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Thanks for that tim...if you get rid of the "s" in https, that will fix your links.

Happy New Year to adywan and everyone else on these forums, from here in the Highlands.  We've got a big year ahead to look forward to on the ESB:R front. :) 

Slange!

Happy New Year to one and all!

I decided to bring in the New Year by watching Adywan's Empire theatrical reconstruction (and quite excellent it was too).  In watching, I noticed something that I do not recall being listed as being fixed.  Indeed, if memory serves, I think Adywan might even have mentioned that fixing this might be too difficult to achieve (my apologies if I have that part incorrect).

Anyway, a pet hate of mine is flopped shots.  Adywan has already corrected a couple of these when Han cuts open his tauntaun for Luke, but there are a couple of other shots in the lead up to that scene where flopped shots of Han are still used.  Below I have taken screen grabs of how things currently stand.  I have highlighted Han's macrobinoculars which incorrectly appear on his right-hand side as he rides his tauntaun away from camera, only to then switch back to his left-hand side after he dismounts.  I have also highlighted his rank insignia which incorrectly appears on his right shoulder as he scans the scene from his tauntaun, only to then have it switch back to his left shoulder once he dismounts.

(I really hope the above picture is present, as for some reason in the past when I have tried to include pictures in my posts they have not worked.  Just in case it is missing, I have also uploaded it here: http://www.imagebam.com/image/b79b18229557273 )

Anyway, an obvious potential solution to this problem is to simply flop back the first two shots (Han riding away from camera and him scanning the scene from his tauntaun).  I have knocked up a quick version of how this would look:

(Again, if the above is missing, here is a link to the pic: http://www.imagebam.com/image/46c21c229557286 )

Personally, I don't think this looks too bad at all, although I do appreciate it was flopped in the first place because it makes a little bit more sense visually in keeping Han's direction of travel a little more idiot-proof.  Therefore, if flopping those two shots back again is too unpalatable, how about flopping back just the shot of him riding his tauntaun away from camera (changing that one back seems less controversial to my mind than the other shot), and then 'simply' (I realise this may not be simple to achieve!) covering up his rank insignia with snow so his right shoulder matches his left (a little more snow just above the top of his left pocket might also need adding to cover up where the insignia should be).  There is already a continuity error here as his left shoulder has snow on it, but when he dismounts it's suddenly clean again, so having snow on both shoulders suddenly disappear might not be all that objectionable.  Of course I suppose the snow might have been knocked off him when he dismounted as a possible in-universe solution.  Alternatively, I suppose snow could be added to his shoulders after he dismounts, although naturally that would involve even more work.

Anyway, I have made a quick mock-up of what I am talking about by adding snow to his right and left shoulders whilst on his tauntaun:

(Again, here's a link to the pic: http://www.imagebam.com/image/268abe229557301 )

Anyway, that is my suggestion... for what it's worth!

Thanks for the insight, Snaketibe, and thanks for including links to the pictures as they weren't appearing for me. Anyway, why was the shot of Han riding away flipped in the first place? Your version matches perfectly the direction of when he later gets off.

Agreed Snaketibe. 'Flipped' shots have always been a peeve of mine too, during re-watches, and it's good to know that certain ones have been addressed in this edit. 

'ESB' is littered with quite a few, and while re-'flipping' certain ones might be awkward-looking from a directional viewpoint, I'd certainly be pleased to see the particular ones you've mention restored the 'correct' way round. 

As far as I'm aware, every one of the various 'flipped' shots during the movie have been brought up previously by someone or other during this epic thread, and here's my own comments (see my 4th post down in the linked page) from way back when, concerning the ones you've brought up -  http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/STAR-WARS-EP-V-REVISITED-EDITION-ADYWAN-UPDATED-CHANGES-LIST-NOW-AVAILABLE/topic/9060/page/613/ 

(PM sent by the way, adywan)

Thanks ImperialFighter.  I'm not surprised this has all been brought up before, given the enormity of this thread, and thanks for the pointer to your most informative previous post, coincidentally also made across a New Year, I note :-)

I feel I ought to have mentioned in my last post why (if my memory is correct) Ady said fixing this might be too difficult.  Again, if my increasingly aged memory has its facts straight, I believe Ady may have been referring to the erasing and repositioning of the insignia to Han's opposite shoulder / breast, rather than the far more straightforward re-flopping (or re-flipping, if you prefer) of the shots.

I only brought up the possibility of adding snow to disguise the insignia - and hence also the fact that the shot is flopped - as a (possibly) easier alternative to repositioning the insignia if re-flopping the shot is not Ady's preference.

My personal preference would be for these two shots to simply be re-flopped as I don't think it would significantly detract from anything by doing so, and it would remove the annoyance of knowing the shot is flopped (once you know they're there, you can't not see them!).  However, quite naturally it should go without saying that this is of course Ady's edit and if he decides he would rather not change anything, I'm hardly going to throw my toys out of the pram ;-)

This.....

sort of reminds me of this:

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From the Star Wars: Revisited -The Saga Facebook page:

Well it's 2013. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. 

So now it's the year we will see ESB:R finished, there is a strong possibility that i will be doing a few ESB:R Behind the scenes video blogs starting Late Feb/ early March. You'll get to see how some of the miniatures sets and models are made along with some of how the FX shots were created.

The final blog, a few days before ESB:R is released, will give you your first glimpse at the new Wampa.

Greatly looking forward to this!  Thanks for the update!

So, when is Episode VII Revisited coming out?  ;-)

Early previews of the behind-the-scenes stuff?  Fantastic!

Is this in addition to the previous prize draw for donators? :-) Really wouldn't mind increasing my odds to own a part of it :D

Adywan, is there a particular month or season we should be hoping for?  I know you probably don't want to commit to too much, especially considering life got in the way a few times for you, but it makes the anticipation slightly more bearable to at least hope for a more specific time frame, even if it has to change down the road :)

2013 is going to be awesome.

ESBR is coming people...how exciting is that fact?

darth_ender said:

Adywan, is there a particular month or season we should be hoping for?  I know you probably don't want to commit to too much, especially considering life got in the way a few times for you, but it makes the anticipation slightly more bearable to at least hope for a more specific time frame, even if it has to change down the road :)

I'm rooting for Smarch.

TV's Frink said:

I'm rooting for Smarch.

The lousy weather might cause delays...

Wonderful news! Thanks for sharing :)