<P> Lucas has stated that the opening crawl was inspired by the opening crawls used at the beginning of each episode of the original Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers film serials , which were the inspiration for Lucas to write much of the Star Wars saga . The development of the opening crawl came about as part of a collaboration between Lucas and the seasoned film title designer Dan Perri . In 1976 , Lucas invited Perri to Industrial Light & Magic , Lucasfilm 's post-production operation at Van Nuys , California . Perri , who had previously worked on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Exorcist , suggested that they take inspiration from the 1939 Cecil B. DeMille film , Union Pacific , whose opening credits are shown distorted by a sharp perspective and rolling along a railroad track towards a distant vanishing point . Lucas was keen on the idea and Perri developed sketches and prototype mechanical artwork . One of the earliest iterations of the opening crawl is evidenced in storyboards drawn by the production artist Alex Tavoularis , depicting the title `` THE STAR WARS '' as a three - dimensional logo . </P>
<P> Lucas has stated that the opening crawl was inspired by the opening crawls used at the beginning of each episode of the original Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers film serials , which were the inspiration for Lucas to write much of the Star Wars saga . The development of the opening crawl came about as part of a collaboration between Lucas and the seasoned film title designer Dan Perri . In 1976 , Lucas invited Perri to Industrial Light & Magic , Lucasfilm 's post-production operation at Van Nuys , California . Perri , who had previously worked on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Exorcist , suggested that they take inspiration from the 1939 Cecil B. DeMille film , Union Pacific , whose opening credits are shown distorted by a sharp perspective and rolling along a railroad track towards a distant vanishing point . Lucas was keen on the idea and Perri developed sketches and prototype mechanical artwork . One of the earliest iterations of the opening crawl is evidenced in storyboards drawn by the production artist Alex Tavoularis , depicting the title `` THE STAR WARS '' as a three - dimensional logo . </P>
who wrote the opening crawl for star wars
who wrote the opening crawl for star wars
Lucas Dan Perri
Lucas Dan Perri