Hundreds of
Star Wars deleted scenes from the original are now featured in a documentary entitled
Star Wars: Deleted Magic that was put together by
Garrett Gilchrist.
Gilchrist is a filmmaker and artist who is also a diehard fan of
Star Wars. In 2005, Gilchrist went through thousands of interviews, deleted and incomplete scenes, and making-of footage to create a two-hour documentary called
Star Wars: Deleted Magic.
In 2009, the filmmaker revisited the documentary and added never before seen table reads and alternate
takes.
He had the following to say about the revisited version of
Star Wars: Deleted Magic:
“This was a big hit on the ‘net back in 2005, and was revisited in 2009. A very detailed look behind the scenes at how messy the making of Star Wars was, and how it was famously saved in the editing room, it inspired two unofficial followups by another editor – Building Empire and Returning to Jedi.Lots of unusual things here- any rarities or fan projects I’ve collected or created.”
He went on to explain:
“‘Deleted Magic’ is a feature-length documentary about the deleted scenes of the Star Wars trilogy, and about how the movies we know and love were made and edited together. It is taken from information, sources and home videos officially released by Lucasfilm. This project is not an official Lucasfilm project — it is an unofficial, not-for-profit research project, done in the spirit of fun by a Star Wars fan to be both informative and entertaining.”
The two videos posted on Vimeo had received millions of views, but it appears that they have been deleted.
Hopefully
Star Wars: Deleted Magic will be posted again.
