shanerjedi said:
Does the human eye pick up every single tiny little detail and texture on everything in our line of sight?
No.
Too much detail and all this extra stuff will make these fx shots look like busy fx shots that read as fake. Why? because sometimes it's also the things we don't see but the mind fills in for us that helps sell something as real.
Well maybe not, but it works subconsciously. You can make a loop background action as well or make every shot with unique approach.
If in a shot an FX is bad it will be more distracting than a "busy" FX shot as well.
Besides the action is choreographed with that way to move your eye to the spot they want. all the other elements are supporting the scene.
In ROTS the space battle during the duel is not distracting at all. You know that is out there.
IMO all that "extra" detail makes the scenes unique with full of life. yes you may never notice in ROTS the SDs are ready to deploy on a trade fed battle ship or how many farticles(lasers) are here and there, but all do their purpose.
What i admire of ady's work is that he added depth to yavin's battle. Call it extra stuff or distracting. i call it more life and dimension. thats the meaning :D
We all bothering with continuity shit and we know how a mistake or bad FX pops up. Better well a "busy" shot that all looks good rather one with a mistake in your face as well :)
-Angel