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Day 46
1. Watch the Making of Star Wars – The Phantom Menace.
Day 47
1. Watch the documentary on character and costume design for Episode I.
Day 48
1. Watch the video about designing Naboo, Tatooine, and Coruscant.
Day 49
1. Read the first half of chapter 23, “The Prequels Conquer Star Wars.” (Pages 328-338. Finish at “Stop the planet, I want to get off.”)
Day 50
1. Today watch “Attack of the Clones” (2002).
Day 51
1. Read the second half of chapter 23 (pages 338-346).
Day 52
1. Today watch “State of the Art: the Previsualization of Episode II.”
Day 53
1. Today watch, “The Films are Not Released, They Escape.”
Day 54
1. Watch “The Making of Star Wars – Attack of the Clones.”
Day 55
1. Today watch “Revenge of the Sith” (2005).
Day 56
1. Today watch the documentary “Star Wars Tech.”
Day 57
1. Today watch “The Making of Star Wars – Revenge of the Sith.”
Day 58
1. Today watch the first half of the behind the scenes featurettes. Stop at 30:34.
Day 59
1. Now watch the other half of the behind the scenes featurettes.
Day 60
1. Read the first part of chapter 25, “How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Prequels.” Stop at the break on page 360.
Day 61
1. Today you are going to watch a fan edit that combined all three prequel movies into one 1hr40min film. It’s called Star Wars: Neon Noir.
Day 62
1. Today read the rest of chapter 25, pages 360-369.
Day 63
1. Read the first half of chapter 26, “Using the Universe.” (pages 370-375, stop at the page break)
Day 64
1. Watch chapter 1 of Star Wars: Clone Wars (the 2003 version).
Day 65
1. Finish reading chapter 26 (pages 375-380).
Day 66
1. Watch an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (your choice of episodes).
Day 67
1. Read the first part of “Hello Disney,” pages 381-387 (stop at the page break.)
2. Watch the grand opening dedication of Star Tours 2 in 2011.
Day 68
1. Finish reading chapter 27 (pages 387-394).
Day 69
1. Read the sections ‘Acquisition of Lucasfilm’ and ‘Acquisition of 20th Century Fox.’
2. Read the section on Star Wars Rebels.
3. Watch an episode of Star Wars Rebels.
Day 70
1. Today watch “The Force Awakens” (2015).
Day 71
1. Now watch “Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Documentary.”
Day 72
1. Watch the following featurettes.
Day 73
1. Watch the following featurettes.
- The Story Awakens: The Table Read
- Blueprint of a Battle: The Snow Fight
- The Seventh Symphony
- A Force for Change
Day 74
1. Today read the article, “The Force Awakens and a Critical Turnaround.” (Here is a backup link in case you are not able to read that one.)
2. Write a paragraph explaining your opinion about the way “The Force Awakens” relates to the original “Star Wars” movie. Was it an unoriginal ripoff, or a return to what made Star Wars good in the first place?
Day 75
1. Now watch Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Day 76
1. Watch the collection of behind the scenes features about Rogue One.
Day 77
1. Watch “How Rogue One Created Princess Leia, Grand Moff Tarkin.”
2. Read “Rogue One Creator Defends CGI Tarkin.” (Here is an archive link in case that one doesn’t work.)
3. Take a look at attempts people have made to ‘fix’ these performances (Grand Moff Tarkin, Princess Leia).
4. Write a paragraph and present your opinion on this topic. Do you think the performances are ethical? Do you think they are distracting? Do you think they would be acceptable if the quality was improved? Be sure to support your opinions.
Day 78
1. Read the article about how Rogue One had to be restructured and revised to save the film. (Here is an archive link in case that one doesn’t work.)
Day 79
1. Watch the interview with Gareth Edwards about filming “Rogue One.”
2. Listen to the interview with the cast of “Rogue One.”.
Day 80
1. Today watch “The Last Jedi” (2017).
Day 81
1. Read the article, “The Untold Truth of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” (Here is an archive link in case that one doesn’t work.)
Day 82
1. Today watch “The Director and the Jedi,” a behind the scenes documentary based on Rian Johnson’s experience directing “The Last Jedi.”
Day 83
1. Read this article about the backlash and controversy over “The Last Jedi.” (Here is an archive link in case that one doesn’t work.)
2. Write a paragraph explaining your perspective. Do you think The Last Jedi succeeded or failed as the middle installment? What do you like or dislike about it?
Day 84
1. Read the plot summary and development sections.
2. Watch an episode of Star Wars: Resistance. Choose any episode you like.
Day 85
1. Today watch “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (2018).
Day 86
1. Today watch Solo: The Director and Cast Roundtable.
Day 87
1. Watch the Solo bonus features.
2. Watch “Behind the Scenes: Escape from Corellia.”
Day 88
1. Read the article about the reshoots that took place behind the scenes on Solo. (Here is an archive link in case that one doesn’t work.)
Day 89
1. Read about how Solo did at the box office. (Here is an archive link in case that one doesn’t work.)
2. Here is another article analyzing why it did not succeed as hoped. (Archive link).
Day 90
1. Read the article about Disney Plus. (Here is an archive link in case that one doesn’t work.)
2. The introduction of Disney Plus created a market for a new kind of Star Wars content, and we will take a look at that starting tomorrow.
You have finished Quarter 2! Move ahead to Quarter 3!
