long time ago, in the far galaxy, the Congress of the Galactic Republic was engaged in a fierce debate over the taxation of the interstellar trade channel. The greedy trade alliance sent invincible warships in an attempt to block all goods destined for Naboo and kidnapped Naboo. Amidala, the queen of Buxing, forced her to sign an agreement to sell the interests of Naboo.
With the help of Anakin and the Ganger chat, Naboo defeated the robot troops of the trade alliance and the Sith warrior, but Kui he was just brute Moore took his life. Obi-Wan's wishes in accordance with Qui-Gon, Anakin income for the believers. but he can not imagine how it became his disciples after growing up to the evil Darth Vader ...
line When people were seeking to repair parts of the ship, they suddenly discovered that an Anakin Skywalker with a powerful force was also on this planet. On the other hand, Queen Amidala was rejected after attempting to negotiate an agreement with the Republic, so she had to gather the remaining troops and the Jedi Knights to officially declare war on the Dark Lord and launch an interstellar counterattack. In
one sentence
, the target audience of this film should be It’s those 10-year-old children and long-term Star Wars fans.
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spectacular action scenes of the BBC are amazing.
—— "Apollo Guide"
Lucas pushed the Star Wars movie to the edge, so it seems that in the future The Star Wars movie should be a computer game
.-"New York Daily News"
behind-the-scenes producer
George Lucas began writing the Star Wars Prequel trilogy on November 1, 1994, and the script was adapted from his completion in 1976 Synopsis, this 15-page synopsis was originally designed by Lucas to trace the background and events of the characters in the Star Wars trilogy. The original title of the film was "The Beginning", which was later changed by Lucas "The Phantom Menace", alluding to Senator Palpatine's long hidden ambition to become emperor.
While Lucas started the script, the art director Gavin Barquette also began to design thousands of props and sets in the film. The whole process took two years. In order to give the Jedi a new style of action, the producer asked Come to senior stuntman Nick Gillard (Nick Gillard) as the stunt coordinator. In Gillard's view, the battle scene using lightsaber should be as tight as chess. Due to the limited length of lightsaber, Jedi Knights All swordsmanship styles are bound to be integrated, including the various schools of Japanese kendo. When training Liam Neeson and Ivan McGregor, each action scene conceived by Girard consists of 5 or 6 fragments. Each episode is 60 seconds long. The
film was shot on June 26, 1997 and finished on September 30 of the same year. In addition to the main set set at the Leavesden Film Studios in the United Kingdom, the film crew was still In the desert of Tunisia and the Caserta Palace in Italy, the Tatuni Star scene and the interior of the Naboo Palace were shot respectively. On the third night in the desert outside of Stozeur, Tunisia, a sudden sandstorm destroyed many sets and scenes. In order to repair the props as soon as possible, the crew revised the plan, and the filming in Tunisia was completed as scheduled. The
crew produced 9 R2-D2 models, 7 of which have the ability to walk. When shooting desert scenes, the standard specification R2 －D2 models are not only easy to run off, but also often fall into the sand. Because of similar problems before, Lucas decided to let Industrial Light and Magic and the British special effects department produce their own improved versions of R2-D2 models. Industrial Light Momo’s R2-D2 is equipped with two wheelchair motors, which are enough to propel 198 kilograms of weight; while the special effects department’s R2-D2 uses a brand-new drive system that can cope with desert road conditions. The former is used for set shooting in the studio. The participants were transported to Tunisia's location to show their talents in the desert.
Before the filming of the film, the visual effects director John Knoll previewed 3,500 plot series boards. Although Lucas was always by his side to explain simultaneously, Knoll was still at a loss and didn't know how to see everything. Presented on the big screen. Knoll finally decided to merge the original technology with the most advanced digital technology. To create some of the pictures in the film, Knoll and his visual effects team had to write an unprecedented new program. In addition. , The main creative staff also hoped that the CG characters and the real actors would be seamlessly connected, so when shooting scenes with CG characters, Lucas first let the corresponding voice actors dub on the spot, then let the real actors perform the same scene alone, and finally put the CG characters on the scene. Add in to complete the dialogue.
In order to publicize the first new Star Wars film in 16 years, Lucasfilm has spent $2 million to launch an advertising offensive. Faced with the overwhelming public opinion orientation, many filmmakers have evaded them for fear of their new films. It crashed with the film. However, DreamWorks and Universal, who had been courageous enough, still released "Love Letter" and "Notting Hill" respectively. As a result, the former lost miserably at the box office, and the latter became the second only to the film to become the second-place box office.
"Phantom Crisis" The premiere of'' can be described as a grand space.According to Chicago employment information company Challenger, Gray & Christmas, it is estimated that there are about 2.2 million full-time employees who are unable to work to see the film, directly causing economic losses of up to 293 million U.S. dollars. The Wall Street Journal 》It has been reported that because too many employees claimed to participate in the premiere of the new Star Wars film, many companies had to close their doors. The film’s premiere day in the United States was May 19, 1999, and fans who wanted to buy tickets early Long queues were lined up in front of major films a month ago. In order to avoid the situation of price bidding and difficulty in obtaining a ticket, the distributor once required theaters to sell tickets in advance after the film began. However, in the United States After consultations with the National Theatre Association, Lucas finally agreed to open the pre-sale on May 12, with a limit of 12 per person, so in the hands of the ticket sellers, each pre-sale ticket was fired up to 100 US dollars, and this is exactly the issue. business does not want to see.
the film is undoubtedly the most successful film in 1999, the North American box office over $ 400 million 31 million worldwide box office total of 900 million 24 million, ranking ninth in film history on the box office charts.
Highlights
The film set is built based on the actor's height, and the rest is filled by CG images. However, because Liam Neeson is 1.93 meters tall, the crew spent an extra $150,000 to expand the set to suit his height.
·Crew clothing department It took 8 weeks to design the costume of Queen Amidala in the throne room.
·The design of the spacecraft on which Queen Amidala escaped from Naboo was inspired by the SR-71" black produced by Lockheed Martin in the United States. "Bird" strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
·In order to ensure the authenticity of the collision scene in the Speed Shuttle competition in the film, the special effects team
of the film crew has studied the crash video of the NASCAR game. ·This film is the first movie to use Dolby Surround EX.
·Director George Lucas said that some of the shots in the film were shot with DV, and I believe no one can tell.
·George Lucas and Fox have reached the same agreement as when filming "Star Wars IV: A New Hope" According to the agreement, if the final editing rights and all toys and related commercial products can be enjoyed, Lucas will give up the film chips that he deserves as a director.
Shortly after the film began, the roar of the water monster actually originated from the sound designer's 3-year-old daughter The cry
of The Speed Shuttle. The plot in the Speed Shuttle Contest is very similar to the 1975 Norwegian animated film "Precipice Racing".
When the ending subtitles disappear, the black warrior's gasps can be heard.
The first film was released on DVD Star Wars movie.
·In preparation for the final exam, Natalie Portman had no time to attend the premiere of the film in New York.
·The first trailer of the film was extremely popular. To prevent illegal sales, 20th Century Fox I warned the theater to return the trailer and poster in time, otherwise the collaboration will be terminated.
Darth Moore rarely blinks in the film, because the contact lens worn by Ray Parker who plays him is difficult to blink.
Although Liam Neeson He completed most of the stunts himself, but he still has three stand-ins on the set.
Michael Angrano had hoped to play Anakin when he was young.
·The visual effects director John Knoll guest starred in the film the Naboo star pilot who was killed by the trade league attack.
·The film is 133 minutes long, only 10 to 15 minutes without special effects.
·Kenneth Branagh Was the first candidate to play Obi-Wan.
·This film is the last film released with LD.
·After makeup, Natalie Portman and her stand-in Keira Knightley are almost indistinguishable, Even Knightley’s mother, who came to the studio to visit, can’t tell.
· Benicio del Toro was the first person to play Darth Moore, and he later deleted Moore’s majority because of George Lucas The line decided to quit.
· In order to create the effect of the audience's voice in the Speed Shuttle, sound designer Ben Belt went to the San Francisco 49ers football game to record the sound effects.
· Steven Spielberg in During the filming of ``Saving Private Ryan,'' he visited the British set of the film. The
piercing lens
Darth Moore was holding a lightsaber when he was killed, but after the lens was switched, his lightsaber was missing.
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