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Info: Return of the Jedi Original Optical EFX Test Print found (for sale on ebay)

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Could be a fun/interesting thing to have!

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I think this would be interesting to see what a 1st generation optical print looks like.

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This has been sold, and the seller has put up a second test print. I wonder how many they have.

“Always in motion is the future” 🌌

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Would be interesting if they had footage from when Luke’s saber was still blue like in the Revenge trailer.

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Where were you in '77?

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I got one! It’s labelled “Vader deactivates his lightsaber and turns toward camera.” Looks like the scene where he takes Luke’s saber and turns it on. I intend to get it scanned hopefully sometime this year after I get my other projects scanned. It’s a little red but it doesn’t look very damaged.
EDIT: It seems from the description that it’s the entire ~8 second shot of “Indeed you are powerful as the Emperor has foreseen” and that’s it because this one doesn’t have a white pole version included since the saber is being deactivated.