Synopsis:

Dueling with Fate is a 13-part docu-series on the making and production of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. The docu-series chronicles the entire behind the scenes process on the beginning of the Prequel Trilogy. Several hours of interviews from the cast and crew, featurettes, webisodes, outtakes, raw footage from on-set and inside the production have been edited and combined together to create.

Intentions:

Same with my Episode II documentary. all of the Making-Of and Behind the Scenes content for the prequels and this film especially are stretched and broken up on multiple discs on multiple formats and even content exclusive to starwars.com, there isn't any easy way to watch all of it without needing to switch things around. So I sought out to make a definitive documentary, in the vein of Empire of Dreams, that you could sit down and watch to understand the process behind the making of the film.

Change List:

The series is split up into 13-parts, as 5 hours cant be done in one sitting. Part 1 - Prequel Prelude All about George Lucas writing the film from 1994-1997, and some of his hopes for the upcoming trilogy, of which he was not considering directing at all. Part 2 - Rebuilding a Galaxy The 2nd part is all about the pre-production of the film, looking into the storyboarding, production meetings, prop and set building, as well as the first table reading of the script with all cast members. Part 3 - Casting and Characters Casting director Robin Gurland and George Lucas discuss the characters and the actors behind them. Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) and Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) feature as they also talk about their characters. Part 4 - The World of Naboo Doug Chang and the art department explore the world of Naboo, both the surface Theed City and the underwater Gungan City. Almost everything on the planet is discussed, the battle droids, the minutes that make up the cities, the designs and the creatures. Part 5 - CGI Characters Jar Jar, Watto and Sebulba star as the production team and cast talk about the difficulties in bringing the first all CG Character to life both on set and in post-production. Part 6 - A Planet Called Tatooine Travelling back to Tatooine, the production aims to recreate the desert planet. It also discusses the challenges of building a new R2-D2, making Anakin's hobble, and the storms of the Tunisan desert almost ruining and delaying filming. Part 7 - Now This is Podracing The Bonta Eve Classic hosted at The Mos Espa Arena as well as Podracing is explored from its initial designing and storyboarding, to CG Animatics, and the final visual effects extravaganza. Part 8 - Coruscant and Costuming The challenges of bringing an all-city planet to life are detailed, as well as all the lavish costumes featured in the film, especially the Queen's wardrobe. An exploration of what an Assistant Director does on a Star Wars set is also shown. Part 9 - The Digital Battlefront The production behind the Gungan vs Droid battle during the climax of the film, the motion capture used as well as the surprising practical effects during an almost entirely CG sequence. Part 10 - The Great Duel The development of the final duel with Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Maul. From everything to choreography, stunts and Ewan McGregor choosing his own lightsaber. Part 11 - Sound and Score George discusses the audio side of film production, including the making of John William's score (with the chorus for Duel of the Fates) as well as the sound and foley production headed by Ben Burtt. Part 12 - Editing and Deleted Magic All about the then-modern non-linear editing as well as the deleted and unused scenes cut from the final film, and why they aren't in the film. Part 13 - Anticipation and Release.

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Other Sources:

TV SPECIALS Star Wars - The Magic and the Mystery (1997) Star Wars - An MTV Special (1997) From Star Wars to Star Wars - The Story of Industrial Light and Magic (1999) Omnibus S37E09 - A Long Time Ago - The Story of Star Wars (1999) AMC Cinema Secrets - S01E04 - Epic Battles (2000) DVD FEATURETTES Costume Design Fights Story Visual Effects STARWARS.COM WEBISODES All I Need is an Idea Assistant Director Bad Droid Karma Boys in Paradise Costume Drama Home Sweet Home It’s Like War Now Movie Music Prime of the Jedi This is a Creature Film Thousands of Things Three Thousand Anakins MISC. STARWARS.COM CONTENTS Casting Director Depth Interview Outtakes Naboo Soldier One Day to Go Podracing Something Out of Nothing Sound The Fall Watto BLU-RAY COLLECTION INTERVIEWS Darth Maul Costume Pre-Senate Address Costume Queen Amidala Senate Costume Senate Guard Costume Full-Sized Battle Droid Jar Jar Maquette Naboo Starfighter Model Republic Cruiser Sando Aqua Monster Trade Federation Battleship.

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