#StudyingStarWars Day 5
Original Concept Work
Today was our last day in class and I have to say I am so happy I decided to take this class. For an entire week I got to nerd out on Star Wars and enhance my knowledge on the real life stories behind the making of these films. My biggest takeaway from this class is that a writer’s original vision for a film may not be what ends up on screen. After examining the original concept art it became clear that Star Wars could have been very different film. Han Solo could have been an alien, Luke Skywalker could have been a girl with a blaster, Yoda was originally going to be blue, and Storm troopers were originally going to have light sabers.
George Lucas’s Changes
Nothing is finished until it hits the screens however in George Lucas’s case that rule does not apply. After the original release or Star Wars Lucas decided to rerelease in theaters multiple times. Since the technology had improved through out time Lucas decided to make some special effects changes and even include a new scene with Han Solo and Jabba The Hutt. Lucas did this so he could finally achieve his true vision for the first movie and ended up doing this for the entire original trilogy.
George Lucas’s Impact on Hollywood
Before taking this class I had no idea how large of an impact George Lucas had on Hollywood. I figured he had some impact because the original trilogy was so revolutionizing however I had no idea how immense it was. Lucas was the creator and owner of Industrial Light and Magic which was the special effects studio that did Star war wars and has gone on to revolutionize the special effects field with pictures like Pirates of the Caribbean, The Avengers, and Jurassic Park to just name a few.
Lucas is also responsible for the creation of the first non-linear editing technology. Before this was created studios had to edit in order but now they can go directly to the stuff that is considered most important is the preferred technique for editing in Hollywood today. Without George Lucas Star Wars would not exist and Hollywood could look very different from what it is today.
May The Force Be With You!
