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The Editing of Star Wars: How Cutting Created a Classic

"The 1977 release of Star Wars (later subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope) transformed modern cinema, but its survival depended entirely on a high-stakes salvage operation in the editing room. Faced with a confusing first cut, studio skepticism, and a ticking release clock, a team of pioneering editors reshaped George Lucas’s raw footage, using aggressive pacing, parallel action, and innovative sound integration to forge a cinematic classic out of near-disaster. The Genesis of a Crisis: The Rough Cut of 1976 To understand how the editing of Star Wars created a classic, one must first examine the state of the film in late 1976. George Lucas had as..."

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