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Eyepainter
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Episode III: The Eyepainter Fanedit (Released)(Trailer online)
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Date created
7-Jun-2021, 5:20 PM

After playing around with the color grading some more on the timeline, I think I’ve found a good enough balance between the red skin tone issues to the left of me and the orange and teal issues to the right. It’s not perfect, per se, but I think it’ll do for now. Perhaps I’ll work on correcting any color issues in future versions, but for now, I think this looks right.

Under the spoiler tag, I’ve included a bunch of screencaps throughout the whole edit. The top image is the 2011 blu-ray release. The bottom image is my color grade.

We’ll start with the opening sequence first.

Episode III Finish Part I_1 5 2 TEpisode III Finish Part I_1 5 1 TEpisode III Finish Part II_1 11 1
Episode III Finish Part II_1 11 2
Episode III Finish Part III_1 14 3
Episode III Finish Part III_1 14 4
Episode III Finish Part IV_1 15 3
Episode III Finish Part IV_1 15 4
Episode III Finish Part V_1 17 1
Episode III Finish Part V_1 17 2
Episode III Finish Part VI_1 30 1
Episode III Finish Part VI_1 30 2

Next, the main course.

Episode III Finish Part VII_1 57 1
Episode III Finish Part VII_1 57 2
Episode III Finish Part VIII_1 58 1
Episode III Finish Part VIII_1 58 2
Episode III Finish Part IX_1 65 1
Episode III Finish Part IX_1 65 2
Episode III Finish Part X_1 77 1
Episode III Finish Part X_1 77 2
Episode III Finish Part XI_1 78 1
Episode III Finish Part XI_1 78 2
Episode III Finish Part XII_1 89 1
Episode III Finish Part XII_1 89 2
Episode III Finish Part XIII_1 90 1
Episode III Finish Part XIII_1 90 2
Episode III Finish Part XIV_1 91 1
Episode III Finish Part XIV_1 91 2
Episode III Finish Part XV_1 99 1
Episode III Finish Part XV_1 99 2
Episode III Finish Part XVI_1 105 1
Episode III Finish Part XVI_1 105 2
Episode III Finish Part XVII_1 114 1
Episode III Finish Part XVII_1 114 2

This shot suffers a little from the teal effect, although not as badly as before.

Episode III Finish Part XVIII_1 119 1
Episode III Finish Part XVIII_1 119 2

These two shots might be a little too greenish, but again, it’s not too severe considering what it looked like originally.

Episode III Finish Part XIX_1 141 1
Episode III Finish Part XIX_1 141 2
Episode III Finish Part XX_1 152 1
Episode III Finish Part XX_1 152 2

The whites in this shot should give out a good reference (and an idea of how the skin tones look in reality).

Episode III Finish Part XXI_1 154 1
Episode III Finish Part XXI_1 154 2

Here’s a few stills from the second half of the movie.

Episode III Finish Part XXII_1 156 1
Episode III Finish Part XXII_1 156 2
Episode III Finish Part XXIII_1 160 1
Episode III Finish Part XXIII_1 160 2
Episode III Finish Part XXIV_1 165 1
Episode III Finish Part XXIV_1 165 2

Interestingly enough, Mustafar is the only thing that looks the same as before (although the skin tones still show a massive improvement). Here’s a snapshot of the lightsaber battle.

Episode III Finish Part XXV_1 192 1
Episode III Finish Part XXV_1 192 2

…And finally, I’ll conclude this with my favorite still from this grade. The empire would approve.

Episode III Finish Part XXVI_1 220 1
Episode III Finish Part XXVI_1 220 2

So, there you have it. I think the color grading is complete for now. Sound editing is as good as it gets. I’ll work on writing down the list of changes and begin work on the trailer soon. I might also see if I can do a commentary on my new computer. However, that might delay this edit even further, so I think I’ll save it for when I work on updating my entire prequel trilogy (Makes perfect sense to start with I, then II, then III, instead of III, then I, then II).