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Post #923039

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towne32
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The Force Awakens : Fan Edit Ideas
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1-Apr-2016, 9:16 AM

Darth Lars said:

Matt.F said:

Snoke, I have to say, is where the movie proverbially ‘shit the bed’. It’s just not good enough fx to pass as authentic, and really shows up as a CG construct.

I think best would be to first reduce the shots of Snoke to a minimum – making him more of a mystery, as the Emperor in ESB.
Second, if possible, lower the fidelity of the hologram – which I think would mask the low quality of the CGI and make the hologram look more like a hologram in Star Wars should look. Mask off Snoke from the background, lower the resolution of the holo by dividing into artificial scanlines, add noise and possibly interference, give it a blue tint and add that onto a new background that does not have a light shining directly into the camera.

I think the latter is one of the better TFA edit ideas I’ve heard. In his first appearance, I was unsure as to whether or not he was a hologram. But the way they had him fade out at the end of the scene did seem like they were trying to make it a surprise. But it was a bit of a dumb gimmick similar to trying to trick the audience into thinking Padme is a handmaiden.

If they tighten up the CG in the sequels, this idea would definitely help by obscuring the version in TFA. If it’s the same, though, it really doesn’t matter.

Can’t say I have any interest in removing Snoke’s lines at all. Cutting away from him a little more (quicker shots of him) but keeping his dialogue would be okay if it can be done without reusing shots.