The Emperor

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Movie
Original title The Emperor
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1967
Rod
Director George Lucas
script George Lucas, Paul Golding et al. a.
camera George Lucas
cut Paul Golding
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The Emperor is the seventh short film by the writer , producer and director George Lucas and was produced in 1967 while Lucas was assistant to seminar leader Gene Peterson at the University of Southern California .

The film, which was shot on 16 mm black and white film, deals with the relationship of a disc jockey to his audience in an informative, idiosyncratic and pointed way . The Emperor is a documentary about a day in the life of Bob Hudson, a successful Southern California DJ who called himself "Beautiful Bob" and "The Emperor". Lucas mainly focused on the discrepancy between the imagination the young listeners had of Hudson and the reality of its somewhat worn out appearance.

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The Emperor begins with the words: "Radio is fantasy ..." , a quote from Hudson. Then Hudson and two of his bodyguards are shown being driven to the broadcaster in a Rolls-Royce . After Hudson began his DJ work, Lucas presented all visual representations of the profession. The catchy melodies are performed with the help of provocative girls who also speak the text lip-synchronously. When Hudson puts on new records, the voices of fans and critics are faded in on the streets of Los Angeles. “He's really great. Psychedelic, ” says one person. "I think that's a fat, fat, old man," says another.

Hudson explains how radio can affect lonely people. You can also hear him telling a joke. The moment he gets to the punchline, the film is interrupted for the credits after the eleventh minute. The entire film is twenty-five minutes long.

After the credits, Bob himself appears, who usually rarely appears in front of the camera. He claims that he doesn't like meeting people and that he likes it better if his fans make up their own mind about him. Finally, Hudson recalls what he said at the beginning of the film: "My approach to radio is fantasy," he says as he takes off his headphones.

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