The Marcia Lucas Effect | Star Wars documentary | The Jedi Beat

On this episode of The Jedi Beat, Jennifer Landa takes a closer look at Marcia Lucas and her editing career. How did she shape the story of Star Wars: A New Hope? What fueled her passion for editing? And how was she a “secret weapon” for the story of Star Wars?

From the minds of Ken Napzok (comedian, host of Pop Rockin' Radio), Joseph Scrimshaw (comedian, writer, director of The Nightmare Adorable, and Jennifer Landa (actress, YouTuber, crafter, contributor on StarWars.com) comes the ForceCenter Podcast Feed. Here you will find a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating everything about Star Wars. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Listen on TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!

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Intro 00:00
Marcia Lucas childhood 00:44
Becoming film librarian 02:12
Marcia meets Verna Fields 03:43
Meeting George Lucas 04:11
Enter Francis Ford Coppola 07:33
Marcia and George become newlyweds 09:12
THX 1138 and American Graffiti 10:08
Marcia Lucas and Marty Scorsese 11:47
The trouble with Star Wars 13:32
The three Star Wars editors 15:19
What does an editor do? 15:46
Obi-Wan Kenobi lives? 16:32
Ben Burtt on Marcia’s skills 18:39
Death Star trench run scene 19:34
Star Wars at the Academy Awards 20:30
Duwayne Dunham on Marcia Lucas 21:41
Marcia Lucas on the original Raiders of the Lost Ark ending 22:13
Marcia Lucas and USC 24:20

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