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adywan said:
The original cut of the cave scene is perfect, along with the music. It's only when you get to the butchered Special Edition version that this scene falls apart.
We have to hear the Wampa roaring in the background. It sets up the peril. If it was silent apart from ambient sounds then it would just look like Luke was just trying to escape from a cave. There is no threat there at all. It's the Wampa's roaring that wakes Luke. Hearing the Wampa getting closer and seeing just a part of him as he approaches builds the tension. Is Luke going to be able to escape in time?
But then they ruined this for the Special Edition. It's the whole Jaws thing. If they had been able to do a better shark then it would have been on screen more and the film wouldn't have had the same impact. And this was proved with all the extra Wampa footage. Sometimes the limitations of technology at the time can create something perfect.
So the scene will be as it was in 1980 but with a new Wampa added in a couple of shots.
I realize the only way I will get this across is by doing a very rough experiment cut to try to show you what I mean... If you think it's crap that is fine don't bash me though... I want to see your Wampa don't get me wrong... It's so hard to explain this on the page.. Bear in mind it's extremely rough only to get the concept over.
Of course it's your edit and you can do what you like with it but I am trying to get a different concept over to you to consider and it's proving too difficult to put on paper... With a bit more work your puppet and changing the sound mix I think it would be much more enhanced than even the original. Concept video in link below