The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Enhanced Edition)

The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Enhanced Edition)

This enhanced eBook transforms The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi into an immersive multimedia experience worthy of the original film. It features exclusive content pulled from the Lucasfilm archives by author J. W. Rinzler:
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â€¢ 27 minutes of rare behind-the-scenes video*
â€¢ 20 minutes of rare audio interviews with the cast and crew
â€¢Â New bonus photos and artwork not found in the print edition
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Just as Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi completed the most successful cinematic trilogy of its generation, perhaps of all time, this splendid thirtieth-anniversary tribute completes New York Times bestselling author J. W. Rinzlerâ€™s trio of fascinating behind-the-scenes books celebrating George Lucasâ€™s classic films.
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Once again, the authorâ€™s unprecedented access to the formidable Lucasfilm Archives has yielded a mother lode of extremely informative, vastly entertaining, and often unexpected stories, anecdotes, recollections, and revelations straight from the closely guarded set of a big-screen blockbuster in the making. Brimming with previously unpublished photos, production artwork, script excerpts, exclusive intel, vintage on-set interviews, and present-day commentary, The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi chronicles â€œhow George Lucas and his crew of extroverted artists, misfits, and expert craftspeople roused themselves to great heights for a third timeâ€ to create the next unforgettable chapter in one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Get up close to the action and feel like a studio insider as
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â€¢ creator George Lucas, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, and director Richard Marquand huddle in a script conference to debate the destinies of iconic Star Wars characters, as well as plot twists and turns for the epic final showdown between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire
â€¢ artists and craftspeople at the groundbreaking Industrial Light & Magic facility top their own revolutionary innovationsâ€”despite the infamous Black Fridayâ€”with boundary-pushing new analog visual effects
â€¢ a crack team of sculptors, puppeteers, actors, and â€œmonster-makersâ€ bring Jabba the Hutt and his cohorts to startling, slobbering life from the inside out
â€¢ a whoâ€™s who of heavyweight directorsâ€”from such films as Superman, Gremlins, Halloween, Dune, Scanners, and Time Banditsâ€”are considered for the coveted job of bringing a new Star Wars adventure to the silver screen
â€¢ actors and crew race to the finish line at Elstree Studios, in a fiery desert, and beneath the trees of a dense redwood forestâ€”before money runs outâ€”to answer the questions that audiences had waited three years to find out: Is Darth Vader really Lukeâ€™s father, who is the â€œotherâ€â€”and who or what is the Emperor?
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Star Warsâ€™ stars from both sides of the cameraâ€”including Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Alec Guinness, director Richard Marquand, producer Howard Kazanjian, Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, and mastermind George Lucasâ€”weigh in with candid insights on everything from technical challenges, character design, Ewoks, the Empireâ€™s galactic city planet, and the ultimate challenge of bringing the phenomenal space fantasy to a dramatic close. The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi gives a spectacular subject its just due, with more than five hundred images and many, many new interviews.

*Video may not play on all readers. Please check your user manual for details.
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House Worlds
Binding Kindle Edition with Audio/Video
ReleaseDate 2013-10-22

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House Worlds
Binding	Kindle Edition with Audio/Video
ReleaseDate	2013-10-22

The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Enhanced Edition)

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