21-87
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| 21-87 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arthur Lipsett |
| Produced by | Colin Low Tom Daly |
| Edited by | Arthur Lipsett |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release dates | 1963 |
Running time | 9 minutes 33 seconds |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
"21-87" is a 1963 Canadian abstract montage-collage film created by Arthur Lipsett that lasts 9 minutes and 33 seconds.[citation needed] The short, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, is a collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National Film Board (where he was employed as an animator), combined with his own black and white 16 mm footage which he shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, among other locations.[citation needed]
Influence on George Lucas
"21-87" would have a profound influence on director George Lucas and on Walter Murch, a edited and designed sound with whom Murch worked. Lucas described it as "the kind of movie I wanted to make — a very off the wall, abstract kind of film".[1]
In response, Lucas created the [pure cinema]] short 16mm movies "6-18-67", "1:42.08", "Look at Life". The latter, "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB", an experimental science fiction short, takes place in a dystopian future on May 14, 2187 [2]. Lucas expanded the latter into THX 1138. His later works American Graffiti and Star Wars has show "21-87"'s influence. Lucas and Lipsett would never meet.
The concept of the Force, so prominent in Star Wars and its sequels and prequels, is said to have been inspired by the short film.[3][4]
References
- In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Princess Leia's prison cell on the Death Star is numbered 2187.
- In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Finn's Stormtrooper designation is FN-2187.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hassannia, Tina (2 March 2016). "Colin Low, Don Owen and how the NFB's Unit B changed Canadian cinema". CBC Arts. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ Lucas, George (Director) (1967). Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (DVD [on the bonus disk accompanying THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut]). USA: Warner Bros.
- ^ George Lucas interview with Wired. Retrieved on 2008-12-22 from https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.05/lucas.html?pg=3&topic=lucas&topic_set=%20Life%20After%20Darth.
- ^ CBC article on SW. Retrieved on 2008-12-22 from http://www.cbc.ca/arts/features/starwars/.
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