"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .". Which text color is accurate?

The Wook · Feb 1, 2018

Hello gang, I'm specifically reaching out to those of you who saw Star Wars in the theater during that magical summer of '77. If you did, and you were at least, say, 7 years old, please take a moment to look at these four versions of, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .", and tell me which "blue" you remember the words being on the big screen.

One jumps out to me as most accurate, when I reflect back to that summer, in which I saw the film 30 times as an 11 year old. It's the one in the upper-right quadrant, the one that says, "TN1's Silver Screen Edition v1.6".

So, I'm requesting two things:

1) If you were at least 7 that summer and have a good recollection of the color of these famous words as they appeared on your cinema's screen, please tell me if you agree with my choice, or if you think another of the remaining three versions is more accurate.

2) I need a full-size screencap of the TN1 Silver Screen Edition v1.6 version of, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .", but I cannot find one online. The one in the upper right corner of this image is too small for my purposes. Do you have a full-size screencap you could share with me?

Thanks!

The Wook

Bryancd · Feb 1, 2018

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Definitely one of the turquoise ones.

PantheraGem · Feb 1, 2018

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I was only 3, but saw it multiple times and have an uncommonly good memory. Take it for what it's worth. Lower left sparks something in me.

The Wook · Feb 1, 2018

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Bryancd said:
Definitely one of the turquoise ones.

I'm assuming you mean upper-right or lower-left. You were 10 that summer. I don't know how many times you saw it, perhaps only once during its initial run. But does your memory not favor one of these two "turquoise" versions?

The Wook

Mr Webber · Feb 1, 2018

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I was 10 and saw it about 20 times and would go for upper right but I`m not 100%. I still have the original VHS tape from initial release but need to find a VCR to check. Its either upper right or lower left.

dbuck · Feb 1, 2018

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Mr Webber said:
I was 10 and saw it about 20 times and would go for upper right but I`m not 100%. I still have the original VHS tape from initial release but need to find a VCR to check. Its either upper right or lower left.

Except that the first VHS release was after EP 4 was added, meaning that the opening might not be truly original. From my memory it would be top right or bottom left as well
If the upper right is the silver screen 35mm version then that pretty much settles it.

JediMichael · Feb 1, 2018

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Wonder why they've even changed it so many times over the years.
But sadly, I was born in 1981, so I have no memory of the original in theaters.

robn1 · Feb 1, 2018

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The Wook said:
...I need a full-size screencap of the TN1 Silver Screen Edition v1.6 version of, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . ."...

Here you go. Both colors seem to be correct, from a certain point of view. The purple-ish color appears as the text starts to fade in, then turns turquoise.

And just because I love it so, the title crawl sans episode subtitle.

The Wook · Feb 1, 2018

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robn1 said:
Here you go. Both colors seem to be correct, from a certain point of view. The purple-ish color appears as the text starts to fade in, then turns turquoise.
View attachment 792030 View attachment 792031

And just because I love it so, the title crawl sans episode subtitle.
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Thanks, robn1, for the cap! I definitely think that one hits the mark.

As for the crawl text color, I actually remember it being more like Harmy's than the Silver Screen one, as seen in this video comp:

The Silver Screen one seems a bit too orangy. I remember the crawl being more gold-ish, like it is in Harmy's. Any thoughts?

The Wook

robn1 · Feb 1, 2018

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The Wook said:
...The Silver Screen one seems a bit too orangy. I remember the crawl being more gold-ish, like it is in Harmy's. Any thoughts?

The Wook

They don't seem too different to me, except Harmy's is a bit more saturated. I think the SS looks more gold, Harmy's is more like brass.

Silver Screen

Harmy

My rip from the DVD "bonus" version, which looks more green

The Wook · Feb 1, 2018

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robn1 said:
They don't seem too different to me, except Harmy's is a bit more saturated. I think the SS looks more gold, Harmy's is more like brass.

Silver Screen
View attachment 792042

Harmy
View attachment 792043

My rip from the DVD "bonus" version, which looks more green
View attachment 792044

Yeah, definitely think the Bonus version is off. Harmy's still looks the truest to my eyes--call it gold, or brass.

But another factor to consider when having this discussion is the monitors on which we are each individually viewing these various versions.

Oh, and how many beers we've had.

The Wook

anamorphicWayne · Feb 1, 2018

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The Wook said:
Yeah, definitely think the Bonus version is off. Harmy's still looks the truest to my eyes--call it gold, or brass.

But another factor to consider when having this discussion is the monitors on which we are each individually viewing these various versions.

Oh, and how many beers we've had.

The Wook

For me, the Silver Screen version is the closest to what I remembered. I saw the film at least 10 times before it was done its run in 79.

Bryancd · Feb 2, 2018

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The Wook said:
I'm assuming you mean upper-right or lower-left. You were 10 that summer. I don't know how many times you saw it, perhaps only once during its initial run. But does your memory not favor one of these two "turquoise" versions?

The Wook

I was 9, saw it 13 times. I think upper right.

sztriki · Feb 2, 2018

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This one perchance?

The Terminator · Feb 2, 2018

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Depends where you saw it, different prints looked different. But basically the ALTA logo is supposed to be bright teal with a dark blue "shadow".

Recreating the whole intro has been, errr is something I'm working on...
Matching the crawl with my custom made font, speed, tilt... the lens distortion is something I still need to figure out.

Taking all these things into account I recreated the Jedi Knight 2 intro sequence in style of SW 1977:
[video=vimeo;196999184]https://vimeo.com/196999184[/video]
The speed of course had to be different due to the JK2 text crawl being longer, still trying to match the music cues.

The original JK2 intro sequence:

As for specific yellow for the crawl, it changes through out the sequence.

Mike Verta on the originals:
https://vimeo.com/98412058
https://vimeo.com/channels/starwarslegacy/118334001

The Wook · Feb 2, 2018

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The Terminator said:
But basically the ALTA logo is supposed to be bright teal with a dark blue "shadow".

Cool, I never heard this. What's your source for this description?

The Wook

The Terminator · Feb 2, 2018

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The Wook said:
Cool, I never heard this. What's your source for this description?

The Wook

Mike Verta and his work on a few different prints...

I added the dark blue effect to mine, done at 8K resolution.

The Wook · Feb 2, 2018

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The Terminator said:
Mike Verta and his work on a few different prints...

I added the dark blue effect to mine, done at 8K resolution.

Gotcha. I'll have to check out more of his stuff. Thanks.

KojiroVance · Feb 2, 2018

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I was 14 when it came out, saw the 70mm print in SF’s Coronet theater on the second weekend (third or fourth row) ... I think my subsequent viewings were the 35mm print.

I’m inclined to trust the 2006 DVD because ... LaserDisc? Wasn’t that one of the best copies of the print at the time?

The bang opening and crawl, I prefer the upper left, I recall the title was in no hurry to recede and disappear, and you had to wait for the crawl. The crawl that I remember was lighter, yellow-gold, not deep gold or orangey-gold.

I don’t remember any two-tone or shadow effect to ALTA at all. It was monochrome blue, more of a deep cyan than bleached out.

Angelus Lupus · Feb 2, 2018

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I've no idea on the colour, but I instantly noticed they used a different font on the Bluray release.

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .". Which text color is accurate?

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