PaulisDead2221 said:I watched one of the preliminary encodes I found on the hd with a couple of friends, and we were all super stoked. The new voice is great. A lot of the time we couldn't tell it was ADR. There definitely are a couple spots that need to be rerecorded, but it might just be I need to get the level down with the rest of the mix. The new pace and music is really cool, very vintage. The new fx are great. People thought Jar Jar's voice was way better, but there was still some concern over the voice, it might've also just been the mix, but it might also need a better quality recording. I like the direction with Jar Jar though. I haven't followed the thread intensely, so I don't know if anyone has heard the new stuff from him, but he seems more like a character from the Catina in ANH rather than...Jar Jar.
This feels like the Star Wars I thought was coming with Episode I, modern, but classic.
I didn't expect all the sequences to be in separate projects, anyway I'll look through them one at a time and write up what I think. My instinct is to start editing away, but I realize I should talk to you first. I'll pitch any video edits first, but audio will definitely be really fun to work on. I'll see about doing it in Hi Def, the editing was a lot more intense than I thought, but I'll definitely try to give it the upgrade.
This is a pretty cool project everyone. You should all be really excited.
I'm really, really excited to hear this! After reading your comments I actually watched the movie again for the first time in months, and I got excited all over again. I was actually just watching the movie for the plot this time, and I agree- it is really really good. Isn't it amazing what the different soundtrack and pacing can do to improve a movie?
If you want to upgrade the video, that's great. I wouldn't do it from scratch though unless you want to. What I'd do is just take the HD AOTC, and split it in the exact same divisions as the standard def clips (I think it was it 6 or 7 pieces) and then just do a swap, and then tackle glitches on a case-by-case basis. Like you said, the editing is very intense and getting things to flow right was a giant headache. Putting everything in HD might solve a lot of problems in the long run. We can talk more about that though....
I think it's a great idea that you suggested- going through each of my project files, taking notes on what you want to do with it or questions as to why I did something a certain way, and just dropping me a PM if you're planning on making a drastic change....
Anyway, great to hear that you and your buddies enjoyed it even in the unfinished version! I don't care how long this takes you...I'm just excited this isn't a dead project anymore.
And remember I'm right here to help out with anything- voice redubs, lightsaber shots, contact info for the voice actors, or whatever other things come up.
Also, to Ripplin and Octorox, THANK YOU very much for volunteering. I definitely think we should follow through with your offers. Maybe one of you could do Jar-Jar, or even an alternate Anakin dub in case mine doesn't work out for whatever reason. If either of you could send me an audio test for Jar-Jar or Anakin and your voice sounds like it would work, I'll mail you a copy of the current cut so you can watch it and then dub the characters.
I'm excited now! SOTDS is back in business:) This is the final push it needed- a new editor, and possibly a couple new voice actors. Thank you so much guys. The end result will be worth it.
-TM