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Hey Ady, that was an amazing clip, but I noticed that on the Stardestroyer that releases Needa's shuttle (great work on the new shuttle, by the way!), the two "prongs" - the two curved sticks on the underside of the SD - flicker a bit around the 5:19 mark on the YouTube video.

Also, the Yoda enhancements are absolutely fantastic, but have you ever considered doing some occassional minor movements on Yoda's brow? Maybe a slightly raised or furrowed brow would give him a bit more expression in some quick moments? I think a slightly raised brow would look great for the "That is why you fail" line. Because the mouth movements and blinks are pretty much perfect, but a bit more brow movement would totally sell the lifelike-ness of Yoda.

AuggieBenDoggie said:

@((((TV's Frink))))  It's still has a 2011 release date. Check Ady's last post.

I guess you missed my winky?  It was just a joke.

;-) <--Winky

FANTASTIC!  But what else would we expect?

Some notes:

1. Yoda's blink at 0:42 or so looks a bit off... maybe it's just a little bit too slow?

2. After Luke fails at raising the X-Wing, is there any way to make the disappointed lowering of Yoda's ears a bit smoother?  It's always seemed a bit choppy to me puppet-wise (if that makes any sense).

3. When Yoda says "Judge me by my size, do you?", his eyes move to look at Luke half way through the line.  But shouldn't he be looking at Luke the whole line (and the ones in that angle before then, too)?  Why would he be staring off into nothingness while directly talking to Luke until the eye movement?

4. Another puppet-motion thing, but could Yoda's right hand at around 2:45 when he moves it towards his chest... could that be smoothed a bit, too?

5. Could it be more obvious that Yoda climbs up onto that ledge/rock to lift the X-Wing?

I know most of these were in the original, too, but I've just noticed them upon watching the clip.

Keep up the great work, best of luck to you, Ady!!

Just noticed something.....

The pilot of that shuttle is a real daredevil.  He had to hit the gas in reverse really hard to make the shuttle seem motionless from the POV of the camera.  It's really reversing out of the SD docking bay at a breakneck rate!

And then, the pilot hits the accelerator hard and plummets to get the shuttle out of the way of the remaining SD superstructure which is still moving forward at cruising speed.  Not much room for error there!

I have two conclusions--

1)  Needa CAN'T be in an excessive hurry to his own death.

2)  The move is hugely aggressive compared to how we've seen Lambda shuttles moving in RotJ.

I know the work required would probably be enormous, but wouldn't it make more sense for the shuttle to be moving forward in relation to the POV camera at a slightly slower pace than the SD, before it makes it's descent and turn?

That said, to undermine my own point, it IS visually interesting to see the shuttle plummeting straight down before moving off.  Style versus logic, I guess.  And it is a HELL of a lot better looking than the original footage!

And you ridiculous Brits and your "Happy Christmas".....

No wonder us Yanks moved away and fought you off with sticks!  It's "Merry Christmas".  Or "Merry Christmas, eh!" if you're part of the 51st state.

>=o)

adywan said:

CHRISTMAS CLIP TIME.....

I've decided to post this early because i don't know how much i will be online between now and Christmas with everything that's going on.

Enjoy :)

RAISING X-WING

Dude! Thank you for the clip! It's amazing!

Yoda feels even more real now. :D

Great work!

My word...that was awesome!

Yoda now looks like he is really alive - so much better than any other version done before CGI and Puppet wise. Subtlety is clearly the winner here. No need for reliance on complete CGI characters when you can mix a real physical thing like a puppet and bring it to life with minor digital tweaks. Film makers should take note, this is how you do it!

When you see what can be achieved and brought to life - all fresh, new and exciting, it's so inspiring! It makes me want to literally learn how to do this stuff, because you can actually feel the 'magic'. This what Star Wars is all about, and Ady has really captured this well with his work.

Jacen said:

Just noticed something.....

..but wouldn't it make more sense for the shuttle to be moving forward in relation to the POV camera at a slightly slower pace than the SD, before it makes it's descent and turn?

It would make more sense, as clearly the shuttle must've reversed hard to achieve the effect that Ady has. But, intentional or not, it actually creates a bit of tension in what is a very short shot, as it looks for a second like it isn't going to clear the other side of the ventral port. For that reason alone I think it's great. It's not really necessary, but it works really well. And technically it's flawless.

And you ridiculous Brits and your "Happy Christmas".....

No wonder us Yanks moved away and fought you off with sticks!  It's "Merry Christmas".  Or "Merry Christmas, eh!" if you're part of the 51st state.

 

We DO say Merry Christmas as well. But we Brits do love Americans telling us how to speak our own language, so thanks. I'm sure Ady will fix that when he releases RAISING XWING: REVISITED. :-)

Awesome work Ady, in every way!

Dave of Gallifrey says :

"Don't wink. wink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't wink. Good Luck."

Otherwise perfection.

Wow ady, fantastic work as usual, Yoda looks great and it's a treat to see a non-green artoo detoo, the mud on the droid looks far more realistic if it isn't glowing like in the dvd

needa's shuttle at the end was a nice christmas addition since i fully expected the clip to end after "this is why you fail" thanks so much for your work

As I said before, amazing work ady. I hate to deviate from the recent clip, but I have a quick question about the Battle of Hoth. I remember seeing ady saying something about shooting/adding ground troops to the battle. Does anyone know if he means adding Snowtroopers to the shots or adding more Rebel Soldiers, or both?

TML said:

As I said before, amazing work ady. I hate to deviate from the recent clip, but I have a quick question about the Battle of Hoth. I remember seeing ady saying something about shooting/adding ground troops to the battle. Does anyone know if he means adding Snowtroopers to the shots or adding more Rebel Soldiers, or both?

 Just Rebels, if I'm not mistaken.