Episode I: The World Builders
Blockbuster
Epicleff
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2019
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Steven and George become allies. A tragedy stuns composer John Williams. Producers at Universal take a risk on a big idea.
Set in the 1970s, this six-part original series tells the story of two big-dreaming filmmakers and friends, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and how their personal, career and health struggles led to a movie revolution, and the greatest box office flop-turned-triumph of all time: Star Wars.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The story you're about to hear is true. |
| 0:04.0 | It is a story of friendships that formed half a century ago |
| 0:08.0 | and created a global phenomenon. |
| 0:12.0 | This presentation contains beautiful music and epic sound design. |
| 0:18.0 | Put on your headphones and enjoy. |
| 0:24.0 | Blockbuster starts now. |
| 0:32.0 | The following is a true story about the making of an empire |
| 0:36.0 | and two visionary world builders who made it possible. |
| 0:40.0 | This is Blockbuster. |
| 0:44.0 | Episode 1. |
| 0:54.0 | Fall 1971. |
| 1:00.0 | The Hollywood studio system is in shambles. |
| 1:04.0 | Filmmakers are struggling with the new popularity of television and a changing world. |
| 1:09.0 | And a new generation of creative thinkers is beginning to emerge. |
| 1:14.0 | That is an incredible dolly shot. |
| 1:24.0 | How'd you do that? |
| 1:26.0 | An ambitious group of young filmmakers is gathered at the Hollywood home of 32-year-old Francis Ford Coppola. |
| 1:32.0 | Coppola's fresh approach to making film has earned the respect of Paramount Pictures, |
| 1:36.0 | which is about to release his film called The Godfather. |
| 1:40.0 | It's an exciting time for Francis, but tonight the attention in the room is on someone else. |
| 1:46.0 | Steve, it's just phenomenal sound. |
| 1:50.0 | Thanks, Marty. |
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