He wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm.

Oct 14, 2020 · Acknowledging that he had trouble writing dialogue, Lucas brought in help from writers Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (although the director rewrote most of their changes).

Mar 5, 2012 · George Lucas isn't known for his great writing skills, but we can still learn something from him about writing.

Oct 21, 2024 · As a young lad and still widely unknown director, George Lucas didn’t have the luxury of hiring screenwriters—or any other writer, for that matter. So he had to go and write everything himself. Which turned out to be an absolute nightmare for him.

Mar 7, 2021 · 10 George Lucas Screenwriting Tips from Star Wars and Indiana Jones for Aspiring Screenwriters and Filmmakers. George Lucas is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and...

May 7, 2019 · Here we feature Evan Carmichael‘s video George Lucas’s Top 10 Rules of Success to find words of wisdom and inspiration for screenwriters and filmmakers. 1. Follow Your Passion

Aug 1, 2022 · George Lucas famously envisaged a sprawling space opera when he sat down to write Star Wars. That couldn’t be contained by one movie, but today’s multimedia saga wasn’t a given back in the...

This recently unearthed George Lucas interview covers the evolution of the first Star Wars script. Lucas, writer and director of Star Wars: Episode IV A New ...

George Lucas wrote a treatment--as in he laid out the foundations for the story. His script was only around 200 pages (most of which was changed dramatically when Alan Dean Foster NOT Goerge Lucas, wrote the first Star Wars book (The Adventures of Luke Starkiller) for him for a payment of $5,000; which was released a year before the movie came out.

From 1973 to 1974, he began writing the screenplay which became Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). He was inspired to make this movie from Flash Gordon and the Planet of the Apes films. In 1975, he established ILM. (Industrial Light & Magic) to produce the visual effects needed for the movie.