Hey Matt! Nice to see this video! To answer a few things.. The mammoth creature that attacks Luke on his Taun Taun is a Wampa! Like an abominable snowman type creature. Wide-screen is the standard films were shot even back then for the cinema. To get it to fit on old 4:3 tube TVs at the time they did a Pan and Scan versions for the VHS. Which cut the sides. They released Wide-screen later on even on the VHS. George definitely sold out, but I wouldn't say he sold out until ROTJ. With the Ewoks 😆. He did hold onto his creative and merchandising rights which is where most of this "billion dollar franchise" makes the most of their money. He was a pioneer in that respect. Marketing and merchandise wasn't a huge factor before Star Wars. Star Wars changed a lot of things. Another thing, Ford frozen in Carbonite at the end of the movie was because they didn't know if Han was coming back since Fords contract was up. Ford originally wanted him to die in this (and ROTJ) but Lucas was adamant he stay alive 😆 so that's why they came up with putting Han in the carbonite as it could play out either way if he came back or not. Speaking of sound effects...I just watched a clip where Ben Burt came up with the hmm of the Saber was from the hmm of the sound speaker. And it would make a woozing sound when he waved a stick in front of it. Empire is by far and away my favorite SW film. And in my top 5 favorite films of all time! It doesn't get better than The Empire Strikes Back! 🖤💜🩵
Dude…..I’ve always loved your insight and perspective, you’re unbelievably knowledgeable, I sure enjoy learning from you. My meaning on selling out was post ESB, George was amazing and an incredible pioneer. So much attention to every detail in this film. I didn’t know that about the speaker sound effect, soooo cool! Thanks for sharing tons of your incredible knowledge.
Hey Matt! Nice to see this video! To answer a few things..
The mammoth creature that attacks Luke on his Taun Taun is a Wampa! Like an abominable snowman type creature.
Wide-screen is the standard films were shot even back then for the cinema. To get it to fit on old 4:3 tube TVs at the time they did a Pan and Scan versions for the VHS. Which cut the sides. They released Wide-screen later on even on the VHS.
George definitely sold out, but I wouldn't say he sold out until ROTJ. With the Ewoks 😆. He did hold onto his creative and merchandising rights which is where most of this "billion dollar franchise" makes the most of their money. He was a pioneer in that respect. Marketing and merchandise wasn't a huge factor before Star Wars. Star Wars changed a lot of things.
Another thing, Ford frozen in Carbonite at the end of the movie was because they didn't know if Han was coming back since Fords contract was up. Ford originally wanted him to die in this (and ROTJ) but Lucas was adamant he stay alive 😆 so that's why they came up with putting Han in the carbonite as it could play out either way if he came back or not.
Speaking of sound effects...I just watched a clip where Ben Burt came up with the hmm of the Saber was from the hmm of the sound speaker. And it would make a woozing sound when he waved a stick in front of it.
Empire is by far and away my favorite SW film. And in my top 5 favorite films of all time! It doesn't get better than The Empire Strikes Back! 🖤💜🩵
Dude…..I’ve always loved your insight and perspective, you’re unbelievably knowledgeable, I sure enjoy learning from you. My meaning on selling out was post ESB, George was amazing and an incredible pioneer. So much attention to every detail in this film.
I didn’t know that about the speaker sound effect, soooo cool!
Thanks for sharing tons of your incredible knowledge.