adywan said:
Ronster, you seem to be over-thinking this scene, but in your fixing , you are creating more problems. If you have leia coming from that direction in the end then she would be in front of Chewie the whole time. Plus the screams need only be there when they are running past the people. there is a passage to time between that shot and them reaching the platform door and chewie and R2 are behind Lando and leia. Chewie covers the way the came and Leia covers the other direction. You seem so concerned about chewie shooting stormtroopers in the wrong area, but to fix it you are flipping shots to create continuity problems. But did you notice that the first close-up shot of the stormtroopers by the stairs being shot (by Leia) is actually set AFTER the stormtrooper that is shot by chewie as the rear trooper can be seen stepping over the dead body of the dead one?
But the other fixes you spoke of (lights turned out and no smoke or sparks on shot trooper) have already been fixed a while ago. Unfortunately the video i posted on youtube has been blocked so has now been deleted.
No Problem Ady, I am not trying to cause you a headache, Perhaps you are right and I have over thought it... I certainly do not have any hard pressed opinions on this scene only that I think it can be interpreted in a few different ways.
The edit I did was only to display that It does not look right that chewie shoots a storm trooper on the stairs of which he has no view of any stairs from the over the shoulder shots. and creating a funnel effect of fighting on 2 fronts.
I would really hate the music to be messed up in this scene because it is an amazing moment so that small edit was not a suggestion but to show you what I was trying to say. As a last thought I wonder if the footage could be re-synched to the soundtrack as a fix?
If Leia leaves from left to right I don't think it would cause a problem because chewie has already left no matter what he is on the platform when leia runs for it meaning Leia in the fire fight would have her back to the falcon. And you would not see the landing Platform out the window as this would be looking off away from this area. funily enough Lando would also look the correct way over his shoulder... lol
Leia would be back tracking via the tunnel on left to cover chewie there is a tunnel on this side too and it stops him getting flanked via this tunnel.
The first close up shot of leia shooting has 3 troopers and none of them step over anyone the first trooper get's shot? The trooper stepping over dead one in chewies area is correct nothing wrong with it.
I am talking about seeing a close up of chewie shoot then stromtrooper on the stairs gets killed by a laser blast. This one below.
The next shot is a storm trooper on the stairs being shot suggesting chewie kills this one. when he cannot see the stairs
Honestly this scene is confusing and there is a lot going on and I certainly don't want to have an argument of whats what at all, but I did my homework on it and I am sure you have too. I will leave it there and say no more on it and I am sure I will be happy with however you interpret it but I wanted to air what I spotted for your benefit that was all and thanks for reading Ady I really appreciate it.