Much appreciated! Just to reiterate, I’m currently waiting on 4K80 to be released before resuming work on this project.
Aren’t we all?
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Hey, are you still working on this project? I don’t mean to rush you if you are. I was just wondering because the WIP videos already seemed really good.
Funny that you mention it because I have actually picked up work on this again lately. But I work full time and I’m in graduate school as well so it is extremely slow going and I won’t be able to estimate a release date. Thank you for the interest though, that always helps me when I need some motivation!
My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXnq2soRMB-8vqvL-6NHIOg
Very much looking forward to this - though have also enjoyed your other quality and insightful videos too. Especially…
• Actors With Multiple Roles in Star Wars
• The EVOLUTION of Darth Vader (All James Earl Jones Voiceovers)
• The EVOLUTION of Yoda (All Frank Oz Voiceovers)
• Every Time Anthony Daniels Played C-3PO (so far)
and of course…
• The Troubled History of STAR WARS on TV
• “Star Wars: The Lost Cut” Explained
plus the older…
‘Star Wars Changes’ videos - Star Wars | Empire Strikes Back | Return Of The Jedi | Disney+ | The Prequels
Good luck with it. 👍
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Just watched the WIP videos and they were very good, can’t wait for more! Now that we have a 70mm preservation of ESB the visual and audio changes are now properly documented, and we also know that there were later 70mm screenings which used the updated effects used in the 35mm version thanks to the second 70mm preservation we now have. For AOTC we also now have a 35mm scan so the visual changes are also much more well documented.
I remember watching your older comparison videos — they were already pretty good, but these WIP videos are clearly even more detailed and well-researched. It’s great to see how thoroughly you’re breaking everything down.
While looking into some of the original audio mixes myself, I came across a few more differences between the stereo and mono versions of A New Hope that might be worth noting.
Here are a few videos that highlight these and other mix differences — could be helpful as references:
Also, regarding the missing snowspeeder crash sound in the 1993 audio mix of The Empire Strikes Back — I think I found it. Here’s a clip where it can be heard:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGFi3gcT7Dc7R7dGsEhI6XrwxUIIVT3e
One more thing — there’s a comparison list between the 70mm and 1993 Laserdisc mixes over on the forums. It might include a few changes you haven’t listed yet:
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/70mm-mix-to-93-mix-comparison-Released/id/6501
I want to thank you all for your continued support and excitement. I promise that I am still working on this project! Wish that I had something new to share to show my progress, but I don’t. Life always seems to find a way to get in the way, but I hope to have some free time in the next couple of months to get much closer to the finish line on this daunting project.
In case you’re wondering, the script that I’ve written for this project is currently sitting at a, frankly, insane total of 331 pages long. I think that would be something like 8 hours all told, give or take. And, yes, I do plan to release it all in a single marathon-length video.
The video will be roughly half voice-over narration, used over the changes themselves and to explain history and context.
The other half is going to be me on-camera, primarily to show off some physical items. I actually have a pretty sizable collection of SW home video releases and ephemera (from Super 8 to 4K and everything in between). And I think that will help to tell this story in a really definitive and visually interesting way.
Like I said, the prep and writing is essentially done — and that includes collecting B-roll and assembling all of the changes themselves in my Premiere timeline. It’s just a matter of recording/filming and then editing it altogether. Hopefully I’ll have something cool to show off relatively soon!
My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXnq2soRMB-8vqvL-6NHIOg
I can… try to do a read through of the script if you’d like! LOL
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