I’m aware of how many comments, ideas, etc. people offer you on a regular basis regarding your edit, and I feel kind of bad adding to the list, but I was watching the 2004 DVD of ANH last night and I noticed some things which I don’t think have been addressed yet in this thread. Below I’ve noted some errors/inconsistencies that you might want to consider. I apologize in advance for mentioning anything that you might have already addressed.
ERRORS & INCONSISTENCIES:
- In the scene where Vader is choking the Rebel, the placement of the stormtrooper’s legs in the background is inconsistent
- In the scene where Leia is stunned, one of the stormtroopers is missing the “hash marks” on the sides of his ventilators… can these be added?
- In the scene where Aunt Beru asks Luke to get a droid that speaks Bocce, there are some bushes that appear inconsistently between scenes
- After Uncle Owen decides to purchase C-3PO, there is a wire visible behind 3PO’s neck… can it be erased?
- When Luke is eating with his aunt and uncle, Luke lowers his glass in one shot, then lowers it again in the following shot. Trimming a few frames after the cut should fix this and not interfere with Luke’s lines
- When Luke is eating with his aunt and uncle, it’s daytime in the background, but in the following scene when Luke goes outside it’s sunset. Can you play with the light level in the background of the eating scene to match the binary sunset scene?
- C-3PO’s eyes are blue for a moment when Luke surprises him in the garage
- When Luke and company enter docking bay 94, we see R2 climbing down the stairs as the camera pans right, then seconds later we see him join Luke and Ben. Given how fast R2 is descending the stairs, this would be impossible. Any possibility of fixing this scene by either erasing R2’s head toward the end of the shot? Or possibly by making R2 tackle the stairs like he did in AOTC?
- As the Falcon escapes Tatooine, we see someone walking away in the corridor, yet everyone besides Chewie and Han are seen buckling themselves in moments earlier in the cargo hold. Can this person be removed?
- Since you’ve changed the graphics for the Death Star when R2-D2 is plugged in, will you also be changing the Death Star graphics shown in the briefing room? (I was thinking you could use the AOTC graphics first, then keep the existing FX and just change the colour to red, like this:
- The numbers on the Death Star’s countdown should be changed to Aurabesh (as you did with Luke’s macrobinoculars) for consistency
- Every time we see the numbers on the targeting computers in the X-wings, they should be changed to Aurabesh for consistency
OTHER CHANGES TO THINK ABOUT:
- I’m not sure if this will be addressed during the colour correction, but I think the pink flashes during all shootouts in the movie (especially on the Tantive IV) should be more red than pink
- Have you thought about changing Ben’s krayt dragon scream (when he scares off the Sand People) back to the original sound effect? Or perhaps using an entirely different effect altogether (perhaps something from Jurassic Park)?
- Are you planning to edit out R2-D2’s “beep” just before Ben removes his hood and says “Hello there?” (the sound effect was not present in earlier versions of ANH; it occurs at 00:30:05)
- The Duros’ hands in the cantina are mismatched (one has human-sized hands in white gloves, the other bare hands with much longer fingers). Any possibility of making their hands consistent?
- I know you changed the background behind R2’s head in a certain scene as it looked like the background on the Death Star (I believe it’s the scene immediately following the Falcon’s fight with the TIEs, right after 3PO says, “I think I’m melting.”). If that’s the case, I just wanted to point out we see a similar background while R2 is playing “chess” with Chewie (at 00:59:53, 1:00:02, and 1:00:31). That being said, it MAY just be the panel on the Falcon… not sure.
- In the scene where Vader and Tarkin just find out Leia has lied to them about the Rebels’ secret base, Vader’s hands move but there’s no dialogue… think you might trim this scene and omit this?
- As Ben’s making his way to the tractor beam controls, we see a group of stormtroopers marching, but one’s armour on the arm is falling apart – can this be fixed?
- Since you’re changing the blue Rebel insignia on the pilots’ helmets in the hangar, will you be changing them to red in the briefing room as well?
- The explosion of one of the X-wings is pinkish in parts instead of orangish/yellowish; not sure if this will be addressed along with the rest of the colour correction
- Just a thought… give Chewie a medal during the closing ceremony? (Although I’m not sure there’s sufficient time during the scene in which Leia could actually give him the medal)
CONFIRMATIONS:
- Did you edit out the scene where the floater droid laughs at and is knocked down by the ASP droid upon entry to Mos Eisley?
- Did you drop the shot of Walrusman’s severed arm in the cantina? I understand some think this scene goes against the idea of lightsabers cauterizing injuries, but I always liked it. If you decided to keep it, you could try cleaning up the bloody floor and make the wound look as though it’s still smoking a bit. You could also try replacing the hand on the arm to match the “flipper-like” hand we see earlier. I’ve done a quick example to show you what I had in mind
The original flipper-like hand seen here:
How the shot could be altered to look:
- Ben’s saber is purple in a few shots during the duel. I know you fixed the sabers in the entire second half of the duel, but I wasn’t sure about the earlier half, so I figured I’d mention it
I hope some of these suggestions/comments help. Again, I think the work you’ve done so far is nothing short of amazing. I can’t wait to see this edit!
