The Beginnings of Indiana Jones

My day has officially been made!

It is known to you all that I am obsessed with Indiana Jones. Ever since I was a kid I have always loved the Indiana Jones movies. It even inspired me for most of my life to be an archaeologist. When they wasn't feasible, I decided teaching history was good enough. I'm even considering naming a child of mine, if I ever have any, Indiana. That's how deep this obssesion goes.

I stumbled across a blog that had a post about the Raiders of the Lost Ark story conference between producer George Lucas, director Steven Spielberg, and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan. It was the 5 day meeting that shaped the character of Indiana Jones. They talk about all aspects of his character, including the type of person he is, and his story line. I thought it was fun to see things they mention that don't make it into the final movie. Such as his last name being Smith, thankfully right afterwards they thought Jones would be better.

It is available to download, and of course I downloaded it. I started reading the 126 page transcript and I'm not done yet, but this is officially one of the best things I have ever come across on the internet. It's just great to see how the great minds of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg worked to get one of my favorite's onto the big screen.

This is just amazing and I can't wait to read it all!