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Informative about the "Star Wars"
Great portions fascinating facts about the world famous film saga "Star Wars". Very cool!
Let's start with the fact that their creation of "Star Wars" owe a car crash, which hit George Lucas in high school. Actually, he wanted to be a racing driver, so sold all his toys and bought a used "Fiat", which drove around the neighborhood with difficulty observing traffic rules. Of course, it ended in failure - "Fiat" Lucas almost collided head-on with a small truck, and just lying on a hospital bed, he suddenly had the idea of "power" - a kind of religion, professed knights and space through which the good is able to withstand evil on a universal scale. After that, Lucas stopped thinking about racing and decided to become a director.
It's hard to believe now, but the "Star Wars" nobody wanted to shoot, absolutely all Hollywood studios idea Lucas considered a failure, and the XX Century Fox agreed to start shooting only after Lucas refused fee.
His first film - TiEychIks 11 38 - Lucas shot just because he asked for Francis Ford Coppola, he convinced the studio Warner Bros. that Lucas talent. And when Lucas started filming, Coppola - happiness - donated 777 777 dollars. The film flopped.
As for the name - TiEychIks 11 38, that is connected with this is another interesting fact. This fad Lucas. These letters and numbers are found in all his films. In particular, in the first episode, 11, 38 is written on the back of a battle droid that takes captive Jar Jar Binks, and that is clearly visible in the frame. A technique to improve the showing of films in cinemas, developed in one of the companies Lucas called TiEychIks.
Special effects. Their number increases nearly exponentially. In 4 (ie 1st) episode, there were 545, a 5-m (ie 2nd) - 763, in the 6th - 942, and in The Phantom Menace effects were present in thousands nine hundred two thousand scenes of dvuskhot. As for "Attack of the Clones", it is generally a solid special effects: no computer processing cost only 250 frames.
"Attack of the Clones" - the first film in the history of film, shot entirely on digital video camera, there is not one inch of this film. Because of this, it costs less: only $ 100 million instead of 115, who spent "Phantom Menace."
Lucas own digital studio, and have special effects from Lucas is very fashionable in Hollywood.
And then, if we are talking about money, in 2000, the company's revenues Lucasfilm $ 2 billion. This is more than the revenue part of the budget of Estonia.
How much can you earn only on "Star Wars." At this point in the world sold about 15 000 kinds of different toys dedicated to "Star Wars." Only plastic figures of characters sold about 250 million, and was considered the only ones that have been sold under license. Playing cards "Star Wars" can be purchased for $ 6, the helmet of Darth Vader - 129, 95 and Jedi lightsabers - for $ 349. To buy all the toys, dedicated to the "Star Wars", you will need no less than 10 000 dollars.
The most desirable place for all venerable directors in America - George Lucas is a ranch in Northern California. He bought it in the mid-80s, and built there a real studio. It was there filming their movies Spielberg, Dante, Zemeckis and Cameron. Before the premiere of "Attack of the Clones" on this ranch for the first time allowed journalists and fans. Ranch called "Skywalker».
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Let's start with the fact that their creation of "Star Wars" owe a car crash, which hit George Lucas in high school. Actually, he wanted to be a racing driver, so sold all his toys and bought a used "Fiat", which drove around the neighborhood with difficulty observing traffic rules. Of course, it ended in failure - "Fiat" Lucas almost collided head-on with a small truck, and just lying on a hospital bed, he suddenly had the idea of "power" - a kind of religion, professed knights and space through which the good is able to withstand evil on a universal scale. After that, Lucas stopped thinking about racing and decided to become a director.
It's hard to believe now, but the "Star Wars" nobody wanted to shoot, absolutely all Hollywood studios idea Lucas considered a failure, and the XX Century Fox agreed to start shooting only after Lucas refused fee.
His first film - TiEychIks 11 38 - Lucas shot just because he asked for Francis Ford Coppola, he convinced the studio Warner Bros. that Lucas talent. And when Lucas started filming, Coppola - happiness - donated 777 777 dollars. The film flopped.
As for the name - TiEychIks 11 38, that is connected with this is another interesting fact. This fad Lucas. These letters and numbers are found in all his films. In particular, in the first episode, 11, 38 is written on the back of a battle droid that takes captive Jar Jar Binks, and that is clearly visible in the frame. A technique to improve the showing of films in cinemas, developed in one of the companies Lucas called TiEychIks.
Special effects. Their number increases nearly exponentially. In 4 (ie 1st) episode, there were 545, a 5-m (ie 2nd) - 763, in the 6th - 942, and in The Phantom Menace effects were present in thousands nine hundred two thousand scenes of dvuskhot. As for "Attack of the Clones", it is generally a solid special effects: no computer processing cost only 250 frames.
"Attack of the Clones" - the first film in the history of film, shot entirely on digital video camera, there is not one inch of this film. Because of this, it costs less: only $ 100 million instead of 115, who spent "Phantom Menace."
Lucas own digital studio, and have special effects from Lucas is very fashionable in Hollywood.
And then, if we are talking about money, in 2000, the company's revenues Lucasfilm $ 2 billion. This is more than the revenue part of the budget of Estonia.
How much can you earn only on "Star Wars." At this point in the world sold about 15 000 kinds of different toys dedicated to "Star Wars." Only plastic figures of characters sold about 250 million, and was considered the only ones that have been sold under license. Playing cards "Star Wars" can be purchased for $ 6, the helmet of Darth Vader - 129, 95 and Jedi lightsabers - for $ 349. To buy all the toys, dedicated to the "Star Wars", you will need no less than 10 000 dollars.
The most desirable place for all venerable directors in America - George Lucas is a ranch in Northern California. He bought it in the mid-80s, and built there a real studio. It was there filming their movies Spielberg, Dante, Zemeckis and Cameron. Before the premiere of "Attack of the Clones" on this ranch for the first time allowed journalists and fans. Ranch called "Skywalker».
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