The Book Of Boba Fett (live action series) - a general discussion thread - * SPOILERS * — Page 19

CarboniteSolo said:

By reusing CGI shots, they didn’t have to pay people hours and hours to create new effects, new landscapes, digital frontiers, etc.

Movies that rely on CG effects cost the most to make, that’s common knowledge.

But is this even possible after 20+ years? I can only imagine how many software compatibility issues there’d be, if the files would even be intact after all this time. Not to mention that 1999 CG would probably stand out if placed beside 2022 CG. Reusing film plates I get. They just have to re-scan it and remove the blue screen, etc. if applicable. But reusing CG that “old” (in CG terms anyway) just seems implausible to me.

I don’t have any evidence but to me, Beggar’s Canyon in the latest episode looks like a new miniature that’s just very accurate to the original version.

It’s possible they pulled out the old miniature, updated it, and intentionally shot it to match the old camera movements

jedi_bendu said:

I don’t have any evidence but to me, Beggar’s Canyon in the latest episode looks like a new miniature that’s just very accurate to the original version.

These two actually look quite different to me. Yes, the camera angle, FOV and lighting has been altered, but the rock faces look very different–i.e. the cracks and striations don’t match. They either went all out and made a new miniature for just this one scene, or it’s a very good, but not identical, CG model or digital matte painting.

ZkinandBonez said:

jedi_bendu said:

I don’t have any evidence but to me, Beggar’s Canyon in the latest episode looks like a new miniature that’s just very accurate to the original version.

These two actually look quite different to me. Yes, the camera angle, FOV and lighting is different, but the rock faces look very different–i.e. the cracks and striations don’t match. They either went all out and made a new miniature for just this scene, or it’s a very good, nut not identical, CG model or digital matte painting.

I said that the set in the episode was “very accurate”, then found the comparison image, and realised after looking at it closely it actually wasn’t all that accurate at all (although definitely meant to be the same place).

It makes sense to me because over 40 years have passed since we saw the same location in TPM. Some things like the cracks being different can’t be easily explained, but different houses and differences nearly the tops of the rocks can probably be attributed to rebuilding and rock erosion I would imagine. Either way, it isn’t a big deal.

I also think this looks like a miniature set, which is impressive. I hope we get a behind the scenes feature for TBOBF like we did the mando seasons.

jedi_bendu said:

ZkinandBonez said:

jedi_bendu said:

I don’t have any evidence but to me, Beggar’s Canyon in the latest episode looks like a new miniature that’s just very accurate to the original version.

These two actually look quite different to me. Yes, the camera angle, FOV and lighting is different, but the rock faces look very different–i.e. the cracks and striations don’t match. They either went all out and made a new miniature for just this scene, or it’s a very good, nut not identical, CG model or digital matte painting.

I said that the set in the episode was “very accurate”, then found the comparison image, and realised after looking at it closely it actually wasn’t all that accurate at all (although definitely meant to be the same place).

It makes sense to me because over 40 years have passed since we saw the same location in TPM. Some things like the cracks being different can’t be easily explained, but different houses and differences nearly the tops of the rocks can probably be attributed to rebuilding and rock erosion I would imagine. Either way, it isn’t a big deal.

I also think this looks like a miniature set, which is impressive. I hope we get a behind the scenes feature for TBOBF like we did the mando seasons.

Bit odd, from a lore perspective thst is, that the rock walls would change in 40 years but no one bothered to fix the gate or pick up the broken pieces.

Having said that, I’m not really a stickler for minutae, I think it’s a cool recreation either way.

The difference in rrock texture is actually the biggest evidence for this being a miniature, as its easier to just knock out these shapes than it is to spent time and money on carving them in exact shapes. The houses though I think are much more accurat, but the change in angle and FOV makes it hard to perfectly compare them

To sum up: let’s wait on a behind the scene feature to know how it was done.

Fan theories are funny but I still prefer facts 😅

Yeah, I think the main takeaway from this discussion is that we’re all just huge nerds.

Episode 5, wow. Just shows how strong the whole Mandalorian concept and character is. By far the best episode yet.

Anyone who has read Larry Niven’s “Ringworld” will love this episode. Very convincing.

For any Top Gun fans…
https://youtu.be/Gj5AbJMagzw

Assets can also include 3d models, which can be re-rendered at whatever resolution you want.

https://youtu.be/UDs9Er-1JsY
THEORY: How Could LUKE SKYWALKER Fit Into THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT? from the Austin SWE youtube channel

I love Timothy Olyphant, I don’t think I care about anything else in this show but Timothy Olyphant, I hope Vanth isn’t dead. 😦

Another really oddly structured episode, though at the same time I can’t say I didn’t enjoy the segments. Did Fett even say a word in this episode? I always assumed that this was a miniseries, but now it seems more likely that the intent was to have another season. Or maybe Favreau simply felt that Fett’s story was sufficiently told in the first few episodes and now it’s more about an ensemble cast of characters.

Judging by you-know-who’s appearance at the end it does at least seem like we’ll get more with Fett in the next episode which I’m pretty will have to be at least a 50 min. episode to wrap things up. Unless of course we get some kind of season 2 tease. Or who knows, maybe Fett’s story will be continued in The Mandalorian season 3 seeing as Din basically took over almost two episodes of his show.

A few random thoughts and observations:

Really like the Sergio Leone vibe from the scenes with Cobb Vanth. And the speeder in the 1st scene still wobble like a car with wheels just like Luke’s in ANH, which I think adds a certain clunky charm to them despite the obvious reason why it looks like that.

The stone-mason ant-droids is definitely one of the cooler droids I’ve seen in SW for a while.

Luke looks so much better than before. His expressions feels more natural, though there’s still a bit of softness to the face, however I’d consider that a decent trade off for performance. His voice, however, does sound a little bit off, or is that just me?

Slight canon break, so small in fact that I don’t really care, but figured I’d mention it either way. Yoda’s lightsaber was technically smelted down by Mas Amedda in a ritual show in the first issue of the Darth Vader comic by Charles Soule, but I suppose Yoda could have made a replacement during his years in exile. Or I suppose there could have been other small lightsabers found at the Jedi temple.

CarboniteSolo said:

NFBisms said:

I love Timothy Olyphant, I don’t think I care about anything else in this show but Timothy Olyphant, I hope Vanth isn’t dead. 😦

I don’t think he’s dead, but I think the citizens of his town will save his life by taking him to get a mod, like Fennec.

He was only shot in the shoulder so I don’t see why the mods will be needed, but we’ll see. He’s definitely coming back though, otherwise they would have given him a more obvious and dramatic death.