Homework 1/27/11

      This week, I am helping out with the yearbook pictures. Jessie, Stephanie, Aquarius and I went to the soccer game in order to take pictures. I will upload them to schooloop tonight, in order to have them ready for Friday. Nicky and I will also be trying to take pictures of Student Council and try to upload those as well.


                                           Star Wars Questionare Paragraph

   In the movie, Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back",  the Death Wars was a code name for a poweful weapon that had the efficiency to destroy entire planets. Of course this issued a sense of terror of anihilation to any planets that dare commit treason. The Death Star had been under a secret construction under the command of Emperial commander, Grand Moff Tarkin, before being discovered by Rebel Alliance spies. The Death Star was actually used to destroy Pincess Leia's peaceful world of Aldeeran, completely turning it into ash and debri.

    However, before this happened, Princess Leia had stored all of the technical schematics, or contruction plans of a  Death Star. She hid it inside R2-D2's memory card, in order to keep it safe. Because of this, Darth Vader along with all of his stormtroopers chased her around the galaxy with the goal of being able to obtain these schematics. ON the other hand, the Alliance Rebels along with Princess Leia had vital information of how to destroy the Death Star now that they had these plans on their side.

   Luke Skywalker plays a very important role in this movie because he is a very important member of the Rebel Alliance leading a war against the Galactic Empire. Luke is actually Princess Leia's frateral twin brother, without having any type of knowledge about it. He trained with the Jedi master Obi Wan Kanobi in order to become a Jedi himself. Turns out, Luke was also the one who triggered th final detruction of the Death Star itself.

Book Selection Hw

     We were assigned to choose a book relating to the topic we are currently learning, the development of LucasFilm or of George Lucas himself. To tell you the truth, we were all rushing, so therefore I didn't find enough time to actually pick a book. However this one in specific, captured my eye, with its titlle, Take Ten Years (1970's) by Clint Twist. I knew it would refer to a specifc point in time in general, so it spiked my interest. The book I decided on captivated my attention while I was reading, for it took me back to the beginnnings of the 1970's. The cool thing was, it not only talked about the movie, Star Wars or American Graffitti, but about the tragic or important happenings throughout the world. I think this helped me make a connection from the movies George Lucas created or directed, to the year they were made in. It made me realize their true impact on their audience.

Star Wars V: Plot Summary HW

   The film, Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back, begins with a setting of a frozen, remote ice planet called Hoth. Luke Skywalker along with others of the Rebel Alliance have been forced into hiding in this cold, terrible place. During his turn patrolling around the base camp, Luke find a curious meteor crash. At the exact moment, he gets attacked by Wampa (the snow monster), and taken as its prisoner. At the same time, Darth Vader, who is obsessed with trapping Luke Skywalker, have already landed in the planet Hoth along with his Storm Troopers.
    Trying to escape from the Wampa, Luke is able to use his lightsaber to cut out his arm. However, he isn't resistant to the freezing weather outside of the Wampa's cave. Just before he collapses, the spirit of his late mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi materializes, instructing him to had towards the planet Dagobah, in order to train the Jedi master, Yoda.
     Han Solo, Luke's friend, is able to rescue him, before he's warned that Darth Vader had ordered an attack on their base (on Hoth), after finally locating it. Han Solo, along with princess Leia escape on a ship called the Millennium Falcon towards hyperspace, with the help of their friends, C-3PO and Chewbacca. Luke is also able to escape from Hoth with R2-D2, and accidentally crash lands on Dagobah, where he meets Yoda. He is immediately put under intensive training, but not for long. Luke has a vision of his friends, Han and Lei in danger. So against his master's advice, he leaves to help them, under swearing an oath to return.
     I find this movie very captivating, for it's like a time warp, a window that lets me see how people from the 1980's were able to enjoy this film. It gives me a chance to be able to appreciate it more, under its circumstances. It's true that technology has evolved a lot since that movie was last made, but you have to admit that for a film created back then, it's pretty amazing. All that puppetry or special affects were still being introduced in the world of film making. I think they did a great job of putting it all together. The music also has a special quality of tying the whole movie together. In overall, I'm really enjoying this film, and can't wait to finish watching it!

George Lucas Biography Assignment

    Born to Dorothy Lucas and George Lucas (father), George Walton Lucas (son) was born in Modesto, California on May 14, 1944.  However, his passion for filmmaking did not start at an early age. In fact, George began with an interest on the race track, and dreamed of becoming a race car driver. Yet this only drove him to a near fatal accident on June 12, 1962. He decided to attend Modesto Junior College, in which he developed his love for cinematography. After displaying characteristics of a promising photographer, he transferred to the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts to pursue his passion.

     After graduating with a bachelor degree in fine arts in film in 1967, George Lucas re-enrolled himself in USC as a graduate student. He went on to direct films such as Electronic Labyrinth, which won first prize at the National Student Film Festival. He was later on awarded by the Warner Brothers, with a student scholarship and given opportunity to work on a film of his choosing. 

    George Lucas obtained his own production company in the year 1971, named Lucas Film. Around 1977, George Lucas went on to create one of the most successful movies of all time, Star Wars. He also took part as executive producer and story writer in the Indiana Jones movie as well. As the years went by, newly developed technology encouraged George Lucas to make use of to enhance the Star Wars movie series. Currently, he is still one of the best film producers, screenwriters, and directors of our time. George Lucas is also one of the most financially successful independent producers, holding an approximately wealth of $3 billion dollars.

Star Wars Goofs Do now

    This movie Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back, is the fifth episode of the series. Since this movie was made almost 30 years ago, the technology enforced on the movie cannot be compared to what we use nowadays. Therefore, many Continuity goofs were made, without actually being known. This movie starts out with Luke Skywalker in the blizzard/snow scene. He gets attacked by a white monster, and then kidnapped. He wakes up hanging up from the ceiling, and desperately tries to get back down to grab his light saber when the monster comes back in.