Kurgan said:
Well, it being different shouldn't be a problem, should it? It was obviously intentional. Just because the video games didn't pick it up shouldn't be a reason to hate on the color blue! (even if Lowry Digital and 20th Century Fox have abused it more than any color of the rainbow)
Red vs. blue tints... wow, I never realized that before, heh. As long as we can TELL they're blue (without needing a gray object or background next to them in-shot to compare) I'll be happy. I saw in the 1979 ("Launch") ESB Trailer in the asteroid chase they look about that color (though the Falcon looks greenish).
I'm sorry I can't be arsed to upload pics, but if anyone has the Bonus Masterials (disc 4 of the 2004 set, available seperately off Amazon.com for $5, yes!) Disc, I noticed some interesting things.
The colors are right! Yes, the Executor bridge looks like it does in your fixed shot. Luke's got his brilliant blue saber on the Falcon. Yep... clearly the team who designed these menus wasn't communicating with the team (or one guy at his computer) doing the color correction!
Now, if you to go to "Trailers & TV Spots"----> (Trailers) "Empire Strikes Back"-----> "Launch" you'll notice (aside from the "forbidden kiss" at :56-:57 something interesting... is it just me or is that a new shot of the Wampa claws opening in the foreground with Luke hanging upside down in the background? Maybe it's been too long since I've watched the GOUT, but that looks new for some reason.
Somebody tell me I'm crazy. Otherwise I'll double check it later after I've had a nap... ;)
no you're not imagining things. that shot of the wampa claws is one not used in the movie. there is a green tint to the Falcon and a bit on one of the asteroids, but the colours of the TIEs looks just like the models before they boosted the blues and the asteroids look a good colour too. So thats the colour i'm going with.
One thing with that trailer that really interests me is the quick explosion footage. It looks to me to be the original explosion for the shield generator. Why didn't they just use that instead of the horribly composited one in the movie i'll never know. the unused one is so much better
Its a pity a few previous frames of that explosion aren't available because i would love to use this for the shield generator.
Talking of which, does anyone have any good quality pictures of the model used for the shield generator at all?