star wars : evolution - (the evolution of video formats)

Star Wars : Evolution v1.0

by -1

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 For this project , i've used the following

as sources

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8mm version puggo

16mm version puggo

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Vinyl version

radio drama

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CED

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bootleg 35mm- widescreen

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laserdisc - original

laserdisc - widescreen

laserdisc - fullscreen

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bluray->dvd ratio - deleted scenes

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dvd - widescreen

dvd - full screen

dvd - SE (full)

dvd - SE (ws)

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720p version

1080p version

1080p bluray

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basically, its different versions combined

into one story that includes a lot of different

sources to show the evolution of star wars...

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i've set some baselines to make combining the sources

easier..

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audio - converted to stereo

video - 720x480, cropping,scaling and letterboxing

formats - avi for all non-hd content, mkv for hd

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later

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more details:

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sound 44.1khz-160kbps

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here's some early screenshots..

i've got to fix some transitions and

add more sound and music

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i'll have some video samples

up shortly..

later

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ben_danger said:

this sounds interesting. is that a black crawl on a white background?

yes, it is...

it mimics the star wars book that came with

the vinyl album.

 later

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DominicCobb said:

This seems intriguing, but I'm confused (although maybe it seems intriguing because I'm confused). What's the general objective of this edit? I would like to know more.

i had all these shots lying around,

and it's basically a video editting exercise.

it's like the reverse of 'deleted magic'.. instead

of deconstructing star wars, i'm rebuilding it.

later

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here's a video preview

of the first 10 minutes..

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STT69jARNx4

THIS IS AN EARLY VERSION.. i still need

to add sound effects, music, and smooth

out the transitions...

later

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darth_ender said:

This indeed sounds very interesting.  Will it simply be telling the story while switching formats, or will it show alternate versions, like Han shoots first/Greedo shoots first?

it's a combination of the above..

however, i'm using mostly the

standard shots..and the

deleted shots are the newer

alternate releases.

later

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darth_ender said:

Blocked :(

i will make a download. and try vimeo.

ok, here's a mu link:

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http://www.megaupload.com/?d=82SJPPL6

later

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Very interesting! I hope this goes smoothly for you, minus the Fox thing, of course...

ImperialFighter said:

Y'know, it would also be interesting if a single example of a short sequence was included using each one of your various sources, one-after-the-other...to compare the differences of a scene in an 'at-a-glance' way.

Say for instance, the opening shot of the Stardestroyer/Blockade Runner just up to somewhere where we first see C3PO and R2.

hmm... maybe..

but that would be star wars : variations

i'll see what i can do with this one first!

later

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darth_ender said:

I think I would also include the name of the source in a little corner of the screen so we know which version we're watching.  It's not always obvious.

i'll have a shot/source list, and other

resources made for this.

it's still very early in making it.

later

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