I recently got the chance to view this DVD. Now, before you go looking for it in Blockbuster, this is not something you’ll find anywhere but on the Internet. Hit your favorite BitTorrent site and you should be able to find it pretty easily. Check out this lightweight BitTorrent client.
Additional information about the movie is available here - Deleted Magic. Here’s a short summary provided by Garrett Gilchrist, the guy behind this:
- Deleted Magic” is a feature-length documentary about the deleted scenes of the Star Wars trilogy, and about how the movies we know and love were made and edited together. It is taken from information, sources and home videos officially released by Lucasfilm.
- This project is not an official Lucasfilm project - it is an unofficial, not-for-profit research project, done in the spirit of fun by a Star Wars fan … hopefully it will be both informative and entertaining. It will be made available for free, in high quality, via the Internet.
- The idea is to combine all sorts of alternate, deleted and making-of footage into a full-length film that gives a better view of how the masterpiece we know as Star Wars was edited together.
- In addition to deleted scenes like the Biggs Darklighter material, you’ll get a sense of the “Lost Cut”s of the films … the longer edits that didn’t have finished voices or effects.
This DVD is an interesting see for Star Wards fans but it’s even more interesting to filmmakers who already have their footage in the can and are moving into post-production. If Lucas had the guts to cut Biggs Darklighter’s scenes, you should be able to trim your masterpiece here and there too!
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