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Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy

Edited by J. W. Rinzler; foreword by Joe Johnston; introduction by Nilo Rodis-Jamero

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Summary

J. W. Rinzler gathers storyboards for the original Star Wars trilogy, including early concepts and scenes that did not reach the films. The book presents work by Joe Johnston, Alex Tavoularis, Ivor Beddoes, Roy Carnon and Ralph McQuarrie. It follows visual planning across the films’ major sequences. Joe Johnston contributes the foreword and Nilo Rodis-Jamero the introduction.

  • SourceStar Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy — source record · Product description: archive boards, early concepts/deleted scenes, artists; byline/credits; UK hardcover 1 June 2014; ISBN.

Why read it Our view

Use the boards to examine how an action or story idea is broken into a sequence that a team can make. Compare early, deleted and final scene plans to study the value of visual planning before production.

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  • George LucasProduction-history subject
    This collection documents the visual planning behind Lucas’s original films. The artists, editor and partial contributors are credited separately.
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