ImperialFighter, the flipped shot of the chasm has only been flipped. Nothing else has been done to it apart from colour correction so the shape of it remains exactly the same as the original.
As for the hilt , the pictures you posted actually show why it was changed. Look at the position he is holding it and you will see that the shorter section of the tip is central between his thumb and forefinger. Then we see the close-up when it retracts and we are seeing it from the view of the back f his hand so we shouldn't see the emitter at all but the back of the saber. You can see this also in the shots after the closeup which way he is holding it. So if we were to see the emitter then he would have had to twisted his lightsaber 108 degrees for one shot only to twist it back in the following shots. For the new tip i took a photograph of the replica Vader hilt i have in the correct position it should be and rotoscoped that in.
ImperialFighter said:
1. I've only studied this clip on my laptop screen, so the details are very small and I can't see if you've added a faint orange (or black?) 'scorch mark'/'lightsaber burn' to the 'Vane' immediately after Vader takes his 2nd swipe at Luke near the doorway, or not...
Here's how things look in your clip immediately after Vader's 2nd swipe -
...I think you've added a brief hint of 'smoke' here, but if you haven't already, do you think you could add a hint of the 'scorch' behind the railing too? (perhaps only as thick as the faint 'panel lines' that are just visible nearby?)...as it would probably be noticeable on a bigger monitor, and would tie-in nicely with when we then cut to the still glowing 'scorch mark'/'lightsaber burn' that you've added to the 'close-up' afterwards.
Or would it be too hidden behind the 'walkway' railing at the angle we see Vader swiping twice anyway? I can't really tell from the small screen size I'm looking at, unfortunately, but see what you think.
The scorch mark behind the railings has been added in that clip. It is visible when viewed on a larger screen