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http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2012/04/30/the-official-blog-on-hiatus-for-reworking/#comments

Kenny Kraly Jr. says:

May 5, 2012 at 11:08 am

The starwars.com website has not been the same since the forums and hyperspace closed down the least few years. I rarely come here like I use to and it’s not a cool as it once was. Also the great clone wars episode guides that where once there are all gone. Now all the content and other stuff is re directed to Wookiepedia and fan sites. Not at all like it use to be. And all the old news articles are all gone. Everything is now on Facebook or Twitter or a few news articles on the website. Please give us back starwars.com the way it use to be. And please bring back hyperspace , the forums and the blogs.

http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/feature-articles/336-star-wars-from-a-certain-point-of-view

But skirting around vaguely dodgy circles my Dad came home with a few tapes that were amazing quality bootlegs and I finally had my hands on the third film of the trilogy.

Return of the Jedi is probably the film I’ve seen most in my time on this planet

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/star-wars-35th-anniversary_n_1542414.html

Jay Chandrasekhar ("Super Troopers," "The Babymakers")

My family was an early adopter of home-entertainment technology: We owned both a large-screen projection television and an early-model VCR. And in 1979, my dad went to a medical conference in Houston, TX, and returned with something that made me the most popular kid in the neighborhood: a bootleg VHS copy of "Star Wars." Yes, the picture quality was lousy -- it was staticky and small chunks of the film just weren’t there. But it was "Star Wars," in my basement, and I was the kid who owned it. We wore out that tape, watching it close to 50 times. As I think back on it, bringing back that tape was a wildly uncharacteristic move for my dad. You have to understand, my dad is a highly moral man, who always overpaid his taxes, and returned money at stores when he was given too much change. But when faced with the prospect of obtaining a "Star Wars" bootleg, he buckled. He wanted to make his kid happy. He violated his own moral code to do something he knew was wrong. He couldn’t resist. After all, he was the dad that brought home "Star Wars." Thanks, Dad.

http://christianfighterpilot.com/blog/2012/05/09/do-the-right-thing-bootleg-movies-and-deployed-troops/

The movie Star Wars III was available on DVD on the street outside Osan Air Base less than 24 hours after it hit theaters in the states.  Many military members — including some Christians — seemed to have no problem purchasing a $5 DVD even though it was obviously pirated; many rationalized it…

http://cinematreasures.org/blog/2012/5/25/celebrating-the-original-star-wars-on-its-35th-anniversary

Edward Havens on May 25, 2012 at 9:10 am

As chance would have it, one of my friends from school was one of the first families to have a VHS player, and somehow his dad had gotten ahold of a top-quality bootleg tape of Star Wars. He lived right across the street from school, so every day after school for an entire year, we’d rush over to his house and watch Star Wars. We easily watched it three hundred times.

Later member of Centropy release group is kickstarting a book. interview:

http://torrentfreak.com/i-was-a-member-of-centropy-the-worlds-leading-movie-piracy-group-120526/

http://bluebattinghelmet.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/the-movie-that-changed-everything/

The year after Star Wars came out, I saw a pirated copy of it on a Betamax machine. It was a glimpse into the future of home entertainment, I suppose.

Turns out the the pan/scannd TWC328/RotJ_TP pans far enough to the right to catch the cue markers for the recently mentioned reel change.  Oddly this first marker is split over two shots.  Luke running toward Leia and the bike and Leia getting on the bike.

and the change over is when Han flips the trooper:

Yup you've nailed it.  Way to show off the joys of mathematics.  This motor cue and the changeover cue can be seen in VideoCollectors RotJ_TP and TWC328, will have pics eventually.  Because of the pan/scan of their common source, unfortunately don't have the first two reel changes.

EDIT

Motorcue 3-4

Changeover 3-4

Couple weeks back the page was reverted to an older appearance and has remained that way.  One of the main individuals responsible for the clamping down has retired from wikipedia.  But with today being a SW day, the page will probably get some scrutiny.  If you like watching edit wars could be a good day for you.  

The recent Clone Wars cartoon has brought into play the Dark Saber:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darksaber_%28lightsaber%29

link343 wrote: hate to bump this up, but I've noticed that the reel changes for the first half of the "Z" copy aren't up on :F:L:I:M:S:I:P:L:A:S:T: :D:A:T:A:B:A:S:E:

Don't fear the bump if you've got relevant information to post.  We're all individuals doing what we can, take these bits of info and expand upon them if you're interested and have the time.  Thanks for the pics.  Was able in the delay to get the source TPMZ discs (thanks VideoCollector) and have updated the :F:D: Reel Change page:

http://fd.noneinc.com/Reel_Changes/Reel_Changes.html

Looking at RotJ newscasts found the first of the cue markers for that film:

Odd that newscasts would have been given a telecine of an actual 35mm print.  The scene is where Leia and Luke jump onto the speeder bikes pursuing the escaping Scout Troopers.  About 53:00-56:00 minutes in. (dependent upon version)  Unsure if this pic is from the In or Out marker section.

How many reels did RotJ have?  Most of the SW films had 5 or 6.  According to this news report: (jump to 1:45)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZbi4U0tvvc

the reporter talks about a missing reel and calls it the 8th.  Using the GOUT timing the frame pict'd above is 5 or so minutes earlier then other reel cues from the other films.  (ANH and ESB change overs are closer to the hour mark)  Maybe this news reporter is considering the trailer reels as part of the collection, and that would explain the discrepancy?  I'm doubtful that RotJ would have had more reels then ESB.  Any ideas?

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.bootlegs/browse_thread/thread/8773371ec46d207e/c13b469bb0efadb9?q=phantom+menace+vcd#c13b469bb0efadb9

Jun 2, 1999, 3:00 am

I just got in the EViLiSO version of The Phanton Menace on 2 vcds.

http://groups.google.com/group/no.marked/browse_thread/thread/a2a8a943745e9a0a/59522d57f4ae2a35?q=phantom+menace+vcd#59522d57f4ae2a35

Det er en versjon nå fra Eviliso. Den er filmet med et kamera som står i
kino salen..
kvaliteten er god, men jeg hadde heller ventet på screener versjonen, den
kommer snart og har dolby surround.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.videos.bootlegs/browse_thread/thread/bd6e50ffe7d267ae/98925c27a2a06460?q=phantom+menace+vcd#98925c27a2a06460

>I have the  Phantom Menace VCD Movie
>(Screener Version)

Actually, the privileged few who claim to have actually gotten their movie say
it's a Z telesync.  Hell, I'll take an upside down camera copy dubbed in Czech,
as long as it actually arrives.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.video.dvd/browse_thread/thread/c5eb66f3c09ca902/4f60802fe10a1815?q=phantom+menace+vcd#4f60802fe10a1815

May 6, 1999

Actually it got the full MPEG treatment the day after the press
screening on the 4th.  I've found the first 2 of 3 MPG files on
various FTP sites - still looking for #3

Here's a site which has old .nfos: http://www.nfohump.com/

Yes, this would help.

Ewoks and Droids intro's, commercials, promos and bumpers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkzhg1W6-ks

Heilemann wrote: Where are those clips from?

Some of the young GL clips are from the CBS broadcast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN3aDEpSRZU (jump to 4:45) 

TMZ clip: http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/29/george-lucas-star-wars-dead/

The recent Oprah special.  The rest of the young GL probably Making of SW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkP4Z3PNfoA

Now there are two of them.  If you'd like people to understand what your selling, post links to either pics of the merch or the ebay listing.  Why are you waiting till August (08/08/2012 as posted) to sell the poster?

CP3S wrote: Bonus points? I'm not even sure what that means.

Some actors contracts specify that their wages are set by a percentage of the profits of the film, not a flat fee.  This article goes into Alec Guinness' points/percentage fee for Star Wars:

http://edmondson.blogspot.com/2007/11/alec-guinness-in-star-wars.html

Would the commercials for the Droids action figures and other toys be something you'd consider adding to this project?

Making of the Ewok Adventure

http://www.starwarsarchives.com/#/archive_19801989/1984/videos/making_of_the_ewok_adventure

http://www.starwarsarchives.com has been updated/redesigned.

via: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/star-wars-supercuts/

Star Wars Supercuts: The Best of R2-D2, Blasters, the Force and Chewie’s ‘Dialog’

The folks at the Cussing Channel  have now compiled eight supercuts from Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, the seminal sci-fi film that celebrates its 35th anniversary this week.

Star Wars - Just The Essential Plot : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3d1wmBqPNM

Star Wars - Just The Blasters : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK0TfAcKZEM

also available, Just The Jawas, Uncle Owen, Spaceships, Chewbacca, Force.

Resolution/format don't interest me, the future of home video for me is being able to access anything ever made.  I want to be able to query the world library and watch specifics.

Star Wars Laserdisc - Thai subtitles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lpnn5l227Y

ESB Laserdisc - Thai subtitles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n8kYFT_UuQ

Special Edition clip - Thai subtitles

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

USA Network Promo - 1993.06 - Star Wars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp6emi6_8Bg

USA Network Promo - 1994.12 - Return of the Jedi : Star Wars Trilogy

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

Are the heads 3D printed?

Please post pics of the tapes.

and Adywan, did you watch the DVD or the Independent Lens (PBS) broadcast version?

Baronlando wrote: Some other thoughts: The Brackett script is actually closer to the finished movie than Lucas' own early SW scripts were to that movie, so I think she was more on the right track than she's generally given credit for.

There's an air of diplomacy in Kurtz's words, which could be attributed to George inserting the 'reveal' around this time. 

Welcome ATMachine, read many of your posts, elsewhere.  Have you thought about blogging?

xhonzi wrote: Zombie- where do we send the clips once we're done?  Do we post links here, or do you want them somewhere more private?

I suggest not relying on zombie at all, as he's unsure where his partners in the book may stand.  Plus as it's a fan production, the fans should take care of all aspects; production thru distribution.

Some past fan readings of books have used soundcloud.com.  For example:

http://soundcloud.com/magnusedlund/cory-doctorow-printcrime

another place to house the project is the Internet Archive: http://archive.org/

Another method of working is instead of giving whole chapters to people, go page by page.  Some people might be interested in reading a certain section, then others can contribute by reading the pages in between.  But this approach requires more work on the person who's coordinating the files.  The page by page reading will provide some variety to those listening, and lead more towards this being a public production.

You've or one of your compatriots already posted this.  (btw it was you)

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-Song-and-Video/topic/14154/post/575854/#TopicPost575854

...and it's still on the first page.

The content ID system of youtube can be bypassed thru various manipulations of the video, for instance flipping it horizontally or odd aspect ratios.  But if they are blocking out of ID'ng the soundtrack, you're at a more difficult problem in your case.