It's All for Real: The Stunts of Episode III (Video 2005)

Director:

Tippy Bushkin

Stars:

Ben Burtt, Hayden Christensen, Nick Gillard

Cast

Credited cast:
Ben Burtt	...	Himself
Hayden Christensen	...	Himself
Nick Gillard	...	Himself
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Himself
George Lucas	...	Himself
Rick McCallum	...	Himself
Ian McDiarmid	...	Himself
Ewan McGregor	...	Himself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bald | sword duel | sword | wooden sword | making a film | 

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

11 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This featurette is on the 2-Disc DVD for _Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)_.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

User Reviews

Some of the fights really *are* real

One of my(and I would guess, many others') main complaints regarding the prequel trilogy, in particular parts two and three, were the heavy usage of CGI. No more sets, little of the action is "live", heck, quite a few of the people aren't even real, but animated. I was quite happy to learn that the fight scenes in Episode III, with the obvious exclusion of one particular fighter, was actually really done. Live action. Some stunt people, yes, but at least it was actual, living people. And this will also reveal to you that certain fighters, whom you may not(I certainly didn't, especially for one of them) have expected to have done their own fighting, actually did. Featured are various interview snippets, with the actors and film-makers describing the process, the training, and the apparently rather talented and helpful stunt coordinator Nick Gillard. One thing that definitely earns him respect is that he prefers to do it for real, without computer enhancing. At about eleven minutes, this is a concise featurette. I recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the movie and wanted to find out how much was real, as well as any fellow fan of the light-saber duels. 7/10