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I'm writing this very important research paper on star wars. strictly formal, so i need plenty of resources to list on bibliography. If anyone can tell me any good sites to visit it'd be helpful. I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO WIKIPEDIA. I need some websites to inform me who came up with the idea and how, the process that was done for casting, things abou the technology and about how they built the set and did special effect, something about the audience response and something about the enterprise when it first came out and now. REMEMBER- I need resources, i have to cite everything.
The official web site run by LucasArts (George Lucas' company) is here:
http://www.starwars.com/themovies/
The majority of the entries for each character, vehicle, location, etc. has a "Behind the Scenes" tab that provides various information on original concept art, note on the actor (for characters), and production methods for creating miniture models and CGI elements. There's a special section called "Hyperspace" (marked with an icon of a yellow "H" in from of the frames of the Millenium Falcon's cockpit, which looks a lot more like a "H" on a movie reel at first glance) and in this sectrion subscription members can access additional articles.
There are alot of sites and books dedicated to the Star Wars universe depicted in the films, comics, novels, and video games. I'm assuming your actually looking for the more "behind the scenes" info rather than the finished story, locations, and characters.
The easiest place to start is to find someone with the DVD boxed set for the original Star Wars trilogy, it has 4 DVDs, 3 are the movies and the 4th is marked "Bonus Material". This 4th DVD has the featurette "Empire of Dreams" (it was shown on A&E a while back). In it they mention alot of the behind the scenes history of how the story was made, marketing franchise, the casting for the various key characters, location shoots, model making, use of matte paintings, CGI effects for the Special Ediction, sound effects, filming techniques and special effects along with the various changes in technology that were developed and used between the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy... basically it touches on a lot of the stuff you listed in your question, but you may have to look through it a few times to catch all the various details they mention (they tend to kinda fly by in a lot of cases) since it crams about 30 years worth of Star Wars movie making into about 3 hours or so.
Of course a single DVD isn't going to be enough to I've tried to find as many possible "behind the scenes" books that could go into futher detail. I haven't read any of them, but their summaries give the impression that they may provide the "real world" behind the scenes stuff like the Empire of Dreams DVD above.
Empire Building (looks like an alternate book of whats on the DVD)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97808065 20872&itm=31
SWEP1: The Making of the Phantom Menace (Looks like it goes into the behind the scenes stuff not really covered in the DVD.)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97803454 31110&itm=25
Dressing The Galaxy (About the costumes and designers used)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97808109 65676&itm=193
Sculpting the Galaxy (About model making vehicles and locations)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97819337 84038&itm=133
SW: Where Science Meets Imagination (Looks like it shows comparisons between real technology and the type of technology in Star Wars)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97807922 62008&itm=177
Inside the Worlds of Star Wars (Goes into the making of scenes and worlds using various real locations and special effects)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97807566 03076&itm=183
I think these go into the various real world myths encorperated into the Star Wars movies.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97803454 31288&itm=6
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97814010 39899&itm=292
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97807894 55918&itm=1
These "scrapbooks" also go into behind the scenes stuff.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97804396 81308&itm=157
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97803758 00085&itm=28
And this one goes into the behind the scenes stuff on the writing and screenplay of the Star Wars films.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksea rch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=97803454 09812&itm=182
I doubt you're gonna want to shell out money just to get these books, but I'm sure there's got to be some student Star Wars fans living scattered around campus and the nearby towns. You might be able to assemble all the books on here by borrowing one or two of them from several different student Star Wars fans. If your really lucky, there will be 1-3 super hardcore Star Wars fans that have most of these books, instead of having to borrow books from over half a dozen people.
This should give you a decent start into your project with multiple sources. The only trick is getting a hold of the books, the DVD box set with "Empire of Dreams" should be easy to borrow. Hope this helps... was gonna say "good luck", but I think it would be more fitting to close with a classic line...
"May the Force be with you." =P
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I bought the game star wars republic commando ofr my computer and loved it, but when i upgraded from xp to vista and then windows 7 (vista and 7 were 64-bit) the game installed without fail and then kept popping up with the message, unexpected error whch windows couldn't fix. Does anyone know how to make it work? Please help because I really love this game.
Visit this forum : http://www.sevenforums.com/
It's a forum dedicated to windows 7 users, and you can ask any question you like over there, or browse answered questions. It's really good.
I'm a huge Star Wars fan, and I really want to read the Legacy of the Force series, but I'm trying to read a lot of the major Star Wars books before then so I'll have a better idea of what happened before then. I'm currently reading the Thrawn trilogy, and I've read the first 2 Jedi Academy books. What other books should I read in order to fully understand the Legacy series?
I am also a huge star wars fan and am currently reading the book star by star which is the 10th book in the New Jedi Order series and am on my way to reading the Legacy of the Force books too. But truth be told I am enjoying these books a lot! The plot is really good and each book has me totally addicted. Anyway, as to what books you should read, here is my list of books I think you should read before Legacy. I will also put one of these things * by each book that is really optional and really don't need to read it to understand Legacy, but is still a great read! Also this is completely in order of the star wars timeline of when all these books take place. So here goes...
The Truce at Bakura* (takes place right after ROTJ and is a great read)
X-Wing Series* (haven't read them yet, but hear they are awesome and will probably read them some time in the future) Includes:
-Rouge Squadron
-Wedge's Gamble
-The Krytos Trap
-The Bacta War
-Wraith Squadron
-Iron Fist
-Solo Command
-Isard's Revenge
-Starfighters of Adumar
The Thrawn Trilogy (one of my favorites and I think a need to read b4 NJO and Legacy)
Includes:
-Heir to the Empire
-Dark Force Rising
-The Last Command
The Jedi Academy Trilogy* (Haven't read, might be good, some people said it wasn't, Instead I would read the next book called I, Jedi)
I, Jedi (only SW book in 1st person. Main character is Corran Horn who is one of my favorite characters and is in the NJO series so you may understand him a bit more in that series if you read this book.)
The Crystal Star *********** (this is a completely OPTIONAL book! My advice: Don't read it. I read two chapters of this book and i couldn't stand it! save yourself the misery and stay away from this book!)
The New Rebellion* (Great read, read it if you want, doesn't matter if you don't)
The Hand of Thrawn Duology (Great books and would definitely read) Includes:
-Specter of the Past
-Vision of the Future
Survivor's Quest and Fool's Bargain* (Read it if you want, they're mostly about Luke and Mara, though not a necessary read.)
Junior Jedi Knights Series and the Young Jedi Knights Series* (Both series I have not read yet and I don't know if I want to. They might be good but I don't know. Either way, I haven't read them and I have had no trouble understanding the New Jedi Order series. Not going to list them cause there is a lot and a waste of time if you really wanna read Legacy as much as I do!)
The New Jedi Order Series (This series is required if you have any hope of understanding the Legacy of the Force Series. But not to worry, it is absolutely great! There are a few if not many depressing moments but there is some happy moments. There's lots of action, with either x-wings, blasters, or lightsabers. There is also a lot of philosophical stuff about how one should use the Force, in which I find rather interesting. I can't express how much I am enjoying this series, and I hope you like it as much as I do at the moment)
Includes:
-Vector Prime
-Dark Tide I: Onslaught
-Dark Tide II: Ruin
-Agents of Chaos: Hero's Trial
-Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse
-Balance Point
-Recovery (e-book you might be able to find online, but is included as the prologue in the paperback version of star by star)
-Edge of Victory: Conquest
-Edge of Victory: Rebirth
-Star by Star
-Dark Journey
-Enemy Lines: Rebel Dream
-Enemy Lines: Rebel Stand
-Traitor
-Destiny's Way
-Ylesia (e-book, you will have to find it online)
-Force Heretic: Remnant
-Force Heretic: Refugee
-Force Heretic: Reunion
-The Final Prophecy
-The Unifying Force
The Dark Nest Trilogy (I heard this trilogy is really good and i am looking forward to reading it. I assume this is a bridge between the NJO and the Legacy series so I would read this b4 Legacy.)
Includes:
-The Joiner King
-The Unseen Queen
-The Swarm War
Legacy of the Force (And here's the series you want to read and I can hardly wait to read!)
Includes:
-Betrayal
-Bloodlines
-Tempest
-Exile
-Sacrifice
-Inferno
-Fury
-Revelation
-Invincible
Well there you go, those are my recommendations of what to read and I hope I was helpful! And sorry it was so long I kinda got carried away and I have nothing to do at the moment except answer questions! Anyway I hope you enjoy the books!
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Chris addresses “John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra”. First, they play a piece that I believe is from Star Wars, and then they do the theme to the People’s Court. What is the name of the first piece they play?
That particular piece of music is called "Binary Sunset". On the soundtrack to SW Episode 4 ANH, the whole track is called "The Hologram/Binary Sunset."
I have all of the next gen console systems and I was wondering. Which one should I buy the new star wars game for. The wii might be fun, but the ps3 might have the best graphic. Please need some suggestions.
Well I don't know but i got it for the Wii and well i can't stop thinking about it or playing it it's so cool to use force push just by forcing my nunchuk out and also you can use force grip by holding Z (which picks them up with force) and then you turn the nunchuk over which strangles them. it so cool man i'm gunna go play it right now!!