(1) Lucas, George. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
- Fourth draft (shooting script / 26 June 2003).
- Leaked version is labeled contradictorily as both the fourth draft and revised fourth draft.
- Shooting script contains scene numbers.
(2) Lucas, George. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Illustrated Screenplay. (Del Rey, 2005).
- Lucas extensively altered the shooting script in post-production by moving, deleting, adding, and/or inter-cutting a variety of scenes. Accordingly, the scene numbers identified in the shooting script/shooting schedule differ at times from those listed in the Illustrated Screenplay.
(3) Rinzler, J.W. The Making of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. (Del Rey, 2005).
- Rinzler’s initial Star Wars franchise “making of” book. Relies heavily on detailed scene-by-scene production information to frame key aspects of the comprehensive historical narrative.
- Complete with specific dates and scene numbers.
(1) Original location shoot call sheets and daily production progress reports.
- Star Wars Productions Ltd.
- First-line primary source documentation for specific filming activity.
(2) Lucas, George. The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the “Journal of the Whills” (Saga I) Star Wars.
- Revised fourth draft (shooting script / 15 March 1976).
- Revisions/original contributions by Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck.
- Shooting script contains scene numbers.
(3) Rinzler, J. W. The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film. (Del Rey, 2007).
- Monumental work in the “making of” genre. Relies heavily on detailed scene-by-scene production information to frame key aspects of the comprehensive historical narrative.
- Complete with specific dates and scene numbers.
(4) Hearn, Marcus. The Cinema of George Lucas. (Abrams Books, 2005).
- Shooting schedule outline (pp. 116-119).
- Only select scenes annotated for each production day.