Life has yet again gotten in the way, and forced me to take another break. I have made some more progress, but the droid auction is still in its preliminary grade. I just went back and checked it, and I definitely added too much yellow in an attempt to counteract the magenta. That scene is next on the roster.

Here is the approximate status of the reels:

Reel 1: Preliminary Grade 100% - Finalized 75%
Reel 2: Preliminary Grade 90% - Finalized 20%
Reel 3: Preliminary Grade 100% - Finalized 90%
Reel 4: Preliminary Grade 100% - Finalized 100%
Reel 5: Preliminary Grade 100% - Finalized 93%
Reel 6: Preliminary Grade 80% - Finalized 80%
Total Preliminary: 95% - Finalized 76%

The biggest bottlenecks for me are the lightsaber composites. If those were done, Reels 3-5 would be 100%. In fact, if someone more knowledgeable about image stabilization and degraining could prep the SSE lightsaber shots, that would go a long way to helping me finish. This is one of the downsides of working in Premiere, it’s simply not set up for complicated effects work. I only need the lightsaber training on the Falcon and the hangar section of the Vader/Obi-wan duel.

However, the end is in sight!