Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith

This is itthe 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 Sithis 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 crewincluding writer/director George Lucas and producer Rick McCallumthis 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, 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 greatestStar Warsspace battle ever produced revelations on the genesis of archvillain General Grievous within the Episode III art department accounts of how George Lucas and Rick McCallumreached 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 editingLucas'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.Rinzler, Jonathan is the author of 'Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780345431387 and ISBN 0345431383.