In the "Lost Cut" of Star Wars (which is actually just an early rough edit) they tried using projected backgrounds instead of bluescreen in many of the shots to try and save time and money. The shots didn't look so hot and weren't used.

Below are a few shots from the Star Wars Insider that feature these projected backgrounds. One is of Tarkin, Tagge, Motti and Vader having a little meeting about what to do with her royal highness. The other is of Leia being led away by Vader after the destruction of Alderaan. It's interesting to note that in the documentary, "Empire of Dreams" from the Original Trilogy DVD bonus features, there's a shot of Leia being taken away after the destruction of Alderaan and somewhere in there she says, "...and you call yourselves humans." This was, of course, deleted from the final version.

The picture of the Imperial guy with his eyes closed is actually one of the earliest images from the film I remember seeing. It was used as the card back for the "Death Squad Commander" action figure. The guy looks like he's sleeping at the wheel to me. I remember being a little kid and saying to myself, "What's that Tarkin guy doing with that helmet on?" The guy does look like Peter Cushing to me. I used to think it was Tarkin in a helmet. It's a weird picture and while I'm sure this guy is in the background of a lot of shots, this particular image is not in the film so I'm posting it here.

The shot of Leia and Vader is just an alternate angle I found in the book Secrets of the Sith. I'm not sure if it's an alternate angle or just a snapshot taken in between takes but I figured I'd throw it in here for good measure.

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