Book Description:
This is it–the climax of the greatest
science fiction movie epic of all time, and Star Wars fans can
venture behind the scenes for all the fascinating details. From the
first story discussions to the final stages of post-production,
The Making of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is an
exclusive, unprecedented look at the crafting of the most
anticipated and perhaps the most important Star Wars film
ever.Packed with hundreds of never-before-seen photos and interviews
with the visual-effects teams, cast, and crew–including
writer/director George Lucas and producer Rick McCallum–this
outstanding volume offers a rare insider’s look at the complete
creative process. Granted unprecedented access to all those involved
at every stage of the film–from Skywalker Ranch to the sets at Fox
Studios, Australia–author and Lucasfilm senior editor J. W.
Rinzler captures in riveting detail the intense drama and
cliffhangers that occurred as production worked day and night for
three years to bring their monumental undertaking to conclusion.
Readers will uncover:
- details on how the art and animatics
departments teamed up with ILM to create the spectacular opening
sequence, perhaps the greatest Star Wars space battle
ever produced
- revelations on the genesis of archvillain
General Grievous within the Episode III art department
- accounts of how George Lucas and Rick McCallum
reached critical decisions in often pressure-laden
situations
- exclusive interviews with Hayden Christensen
and Ewan McGregor on how they prepared for their thrilling
lightsaber duel as Anakin and Obi-Wan
- an eyewitness account of the reappearance of
Darth Vader on the set in Sydney, Australia
Finally, there’s the film editing–Lucas’s
favorite part of the moviemaking process. This portrait of
the legendary director captures the down-to-the-wire tension
encountered in getting to the final cut. Fueled by his imagination
and his beginnings as a documentary filmmaker, Lucas makes films the
way some painters create canvases, building layer upon layer in each
frame of the film. And this book takes the reader along for the
ride. |