Damn, the deep fake work to reduce Thorin’s injuries is really solid! That alone almost made me kinda wish the whole Eagles sequence was skipped, but that vfx work is really helpful to reduce his injuries!
Speaking of which, another thing I wish the “Out of the Frying Pan” scene had was a simple tree line shot to show the sun setting (and hear the approaching enemy) to help with the nighttime transition. Right now it feels like twilight happens in the blink of an eye, but I know the theatrical film had that issue as well.
Yeah that’s just gonna be an inherent flaw in the edit because I don’t think it’d be really possible to find any footage that works showing it turn to night, unless someone recommends any. In the original movie, they had azog pop up for like 15 seconds, which helped, I guess, because it slowed the transition down, but I definitely can’t have that back in, so I’m kind of stuck. I mean honestly when you think about it, it’s not a big deal, they got outside right at sunset just as the sun was going down into night.
Also, here’s an update on the misty mountains, this is the best I could get it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lodow2cQY78 I made it a bit jumpy on purpose with the quick cuts, but not too quick
In comparison with other hobbit edits, my clip seems like it fits in just right/might even be better depending on your opinions, only so much you can do though.