The Marcia Lucas Effect | Star Wars documentary | The Jedi Beat
On this episode of The Jedi Beat, Jennifer Landa takes a closer look at Marcia Lucas and her editing career. How did she shape the story of Star Wars: A New Hope? What fueled her passion for editing? And how was she a “secret weapon” for the story of Star Wars?
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Intro 00:00
Marcia Lucas childhood 00:44
Becoming film librarian 02:12
Marcia meets Verna Fields 03:43
Meeting George Lucas 04:11
Enter Francis Ford Coppola 07:33
Marcia and George become newlyweds 09:12
THX 1138 and American Graffiti 10:08
Marcia Lucas and Marty Scorsese 11:47
The trouble with Star Wars 13:32
The three Star Wars editors 15:19
What does an editor do? 15:46
Obi-Wan Kenobi lives? 16:32
Ben Burtt on Marcia’s skills 18:39
Death Star trench run scene 19:34
Star Wars at the Academy Awards 20:30
Duwayne Dunham on Marcia Lucas 21:41
Marcia Lucas on the original Raiders of the Lost Ark ending 22:13
Marcia Lucas and USC 24:20
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