It's real and it's spectacular in motion.

adywan said:

asterisk8 said:

adywan said:

 

Could this be more than just a beautiful Photoshopped mock-up?! I want to believe!

 It's a screengrab taken from the finished video

 You did it!!!! Mr Nobby Spider!! I kept my gob shut about it! This still is fantastic, and beats what i had planned to do in my stop motion test. Love it! You just made my Xmas Ady! Been wanting to see that on film since i saw the Mcquarrie painting years ago. Boom! mind blown!

Have a safe, Merry, drunken xmas ! :-)

(side note.

in ASDA i saw they had a HUGE X-Wing toy, about 60inches front to back. decent detail, and was at £30 down from £50. but, it needs a lick of paint and the windows need replacing. it looks scale wise compatible for action figures. I was gonna buy it and tart it up to look more authentic, maybe to resell or keep. Anyway, thought i'd mention it, because if you had one, it has the potential to be a future prop for ROTJR or something?  )

So does this mean that Ronster owes asterisk8 $100? ;)

Seriously though, if there's something we should know about Ady's habits: He likes to tinker with his vids some more even after they've been uploaded  (unless he says otherwise), so it's possible he has some more touchups planned, we don't know what, but the terrain you pointed out could very well be one of them, Ronster - it isn't a bad idea after all, really.

I loved watching that latest clip btw. My favorite enhancements were the added trench line seen from inside the AT-AT's cockpit and the subtle camera shake when the AT-AT crushes the speeder - both looked amazing and really do add to the excitement.

That still of Dagobah looks awesome as well. The lighting effect signifying where the X-Wing crashed through the trees is a very nice touch. And of course the knobby white spider and eggs were a very cool addition - that really is the best place for seeing it - McQuarrie would have been proud :) Well done, Ady.

Everyone have a Merry Christmas!

TV's Frink said:

 Thanks for that!  But here are a few observations (not suggestions).  The red font is a little too "red."  And "Merry" is spelled "Merree."  "Merry" is quite glaringly wrong.

ImperialFighter said:

(Question for adywan - the original AT-AT laserbolts in this shot are seen to fire from *below* the window in a 'one-two' movement - presumably from the 2 big guns below the window.  But in your new version the laserbolts are fired in 'unison' from either side of the window instead - Am I right in guessing that this is a deliberate change to the AT-AT firing at this point using it's smaller guns on either side of it's 'head'...and that the big guns will be used for the final big explosion?  Or have I got this all wrong?)

At the 0:34 mark just as Rogue 2 yells in close-up as he's hit - his chest button is still green at this point, not blue.  It's fleeting, but it's there.

Also, should there be a hint of a crack added to the left side window of Luke's speeder too?  It just seems that there might be some kind of damage on that one also, due to the impact.  But no biggie once again.

At the 1:08 mark just as Luke reaches into the back of the speeder before the AT-AT foot stomps down...it looks as if there was an attempt made in the original to add the dark grey markings to the rear of the speeder at this point.  I see that you've not done anything to this shot in your clip, apart from the redone speeder that flies past - but the 'white' rear section of the speeder on the left-hand of this shot looks kinda jarring after the sterling work you did on the markings in the other shots.  It wouldn't stick out so much if it was even just darkened the same as the top portions have been in this shot.  Just a thought.

1 - If you listen to the sound effects in that shot, it's firing the side guns and not the main canons, so i changed them to the side guns. This actually happens a lot throughout the battle; main guns firing , but the sound effects are wrong. I'm hoping to fix that in the sound mix

2- good catch. i'll get that fixed

3- Can't really tell from the external shots if there is a crack on the left or not, so i'll leave it as it is.

4 - I didn't think it would be noticeable, but i guess i was wrong ;)

jedimasterobiwan said:

where's the video or is it not up yet?

 You'll have to wait until the film is released to see the new dagobah shot in action.

Glorious work thusfar, Adywan! I know that I likely am parroting much of what has already been said, but I really like what we've seen and eagerly await the finished product.

Happy Holidays to you and yours, Adywan, the entire Star Wars Revisited team, and to everyone on the OT.com forums!

(PS: Ady, is the knobby white spider CGI or stop-motion?)

adywan said:

I don't want to nitpick a beautiful shot like this, but my first impression is that there is dark blue sky right behind all the trees. Perhaps turning it into a darker gray fog would better sell the illusion of a mysterious forest behind the X-wing.

The closer you get to perfection, the more these details jump out at you ;)

I absolutely love it. A great Christmas present!!