![]() Even when the classic trilogy was re-released theatrically in 1997, all the trailers and posters called the first film “Star Wars.” The idea that this movie had another title didn’t stick in the public consciousness until the internet went mainstream and the prequels arrived - which happened around the same time in the early 2000s. It wasn’t until 1981, after The Empire Strikes Back, that Star Wars was re-released in theaters with the subtitle “Episode IV: A New Hope” added to its opening text crawl.īut nobody started calling it “A New Hope” in the ‘80s. The reason for this is simple: Star Wars becoming “Episode IV” was a retroactive move on the part of George Lucas, the first of his numerous revisions to the entirety of the Star Wars saga. The opening text crawl began with “It is a period of civil war,” without the now-familiar episode number and subtitle. When it was released in 1977, Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope wasn’t called that at all. Hopefully you can apply this to your version, if you get stuck just use your instinct, let it flow and may the PowerPoint be with you (I just cringed at that one myself!!).An early poster for “Star Wars.” LMPC/LMPC/Getty Images Depending on your version the options and layouts may look a bit different. I’ve done all this using PowerPoint 2013. This will give the illusion that the text is fading in now. Take this shape, copy it, rotate it and put it at the bottom of the slide. At first you don’t notice this because the shape is fully transparent, but then it gradually goes to black, giving the fading out look. This means that as our text goes to the top of the slide, it will go under our new shape. The transparency of the last (rightmost) stop is 100%.The transparency of the second (middle) stop is about 50%.The transparency of the first (leftmost) stop is 0%. ![]() Change the shape fill to Gradient with 3 black gradient stops.I added a rectangle shape to the top of my slide and…. I have changed my background color to red to demonstrate two shapes I have added to my screen. Not just the title of one of my favorite songs, but also a cool effect when used right.įor added effect in our case, I have set the text to fade in as it appears on screen and then to fade out as it heads to the top of the screen. The timing will depend on the length of your text box and how you want it to look. In my case, it changed from 15 to 23 seconds. If this isn’t in your default list of entrance options, it may be under “More effects” or a similar option name. Animate the text with the “Credits” entrance animation.You can also customize the options, I increased the angle of rotation in my case.Set the background color of the presentation to black.Change the font and font size to suit you.Open a new presentation with a blank layout.We will create this PowerPoint Star Wars effect using PowerPoint (obviously). how is that possible? That’s a question for another day, let’s get back on topic. It’s hard to believe, but apparently there are people out there who have not seen any Star Wars movies!! For those of you that have seen it, I am about to show you how to replicate the opening text sequences using PowerPoint to create the PowerPoint Star Wars Effect.įor those of you that have not seen any of the movies….
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