reviously we interviewed Jamie Benning about his amazing filmumentary Star Wars Begins, and its companions Building Empire and  Returning To Jedi. We are delighted to report that Jamie is on the cusp of releasing another amazing filmumentary entitled Raiding The Lost Ark – dedicated of course to Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Thanks to the folk at www.wired.com/geekdad we can share the first 17 minutes with you here. Barring a few remaining interviews to complete with Raiders crew members such as Mark Mangini (Sound Editor), Brian Muir (Sculptor), and Robert Watts (Production Manager and Exec. Producer), Jamie is almost finished. And if this is any indicator of the finished project, we here at CDX Towers can’t wait to see the whole thing.

They should look pleased – it's great!

Once again Jamie combines behind the scenes video, rare audio commentary, graphical reconstructions of deleted scenes and subtitled facts re-edited into the flow of the film itself, for a unique examination of the film-making process. He has upscaled the DVD source to 720p, and also enhanced the behind the scenes footage. Even his subtitles are in the “Indy” font. Look out for a brilliant title wipe as Indy and his guides cross the screen in the Jungle segment at the beginning of the film.

 Possibly the best aspect, and something of a coup, is the unofficial Steven Spielberg commentary track, compiled from many interviews over the years. We also get to see Tom Selleck and Sean Young in their screen test within the context of the commentary.

The full Raiding The Lost Ark is expected on Vimeo in December. Here is the taster!