Star Wars The Phenomenon

Star Wars The Phenomenon Leon, Lewis, Taylor, Tyler, and Vicki

History

Released 1977 6 Movies Deal with Disney Generations of Fans 2015 Episode VII Begins

The Beginning: George Lucas, who is he?

Growing up Childhood Hero's Neighborhood Games His Family His Accidents Racing Habits

What inspired him.

His Idols Comic Hero’s Directors and Actors His Life

Film School

How he got to school Projects THX1138 Awards

Early Creations

THX 1138 American Graffiti Work in progress’s with Coppola

Apocalypse Now

Production: The Crew that made it happen

Joseph Campbell Alan Ladd, Jr. Alan Dean Foster Francis Ford Coppola Kenner Products John Williams ILM  Elstree Studios

The Idea Tank

His Notebook A Friend Name Wookie Spielberg and Coppola His Wife

Characters: Tryouts and Before and After

Luke Princess Leia Han Solo/ Wookiee C3PO R2D2 Darth Vadar

What went wrong?

The first film cut Firing Editor Reshooting Scenes Moving Release Date

Opening Night

Only showed in 32 theatres Lines around the Block Broke the Box Office More Bookings Returning Customers

Merchandise

Kenner Products Action Figures Make Your own Merchandise

Sequels?!?

Originally 12 episode Lucas almost refused 3 years later? Empire Strikes Back Spoilers?

After Affects: Sci-Fi World

Catch a slice of Fame Star War’s stayed in theatres for months Countries making Sci-Fi's while the going was good

Copy Cats & Fan Fictions

Star Pilot 2069: A Sex Odyssey The Humanoid Saturn 3 Star Beast (Alien)

Comic Con & Obi Wan Ranch

Introduced Movie Panels Help start Comic Con popularity Fan based Ranch Biggest collection in the world

501st Troopers

One Man Cosplay Meeting Troopers Starting Clubs Adding Vadar Marching to Star Wars parades Meeting Lucas International Memberships How to be a Member

Movies Star Wars Inspired

Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan (1982) Battlestar Galatica Jim Cameron

Titanic Avatar Terminator

Indian Jones

George Lucas production Harrison Ford Trilogy Now Saga A One Man Hero

Star Trek vs. Star Wars

Star Trek TV Show Science Fiction/ History Photon torpedoes 5 year learning expedition

Star Wars Film Space Fantasy/ Opera Light saber Defeat The Empire

Battlestar Galatica

The Show Asking Lucas Lawsuit 1 Season Show The Remake

The Saga

Episode IV: A New Hope Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Episode I: The Phantom Menace Episode II: Attack of the Clones Episode III: Revenge of the Sith The Clone Wars

Welcome to Disney

 The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012 The Force Awakens is produced by Walt Disney Pictures Began the Third Trilogy

Episode VII

The seventh installment  The story is set approximately 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983) Will be the first film in the planned third Star Wars trilogy Scheduled for release on December 18, 2015

Fin

Our Force The Fandom Growing up Jedi vs.. Sith

Any Questions?

Thank you for you time. May the Force be with you.