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Unusual Sequel Trilogy Radical Redux Ideas Thread — Page 39

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sade1212 said:

Ebkas said:

A test at making TLJ Yoda look more like his OT self: https://streamable.com/vmvf04

How did you achieve this? A still frame from ESB blended and manually warped to match the TLJ animation, or is it something more like a Deepfake?

That’d be a hilarious usage of that technology. Deepfake a puppet with another puppet lol

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To me the lack of creativity in the planet design is one of the most disappointing aspects of this trilogy:
https://i.redd.it/i5akpa77g6v41.png

Takodana, Jakku and Passana are probably high up on the priority list for an overhaul.

I think Jakku needs to closely resemble it’s concept art, with as many fallen Starships in the background as possible
https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/009/718/717/large/esbjorn-nord-swbfii-esbjornnord-16.jpg?1520504892

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAKy6drXUAAyVWn.jpg

https://pm1.narvii.com/6035/8beb9d145bff03997f9841d75e210dcb159b338a_hq.jpg

Takodana’s medieval aesthetic could be eccentuated by adding more castles in the distance, perhaps even adding a few pirate ships on the lake as well.

Passana, which in my opinion is the worst offender, could be turned into an ancient sith world, a parallel to jedda, the sand could be turned to more of a reddish tone , with altered establishing shots from Rogue One of statues and temples of the Sith, I think it would only be appropriate since after all it’s where we find out about the Sith dagger and Sith loyalists.

Although I like the look of the Achto island, I think it needs more of that Star wars “out of this world” feel. Apparently JJ had the idea of surrounding the island with floating rocks, something akin to Rey’s stunt on Crait. I think it would be a neat addition aestheticly as well as in the context of the story. Imagine seeing a planet so powerful in the force yet only to find out that the one who lives on it has blocked himself completely from the force.

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I mean, Tatooine was just a desert, Hoth was just snow, and Endor was just California. Outside of Cloud City, “alien” or fantastical looking planet designs were really just a prequel thing. I’m not saying this is good or bad, just that it isn’t unique to the sequels.

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Octorox said:

I mean, Tatooine was just a desert, Hoth was just snow, and Endor was just California. Outside of Cloud City, “alien” or fantastical looking planet designs were really just a prequel thing. I’m not saying this is good or bad, just that it isn’t unique to the sequels.

I agree. Crazy planets was never a thing for Star Wars.

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That was fine for the OT, problem is we’ve been there done that.

Even George wasn’t 100 percent happy with the locations of the OT but because of the technological limitations of the time, he had to go with it.

After being spoiled rotten by the fantastical location’s of the prequels, it’s hard for me to accept boring vanilla earth locations in a post technological era.

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I think the easiest solution is to combine planets. Tatooine=Jakku=Pasaana Naboo=Takodana=Ajan Kloss Redesigning the planets would take a lot more work.

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The prequel planets were fantastical and crazy in theory, but unless they were Earth-y ones like Naboo or Tatooine, in practice they were just live wallpapers behind platforms.

Andor: The Rogue One Arc

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NFBisms said:

The prequel planets were fantastical and crazy in theory, but unless they were Earth-y ones like Naboo or Tatooine, in practice they were just live wallpapers behind platforms.

Yeah to me that’s something special about star wars, it never leans too much on either side, a mix of fantastical and real is what gives the locations a grounded feel.

Edit: It even rhymes 😉

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idir_hh said:

That was fine for the OT, problem is we’ve been there done that.

That’s the world they established though.

Even George wasn’t 100 percent happy with the locations of the OT but because of the technological limitations of the time, he had to go with it.

Just because George wanted it doesn’t mean we should have gotten it. In fact, the limitations are one of the reasons the OT works so well, and why the PT is often a visual aneurysm.

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DominicCobb said:

the limitations are one of the reasons the OT works so well

Perhaps.
I personally really enjoyed the location’s of the prequels and I think they did an excellent job at expanding the galaxy far far away.
Anyway I don’t think the changes mentioned above are too out there in comparison to the aesthentic of the OT, The goal here is to merely add a unique touch and distinct look to the sequels .

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Anakin Starkiller said:

I think the easiest solution is to combine planets. Tatooine=Jakku=Pasaana Naboo=Takodana=Ajan Kloss Redesigning the planets would take a lot more work.

I still don’t think this is a good approach. Space is big, I don’t want to shrink the universe to just 7 planets. And it would be weird for the Rebels to establish a base on a planet that’s about the opposite of “hidden”.

My preferred Skywalker Saga experience:
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Anakin Starkiller said:

DominicCobb said:

Chase Adams said:

Felucia

ACTUAL FILM STILL yikes

Believe or not, it is in fact a miniature, but I guess 'round these parts this might be common knowledge.

First of all, in Felucia’s case I don’t believe that’s true. Second of all, even if a miniature is part of the shot, clearly there’s still a lot of CGI. Finally, regardless of what method was used to create it, my point still stands, which is that it looks like absolute dog shit.

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Haha, yeah, could’ve reused the lighter shot from TFA and made it a very tiny saber.

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Octorox said:

I mean, Tatooine was just a desert, Hoth was just snow, and Endor was just California. Outside of Cloud City, “alien” or fantastical looking planet designs were really just a prequel thing. I’m not saying this is good or bad, just that it isn’t unique to the sequels.

This was something I actually thought was really cool about TRoS, showing that Mustafar isn’t all volcanoes and lava. Kef Bir should have been Endor, too. I wonder how a fanedit might make that more clear.

thebluefrog said:

An alternate ending to Episode 9:

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DependableCompleteAdouri-mobile.mp4

This was a joke but if it came less out of left field I wonder if something like that could be pulled off. Probably not in the scope of a fanedit, though.

Reading R + L ≠ J theories

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Ed Slushie said:

thebluefrog said:

An alternate ending to Episode 9:

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DependableCompleteAdouri-mobile.mp4

Honestly, I think any edit that removes the old woman would benefit from the addition of Rey’s lightsaber into the final shot.

In my imaginary edit that would be the ideal. It gives the sense of more action to come and it’s a nice parallel to the broom boy scene in the last jedi.

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What do you guys think of starting a 3 in 1 / 3 in 2 Sequel Trilogy idea’s thread?

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I think a 3-in-1 or 3-in-2 general thread is a better idea, non-specific to the trilogy.

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