Yoda Episode
The merchandise empire of Star Wars
On the previous bank holiday it was, as i was later told national Star Wars day- yes, lets get that May 4th joke out the way now and move on. Mention of Star Wars made me think about the huge amounts of toys, books, cds and other gear that has come out other the years alongside the movie. There were toys, t-shirts, bubble bath, books, cds -you name it, it has yoda’s face on it, but there lies the genius of George Lucas.
Star Wars was probably the first film to really merchandise a film -and it worked better than anyone would’ve thought it wouldve. In Lucas’s contract he got to have the merchandising rights, which 20 century Fox werent to bothered with at the time -why would they? No-one knew how big the films were going to be, Fox didnt know how much money the films were going to make -But George Lucas clearly knew how to market the movie. Taking the merchandising rights allowed him to produced what he wanted to help sell the movie -and when Star wars mania hit the world, he just couldnt keep up with the demand for the promotional merchandise. This demand also helped convince the banks to help fund Lucas for the second Star wars movie and put more money into his company LucasFilm.
Star Wars not only changed filmaking in Holywood, but also the way movies are were marketed. Ever since there have been art books, action figures, t-shirts and many more items of branded merchandise. Movie studios litterally couldnt ignore the millions that the movies were bringing in just from t-shirts and other merchandise- but could you blame then? It means more exposure for the movie with people owning he merchandise and much more money for the studios. Because most of us, even if its just one item, have some form of movie merchandise lying around the house -posters, t-shirts, cds, books -the potential for it is huge -and George Lucas took advantage of it to help his ‘small space picture’ out.
Yoda vs. Darth Sidious-Episode III
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Star Wars Episode 1 Yoda Mint on Card with CommTech Chip 1998 $4.99 |
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STAR WARS Jedi Master YODA Revenge Of The Sith Episode $12.99 |
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Kotobukiya Star Wars: Lightsaber Chopsticks Set: Yoda and Vader $22.99 A KOTOBUKIYA Japanese import! KOTOBUKIYA is delighted to announce an innovative and fun addition to their Star Wars line of products. Lightsabers merge with Japanese culture, and ‘Chop Sabers’ have emerged! Suitable for eating sushi or fending off the Sith, the Vader & Luke sets of lightsabers measure over 9″ long, with the blades cast in translucent material. The smaller ‘children’s size’ Yoda sa… |
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