George Lucas On the Evolution of Digital Film

George Lucas discusses the history and development of professional digital filmmaking and how he utilized it in the most recent Star Wars films.

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[ninelivecat]

I love George and how he has constantly and consistently improved Cinema His Legacy will surely be Star Wars but in actual fact he has changed Cinema and continus to change it for the better

[tvmessiah]

this guy is the mozart of cinema

[pigin007]

The precuels where bad, acting and story, there was no soul in them, and dont let me start on the fucking midiclorians.

[WinstonSmith144]

"Special Effects are just a tool. A means of telling a story. People tend to confuse them as the end itself." - George Lucas. It's so sad to read this quote, and then look at him now.

[123backinyerface]

1st 3 Star Wars (last 3) were good, the rest were utter shit, they would have made better cartoons than actual movies considering the amount of CGI in them. The scripts were shit, the acting was shit. Nuff said.

[YettiYogiBear]

But what about puppets!??!

[maidenjapan66]

@malows1234 I kinda agree with you, I hated the prequels but he has done good things. Its a love/hate thing for me.

[BrightSkyFilms]

@malows1234 well he directed American Graffiti which was a big hit, and if it wasn't for his special effects company movies like Jurassic Park wouldn't have been as good. oh and he helped Create Indiana Jones!

[malows1234]

@ninelivecat absolutely nothing monumental. but here is the thing, i have done nothing and i am rightfully not called a legend or touted to have a legacy. i am a simple guy with a simple job living life. but noone gives UNDESERVED praise of having a legacy. see the difference? lucas hasn't done shit, He got lucky with star wars, it was a complete fluke, no way in hell someone with talent made phanthom menace. NO WAY. lucas is a greedy fat bussinessman, nothing more. all his fanbois should stop.

[ninelivecat]

@malows1234 Ok so what have you done hotshot ?

[malows1234]

@tvmessiah his legacy includes re-releasing the same movie 89 times while his bank account gets bigger and bigger. if there ever was a sellout in film, goerge lucas takes the crown by a long shot. anyone who calls this man an artist has their head up their ass. YOU KNOW I AM RIGHT. he made one good film, ONE SINGLE FILM. he didn't even direct the others, and the prequels he did direct were horseshit. COME ON DEFEND HIM, if thats possible. mozart on the other hand wrote masterful symphonies.

[malows1234]

@ninelivecat lol his legacy, his legacy includes re-releasing the same movie 89 times while his bank account gets bigger and bigger. if there ever was a sellout in film, goerge lucas takes the crown by a long shot. anyone who calls this man an artist has their head up their ass. YOU KNOW I AM RIGHT. he made one good film, ONE SINGLE FILM. he didn't even direct the others, and the prequels he did direct were horseshit. COME ON DEFEND HIM, if thats possible.