Jonno said:
kk650 said:
Otherwise you seem to be suggesting that any release with colour grading different to the official release is a fanedit, which would of course make the despecialised editions fanedits as well.
Not quite - I'm suggesting that a fan-modified release with colour grading different to the original/theatrical release constitutes a fan edit, or at least fan version. Unlike Star Wars Despecialized, which is based on precise examination of original prints, a recoloured Man of Steel won't restore or 'fix' any authentic experience; it will be a personal interpretation.
The official releases are, for better or worse, what the makers intended and what was seen in theatres. Reinterpret it by all means, but such a project shouldn't be considered a restorative measure, however much some may prefer it.
Nobody here has called regrading Man of Steel a 'restoration'. I don't see how it not being a restoration suddenly makes it a fanedit though. No editing has been suggested by anybody here, so the only change would be the colour grading, so clearly the 'fanedit' category you want to place this project in does not apply.
The grading of the despecialised is based on harmy subjective interpretation of the colour of frames that he's been provided with from various sources that may or may not be accurate compared to how it looked in the cinema when it was first released.
You may feel that thats how the Star Wars Original Trilogy is 'supposed to look' and therefore not 'fanedits' by your definition but I have seen them and I disagree, there is a great deal of colour/fleshtone inconsistency thoughout those releases that makes me think that its very unlikely they looked that way in the cinema originally. By your own definition that makes them fanedits.
What you appear to be saying Jonno is that any release that doesn't look like it's 'supposed to' according to you is a fanedit, which is something that I think you can understand I don't agree with. I don't really see why your subjective opinion on what releases are 'supposed to look like' should somehow be the deciding factor on whether a project is considered a 'fanedit' or not. I prefer to use something more objective and universal in deciding what is a fanedit, which is basically: has it been edited compared to the official release? Yes, fanedit it is. No, fanedit its not. Its that simple. I really don't see the confusion here, with the term fanedit being short for 'fan edit', its clear that editing is required for the term to apply. The 'Fan Projects' category fits this type of project perfectly IMHO.