Video: 'Bad Motivator'

(Monday, March 22, 1976) — Principal photography for the first Star Wars movie, directed by George Lucas, began today in the Tunisian desert for the scenes on Tatooine.

Video: 'Star Wars (1977) Filming In Tunisia - March-April 1976 HD'

The first shot captured for The Star Wars was from Scene 26, when the Jawas present their batch of droids for sale to Owen Lars (Phil Brown) and his nephew, frustrated farm boy Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).