Just two guys from the GFFA out for a march yesterday…
Edit: for JackNapier… that is Tony Gilroy on the left, and Pedro Pascal on the right. 👍
A little off topic - yet sort of relevant to the issue of ‘streaming vs physical media’…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcA-X4IrkE4 - an 8 minute video from the DANSKY TECH youtube channel.
I’m sure there are better videos out there explaining the differences etc (if anyone knows of any please post 'em up) - though thought this one a decent short intro to the subject - without too much jargon or getting lost in the numbers.
Decent article on George’s new museum (with some content on Star Wars)…
George Lucas always relied on artists to manifest his ideas. To seal his legacy with the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, his most important collaborator was his wife.
www.wsj.com/style/design/george-lucas-mellody-hobson-museum-of-narrative-art-los-angeles-72f20694
^ or here: https://archive.ph/e4QEo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLfpC8e1OD4 - a 55 minute podcast from the The Filmumentaries Podcast youtube channel.
The blurb: 'Episode 129 – The Star Wars Influence: Live at the BFI’s Film on Film Festival In this special live episode, I join Doug Weir—Remastering Lead at the BFI—and post-production veteran Paul Collard on stage for a panel titled The Star Wars Influence, recorded at the BFI’s Film on Film Festival. Curated and hosted by Doug, the panel explores how George Lucas’s frustrations with the Hollywood studio system led to a wave of technological innovation that forever changed the filmmaking landscape. From the creation of ILM to the invention of motion control, EditDroid, SoundDroid, and digital cinema tools, we look at how Lucas empowered a generation of problem-solvers and helped pioneer the digital workflow we now take for granted. This conversation took place just before a rare screening of Star Wars from a 35mm Technicolor dye-transfer print—an experience I’ll be covering in more detail in a bonus episode coming soon. Topics include:
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• VistaVision, optical printers, and visual effects R&D
• The origins of EditDroid and non-linear editing
• The value of Technicolor dye-transfer prints
• Lucasfilm’s wider influence on Pixar, Avid, and beyondThanks again to Doug and Paul—and to the BFI for hosting such a thoughtful and inspiring event.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=iebf3ppIGKc - a 30 minute video from the The Filmumentaries Podcast youtube channel.
The blurb: 'Do or Do Not. There Is No Try | The Dave Barclay Story
In this in-depth short documentary (from 2016), master puppeteer Dave Barclay recounts his incredible journey from a childhood surrounded by puppetry to co-performing one of cinema’s most beloved characters: Yoda. At just 19 years old, Barclay stepped in alongside Frank Oz to bring the Jedi Master to life in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, ultimately becoming Yoda’s lead puppeteer for key sequences — including moments filmed after Oz had left the set.
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You’ll hear first-hand stories of:
The challenge of performing a fully animatronic puppet in long, physically demanding shoots.
Behind-the-scenes camaraderie with Mark Hamill, Frank Oz, Kathy Mullen, and Wendy Midener.
The secret on-set appearance of Jim Henson with Kermit and Miss Piggy.
Taking over as chief puppeteer for Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi.
Collaborating on The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Little Shop of Horrors, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and more.
From Dagobah’s swamp to Jabba’s throne room, Barclay’s career is a testament to craftsmanship, collaboration, and creative problem-solving at the highest level. Whether you’re a Star Wars fan, a puppetry enthusiast, or simply fascinated by movie magic, this is a rare insight into the artistry that brought Yoda — and countless other creatures — to life.’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK4coAJDkyg - a 20 minute video from the The Filmumentaries Podcast youtube channel.
The blurb: 'Slimy Piece of Worm-Ridden Filth – Life Inside Jabba the Hutt
Step inside the galaxy’s most infamous gangster. In this exclusive behind-the-scenes story, puppeteer Toby Philpottl reveals what it was really like to bring Star Wars’ Jabba the Hutt to life in Return of the Jedi. From operating his massive arms and grotesque tongue, to syncing his dialogue and slime, discover the unbelievable teamwork it took to control one of cinema’s largest, most complex puppets.
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If you’ve ever wondered:
How many people were inside Jabba the Hutt?
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Why George Lucas was skeptical of the puppet?
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This is Star Wars history told from inside Jabba’s belly.’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe2iHAqczGo - a 17 minute video from the The Filmumentaries Podcast youtube channel.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/user/Juanhobbs/id/101950 - will return here later to edit in url spam to a game
New clip just dropped on a new, alternate ALI channel:
https://streamable.com/m89l49
Original video is now private. Trying to avoid traffic to the new channel, watch it from this link instead.
Wow. That looks superb. Good to know the ALI restoration work continues.
Nice find and the share, too! 👍
All credit to X for the time, dedication, and energy - in compiling these. And also for their permission to post the screenshots here. 👍
Question: Why does the Luke shot with the Sarlacc say 4K83 v2 but yet it has the Aurora wording on it?
That’s my mistake - apologies. I’ll try to find the correct image and fix that.
Edit: now fixed with the relevant image from 4K83 v2. Nice catch too, digitalfreaknyc. 👍
It is also really pleasing to see the quality fan preservations and restorations (not just 4K77/80/83 - but also Harmy’s Despecialized Editions and so many other countless fan-made projects on here for some 20+ years)… looking so close to the actual theatrical release colours, brightness, contrast, and feel of the Original Trilogy films. 👍
No crushed blacks, missing starfields, loss of detail, or ‘blue tints’ for many of the fan preservations (and also fan edits).
The Aurora Light Imageworks (ALI) OOT Restoration : Image Comparisons…
Note: the screenshots below are saved from the ALI youtube channel - complete with the usual youtube compression issues - so an actual restoration from ALI (if released) may appear superior to the images below. It is also worth remembering these may NOT be the final shots used for this archival project - they are simply screenshots from a ‘Work In Progress’ (WIP).
The ALI videos uploaded to youtube are from restoration work taken using the OCN (Original Camera Negative) - a 6K scan undertaken in ~2022 (6144x2570). Some other high quality sources may have been used as / when required (CRIs, VVIs, IPs, CSMs etc). The video uploads to the ALI youtube channel were then rescaled to 3840x2160 for youtube - so along with the usual youtube compression issues… the comparison images below from the ALI are not shown in their fullest quality.
All credit to X for the time, dedication, and energy - in compiling these. And also for their permission to post the screenshots here. 👍
Please do NOT quote this entire post. It is fairly image intensive - and may affect others with slower internet speeds and limited connections etc (plus it is just bad form in general to quote such a lengthy image-laden post on here). Thank you.
28.10.25 Edit: As there are a significant number of images listed in here already (some 120 in total) and the page loading time is already quite long - any future leaked ‘image comparisons’ will appear throughout this thread… and will not be added in here.
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with more image comparisons for ‘Star Wars’ to be found…
Here - on Page 6 of this thread
Here - on Page 9 of this thread; Part 1
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Here - on Page 9 of this thread; Part 4
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with more image comparisons for ‘Empire Strikes Back’ to be found…
Here - on Page 6 of this thread
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with more image comparisons for ‘Return Of The Jedi’ to be found…
Here - on Page 8 of this thread
Here - on Page 9 of this thread
All credit to X for the time, dedication, and energy - in compiling these. And also for their permission to post the screenshots here. 👍
Last Updated: Friday 31st October, 2025.
If you are in the UK… you likely won’t be able to see the above images - or any images from Imgur online at all… which is a pity as many members of this site over the years use Imgur as their image sharing platform of choice. Reasons why you can no longer see images from Imgur in the UK can be found here from Imgur themselves and here at the BBC.
A VPN set to outside the UK may be of assistance in allowing you to see the above images.
Free and easy-to-use VPN add-ons are available from the Chrome Web Store - or as a Firefox add-on etc. Certain web browsers like Opera have a simple, free, and easy-to-use VPN built-in (literally an ‘on/off’ switch in Opera’s case). 👍
A Mini-Index for info on the ALI OOT Restoration Leaks…
• An Introduction / Overview
• Image Screenshots & Comparisons
• Video Clips
• Media Coverage & Content
• FAQs
• News & Updates (tba; for when we hopefully get an official announcement on the ALI OOT restoration for the 50th anniversary)
and,
These accounts I believe are not in connection with the group, as they seem to regurgitate alot of my initial posts and either seem to be some weird AI bots and filling in the blanks with really weird information, or attention seekers in their own right.
I understand you guys don’t trust this account, as this is a new account and so are the other two, so take a grain of salt when I’m making this claim that the stuff I am saying is credible to an extent. This might be my last message on the matter because I do not want to derail this thread with unneccesary weird shenangians of whistleblowers, just discussion on the Original Trilogy’s 50th Anniversary.
I agree - seemingly both AI bots or attention seekers - and not in connection with the actual group.
For what it is worth… I vouch for you - I am aware of you and that your posts are genuine. 👍
Hopefully the mods agree - and will remove both their posts, if so.
The leaks on the OOT restoration have gone public - the cat is well and truly out of the bag on that - yet there is nothing really to say further on the matter… until there is an official announcement / statement.
Until then, any further discussion on the restoration is more likely to be pouring more fuel on the fire. Just my two penneth, but yeah… we’d all be better off simply discussing the Original Trilogy’s 50th Anniversary in here. 👍 (I know… no chance of that!)
https://originaltrilogy.com/user/fallensurvivor/id/101923
https://originaltrilogy.com/user/johnsmith01/id/101926
^ both appear to be AI bots.
Can I get the links please?
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omg sounds amazing!!! can i have the links? thank u
Seriously?
Simply read the opening post in the thread and instructions on how to acquire this project are there for all to see…
PLEASE NOTE: These edits have been re-released (12/30/2020). Please send an email to jjpotter.releases@gmail.com for additional information. DO NOT SEND ME PM’S ASKING FOR THEM!
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And very well put too, mate. Especially these sections of your two posts…
Ultimately, it’s a bit saddenning for us because we didn’t want this to leak out the way that it did, and now the people who were involved in this effort (their names were literally on some of the clips) would now be at risk of being blacklisted by the industry even though they weren’t even part of the reason why this was leaked in the first place.
and…
It absolutely sucks that the leaker got their 15 minutes of fame trying to get reddit karma over this restoration leak, and now the talented people and minds who were deeply involved in this project and took great care in restoring the trilogy is going to suffer from it.
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Though obviously many of us hope that won’t be the case - and that’s not just because these are some impressively accomplished and dedicated people who have done some truly breath-taking work with this stunning restoration so far.
Now that the cat is well and truly out of the bag due to the leaks on the OOT Restoration, this ‘Info Post’ below may be of some help…
The Aurora Light Imageworks (ALI) OOT Restoration Leak : An Introduction…
• An Introduction / Overview
• Image Screenshots & Comparisons
• Video Clips
• Media Coverage & Content
• FAQs
• News & Updates (tba; for when we hopefully get an official announcement on the ALI OOT restoration for the 50th anniversary)
Around June of this year, Member X had a recommendation pop up in their youtube feed for a relatively obscure Aurora Light Imageworks channel - featuring some videos which appear to be snippets of restoration work being undertaken on the unaltered theatrical cut of the Original Trilogy…
Impressed by the quality of the featured work - and that the clips featured were seemingly beyond the reach of even the most talented fan preservationists (as dedicated and innovative as they are) - Member X then shared this info with a few preservationists and other members from both here and like-minded sister sites. The authenticity, quality and detail of the content displayed over time on this ALI channel… leads many of us to believe this is indeed a genuine and high quality restoration for the OOT.
Members pooled all their knowledge and experience together… and created scripts to download the clips, organised them, and shared the files with other researchers, fact-checked all the data in the text, collected the pastebin texts, provided screenshots, crop comparisons, and other analysis etc. As a wise member recently said: it took a village to do all the above, and more.
In an effort to protect the individuals involved with the ALI OOT restoration, the discussion became private with an understanding that spreading the word at this point could potentially cause harm to the restoration team. Despite promises made that nobody would leak this info kindly provided by Member X… someone broke that trust and promise… and information did indeed leak out to the likes of reddit, Eckharts Ladder, and a quickly deleted thread earlier here in mid-June. There is now a further leak (as of 12th October) on the Star Wars Leaks reddit 👎… The cat now being well and truly out of the bag.
Sometimes the ALI youtube channel is ‘down’ / unavailable, then occasionally set to ‘private’, and whilst videos pop up… they also then disappear. Member X also learnt that Vimeo is being used by ALI to host some restoration work for ‘deleted scenes’ & ‘raw elements’ of the OOT… which likely means the ALI restoration is for a physical media / streaming / archival project - and not just for theatrical screenings (DCPs). The status of the ALI restoration is that it is still ongoing - a Work In Progress (WIP).
Note: Such a restoration of the OOT does NOT necessarily mean there will ever be a release of this project.
Yes, of course there is the 50th anniversary in 2027, the announcement from Lucasfilm having around a theatrical re-run for that 50th anniversary… and Kathy Kennedy’s comments at the BFI IB screening for Star Wars… and yes, we are all obviously hopeful it will lead to a physical media release (or even made available on Disney+)… yet we should also caution this project could also be an internal archival restoration that will end up sitting in the vaults of Lucasfilm for a good few years.
The use of AI for this ALI restoration has also been ruled out - along with this being shenanigans, a ruse, or trolling. We believe the content from the ALI youtube channel is being used to share progress with certain individuals across the globe associated with Lucasfilm & this restoration. It is unknown if these ALI youtube & vimeo channels are… an intentional or accidental leak… especially as using an unlisted youtube channel to share updates is quite rare (though not unheard of for restoration projects).
The ALI videos uploaded to youtube are from restoration work taken using a 6K scan undertaken in 2022 (6144x2570) from the OCN (Original Camera Negative). Sometimes other high quality sources are used when required (CSMs, CRIs, VVIs, IPs, etc). The video uploads to the ALI youtube channel were then rescaled to 3840x2160 for youtube - so along with the usual youtube compressions… the comparison images below from ALI are not shown in their fullest quality.
For more information please read the two clear and concise posts made by fallenorder0392 above - or here, and here. 👍
As it stands, there has been no comment or official announcement from Lucasfilm or Disney…
Edit: It is also worth highlighting… even IF this ALI restoration project does see a release (theatrical re-run, physical media, Disney+ etc) it does not necessarily mean all of the Original Trilogy films would be released / made available in 2027… it could just be Star Wars for 2027, Empire for 2030, and Jedi for 2033… staggered releases to ‘maximise the return on investment’ (ROI) for the 50th anniversaries of the Original Trilogy. Followed by a deluxe boxset in 2034 etc (just a possibility worth consideration).
A Key…
OCN: Original Camera Negative
CSM: Colour Separation Master
VVI: Vista Vision Intermediate
CRI: Colour Reversal Intermediate (sometimes aka Interpositive)
IP: InterPositive
IN: InterNegative
IB / IBT: IB Technicolor
^ Wikipedia or film preservation channels are your friend for looking for more information on the above terms. 👍
If anyone still has a copy of this project they are willing to share… it’d make for a most welcome addition to the collection…
📍 300+ available Original Trilogy Preservations - some from a long time ago . . . . 📍
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He created some of the most memorable movie posters of all-time in his own signature style.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/drew-struzan-dies-movie-posters-1236400361
a snippet…
'Drew Struzan, the iconic movie poster artist who created the marketing art for an enormous number of popular films, has died at 78. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease several years ago and retreated from public life.
Struzan’s official Instagram account announced the news Tuesday: “It is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that Drew Struzan has moved on from this world as of yesterday, October 13th. I feel it is important that you all know how many times he expressed to me the joy he felt knowing how much you appreciated his art.”
Struzan was once dubbed the “one-sheet wonder,” a go-to artist for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, who created the posters for films such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Risky Business, the special edition of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future, The Goonies, The Thing and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.’
^ more info in the above link.
RIP Drew Struzan.
Out of all the different Laserdisc releases of the Star Wars trilogy there’s one type of Laserdisc release that is very overlooked. It’s an interesting release from 1995 released in Japan. The Star Wars Trilogy Collector’s Set is a special Japanese release of the THX remastered editions of the Star Wars trilogy on Laserdisc. What’s really the big highlight about this particular Star Wars Laserdisc release, other than having the THX mastered editions of the original trilogy, is that it includes the From Star Wars To Jedi The Making Of A Saga documentary on Laserdisc.
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The Star Wars Preservation section of the site may be of some help for anyone looking for OT preservation projects.
An Index Of Projects + ‘Info & Help Thread’ for… Star Wars Preservations - may also be of some interest and use.
This also has some ‘older format’ projects: 📍 300+ available Original Trilogy Preservations - some from a long time ago . . . . 📍
Good luck with, ShortJedi5 (and anyone else looking for similar projects) 👍
well i have the original trilogy 1997 special edition verison dvd box set aka the i think 2004 box set the 2 disc dvds of the star wars prequels and of course the 2 disc star wars original trilogy dvds aka the unchanged original verison and the 1997 via 2004 speical edition
Could you post up an image of that 1997 SE DVD box set, please? I take it is a bootleg set (the 1997 SE never saw an official DVD release) - and the 1997 SE is a lot different to the official 2004 SE DVD release. 👍
https://originaltrilogy.com/user/delightful776/id/101841 - spam
Is it not more convenient for mods to just hit the report button? That’s what I do when I see linkfarm bots. (Never came across this thread before.)
Hi mate, I think the aim of the thread was in case the mods missed any spam around the place… that there was a dedicated thread for members to report any spam to.
As far as I can remember, mods cans and do remove the spam themselves - it is just they’re usually busy dealing with other things in trying to keep the place running, answering queries, and general modding duties etc (and IIRC the ‘Report’ button was also being a little temperamental) - hence the creation of this thread.
This was all before Jay introduced new measures this year to try and reduce the amount of spam (sometimes pages upon pages of it would appear overnight - and would have to be removed by mods one post at a time). The new measures have seemingly seen a vast reduction in the amount of spam appearing here (I retired as a mod here in 2022 - so am just guessing that is the case on past experience).
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https://originaltrilogy.com/user/BridgetReynolds/id/101572 - later edited post with AI spam url.
I saw this online the other day - and thought it worthy of including here. One likely for the ‘jarring issues’ / ‘retcons’ category…
'The chosen one prophecy. Non-existent in the OT. Literally never mentioned once. The prequels had to end with Anakin falling to the dark side and becoming Vader, so the prophecy being added had to end in failure in the prequels, and yet it relies on the “fulfillment” to be Vader killing Palpatine in ROTJ, which again makes no reference to this at all. At the end of it all, Anakin fulfilled the prophecy by ending the Sith but not before he destroyed the Jedi and ruled as Sith for 20+ years.
So, the prophecy that was created for the prequels, ends in failure and retcons a moment in the OT to be the fulfillment whilst showing that Anakin essentially ended his own mistakes but did more bad than good along the way. It’s was absolutely dumb to shove a chosen one prophecy into the prequels. George only did it to retroactively make Anakin more important to the story than Luke.’
^ www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/1k32b61/what_are_the_main_inconsistencies_between_the (all credit to rocker2014)
Although the whole ‘Chosen One prophecy’ seems to a somewhat bombastic, vague and fluctuating storytelling device… given if George Lucas had actually made his Sequel Trilogy… he stated he would’ve made Leia ‘ending up being the Chosen One’…
As well as some insightful thoughts and observations here from HelloGreedo and The Gold Man (a few youtube shorts)…
The Chosen One Prophecy Just Dumb Nonsense? | Talking Star Wars - a 6 minute youtube video from HelloGreedo (2021).
The Chosen One Prophecy Is Dumb & The Chosen One Prophecy In The Prequels Suck & The Biggest Reason The Chosen One Prophecy Is Dumb & Another Reason I Hate the Chosen One Prophecy & The Chosen One Prophecy Wasn’t Ruined
If anyone has any more retcons, jarring issues and discrepancies etc for the Original Trilogy vs Prequels - please post 'em up.
All the world’s bacteria stacked on top of each other would stretch for 10 billion light-years.
Together, Earth’s 0.001mm-long microbes could wrap around the Milky Way over 20,000 times.
