Harry Potter: The Revisited Series - Main Thread

Original Synopsis:

The movies need a more cohesive tone to both of them to follow along with the rest, as the tone of the first two movies are quite, quite different from the rest of the series. They resemble innocent fun and a bright, bright world with no worries but pure joy, yet the story is very dark. I wanted to balance this out, although it is important to keep the first two entries lighter in tone.

I found it a crucial step to develop a more gritty and realistic atmosphere to the Sorcerer’s Stone and the Chamber of Secrets, as well as to clean and pace both of them up in terms of picture, sound and storytelling.

The rest of the films will undergo massive changes as well, although less radical in terms of the visual effects work, tone and color grading.

Goblet of Fire and Half-Blood Prince are also in dire need of work (Goblet of Fire Ultimate Edition now done).

Let’s remaster this magic!

DONE:

Sorcerers Stone, Chamber of Secrets and all through to Deathly Hallows will have new versions. This is to have more detail in the footage whilst editing, and therefore be able to manipulate both the color grading and the quality to better match the rest of the series in both color and visual tone. Also, the 4k uses the 35mm as the master instead of the DVD upscale that the Blu-Ray is. Therefore, we get the original colors to play with.

The edit are also undergoing massive changes in terms of visual effects, like The Whomping Willow sequence in Chamber of Secrets (which is completed). Goblet of Fire and Half-Blood Prince also have huge narrative changes.

NOT DONE:

• OotP
• HBP
• DH

Also, I am open to suggestions (if there are any). This thread is mainly to keep a streamlined update on the upcoming versions.

Anjohan said:

Also, I am open to suggestions (if there are any). This thread is mainly to keep a streamlined update on the upcoming versions.

What will be different in GoF V2?

CamSMurph said:

Anjohan said:

Also, I am open to suggestions (if there are any). This thread is mainly to keep a streamlined update on the upcoming versions.

What will be different in GoF V2?

Better color grading, better pace, some musical alterations. Most importantly; even better improvenent on a coherent tone for the film.

Sorcerers Stone V4 has been released and finished. If you have the Google Drive folder; it is there - same name as before.

Sweet! Where did you manage to find a 35mm print of the film? 😃

UPDATE

The Sorcerers Stone and the Chamber of Secrets (and very soon Half-Blood Prince) have received its V4 editions, which has alterations - but the most crucial part is; I have been using the 4K Sources of the films. In other words, the first two entries look; - AMAZING! Happy holidays, and enjoy the Revisited series like never before! 😃

Rusack said:

Hey 😃 Sorry, I’m new on this forum, ran into it yesterday by accident :lol:
Where can I find these versions of the movie? Should I just DM the authors?

Yes. Just DM me for my edits, and own the original film, and you’re all good. 😃

Do you have Plex covers for the series?

PM sent.

No, but i have understood it is the new thing. I will look into it soon.

I couldn’t help but notice you labelled your Deathly Hallows edit as a “workprint” a few days ago, brother. If you’re looking for advice, then as a casual Harry Potter fan, I’ll be happy to give you some. I’ll even rip my own Blu-ray and show you some colour correction examples. 😉

INFORMATION:

Sorcerer’s Stone and all up to Deathly Hallows (and yes, Deathly Hallows will finally be finished beyond workprint state) is getting new treatments. There are major reasons as to why, most important is:

• New Establishing Shots
• Improved skills
• Better paced, with a better tone balance between maturity and childlike wonder
• The Full Screen versions of the films are superior, and now that they are upscaled and beautiful, this will be my go-to source for editing purposes. Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets look so different in many regards due to the color grading, pacing and the aspect ratio. I’ve previously only been able to alter the grading and the pacing (although not completely hit the nail on the head there (in my perfectionistic, retrospective look back). Finally, I can complete the look I’ve always wanted now that I have more tools at my disposal - a look that fits the continuity of the following films, and their more digital and “fuller” look. The Color Grading will also grow organically darker, for each film. Sorcerer’s Stone will look very resemblent of an in-between of PoA and GoF, although with slightly more color.

COPY-PASTE FROM SORCERER’S STONE THREAD:

Released:

So I promised before the 24th, and here it is. On the same day that Sorcerer’s Stone / Philosopher’s Stone released and had its premiere in London, 21 years ago.

This is the Sorcerer’s Stone Revisited edit I’ve always wanted to make. It looks better than ever before. It flows better. It contains the magic and childlike nature one would expect for the first entry, but with more maturity and a firmer grip on its pace and tone. And I just love the aspect ratio - it feels bigger, it looks bigger - and it just feels different.

Gone are also certain nitpicks mentioned in reviews and constructive criticisms all the way back from 2014.

Lumos Maxima!

Oh, and it’s 1080p 5.1 Surround - 8gb file.

New Updates:

• Sorcerer’s Stone - Ultimate Edition - has been released.

Work has commenced on CoS, which will be my favourite fanedit alongside Game of Thrones when it’s released. I’ve also taken the new, mostly custom establishing shots and sound mixing to a whole new level. I hope it will be a thrilling experience, in it’s full “Imax” 16:9 release glory.

Approcaches to CoS are:

• Less static camera moves and more movement (to build continuity with the constantly moving and fluid look of PoA) - almost like a subtle buildup to that particular style. It was deliberate to keep Sorcerer’s Stone in it’s more static form.
• World-building with better establishing shots (which the first and second movies really lacked).
• Darker atmosphere (but keeping in tone with its childlike and wonderous elements) - bridging CoS and PoA better
• Vastly improved pace (I think this movie now flows like it’s never done)

… and more of what you’d expect from my edits.

So, the work on CoS Ultimate Edition is progressing nicely, although the task at hand is monumental.

CHANGES ARE FOR INSTANCE:

-> Most Hogwarts Walls are changed from brown to gray, as in PoA and onwards.
-> The Whomping Willow is no longer in the Hogwarts Courtyard, but in the forests outside of Hogwarts as in PoA and onwards.
-> Tom Riddle Flashback is heavily altered, with new effects and colors to make it seem like a corrupted memory and more in style with what we see in HBP.
-> A ton of new establishing shots, made from ground up. Tons of effects work.
-> A new ending soundtrack (new soundmix).
-> New soundmixes throughout the film (new atmospheres). A lot more sinister atmosphere outside the castle walls (thunder, rain), complimenting the darker look and visual style of the film.
-> Almost all continuity errors are fixed (Whomping Willow, Hagrid’s Hut, Spells different sounds and colors, wall colors, night sky outside windows etc).

And so much more I can hardly remember half. Hoping to release before New Year’s Eve.

Also, all John Williams copy-paste soundtracks from SS/PS are replaced with new John Williams mixes of existing HP score. Like the dark Library Theme from Film I that’s overused. New sound pieces are existing and kept, to let the film have its own identity and musical style.

Revisited vs. Ultimate editions, In terms of quality would you say Ultimate editions will superceed Revisited? 🤔

Darth Muffy said:

Revisited vs. Ultimate editions, In turns of quality would you say Ultimate editions will superceed Revisited? 🤔

Yes. Especially visually.

But I also think they work better in all aimed aspects; tone, pace and VFX&SFX work.

Also, there is now a clearer identity and continuity with each following and previous film.

Anjohan said:

So, the work on CoS Ultimate Edition is progressing nicely, although the task at hand is monumental.

CHANGES ARE FOR INSTANCE:

-> Most Hogwarts Walls are changed from brown to gray, as in PoA and onwards.
-> The Whomping Willow is no longer in the Hogwarts Courtyard, but in the forests outside of Hogwarts as in PoA and onwards.
-> Tom Riddle Flashback is heavily altered, with new effects and colors to make it seem like a corrupted memory and more in style with what we see in HBP.
-> A ton of new establishing shots, made from ground up. Tons of effects work.
-> A new ending soundtrack (new soundmix).
-> New soundmixes throughout the film (new atmospheres). A lot more sinister atmosphere outside the castle walls (thunder, rain), complimenting the darker look and visual style of the film.
-> Almost all continuity errors are fixed (Whomping Willow, Hagrid’s Hut, Spells different sounds and colors, wall colors, night sky outside windows etc).

And so much more I can hardly remember half. Hoping to release before New Year’s Eve.

Also, all John Williams copy-paste soundtracks from SS/PS are replaced with new John Williams mixes of existing HP score. Like the dark Library Theme from Film I that’s overused. New sound pieces are existing and kept, to let the film have its own identity and musical style.

Τhese sound very exciting!
Can’t wait!

Thank you all for kind and encouraging words. ❤️

New Whomping Willow Sequence [Original -> followed by HP Revisited]

https://streamable.com/8pp46v

It’s rendered without center channel for copyright reasons.

90% done. A few more masking tweaks and not settled on the final shot before we transition to Snape. Also need to finetune some more audio.

Tell me what you feel.

Thank you, Jimmy! Always appreciated!

Wow. Just wow.
I am not so sure about the color grading, but maybe once I see it within the film it will make more sense.

Nevertheless, amazing editing skills!