The STAR WARS Trilogy | A Complete Retrospective - 1

Only a few decades ago in a galaxy very, very close…. It’s the mid-1970s, and George Lucas is working on his most ambitious movie yet: a space opera following rebels, imperials, wizards, and space-ships. Little did anyone know that it would become one of the biggest and most revolutionary movies of all time. Take a journey from 1973 to 1983 to witness the creation, triumphs, and defeats of the original Star Wars trilogy. From the creation of the story to the dawn of ILM and even to the great reception over time. This is… STAR WARS: A COMPLETE RETROSPECTIVE - PART ONE MAIN SOURCES: ‘Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy’ ‘Light & Magic’ on Disney+ ‘The Making of Star Wars Timeline:’ http://www.audiori.net/starwars/timeline1974.html Projects 4K77, 4K80, and 4K83: https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/project-4k77/ THE COMPLETE TIMELINE: 00:00 - 1973: A long time ago…. 00:06:15 - 1975: The Story Sparks 00:07:57 - 1975: Ralph McQuarrie joins 00:09:16 - 1975: The Dawn of ILM 00:12:34 - 1975: Casting begins 00:14:19 - 1976: Casting continues 00:15:21 - 1976: Principal Photography 00:18:41 - 1976: Post-production kicks off 00:20:27 - 1976: The First Trailer 00:21:47 - 1976: ILM works their magic 00:24:26 - 1977: The Rough Cut / The Crawl 00:27:25 - 1977: Music / Sound / Editing 00:30:21 - 1977: The Final VFX Crunch 00:31:08 - 1977: The Buildup 00:34:28 - 1977: STAR WARS 00:54:42 - 1977: Reception / Box Office / Toys 00:59:15 - 1977: Starting Star Wars 2 01:00:58 - 1977: ILM moves North 01:03:10 - 1978: The Director Search 01:04:28 - 1978: The Saga Begins 01:06:10 - 1978: The Academy Awards 01:08:52 - 1978: THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 01:12:07 - 1979: Principal Photography - Empire 01:18:04 - 1979: Empire’s First Trailer 01:19:09 - 1979: ILM Strikes Back 01:21:24 - 1979: Marketing Continues 01:22:48 - 1980: An Important Year 01:24:55 - 1980: An Ambitious Future 01:27:57 - 1980: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 01:46:41 - 1980: Reception to Empire 01:48:54 - 1981: Empire’s Aftermath 01:51:12 - 1981: The Third Chapter Begins 01:54:22 - 1981: The Director Search Part III 01:55:15 - 1982: Principal Photography - Jedi 01:59:46 - 1982: Making the Speeder Chase 02:01:11 - 1982: Return of ILM 02:02:05 - 1982: Jedi’s First Trailers 02:04:09 - 1982: Revenge? No, Return 02:05:17 - 1983: ILM’s Final Crunch 02:07:37 - 1983: The Final Push 02:09:36 - 1983: RETURN OF THE JEDI 02:31:01 - 1983: Reception to Jedi 02:33:32 - Trilogy’s End Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePrimeTheater Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/prime_of_gamer/ Galvatron: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2UkUpgwb1fRC0NsTx8Sg8g Outro Music: Running in the 80s 1.5x speed