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Star Wars Trilogy Box Set Trailer (1990) Restoration Project (Released)

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While this is nowhere near the level of restoring a film, this trailer has a special meaning for me, as it was the first I ever saw of Star Wars. The preview played on the 1990 VHS tape releases before the feature, and I’m in the process of restoring the video in high definition.

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-Star Wars Trilogy Box Set Trailer

-Harmy’s Despecialized Edition of Star Wars

-Harmy’s Despecialized Edition of The Empire Strikes Back

-Harmy’s Despecialized Edition of Return of the Jedi

-Star Wars, Empire, and Jedi Titles

-Star Wars on Video VHS cover scans

Here’s a video for the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hia4XEgk_Zk

MISSING ELEMENTS:

-The space background that appears when the titles zoom in.

-Scans from the Star Wars Trilogy Box Set (1990).

-“From Star Wars To Jedi” documentary (good quality).

I can substitute all of these with footage from the trailer, but the change in quality will be significant. If anyone has or knows where these missing elements can be found, please point me in the right direction!

"And in the end, all the computers in the world can't generate the most basic thing that a movie needs: an emotional connection with the audience." -Harry S. Plinkett on the Star Wars Prequels

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Williarob said:

For the box art I'd try Star Wars on Video

Thanks for the link, the cover scans look wonderful!

 

Trekkie313 said:

I own all of the tapes needed, I can scan the boxes if you'd like.

 

That would be great, thank you! Would you be able to scan the box set as it appears in the trailer picture? That seems to be the only scan missing from the website Williarob gave me.

"And in the end, all the computers in the world can't generate the most basic thing that a movie needs: an emotional connection with the audience." -Harry S. Plinkett on the Star Wars Prequels

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Don't own the box that houses the videos...I bought them individually. Some Photoshop and cropping work is needed. Here is a sample (not at full resolution).

 

Do you want me to upload them to a site or send them via email?

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Trekkie313 said:

Don't own the box that houses the videos...I bought them individually. Some Photoshop and cropping work is needed. Here is a sample (not at full resolution).

Do you want me to upload them to a site or send them via email?

The quality is fine, but I'm only looking for scans of the box set as of now. 

"And in the end, all the computers in the world can't generate the most basic thing that a movie needs: an emotional connection with the audience." -Harry S. Plinkett on the Star Wars Prequels

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Are you sure the scans on the site are big enough? I trust the recreated commercial will be HD, the lower sized scans won't look good.

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I've finished editing, and the video is here! While most of the footage is HD, I'm still missing the elements listed above. If anyone knows where any of these can be found, please let me know!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRxWzNJd-pI

"And in the end, all the computers in the world can't generate the most basic thing that a movie needs: an emotional connection with the audience." -Harry S. Plinkett on the Star Wars Prequels

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The VHS boxes don't look correct, they're flattened out too and one is stretched horizontally. Otherwise its good.