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Jambe Davdar

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#265360
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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Originally posted by: Darth Solo
The McQuarrie image on the back of Returning to Jedi is a favourite of mine because it displays how organised and formidable the empire has become as such.


That's not a McQuarrie piece of concept art on the back of the 'RTJ' case! It's a glass matte painting by Frank Ordaz. You can tell this by the big black whole in the middle where the live action shot was composited. There is a McQuarrie painting of that scene out there, but it's not from that angle.

My menu uses McQuarrie Production paintings, have a look around and see if you can find one that fits. If you can't, I might be able to dig one out.

Best Regards
JD
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#264737
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//RETURNING TO JEDI\\: NTSC & PAL DVD
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Got 2 different covers going. Might try and finish them today. Got any 'official' blurb-y text for a back cover?


Two eh!? I don't have any official blub. I am happy for you to come up with something along the lines of:

"'Returning to Jedi' is a documentary created by 'Jambe Davdar'. It combines the feature length film 'Return of the Jedi' with behind the scenes video clips, audio from the cast and crew, alternate angles, resconstructed scenes and text facts, taking fans deep inside the process behind the making of the last film in the Star Wars Trilogy."

I love you cover by the way Boba! I will send you some of the genuine menu art when the disc is complete.

JD
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#264729
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***//BUILDING EMPIRE\\: PAL & NTSC DVD - NEW EDITION NOW ONLINE! ***
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/264729/action/topic#264729
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Ok, I can confirm that the final version was as follows:

Size - 3.93Gb
Titles - 11 with 46 Chapters in main title
Extras - ESB Radio Drama, ESB 'Story Of' Album, Mark Hamill 1979 Audio Interview, DVD Covers, Video Extra
Files in VIDEO_TS folder - 50
Audio 1 - English Dolby Digital 2.0 - 192Kbps

AND it is the only version with the Easter Egg (found in the DVD-ROM submenu)

JD
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#264709
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***//BUILDING EMPIRE\\: PAL & NTSC DVD - NEW EDITION NOW ONLINE! ***
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/264709/action/topic#264709
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I am not able to check for myself at the moment but...

According to Russs15's website, 'Building Empire' final version is as follows:

Size - 3.93Gb
Titles - 11 with 46 Chapters in main title
Extras - ESB Radio Drama, ESB 'Story Of' Album, Mark Hamill 1979 Audio Interview, DVD Covers, Video Extra
Files in VIDEO_TS folder - 50
Audio 1 - English Dolby Digital 2.0 - 192Kbps

The Final version on myspleen is as follows:

Duration: 2hrs 11m (main doco)
DVD: Single Layer 4.7GB
Data Rate: 3509.02 kbits/sec

Now I'm confused!! I will check when I get back home.

So that could well be the unfinished version on Rapidshare. Oh dear. Perhaps they just uploaded the main feature??
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#264296
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Info Wanted: Question about 1980 uncut Empire
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Well, by now we have all read the wikipedia blurb about the 70mm print of TESB

About a third of the way down

Well, I have managed to track down the origin of these observations. In the Jan/Feb 1997 issue of Movie Score magazine (also reported recently on T-Bone's site) Michael Matessino (SE Album editing and Assembly Supervisor) writes a hugely detailed article on the Trilogy's soundtracks. On page 15 of the magazine there is a side box entitled ' 70mm Strikes Back'. In addition to the details taken from this article and published on wikipedia it reports:

Michael Matessino, who saw both versions [35mm and 70m] around 70 times in 1980 kindly documented some of the differences.

- In the final scene there is no tracked music from 'Yoda and the Force'. The scene begins with the first establishing shot of the rebel fleet, then cuts inside the Falcon for Lando to say "Luke, we're ready for take-off" (but a different take of this is used. After Luke says (voice over), "Good Luck Lando", the scene cuts to inside the Rebel Cruiser where Luke says "I'll meet you for the rendezvous" etc. Not in this version are two more establishing shots of the fleet and an interim effects shot over which lando says "When we find Jabba the Hutt and that bounty hunter we'll contact you".

For explanation he adds:

Track 12. The Rebel Fleet/End Title: In 70mm versions of the films, the final scene began with this cue. Preperations of these prints began before the film was 'locked', so the 35mm version contains several differences. The most prominent is the includion of extra dialogue and a few additional effects shots to the closing scene. The re-edited sequence required the tracking of a section from 'Yoda and the Force' to precede 'The Rebel Fleet'. For both prints a few bars of 'The Rebel Fleet' were eliminated.

So there you have it, the 70mm print of TESB is indeed different, but not that different.

Interestingly the article also informs us that the 70mm print of ROTJ used the 'Main Title' from 'Empire', but no one has ever been able to determine why.
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#264180
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Info Wanted: Question about 1980 uncut Empire
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/264180/action/topic#264180
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Yes Ken Ralston is the guy you are talking about. He mentions that there were last minute changes to the frigate scene at the end of TESB. However, I am unable to confirm as to whether any preview audiences saw the film before these changes were made. Harrison Ford remembers sitting in one preview screening to judge the impact of the 'I know' line, so I guess it's possible. Though this version would undoubtedly only be seen by preview audiences and not the general publuc.

I am now in contact with someone who may be able to provide some more info. I will post in due course.

JD