Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> What I can't figure out is how the hell they did the *original* 
>> effects in the film...
> 
> They used a wooden dowel wrapped with reflective tape. You'll notice 
> that almost every time it "extends" in the original Episode IV movie, 
> they're lifting it up, or turning it to the side, or doing something 
> else that lets the perspective work out such that it looks like it's 
> getting longer.
> 
> Then, you sit down and have someone with an xacto knife scratch the film 
> on each frame where the blade is and then paint over it.

So... the actors are just waving wooden sticks, and the effect was 
actually painted onto the original film negatives by hand? o_O

I guess that explains why the blade shimmers slightly...

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