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The phenomenal success of George Lucas's first Star Wars trilogy quite simply revolutionized the cinema; but what sets Lucas's films apart from their legion of imitators is the quality of their screenplays. Lucas originally intended this trilogy to be a single film, but the epic scope of the story (combining hi-tech, sci-fi cinephilia with elements of Arthurian myth and mysticism) demanded that it be split into three. The first panel of the triptych is A New Hope. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, young Luke Skywalker leads a dull, isolated existence on his uncle's homestead. One day, two androids, C3PO and R2D2, show up bearing a message from Princess Leia, the leader of the rebel forces engaged in a struggle against the vicious tryranny of the Empire - as personified by the rasping presence of Darth Vader. The message leads Luke to realize his heritage as a Jedi Knight. He sets out on a wild adventure across the galaxy and, together with Leia and rogue pilot Han Solo, attempts to thwart the Empire by destroying its menacing base of operations: the Death Star.

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"""Cinematography is not about technology. It's about art, it's about taste. In the end it's about understanding your craft."" - GEORGE LUCAS """"FRAMES"" is about allowing the reader the time and the space to examine fully that (""cinematography"") craft."" - J.W. RINZLER, Executive Editor, LucasFilm Author of ""The Making of Star Wars"""

Cinematography is not about technology. It's about art, it's about taste. In the end it's about understanding your craft. - GEORGE LUCAS FRAMES is about allowing the reader the time and the space to examine fully that ( cinematography ) craft. - J.W. RINZLER, Executive Editor, LucasFilmAuthor of The Making of Star Wars

Cinematography is not about technology. It's about art, it's about taste. In the end it's about understanding your craft. - GEORGE LUCAS FRAMES is about allowing the reader the time and the space to examine fully that ( cinematography ) craft. - J.W. RINZLER, Executive Editor, LucasFilm Author of The Making of Star Wars

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