Sevb32 said:

Shadowman99 said:

doubleofive said:

doubleofive said:

That's what I'm saying! Obi-Wan is tiny! I've always found his close-ups funny in this scene because I'm imagining them zooming in on a tiny Alec Guiness!

After thinking about it, I'm guessing they had him tiny so that they could have this shot:

which is cool, but weird if Obi-Wan is standing 15 feet behind Yoda and impossible if Obi-Wan is just made larger.

Alright, back to mini-Obi-Wan for a second. I think this shot could work if we go for the "Obi-Wan is standing really far away from everyone". Yoda would have to be out of focus while Obi-Wan is talking, then as he is vanishing Yoda would come into focus, rack focus style. If focuspuller on the boards is really a focus puller, he could tell us more about it.

I can't think of any OT FX shots that used rack focus or DOF. I'm not sure they could have done it with the technology of the time.

I always thought Obi Wan was standing away from Yoda and this was a perspective thing. The branch is the one shot screws it up, but like the tiny TIE in Jedi it's a mistake in the layer order. I hope Adywan includes a fix.

What is wrong with this scene? Because one or both should be out of focus? Just because something is not technically correct, doesn't mean it isn't romantically correct.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it. I'm just showing that Obi-Wan is a foot tall in this scene. I'm not saying it should be fixed because its either he's a foot tall or he's standing really far away from the people he's talking to, both of which is silly, but apparently important for some reason or they wouldn't have done it. It's easier to just leave him small, in my opinion.