Erikstormtrooper said:

Harmy,

I finally finished watching the first part of the workprint. Everything looks good except for the star warping issue I mentioned during the flyover.

About the colors, I see there's been some considerable discussion about that, and you plan to pull back on the reds a bit. The comparison bkev posted is a good example of the monochrome look I'm talking about. The shade of Luke's hair compared to his flesh tone is too similar to my eyes. Add in the slight brightening from recovering the blacks, and the overall result looks "sepia".

Again, remember that I'm no color expert, and I don't remember what this looked like theatrically.

I look forward to the next 40 minutes :D

Pretty much agree with what you're saying here Erikstormtrooper, i'm not particularly fond of the absence of the colour blue in the workprint as well. That said, Harmy likes his colours warmer and desaturated, giving the film an 'older' sepia/monochrome look, its an interesting stylistic choice he's made and this being his project, that's what goes. I'm personally very interested in seeing how ESB and ROTJ are going to look though, whether Harmy will continue with this style or whether he will opt for a more modern balanced look. One thing i'm certain of though is that these versions are going to be totally unique colourwise compared to the blu-rays and hdtv streams, so I'll definately be one of the first in line to get my hands on these when he gets round to uploading them. :)