Overview

• At Boston’s Fan Expo, McGregor said Lucas instructed the crew to over-crank the camera during the climactic lightsaber duel.
• Over-cranking means shooting at a higher frame rate on film so that footage plays back as slow motion.
• Lucas opted for the technique because McGregor and Ray Park’s choreography proved too fast for viewers to follow at normal speed.
• McGregor’s confirmation settles a 26-year-old fan question about how the 1999 duel achieved its distinctive pacing.
• Collider, GamesRadar+ and ComicBook.com amplified McGregor’s remarks, but Lucas and Park have not publicly commented on the filming method.