AuggieBenDoggie said:
I said some, not 'ALL' . Lights are not a problem. Flying Asteroids are not a problem. Blasting asteroids could pose a problem. Escort ships turning away, major problem. There is not enough time in that scene to make that idea work with the established shot. The executor barely clears the asteroid field before it cuts to vader entering the holo chamber to talk to the emperor. Now, how much time are you going to have to show any escort ship pull off and return to the asteroid field before the scene cuts to Vader?
You would have to make a brand new shot to make that happen, and thats totally unnecessary Just to please the "We just gotta change it because it's REVISITED".
Guys (specifically ABD): the whole point to making suggestions is "to make suggestions".
Granted, it's been awhile since I've seen EMPIRE, so I'd like to rewatch if for no other reason than to just watch these scenes in question to time the beats of the music as well as the length of specific scenes.
Some of the ideas (such as the 2 escorts and the asteroids hitting the Executor shields in the SD bridge destruction shot) are kinda "it would be cool to maybe see it" type ideas, but nothing that HAS to be done or I would even consider to be important, such as correcting a continuity error or the like.
Even so, (1) the scene with the Executor leaving the asteroid field lasts roughly 3 to 4 seconds (counting 1001, etc); my idea was not to show the SDs literally turning around and heading the opposite direction. My idea was to show the SDs beginning their "slow-down and move to the upper right" at the beginning of the scene, ala the F14 fighters in EXECUTIVE DECISION (where they just slowed their speed down compared to the 747 they were tailing, thus visually giving the impression of moving backwards). So the SDs would continue pointing forward, but would slide back and to the right, as they completed their escort job and return back to the asteroid field. Visually it would also enhance the Executor's own movement outside of the asteroid field (as the literal visual is the Executor remains primarily in place as the asteroid field moves to the right and partially out of frame), as it would show 2 objects moving in opposite directions in contrast to the asteroid field (which would be still moving out of frame, but would still act as a more static background object). Even so, it all comes down to time and visual asthetic and how it works. It is not necessary, but if it works visually it could be a nice touch (and add to the military nature of the Empire as it would reflect a very real military aspect of modern military structure).
The (2) idea could be a more realistic suggestion, though it may add difficulty to overlaying the foreground SD bridge explosion.
Regardless, they are just ideas put out for Ady or anyone else's digestion. Either they will be used or they won't. Either way I will be prepped with popcorn on the release day. >:)