Long before Star Wars, George Lucas was an everyday film student at the University of Southern California, toiling away on graphics and animation courses and completing his first student film, titled Look at Life. The short once was showcased on the documentary Empire of Dreams. Part of it is shown in the Vimeo clip above, shared via CinephileArchive. Life is an abstract montage of black-and-white images that reflect some of the political tensions of the time. (Lucas enrolled in film school in the mid-1960s, a politically charged era that no doubt would have colored his storytelling methods.) But the site has an additional find, one that might interest Lucas aficionados. Apparently the writer-director worked on 1:42.08, a short film with race car driver Peter Brock that has multiple visual cues to Lucas. later films. Lucas shot the short at the Willow Spring Raceway in California, and it.s drenched...
- 4/2/2013
- cinemablend.com
For the past little while -- both before and after the "Star Wars" relaunch news -- George Lucas has been talking about getting back to his roots and making experimental movies. Longtime producer Rick McCallum may or may not be involved, but for those who wonder if Lucas ever had an experimental bone in his body, these early shorts are ample evidence that there was a moment, a long time ago, when the filmmaker had more on his mind than Wookies. Cinephilia & Beyond have dug up a couple of early shorts from Lucas that are worth a peek. First up is "Look At Life," made by the filmmaker when he was just 21 years old and attending the University of Southern California. It's very '60s, a mashup of images of sound wavering towards a political statement, it seems, but not quite getting there. Next is "1:42.08" featuring racer Peter Brock,...
- 4/1/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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