The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001)
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams' music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.
Director: Jon Shenk
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George Lucas as Self |
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Jake Lloyd as Self |
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Steven Spielberg as Self |
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Ewan McGregor as Self |
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Ahmed Best as Self |
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Rick McCallum as Self |
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Pernilla August as Self |
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Ray Park as Self |
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Ian McDiarmid as Self |
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Liam Neeson as Self |
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John Fensom as Self |
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Frank Oz as Self |
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John Williams as Self |
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Doug Chiang as Self |
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Lewis Macleod as Self |
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Natalie Portman as Self |
| Camera | Jon Shenk | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jon Shenk | Director |
| Editing | Josh Peterson | Editor |
| Sound | Guy Hake | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mark Becker | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Mark Becker | Additional Editing |
| Sound | Steve Limonoff | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Will Harvey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Bob Campbell | Colorist |
| Editing | Loren Sorensen | Online Editor |
| Editing | Tony Kaplan | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Kristin Howard | Assistant Editor |