That’s the question that Empire Magazine ask as they continue their coverage of the 25th anniversary of the prequel trilogy, with Ben Travis asking if The Phantom Menace is as good as the Prequel Trilogy gets, Bryan Young arguing on behalf of Attack of the Clones and Jordan King pitching for Revenge of the Sith. Here, Bryan delves into the advances in digital that Lucas made on Episode II.
As the first film shot entirely digitally, George Lucas didn’t just set out to change Star Wars with Attack Of The Clones, but the entire business of cinema. Paying Sony and Panavision to work together to build a digital camera, Episode II revolutionised how films are shot, making the film itself obsolete. And it began a revolution in exhibition of film as well, bringing digital projection to the forefront of cinema. No longer would we have to race to see a film in its opening weekend for fear of seeing a dirty, scratched 35mm print. Now, you’d be hard-pressed to find a 35mm projector in a movie theatre outside of specialty houses. All of that is a direct result of Attack Of The Clones.
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