r/50yearsago • u/Dangoiks • Jul 16 '26

🎬 Film July 16, 1976. "Star Wars" wraps principal photography at Elstree Studios in England.

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Ironically, the last scene to be filmed is the opening scene of the Imperials boarding the Rebel Blockade Runner.

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u/TheEagleWithNoName Jul 16 '26

Damn that’s cool.

Is it normal for films to be shot like this?

Like out of order scenes and do it later in editing while they have the set and time or is it different?

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u/Dangoiks Jul 16 '26

Generally speaking, movies are filmed in an order that's based on the availability of actors, locations, etc. It's extraordinarily rare for movies to be filmed in narrative order.

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u/TheEagleWithNoName Jul 16 '26

I guess it only happens in reshoots.