot proceed to use either Team Blu’s or Harmy’s preservations without their expressed permission. I have yet to receive permission from Team Blu to make a modified version of their project, but Harmy has given his blessing as long as we acknowledge that it is a modified version of “Despecialized Edition” and leave no room for the misperception that it is an entirely fresh project. In fact, Harmy has given me reason to believe he may contribute to this spinoff project personally, which would make us very fortunate and him very generous.
Much thanks and appreciation is due to Harmy for granting this permission to use his work. If Team Blu also grants permission to allow this modification to be made to their project, we will also be extremely grateful for their generosity.
The only aspect of the original Star Wars film that this project is open to changing is the opening title crawl. In every other aspect of the film, this project proceeds with the same goals as Harmy and Team Blu’s theatrical preservations. The reason for this is because “Episode IV A New Hope” was added to the opening crawl only a few years after the film was released, many years before other Special Edition changes started to be made, which means that for almost two decades people like myself grew up with this version of the film which was essentially the original theatrical presentation with the modified opening crawl. Therefore, it is my assertion that the opening crawl can be altered while still maintaining a “purist” attitude towards the original version of the film. If you want to see other changes made to the original film (for example Luke reuniting with Biggs before the attack on the Death Star, or Han’s conversation with Jabba the Hutt), then please start another conversation thread.
