When you’re a true fan of something, you’re happy to invest hours and hours of your time, talent, and effort into that thing. Visual effects artist, composer, and director Mike Verta<\/a> is attempting to restore the original Star Wars<\/em><\/a> film to all its technicolor glory and preserve it in 4K. The results are a testament to his talents and his love for the film.<\/p>\n What’s particularly interesting is the opportunity to see the detailed technical work that goes into restoring a film and the huge difference between the way I remember it on VHS and the way it was supposed to be seen!<\/p>\n Here is a quick selection of a few of the best videos so far.<\/p>\n I mean I never saw this, not in 40 years of watching Star Wars<\/em>, until I started working on this shot, you’ll see the first frame jumps like this, but then the star field and the X-wings are all bouncing around and then they settle a little bit and continue. And because I’m trying not to improve these shots, I’m just trying to represent these shots just\u00a0in their best light, I want to preserve stuff like that… and it’s actually harder rather than easier.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIn all these breakdowns, Mike explains his process, the restoration challenges he faced, and the reasoning behind his creative decisions.<\/h3>\n