Rhikter said:
oh_riginal said:
However, the AOTC duel, as short as it is, feels overbearingly long when it gets to the silly looking close-ups of Anakin and Dooku twirling the lightsabers above their heads, not even looking like they are clashing sabers, even though we are supposed to think they are.

Ha! I'm so glad you brought that up. I've never mentioned it to anyone, but I've always thought that part of the duel looked ridiculous.

Then you should like the mock-up I did. It was such an easy edit, it's ridiculous! On youtube, there's a big description in the details of the video that explain all the re-editing I did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlE9JBYaEFw

I may want to go back and re-do some of it, since I've been learning more and more about editing since I did that mock-up.

But, to go back on topic, one thing that still bothers me about ESB to this day is the shot of Luke while he is doing a handstand on Dagobah. In the wide shots, Luke's arms are straightened all the way, and the pose looks convincing, but when it cuts to a close-up of Luke, his elbows are bent, and he looks like an actor being held upside down, reaching his arms to the ground, rather than holding himself up. Though I don't think this is fixable....