Arthur Lipsett’s assemblage of bizarre discarded footage from the National Film Board of Canada has been credited as a major influence on George Lucas’ work. Lucas even made Princess Leia’s prison cell on the Death Star in Star WarsEpisode IV number 2187, after this short.
Academy Award nominated director, Arthur Lipsett, gained attention through his merging of capricious audio and video clips. Shortly after receiving near carte blanche from the National Film Board of Canada, Lipsette lost his privileges for making shorts that were too weird.
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