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was released in 1980, the episode number, "Episode V", and subtitle "THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" appeared as the first two lines of the opening crawl. To match its sequel's crawl, the episode number "Episode IV" and subtitle "A NEW HOPE" were added for the film's theatrical re-release in April 1981. The
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for standard-definition television) versions of the films, the full lines of text are cut off on the sides until they have scrolled further onto the screen. As a result, by the time the full lines are visible, the text is much smaller and harder to read. In addition, the viewer also has less time
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films were accomplished by filming physical models laid out on the floor. The models were approximately 60 cm (2') wide and 1.80 m (6') long. The crawl effect was accomplished by the camera moving longitudinally along the model. It was difficult and time-consuming to achieve a smooth
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retains "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...", but then immediately cuts to the opening scene with no crawl. At the end of the opening scene, the title "ROGUE ONE" recedes against a star field, like the "STAR WARS" title of the main series, then there is a cut to the next scene.
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came about. "The crawl is such a hard thing because you have to be careful that you're not using too many words that people don't understand. It's like a poem. I showed the very first crawl to a bunch of friends of mine in the ’70s. It went on for six paragraphs with four sentences each.
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shrinking in front of a field of stars, as if moving away from the viewer, and the beginning of the Main Title Theme. Initially, the logo's extremities are beyond the edge of the frame. While the logo is retreating, the "crawl" text begins, starting with the film's episode number and
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does not feature a crawl, but does feature an introductory text shown sentence by sentence in the same font and color as and immediately after "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....".
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and context of the film, then recedes toward a higher point in relation to the screen and with an apparent effect of disappearing in the distance. The visuals are accompanied by the "
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before it was inserted into the final cut. While Perri's skewed logo did not appear on-screen, it was used widely on pre-release print advertising, and it featured prominently on
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logo which shrinks to a central point is common to all of the films and are followed by a film-specific opening crawl. The example shown comes from a post-1981 re-release as
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film is very different from Lucas's original intention. The original text, used in the rough cut he showed to friends and studio executives in February 1977, appears in the
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would "more than likely" eschew certain traditional elements of the franchise, including the crawl, in an effort to distinguish it from the main film series. In fact,
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were achieved much more quickly. The 2004 DVD special edition versions of the original trilogy were later updated with computer-generated crawls
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saga. The development of the opening crawl came about as part of a collaboration between Lucas and the seasoned film title designer
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Lucas has stated that the opening crawl was inspired by the opening crawls used at the beginning of each episode of the original
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Each film begins with the static blue text, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....". This is followed by the
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logo which recedes toward a central point on the screen before disappearing. The crawl text, which describes the
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scrolling effect. Afterwards, versions in other languages (such as German, French and Spanish) were produced by
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which has a three-dot ellipsis. When the text has nearly reached the vanishing point, it fades out, the camera
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movies prior to 1977. In addition, it was not certain if the film would be followed with a sequel. When
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How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise
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forbade Lucas to use a subtitle on grounds that it could be confusing, since there had been no other
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Each line of the text spans the width of the screen when it enters from the bottom. In the
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continues with a short backstory presented in the same style as the opening text, while
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In a 2005 interview, George Lucas described how the final phrasing of the text for
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was there...". De Palma helped to edit the text into the form used in the film.
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is a signature device of the opening sequences of every numbered film of the
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original version, without the subtitle, was not released again until the
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Several words are in all-capital letters to emphasise their importance: "
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film serials, which were the inspiration for Lucas to write much of the
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projection. Each version of the opening crawl ends with a four-dot
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This sequence has featured at the beginning of each of the main
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uses a narrator to provide exposition in a similar style to a
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The opening crawl as seen at the beginning of an episode of
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Signature title sequence style of numbered Star Wars films
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TV shows would not have the crawl, but all movies would.
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representative of opening sequences from films in the
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meaning), just like "Imperial", was not considered a
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
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The opening crawl was not used in the animated film
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Does Solo: A Star Wars Story have an opening crawl?
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Index

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away

frames
Skywalker Saga
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars
epic
space opera
George Lucas
backstory
Main Title Theme
John Williams
Lucasfilm
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Rogue One
Solo
newsreel
logo
subtitle
Star Wars
see below
vanishing point
perspective
ellipsis
Return of the Jedi
tilts
DEATH STAR
Star Wars
GALACTIC EMPIRE
Return of the Jedi

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