Just as a test, here’s the beginning of the sail barge sequence with flipped shots put back:
https://vimeo.com/238829311
It’s more jarring than the original, without a doubt. Although, I do like that Mark Hamill’s face is flipped back to normal now. I think that’s the main giveaway.IMHO that looks incredibly promising. I never realized how incredibly off putting it was to see Mark Hamill’s face flipped like that. As someone else said, it really bothered me on a gut-level and I didn’t realize why.
Yes, Mark’s off-putting asymmetrical mirrored face is the only reason I’d want them flipped. Then there’s the direction of Leia’s chain not really matching between shots, and the 180 degree rule stuff that was mentioned before. It’s a trade-off, I guess.
I’m not in the profession of filmmaking, but I did watch an introduction video on the 180 degree rule so that I could better discuss it here. The video left off with this insight on breaking the 180 rule: “It’s not a hard and fast rule. Rule of thumb: As long as it’s not distracting or confuses your audience, you’re good to go.”
I can’t speak for everyone, but I was neither confused nor distracted in that proof of concept.