Darth Lars said:
The "mist" that you can see when you exhale into freezing air is light reflected off ice molecules that have just been formed from the previously liquid water of your breath.
For this effect to occur, the water must have a temperature above freezing to start with.
This would not occur in Echo base because temperatures are below freezing both inside and outside the base (C-3PO said that it was freezing even in Princess Leia's private chamber, remember ... )
Also, air humidity decreases with lower temperatures. Cold weather that is below -5 degrees Celsius is always very dry.
That's what I started to suspect as I considered the situation more. Too cold inside or out for water vapor. Thanks for settling the issue.
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ImperialFighter said:
I always liked the juxtaposition, movement, and 'composition' of the 2 adjoining effects shots above,
Me too, IF. Which is why almost wish I hadn't analyzed them. Now it's hard to watch without thinking the second shot is wrong. Let me try another mock-up to better explain what I'm seeing happen here. Not saying this is what's happening, only what it looks like to me.
I've mapped out the "rail" along which the Millennium Falcon flies in that shot. From our position, it appears as if we're looking up at the underside of a dip in a rollercoaster track. If you superimpose the prow of the Star Destroyer, you can see that the path of the MF appears to swoop out from under the SD. Or to put it differently, the initial position of the MF in this shot (the first red cross-bar) appears to be below the horizontal plane of the SD once it enters the screen.
Even if that the first red cross-bar is on the same plane as the SD, the SD is still too close to the MF. In the intervening seconds we spend in the cockpit with Han & Co., the SD would've overtaken it.
ImperialFighter said:
I reckon that visually, a case can be made that the Falcon (and the following TIEs) are just 'dipping down' slightly as they proceed ahead in front of the Stardestroyer at this point (which then fires 2 green laserbolts at the Falcon from underneath), before they then 'dip upwards' slightly again before the end of the shot.
That's not a bad way to look at it. I still think the SD would benefit from entering the shot a second later, but watching the scene, I can definitely see what you're saying about dipping below the SD's plane, and then up again.
ImperialFighter said:
Personally, I dislike the idea of turning the prow upside-down, and having it seem as if it's coming from the bottom of the frame, as I just think it's unneccessary, and doesn't look as good.
I agree. It was just a suggestion. After sleeping on it, I think flipping the prow would ruin the composition of the shot.