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#100548
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Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100548/action/topic#100548
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Thought I'd post a few reviews for the hell of it. Enjoy.

Hey, Garret.

I received the DVD in the mail today, and I watched it. Let me say:
WOW. This is an excellent piece of hard work and a labor of love. Your
editing is a joy. If this ever gets in the hands of convention-goers,
it's going to be a cult fan-documentary.

As someone who's done a bit of video-editing work herself, I know how
frustrating the whole process can be (milliseconds count).
How you took footage, audio, and text froml different sources and
blended them together -- definitely a dream-project. Wonderful! =D

I can understand why you might be a bit too pooped right now to do the
other two movies. But the trailers for them are a very nice tease. If
your deconstruction of A New Hope is the only one you finish, know that
you have already given your fellow fans a great gift.

A very thankful fan,
Lisa


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garrett-

well well well, what an amazing job you have done! i had so much fun
watching deleted magic last night. having seen star wars about three
hundred times it's watching it for the first time all over again! i
thank you.

it's funny what sticks with me from 1977. i grew up in san francisco
and saw star wars in 70mm a few dozen times that summer. that version
of beru's voice is how i think of her sounding, even though i have
heard the other voice far more times. i love the side by side
comparisons showing the new hallways (an improvement i like) and the
less violence (one i don't like)

so interesting to see the ben's hut scene in it's original order and
the final battle too. both of which are far better as the ended up! as
is the whole film not surprisingly. i've always suspected biggs was cut
because he is just a plain terrible actor!

stupid question: will the final version include the various scenes that
have been left off of this disc?

i also enjoyed your short film very much. for science is quite clever!
but for me the real stand-out is music for the mind ballet. i really
loved it. such a great take on silent movies. it's got a real buster
keaton sherlock jr. fell to it. they way you incorporated vocalizations
such as sighs but not actual speech was fantastic.

keep up the GREAT work!

-eoin

------

OH MY GOD These DVD's are AWESOME. Tremendous job this look just like
an official piece of Star Wars Memorabilia(It is offical for me). The
quality was amazing and the editing was superb. This is something I have been
wait for ever to see. While like 90% of the footage I had already seen,
seeing it all edited together is like seeing something new and better. It was
a very fofilling experience. Star Wars was the first movie I remember
ever seeing, and I remember reading the storybook and seeing all of these
pictures of the Biggs sequence and thinking what the heck!!! When the
behind the magic came out I finally saw those sequences and now I get
to watch them and it is better then ever. Anyway to make along story
short after buy like every version of the vhs(fox, thx, special edition and
2000) as well as the dvd's I now can say that my collection is just about
complete(with the exeption of episode 3 but that is expected as well as
a few other.) Thanks for the holiday special dvd too. Well time to let
you go and me to finish watching the extras.

Peace Out,
Scott Vanassche
Linfield College


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Post
#100525
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100525/action/topic#100525
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Wow ... thanks for the Jabba help, guys! You're the best ... sounds like it might even be a slightly different clip than the one I'm thinking of.

It's such a short clip that I'm sure someone could capture it in full quality (perhaps in DV format) and I'd still be able to download it on my connection ... anyone want to email me, [removed]? Or if it's really enormous, I'll give you an address you can upload it to?

Otherwise, toss me a DVD in the mail ... I'm curious to see that full documentary anyway, what's in it?
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#100430
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100430/action/topic#100430
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Well, of course, coming from you. =)

Most people aren't that warped, though. They need alcohol to achieve their abilities.






Oh, this reminds me ...

I'm still trying to track down one piece of footage ... that Sluggo found a while ago, and then wasn't able to remember where he found it!

In my edit of the human Jabba the Hutt scene from ANH, I used footage from the old Making Magic CD-ROM to cover a short bit where Han walks around Jabba and says "Do you think I had a choice? But I got a nice easy charter ..."

Yes, that clip is on the Making Magic CD.

But Sluggo found part of it somewhere else, in VHS form. He just forgets where.

Specifically, he found a short clip where Han has just walked around the human Jabba and is saying (though we don't hear the audio) "choice? But I got a nice ..." So you'll see Han on the right side of the frame, Jabba on the left. Check my DVD or starwarz.com/deletedmagic for the exact shot I'm talking about. He used this clip in his edit of the scene for the web, but can no longer find the clip.

My guess is, this clip aired on some TV special, perhaps even Entertainment Tonight or something, talking about the Special Editions. Maybe it was part of a making-of the special editions Electronic Press Kit sent out to TV stations.

Almost certainly, they were talking about how originally Han just walked around the human Jabba, but they animated it so Han steps on Jabba's tail and OMG WACKY FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!!1111

This very short clip is not on the VHS tape of A New Hope Special Edition, or on the Making of the Special Edition VHS tape. "From Star Wars to Star Wars" was listed as a possible source, but I think it wound up not being in there ... and the white Special Edition rereleases on VHS were also mentioned, but I think it wound up not being on there either? Not sure.

The fact that Sluggo found it SOMEWHERE (even though he can't remember where anymore) shows that maybe some more clips of the human Jabba exist out there. Which would be nice.

Anyone has any ideas, lemme know.
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#100420
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100420/action/topic#100420
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You can contact me at tygerbug at yahoo dot com.

A commentary isn't a bad idea, though I suspect it would be a bit dull if it were me doing it. A group of people perhaps. I had actually considered putting on a "cast and crew" commentary cut together from lots of obscure soundbites from George Lucas and everyone else ...

Mebejedi -- I now have better captures of the CD-ROM scenes, and of Soundtrack!, courtesy GuruKenn (THX-1138). Perhaps for a future release.

The logo is printed directly on the DVD using an Epson Stylus Photo R300 Printer, which I bought specifically for this disc. =)


Now, as I said earlier, I am convinced that one might want to become drunk by the end of this film.

So ...

Here is the official Deleted Magic drinking game.


These rules are optional and should be done from memory. Drink when it feels appropriate. The rules will help. Drinking for EVERYTHING on this list is dangerous, though I do not actually advise against it.

Drink when:

---> Someone is seen without their mask or costume.

---> Someone is heard with their original voice.

---> Drink twice if: Someone speaks English who shouldn't.

---> Someone/something falls down.

---> Someone/something bumps into something.

---> Someone's helmet falls off, or something else malfunctions onset.

---> Something appears in black and white.

---> Something explodes.

---> Biggs is mentioned or appears.

---> A "famous" or amusing deleted line appears.

---> Jabba the Hutt is mentioned or appears.

---> Have you now. (chug)

---> Chief Bast appears.

---> The Holiday Special is referenced. In any way.

---> George appears, speaks, is spoken to, or is mentioned.

---> Luke is wearing his poncho.

---> John D appears.

---> Wookiee grooming occurs.

---> One of the movies has the wrong title.

---> The Radio Dramas are referenced.

---> Eddie Byrne (chug).

---> Luke/Leia romance is implied.

---> Effects are unfinished.

---> Someone narrates something.

---> Someone smokes.

---> Something really isn't very good.

---> Something catches fire.

---> Someone says "bang."




There you go.
Post
#100363
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100363/action/topic#100363
Time
The film has now passed the ultimate test ...


and gotten approval from the highest authority.








My mother.

She insisted on watching it for some reason. She liked it. She thinks I'm gonna get sued and thrown in jail, but she really liked it.


Her eyes were hurting so she couldn't read "the notes" onscreen .... I wound up pausing the film a lot to explain to her about the guy who was originally cast as Wedge, about the violence that got cut out, about the Trench run, about the Wampa door and Luke and Leia kissing and Luke's blue saber in ROTJ and Blue Harvest and all that ...

Live commentary. Rather fun to do really. Many parts of the DVD really need more 'splainin' to anyone but a true cutscenes fanatic.



Although I haven't had the chance to try this out yet, I'm convinced that it's best to get progressively more drunk as you watch this DVD. You should be completely piss drunk for Lapti Nek at the end. And then maybe put on the Kenner Ad and Light the Sky on Fire and all that crap.

It's best to be completely drunk when watching the entire Lapti Nek video, it must be. And only a drunk could get through all of Light the Sky on Fire after all of Deleted Magic ... hell, I don't think even a drunk could.

Skot Kirkwood could. And maybe Sluggo.


But the rest of you ....



I understand certain people will be watching this at C3, in a hotel room.


I expect beverages will be served.


That is an order.



I shouldn't type things at 3:30 AM.





I already said this in the Torrents thread, but those of you who were smart enough to pick up the "real" Deleted Magic DVD will be glad soon ... I'm waiting on certain professional people to design (and paint!) a cover for the DVD box ... which I'll post here for y'all to print out and make the Deleted Magic discs you've already got look right damn pretty.

No word from them yet, though. Give me a couple weeks, methinks.
Post
#100360
Topic
STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100360/action/topic#100360
Time
Yeah Beastly ... I'll still be sending out the official Deleted Magic DVDs with those nice little printed thingys on them ... but I've grown a bit tired of it, and there are so many out there now that I think it's safe enough to torrent, so it can get to a new audience as well. (The cheapskates, I might call 'em.)

Hey Rikter! I'm not actually sure what the protocol is for what to say in those TXT files ... But you can get most of the Deleted Magic writeup info in my own words from:

http://starwarz.com/deletedmagic

Hope that'll do it.



EDIT: P.S. ... I suppose it will get around via torrent to certain people now ... but those of you who were smart enough to get the real DVDs, with the logo printed on them, will be happy soon ... when I post the DVD box cover art for printing at your leisure. =) Waiting on our cover artists to do their magic. Professional guys they are, a guy who worked on the famous posters for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Struzan Mallrats poster, Fargo, Bruce Almighty, Shrek 2, The Contender ... and then a guy who painted the Wonderland poster is doing a Struzan kind of painting for the cover ... Waiting to hear from them.

Very weird, these guys just came out of the woodwork, they dug the film and wanted to do a poster for it. =) I feel mightily honored.
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#100258
Topic
Info: Any Interest In A Corrected 2004 DVD? (“Deliberate Creative Decisions” info)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100258/action/topic#100258
Time
Sounds lovely, and sounds like a good first step to creating what I've been waiting for for far too long now ... a good laserdisc/2004 DVD hybrid edit (reconstructing the O-OT edition) with good sound.

Seems to be a touchy question on these boards, as the '04 DVD is considered too different in quality to mix with the LD etc ... yet I had absolutely no trouble doing so throughout my Deleted Magic DVD of ANH, and it all looked quite nice. (Check out my version of the Death Star trench run, in particular, and believe!) So ... pestering again. Do I have to do it myself? Tsk tsk ...
Post
#100242
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100242/action/topic#100242
Time
Rebel11_38 ...


Awww ... thank you so much. Thanks also for rhyming. I appreciate it. =)

Hopefully I'll be able to do more Deleted Magic sometime in the future. Thanks to Kenn for just now sending me some better quality stuff (of the CD-ROM material especially) that should have been on this DVD ... ah well ...

And you forgot page 3 of the special features ...

g) Notes on Chief Bast scene
h) DVD-ROM extras ... original screenplays for Star Wars (1st to 4th drafts), The Empire Strikes Back and Revenge of the Jedi. Lost Cut Crawl. Anatomy of a Dewback pt. 2. Droid Ship Cut Scene from AOTC.

Glad people like the menus ... I went for a simple design ... so was able to kinda slap 'em together quick ... which might become obvious when you compare them to those on my Short Films DVD ... you should have seen my original ideas for menus on this disc ... they involved crazy CGI and a million effects, and, well ... maybe next time. =)

Suppose that's what Lucas said too ...

I mailed out ten billion packages today ... the postage alone was $66.00! Lotta discs out there now, that should do the trick. Enjoy the film, everyone!
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#100107
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100107/action/topic#100107
Time
Now that's the kind of review I like to get! Thanks Cypher ... glad you appreciated it.

I live to please.

It was a heck of a lot of work ... but I knew I was making the kind of DVD I would want to watch myself.

To all those who haven't gotten theirs yet ... apologies, haven't been able to get to the post office since saturday. Tomorrow morning, with any luck.

Hope you all like it.
Post
#99439
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/99439/action/topic#99439
Time
>What are going to be the differences between your current version of DM and your final (or next) version?
>Can't wait to see this, but I'd rather not watch another work in progress.



Good question, Dr. M ... don't consider it a work in progress. This is mainly a release of the Star Wars deconstruction, which is done ... for now.

The Empire and Jedi sections are very short and lacking, and I still want to do a traditional, narrated documentary on some of the major deleted scenes ...

So we'll see about that when Deleted Magic Strikes Back.

As far as the first Star Wars goes, I have noticed that whenever I post new parts of Deleted Magic, people are really quick to come up with things I've missed, corrections, new ideas for things and new bits of footage I never knew existed.

I'm putting this version out as done ... but I'm sure within a couple months I'll have a million corrections or additions I could make. I actually have a few dozen ideas that didn't make it into this cut. =) And better quality media I could use for certain scenes.



You probably won't be waiting 20 years for Deleted Magic: Special Edition ...


But that said, pick up the Deleted Magic DVD. If you don't, you'll be sorry. =)

It's not a work in progress, it's a proper release of a finished film ... with the option for sequelling and tweaking in the future, a la George.



Email me at [removed] for a proper copy.




As far as the subtitles not being on the screen long enough, that's the nature of the beast, I'm afraid ... I've done my best, but sometimes the scenes themselves are too short to let the titles be up extra long. Myself, I'm a fast reader, but if it's too fast, that's what the pause button is for.


TBone was a big help with this project, his Cutscenes site was the major inspiration for this, and he's hosting the official site at starwarz.com/deletedmagic.





I printed off the first "test" version of the DVD last night. It looked good and played well ... I had made a few small mistakes which I went back and fixed ... and I changed some subtitles to be on longer. =)

My main surprise was that it was suddenly hard to get true blacks ... I've noticed this problem with a lot of fan DVDs, but I'm not sure what causes it .... suddenly the blacks get brightened up a bit ... It was mainly noticeable for me in the black widescreen bars above the image. If and when I do a "Special Edition," redoing all the widescreen bars myself is going to be job #1.

Due to this change in black level, the opening crawl no longer looked right ... it exposed a few seams in the image showing how I put it together!

So, I went back and redid the crawl, with a new starfield background keyed in, and it looks a hundred times better now.

And, just for the hell of it, I redid the 1977 crawl as well, which is on there as a special feature. Originally taken from the monomix DVD and looking awful, I keyed in a new background, changed all the color levels and reworked it generally ... and it looks lovely now, right out of Empire of Dreams. It, like the opening crawl for Deleted Magic, now features Shadowman's brilliant reconstruction of the opening shot .. he restored the shot to the way it looked before the 2004 DVD ... Amazing to see.


Also, just for fun, I've added in a special section in the "Lapti Nek Extended Music Video" section, a short "Making of Lapti Nek" feature. Very short because I was running out of disc space (mostly done using alternate audio and seamless branching rather than new video), but you will hear the english language version of Lapti Nek, and two different Huttese versions .... plus get some clips from both Classic Creatures and Star Wars to Jedi.

Dig it!
Post
#99213
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/99213/action/topic#99213
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Oop - forgot some replies ...

>>Are you going to torrent the DVD or set it up on something like yousendit for the people who E-Mail you?

Sessler ... I'm on dial-up here, so I'm doing it the old-fashioned way ... mailing out copies. Where it goes from there is none of my concern. Move along, move along ...


Cypher .... So I've got a couple of trade sources for the Horizon and Clapperboard specials now. Sure I'll love 'em.


The problem with ESB and ROTJ is that the major deleted scenes haven't been leaked in any form. It's not like ANH where the Biggs scenes and the Jabba scene and the Chief Bast scene and the Alternate Cantina and all that have been leaked in weird places. There is very little cutscene video for ESB or ROTJ, so it's much more interesting to read about these scenes online, with still photos and all that. A Deleted Magic for ESB and ROTJ would just be a lot of making of stuff and a few short bits ... but I'd still like to do some more stuff on them for a later release.

That said, there are featurettes on Empire and Jedi on the Deleted Magic disc, and they ain't bad. Although I put them together very quickly, saving a lot of stuff for a later release.
Post
#99172
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/99172/action/topic#99172
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I would LOVE to see the Clapperboard and Horizon specials ... I'm on dialup here sadly, I get everything via the old post office ... anyone wanna send 'em at me?

The subtitles are burned into the film because it's not intended to be viewed without them. I usually only include subtitles when I'm showing footage from the familiar version of the film ... without the subtitles you'd just be watching the regular thing. There are no subtitles during the major deleted scenes. Also, regular DVD subtitles are a hassle for me to make for whatever reason (DVD Studio Pro 3's interface is really wonky), and don't look right (pixellated and I can't get the line spacing as thin as I want it), so, ah ... hey look over there!

That said, on the DVD there ARE some subtitles which appear as their own subtitle track. These are extra ones for the Deleted Scenes, which I've added as a nifty special feature. You can judge for yourself how inferior these subtitles are to the burned in ones.

Speaking of which ..



The Deleted Magic DVD is now designed and ready!

I am currently waiting for it all to encode, so I can test the very first burned copy of the DVD.

I'm proud to say that my early description of it as a "bare bones" DVD was completely wrong.

I know that some of you have been waiting a while for this one, and I actually care about getting it right, and I really didn't want to disappoint.

So I did a lot of extra work the last few days, creating so many special features that the disc is completely full and I might have to cut a few of them if it doesn't fit!

It's not a bare bones DVD ... it's a very nice release that does the concept justice.

I can safely say that you guys are going to love this one. I know I do.




Here's the list of features:

"Deleted Magic: The Empire Strikes Back" featurette.

"Deleted Magic: Return of the Jedi" featurette.

"Lapti Nek" extended music video.

Photo Galleries: Extensive photo galleries covering deleted scenes from all the films. Look for your favorite deleted scene there, whether it's Vader choking Jerjerrod or Wampas, Wampas, Wampas.
Star Wars Gallery (approx 200 pics)
Empire Strikes Back Gallery (approx 90 pics)
Return of the Jedi Gallery (over 100 pics)
Phantom Menace Gallery (over 100 pics)
Attack of the Clones Gallery (approx 80 pics)

Garrick Hagon (Biggs) Interview

Jefferson Starship "Light the Sky on Fire" Music Video, from the Holiday Special

Kenner Toys Ad (1978)

1977 Opening Crawl ... from monomix version.

Declan Mulholland Jabba clip from "From Star Wars to Jedi"

Chief Bast clip from Holiday Special

"Play Deleted Scenes Only" feature ... Plays only the major deleted scenes, skipping all the rest of the film

"Play Deleted Scenes/Film with Extra Notes" ... Extra notes on the major deleted scenes have been added in on a special subtitle track. Turn this on to get more information about some of the scenes.

DVD-ROM features ... In the DVD-ROM directory you'll find the original drafts of Star Wars, and drafts of Empire and Jedi. Also there: The Lost Cut crawl, the AOTC droid ship deleted scene and the rough version of the ROTJ SE ending.

Chapter Selection

About the Film






Those who want to check this out can email tygerbug at yahoo.
Post
#98839
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98839/action/topic#98839
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Good idea, Neil! I hear there's SOMETHING from that film in there. Maybe if I see it at Blockbuster ....


In other news, I have decided to release a bare bones version of just the first Star Wars deconstruction on DVD.

I am still planning on doing documentaries on the major deleted scenes, and sections on Empire and Jedi, along with lots of special features ...

But this is a simple version for those who want it already, and so I can get some feedback on what I've done, and fix the film and add to it before I put a better version out, sometime in the future.


It allows me to spend more time on the final version of the DVD and not worry about deadline. =)


This DVD will contain some special features ... NOT the making of documentaries, JediKev, since it IS a making of documentary when you think about it.

For those, please contact Rowman ...


The extended Lapti Nek video will be included, as will an extensive still picture gallery of deleted scenes (although not nearly as complex as the one that is in the works for the better version) ... Probably a few other special features as well ... The "Light the Sky on Fire" music video by Jefferson Starship will probably be on there, for reasons that will become clear when you watch the entire film. =)



The DVD version has a new introduction and trailer, longer and more extensive than what you saw online, as well as a properly-rendered opening crawl, and new and fixed material throughout the film.


It will be ready within the next few days. Those who want it, email tygerbug at yahoo dot com.

Post
#98510
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98510/action/topic#98510
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By a high quality version of the original Wilhelm ...

I meant video from the film "Charge at Feather River."

Not an audio file. You can get audio of Wilhelm from anywhere.



And yes, I have the BTM and MM CD-ROMs. I also have full-quality captures of the Biggs scenes from the BTM CD-ROM.

However, I need full-quality captures of the others. The captures I did myself were done to VHS years ago and are not the best quality.
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#98436
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98436/action/topic#98436
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Incidentally I'm still looking for some full-quality captures of the Jabba, Treadwell and Alternate Cantina scenes from the Behind the Magic and Making Magic CD-ROMs ... captured directly from the screen.


I also need a high quality version of the original Wilhelm ... from an old (1953) movie called The Charge at Feather River. Now there's an obscure request for ya. =) I got it from a web-quality (Sluggo-provided) MOV file compiled by Pablo Hidalgo ... now an official site in the know kinda guy ... who I don't know personally. Hm.

(For those of you asking who Wilhelm is ...)
http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/wilhelm/
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#98431
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98431/action/topic#98431
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If you go to Starwarz.com/deletedmagic ... you can see the original rough version of my Deleted Magic opening crawl.

Which has since been redone in glorious CGI by Shadowman. =) Along with the opening shot ... restored to its pre-2004 glory.

It is NOT the Lost Cut crawl. It is the 3rd draft crawl, which I thought was cooler.

I have a copy of a Lost Cut crawl that someone rendered perfectly, but in low quality ... I wanted to include it as a special feature on the DVD, but I don't have a good version of it.

Yet.

Maybe if someone does one for me ...
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#98430
Topic
Thought on de-SE'ing the DVD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98430/action/topic#98430
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Darth Editous ... that sounds amazingly cool, and quite obsessive.


I would, of course, prefer you use OT stuff rather than SE stuff, but that's just me. =)

Funny that most of what I do is putting mistakes back IN!

Speaking of which ...

>>24. I've painted out the guy in a green shirt behind Han, in the first shot of Han in the cockpit after they take off.


Guy in a green shirt is almost certainly Alec Guinness. I used him as Obi-Wan in my edit. =)



Anyway, excellent work ... keep up the craziness.



By the way, that Wookiee Groomer ANH splitscreen disc is great!
Post
#98424
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98424/action/topic#98424
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I said I'd edited another half hour of Deleted Magic.

Make that a full hour.

My deconstruction of the first Star Wars is now complete.

It probably runs about an hour and 40 minutes, or so ...

Quite long ... also quite complete. Even die-hard Star Wars fans ought to discover some interesting new things from this one ... or at least have fun with the film in a new way.

I could release this on DVD ...

but I am planning on doing featurettes on the major deleted scenes, and extended featurettes on Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi first. As well as a still picture gallery detailing lots more deleted scenes info.

We'll see!



Jedikev .... The DVD will probably be out soon enough. I'll let this site know when it is ... those who want it can email tygerbug at yahoo.com when I've made that announcement.


Yes, the final DVD will be feature-length. I want to put some extra stuff into it because I want to make the ultimate Star Wars deleted scenes DVD to date. Dig that.


Now - why is the new part of the Star Wars deconstruction so long? Well, there's lots of good stuff there, including a new version of the final trench run down the Death Star. The scene is presented in its entirety, except that it's all in the original scripted order ... a very different, and rather strange, experience.

You'll meet the original Wedge, and the original ... Wilhelm?




I can actually use some help on the still pictures galleries, if anyone wants to chip in to this project a little bit.

The idea is to present a bunch of slideshows of still images, and as the viewer clicks through them he'll read script excerpts and descriptions and of course see photos from the deleted scenes ... especially for ESB and ROTJ, where most of the deleted scene info we have is still pictures and script excerpts rather than rolling video.

If you'd like to contribute a "visual essay" to the still pictures gallery ... get photos together and provide your own comments on certain deleted scenes, you can send it to me, and I'll use it in the DVD.

Images can be gotten from starwarz.com/tbone or wherever else ... as well as from the official DVDs and the Definitive Collection laserdisc.

Interesting Star Wars related photos also accepted.

Our font is Adobe Caslon, bold. Background should be a simple starfield. The Deleted Magic logo can be seen at starwarz.com/deletedmagic.

Images should be done at 800 x 600, then resized to 720 x 480 and saved as a JPEG ... compressed as little as possible (quality level 12 in photoshop).

I'll probably have some examples online soon.

You can email this to tygerbug at yahoo.com ... with the images in a zip file.

Cheers!
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#98149
Topic
Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98149/action/topic#98149
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Well, after a long break, I put in some extra hours the last day or two, and I've now added an extra half-hour to Deleted Magic.

I'd say my deconstruction of A New Hope is nearly complete.

I've edited the scenes on the Death Star and am about to start the Yavin material.

With all the major deleted scenes already taken care of, you might say, well, what else is there to cover? Isn't a half hour a little excessive?

Of course it is. But I love you guys, so I go the extra mile to deconstruct even the little things in entertaining ways.

Among other surprises ... I use the original audition tapes!

I know you'll love it.


We'll see about a release on the web in the next few days hopefully. I am planning to do a DVD release pretty soon ... Although to do the proper DVD release I want to, I'll have to do a LOT of extra editing, do the documentary part of the film and cover Empire and Jedi at least a little bit.

Well, we'll see. Maybe a half-assed ANH Deleted magic DVD first. =)
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#96510
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Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/96510/action/topic#96510
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Hi folks!


I've had to spend a lot of time working on my own films, as you know ... I've just put out a short films dvd at orangecow.org.

But it does mean I can now burn DVDs from home, which I couldn't before ...

I still don't have much free time to spend finishing Deleted Magic the way I'd like to, but I could certainly put a revised and improved version of the first 13 parts of it out on DVD for now ...

Or maybe I'll go crazy and finish it ...