Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD** — Page 53

Ryan McAvoy said:

To me, hearing/seeing the Dreamworks logo says...

"Congratulations you've just paid to see a movie that you were hoping would be really good but which will only mildly disappoint you"

;-)

Where as the Fox Fanfare always comes with the feint suggestion that you may (Despite your brain telling you that it won't) be about to watch a movie with Lightsabers and Pulse Rifles in it ;-)

Funnily enough, John Williams also wrote this theme.

emanswfan said:

Episode VII is officially being shot on 35mm film.

"But if it's not shot in digital, how will they release it in HD?"

Somewhere on the internet, I'm sure this discussion is exploding right now.

Somewhere?

http://boards.theforce.net/threads/star-wars-episode-vii-to-be-shot-on-35mm-film.50014589/

Sure, it's not "OMG! How will it be in HD?!" but in just the first page the level of disappointment is astounding.  Some people actually see shooting in 35 mm as a step back from Ep 2 and 3.  This despite the fact that Ep 2 and 3 will never look better than 1080p (afaik, the cameras used shot in 1080p).

Last comment on the first page says it all :-P

I am not an expert in film stock, but why not at least do it with 70mm?

@imperialscum: Because 70mm requires heavy cumbersome equipment and is really expensive.

re TFN: Well, I totally understand these people thinking this. They do after all believe all the crap George tells them about other stuff as well.

I actually think George did a great thing when he shot episodes 2 and 3 digitally - I do think that digital film making is a great thing at the quality level it reached now, because it can be artistically freeing - look at Slumdog Millionaire for example. And in order to get the development started to get to the quality level it reached now, someone had to make that first step and shoot a big budget movie digitally, even though it looked shitty compared to 35mm and will forever be stuck at 1080p.

What I'm really getting at is, that I think that George Lucas did the world of cinema a huge favor, when he made that first step with shooting two of the shittiest big budget Hollywood flicks ever made - it is definitely a much smaller loss than something like Lord of the Rings trilogy being forever stuck to a shitty quality like that.

SilverWook said:

Baronlando said:

Yikes ,TFN has gotten scary.

When was it not scary?

1998?

I think its totally logical to assume all the effects will be cgi since the old ILM practical effects unit is gone.

Sure they could take out the old models and props and create new costumes that would look like aged versions of those in Jedi that will actually fit the age the actors now are.

I hope Luke's costume is Like Nilo- Rodis designed it in Jedi.  I hope he has the same lightsaber hilt and green blade, when animated.

What i am dreading is a totally cgi Millennium Falcon.

Just think there is going to be tons of cgi, shakey cam and lens flares to the point people will think the cgi in Indiana jones IV was tastefully done. Or at least minimalist.

To me the biggest divergence is that the new star wars are solely made for money by Disney studio and not the singular vision of one man.

The three new films are not Lucasfilms even if Disney can now slap that label on them because they purchased the trademark to it.

Lucas directed 4 out of the six original movies.

He is not writing or directing anything on these new movies nor will he have any say in their editing or be behind the B camera on set like on Jedi.

This is not the sequel trilogy Lucas would have given us in 2005 had he decided to continue on, nor is it any of the other attempts at having it made.

skyjedi2005 said:

To me the biggest divergence is that the new star wars are not the singular vision of one man.

The three new films are not Lucasfilms even if Disney can now slap that label on them because they purchased the trademark to it.

Lucas directed 4 out of the six original movies.

He is not writing or directing anything on these new movies nor will he have any say in their editing or be behind the B camera on set like on Jedi.

This is not the sequel trilogy Lucas would have given us in 2005 had he decided to continue on, nor is it any of the other attempts at having it made.

I whole-heartedly agree, this is why the ST is gonna be fantastic!

Anchorhead said:

skyjedi2005 said:

This is not the sequel trilogy Lucas would have given us ...

Which is exactly why I'll be seeing it. 

Like you didn't see the prequels...

skyjedi2005 said:

To me the biggest divergence is that the new star wars are solely made for money by Disney studio and not the singular vision of one man.

The three new films are not Lucasfilms even if Disney can now slap that label on them because they purchased the trademark to it.

Lucas directed 4 out of the six original movies.

He is not writing or directing anything on these new movies nor will he have any say in their editing or be behind the B camera on set like on Jedi.

This is not the sequel trilogy Lucas would have given us in 2005 had he decided to continue on, nor is it any of the other attempts at having it made.

I have a suspicion that many many will look back on the Prequels with more forgiving eyes after the ST, since despite their catastrophic flaws, they are still the movies that Lucas wanted and made, not the movies that a company thought that the public would want. He took a stand and said something about corrupt political leaders and a hero with a tragic flaw, even if the movies had a botched execution.

I'm dreading the appearance of the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo, and dozens of other universe-shrinking callbacks in the Sequels. I am very worried that it will be like Star Trek 09 or Into Darkness, simply because Disney prefers the most marketable Star Wars characters and situations over something new. I just watched Star Trek 09 the other day, and realized near the end that the analytical part of my brain had atrophied from disuse while watching that highly polished entertainment product. It's fun and entertaining, but there's no substance or bold reinterpretation of the material. This is what worries me the most about the Star Wars sequels.