tuffy said:Monroville said:Ehhh, not to sure if I agree there. Cloud City is a mining colony: either its going to look like Vegas or ... well... a mining colony. Granted, the "wealthy" may live on top, with the rest of the classes getting poorer as the levels go down (and the jobs get dirtier), so maybe the BOTTOM of Cloud City could have the jets of fire and pollution coming out and all - to contrast with the "pristine" top section.
It's a gas mine, though, so it's not likely to get as dirty as an ore mine.
In any case, I think it's important that the upper levels be kept as squeaky clean as possible. Themeatically, the whole point of the place is that everything is bright and sunny on the surface, but dark and ugly underneath once we get to know it better. Showing off the unpleasant side of it too early works against what the film is trying to do, I think.
Well there you go then: keep the top relatively clean and have the bottom of the city dirty and grimy.
Also keep in mind that even if they are mining gasses (from the gas giant they are in the atmosphere of), it can still get pretty dirty. Just get into a smoker's car whose been smoking inside it for a good couple of years and run your finger on the upholstery - lots of yellow muck.
You know, it does make you wonder how they BREATHE and all, being that most gas giants don't exactly have oxygen (or whatever they breathe in STAR WARS). The top "city" part I can see being shielded and having its own atmosphere, but you would think Luke would be sucking air when ejected on the weather vane...
Vaderios said:
I made this some days before:
Vaderios:
in regards to your alteration of the Luke matte, I like the original darker look a lot better. To me the problem (if there is one) is just how "flat" it seems to be, hence the idea of just having the clouds moving slowly in the background - gas giants tend to have strong weather (at least going by Jupiter), though again any movement with the clouds could be slow - just enough to have some movement and get rid of the "static" feeling.
Then again, some lighting could be added to the hallway, or some Ridley Scott lighting effects.
BarBar Jinx said:
as always sorry for the crudity of the image but here it is!
I think this is the best option, minus the window tinting and making the reflection more of the city in daytime (I understand it is a rough sketch of sorts). Just get rid of the top portion of the building and add reflection to the glass.
I still suggest to add atmospheric haze to background buildings (be it this shot or all of them) to add some depth - something about the "prequel" effects that look computery and almost animated.