Been A while since i posted here, and I see why, unfortunately. I’m not surprised in the least that ady decided to do this. The lack of updates and any interaction on this thread was good indication that ady was loosing interest here.
Hope you get your personal issues sorted out ady.
Venerable member of the “Red Eye” Knights
It will be sad to lose you.
However, I have definitely been thinking the same thing, lately. Though it’s not related to the specific incident you describe, TFA brought in a huge influx of trolls and bigots. The latter have been especially loud in recent times, as they feel that they are standing up for themselves as the ‘anti-PC’, when 2+ years ago we would have just called them regular assholes (most of us still do). I still really like talking about the technical stuff with everyone here, but there’s no doubt that it’s becoming an increasingly unpleasant place. If I don’t leave, or at least take a break, I’ll probably see myself banned for a response of mine.
That’s partly the reason i need to take a step back away from this site. I’ve got a lot going on at the moment which is causing me a lot of stress. I have some serious financial problems that i can’t see being able to sort out any time soon. Then there is the added pressure of finishing the edit. People have waited way too long for me to finish this and i don’t want to keep disappointing them, especially when its so close to being finished. It is all getting on top of me. Coming here used to be a way for me to de-stress. To have fun and discuss topics with like minded people. But that seems to have gone lately. It’s one big argument after another and not in the fun way. I’m finding that its all just got too much for me and that i have started to find the slightest thing is making me feel angry and aggressive towards certain people. That is not me and i really don’t mean to be that way. The last time i felt this way was when my parents died and i snapped at the slightest thing and fell out with people who really didn’t deserve to be spoken to like i did at the time. If i don’t leave now i could end up saying or doing something i regret. Maybe if i can sort out the problems in my life i can go back to the way i was and not let all the crap happening here get to me so much. But something needed to be done.
But the last thing i want is for people to leave this site just because i’m stepping back. Hopefully the crap will stop. I love this site. i have had many great times here with everyone. A few bad apples wouldn’t usually make me feel the need to leave, but it has become just too much. Jay and all the mods here have always been nothing but fair and i apologise for my recent outburst. Something needed to be said though. But today will be my last day here. At least for the foreseeable future. I’d rather remember this site for all the good times and great people than for the crap thats been going on lately. It has nothing to do with newbies coming to the site, but more about the attitudes. we have had new members coming thoughout my time here and 99% of the time they have been welcomed with open arms. But now it seems like a majority of the latest influx is only here to be assholes. At least, in the past, when someone had gone too far with something they have said, they have apologised and let things move on. Hell, there have been many fallings out yet most seem to be able to be resolved quite quickly and things just moved on. now it seems that its one fight after another that just escalates and never dies. Not the best place for me to be right now.
so, i’m going to step back, finish this bottle of Southern Comfort and prey to vader ( i’m not religious 😉 ) that i can sort this financial shit out sooner rather than later and start feeling myself once again ( and not in an imperialscum doing his taxes sort of way 😉 )
ANDWAN,
To quote Ren in TFA, give me your master compiled video and “I will Finish what you started…”
I would not mind in helping you achieve your cut. I already am working on some compositing for HAL 9000 for his TFA Cut.
Hate to see you go but I understand why…
Ady’s leaving this forum, not the edit.
Adywan we love you.
Keep Circulating the Tapes.
END OF LINE
(It hasn’t happened yet)
It will be sad to lose you.
However, I have definitely been thinking the same thing, lately. Though it’s not related to the specific incident you describe, TFA brought in a huge influx of trolls and bigots. The latter have been especially loud in recent times, as they feel that they are standing up for themselves as the ‘anti-PC’, when 2+ years ago we would have just called them regular assholes (most of us still do). I still really like talking about the technical stuff with everyone here, but there’s no doubt that it’s becoming an increasingly unpleasant place. If I don’t leave, or at least take a break, I’ll probably see myself banned for a response of mine.
That’s partly the reason i need to take a step back away from this site. I’ve got a lot going on at the moment which is causing me a lot of stress. I have some serious financial problems that i can’t see being able to sort out any time soon. Then there is the added pressure of finishing the edit. People have waited way too long for me to finish this and i don’t want to keep disappointing them, especially when its so close to being finished. It is all getting on top of me. Coming here used to be a way for me to de-stress. To have fun and discuss topics with like minded people. But that seems to have gone lately. It’s one big argument after another and not in the fun way. I’m finding that its all just got too much for me and that i have started to find the slightest thing is making me feel angry and aggressive towards certain people. That is not me and i really don’t mean to be that way. The last time i felt this way was when my parents died and i snapped at the slightest thing and fell out with people who really didn’t deserve to be spoken to like i did at the time. If i don’t leave now i could end up saying or doing something i regret. Maybe if i can sort out the problems in my life i can go back to the way i was and not let all the crap happening here get to me so much. But something needed to be done.
But the last thing i want is for people to leave this site just because i’m stepping back. Hopefully the crap will stop. I love this site. i have had many great times here with everyone. A few bad apples wouldn’t usually make me feel the need to leave, but it has become just too much. Jay and all the mods here have always been nothing but fair and i apologise for my recent outburst. Something needed to be said though. But today will be my last day here. At least for the foreseeable future. I’d rather remember this site for all the good times and great people than for the crap thats been going on lately. It has nothing to do with newbies coming to the site, but more about the attitudes. we have had new members coming thoughout my time here and 99% of the time they have been welcomed with open arms. But now it seems like a majority of the latest influx is only here to be assholes. At least, in the past, when someone had gone too far with something they have said, they have apologised and let things move on. Hell, there have been many fallings out yet most seem to be able to be resolved quite quickly and things just moved on. now it seems that its one fight after another that just escalates and never dies. Not the best place for me to be right now.
so, i’m going to step back, finish this bottle of Southern Comfort and prey to vader ( i’m not religious 😉 ) that i can sort this financial shit out sooner rather than later and start feeling myself once again ( and not in an imperialscum doing his taxes sort of way 😉 )
ANDWAN,
I already am working on some compositing for HAL 9000 for his TFA Cut.
What is Hal9000 gonna be doing for his edit?
It will be sad to lose you.
However, I have definitely been thinking the same thing, lately. Though it’s not related to the specific incident you describe, TFA brought in a huge influx of trolls and bigots. The latter have been especially loud in recent times, as they feel that they are standing up for themselves as the ‘anti-PC’, when 2+ years ago we would have just called them regular assholes (most of us still do). I still really like talking about the technical stuff with everyone here, but there’s no doubt that it’s becoming an increasingly unpleasant place. If I don’t leave, or at least take a break, I’ll probably see myself banned for a response of mine.
That’s partly the reason i need to take a step back away from this site. I’ve got a lot going on at the moment which is causing me a lot of stress. I have some serious financial problems that i can’t see being able to sort out any time soon. Then there is the added pressure of finishing the edit. People have waited way too long for me to finish this and i don’t want to keep disappointing them, especially when its so close to being finished. It is all getting on top of me. Coming here used to be a way for me to de-stress. To have fun and discuss topics with like minded people. But that seems to have gone lately. It’s one big argument after another and not in the fun way. I’m finding that its all just got too much for me and that i have started to find the slightest thing is making me feel angry and aggressive towards certain people. That is not me and i really don’t mean to be that way. The last time i felt this way was when my parents died and i snapped at the slightest thing and fell out with people who really didn’t deserve to be spoken to like i did at the time. If i don’t leave now i could end up saying or doing something i regret. Maybe if i can sort out the problems in my life i can go back to the way i was and not let all the crap happening here get to me so much. But something needed to be done.
But the last thing i want is for people to leave this site just because i’m stepping back. Hopefully the crap will stop. I love this site. i have had many great times here with everyone. A few bad apples wouldn’t usually make me feel the need to leave, but it has become just too much. Jay and all the mods here have always been nothing but fair and i apologise for my recent outburst. Something needed to be said though. But today will be my last day here. At least for the foreseeable future. I’d rather remember this site for all the good times and great people than for the crap thats been going on lately. It has nothing to do with newbies coming to the site, but more about the attitudes. we have had new members coming thoughout my time here and 99% of the time they have been welcomed with open arms. But now it seems like a majority of the latest influx is only here to be assholes. At least, in the past, when someone had gone too far with something they have said, they have apologised and let things move on. Hell, there have been many fallings out yet most seem to be able to be resolved quite quickly and things just moved on. now it seems that its one fight after another that just escalates and never dies. Not the best place for me to be right now.
so, i’m going to step back, finish this bottle of Southern Comfort and prey to vader ( i’m not religious 😉 ) that i can sort this financial shit out sooner rather than later and start feeling myself once again ( and not in an imperialscum doing his taxes sort of way 😉 )
ANDWAN,
I already am working on some compositing for HAL 9000 for his TFA Cut.
What is Hal9000 gonna be doing for his edit?
https://vimeo.com/164864645
For the first scene with Snoke, we would remove Hux, and begin the scene once he’s exited the room. I think it’d be okay to leave the SKB establishing shot, though. A small amount of FX work would need to be done to paint Hux out of a few frames as he finishes walking out of frame.https://vimeo.com/164864663
Next, we will need to remove Hux’s speech and move it to later. This means we will follow Rey as she runs from Maz’s basement, and continue following her until she notices the TIEs coming in for attack. One problem with moving the destruction of Hosnian Prime to later means that Finn left with the space pirates, and yet later appears back with Han and Maz. The best solution I can think of is to do some audio and visual FX work to make it look like he is reacting to the incoming TIEs, and merely imply that he returned in order to help fight.https://vimeo.com/164864669
After the interrogation of Rey, we see Snoke again. Here, we will need to bake in parts of Hux’s conversation with Snoke that we removed from earlier. I’ve noted in the clip a few shots that will require FX work to show Kylo Ren unmasked.https://vimeo.com/164864713
After Ren throws a fit upon finding Rey’s empty cell, we can insert the Hux speech. Once it cuts to people working at control stations, we seamlessly segue into the sun being sucked up, which was originally at this point in the film anyway.During the Resistance briefing, remove Leia announcing that they are the next target.
Also, remove Threepio’s line in a subsequent base scene, “It would take a miracle to save us now.”https://vimeo.com/164864963
And here is the destruction of Hosnian Prime, Starkiller Base’s sole target. I flipped one shot of the beam vertically so that it tracked better.
Prequel Fan-Edit thread: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Yet-another-series-of-prequel-edits/id/17329
I’m sorry you are falling on hard times and I hope the universe soon aligns in your favor and you can get back to feeling like the old you.
You’re a good poster, Ady. I hate to lose you.
Well, I guess I’m a little late with this, but I haven’t logged in for a couple days. I guess I’v gotten used to this thread being a bit slow lately.
Anyway, as many of you have already said, Ady was the whole reason I first discovered and joined these forums, and his work and the discussion surrounding it has been a major reason why I’ve been coming back for all these years, though I tend to observe more than I contribute.
I’m not really sure what to say except thank you and good luck. ANH:R is my definitive version of the film, and I’ve enthusiastically shared it with many friends over the years. I know your future edits will be amazing, too, and I can’t wait to finally get to see ESB:R in its entirety in the coming months. I hope everything works out well for you! Know that you are respected and appreciated as a fellow fan, as an editor, and as a person.
One is reminded of Tommy Cooper’s arm.
TOMMY : I’ve hurt my arm in several places
THE DOCTOR : ‘well don’t go there any more’
Don’t feel extra pressure to finish anything.
It will just suck the joy out of your success, those who have waited will still wait and those who can’t wait will still wait and will be the first to download the final product.
When it happens you will doubtlessly get more people helping your hobby out with the occasional donation.
Just do a little bit each day so you know you are progressing but stop when it gets weary making.
Change down, man. Find your neutral space. You gotta rush. It’ll pass. Be seated.
Seriously, I hate them just as much as you do. I don’t care if someone wants to call the PT the best thing ever, but I take issue when they start attacking the OT or members for preferring the OT, or intentionally making vicious remarks to rile people up.
I legitimately regret making the comment that aggravated you, and making it in the first place was stupid and immature, but I’ve admittedly become very stressed and tired of seeing nothing but negativity and bitterness from everyone here so I snapped.Not making excuses, just explaining myself.
If this is an apology, I accept, and I will apologize in turn for dragging things out and calling you names. As has been pointed out, I have a few hot button issues and you happened to have pushed one, intentionally or not.
It is and I am, sorry for being a dick.
Thanks, me as well.
Really sad to see regulars leaving especially people like Adywan. I lurk here on a fairly regular basis and engage in conversations when I feel that I have something to say or am excited about the topic or just want to have fun. I usually can avoid getting upset by simply ignoring posts that start escalations. If everyone would do this, those starting trouble would never get a response or reaction and will hopefully just disappear or shape up and join the fun. This place is kind of like a small family and its sad to see it ruined by a few new troublemakers and/or misunderstandings or overreactions that can just be ignored and moved on from.
Edit: I started this response hours ago and finally was able to post it, so sorry if I am stirring the pot again.
I completely understand Adywan, and feel free to bounce me an email anytime if I can help with anything of any nature.
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Sorry to see you leave the forum Ady, but to quote Obi-Wan, “You must do what you feel is right, of course.”
Take care, hope you’re able to sort out your financial issues shortly, and best of luck with ESB:R.
“It’s a lot of fun… it’s a lot of fun to watch Star Wars.” – Bill Moyers
Sorry to see you leave the forum Ady, but to quote Obi-Wan, “You must do what you feel is right, of course.”
Given that Obi-Wan says that as a passive aggressive guilt trip, I’m not sure that’s the best quote to use. Lol
Godspeed ady. You’re in a better place now (not dead, just not here).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8KuH_RxUNE
Chin up Ady, don’t get down. I posted that vid to make you chuckle because it’s kind of what happened . I hope It did. Some Laughter is a good healer.
Shame you are going from here. I’ll follow you on the face book page instead.
It’s easy to take shit too seriously, especially on the interwebs. I hope you find some peace.
Take it easy man, and thanks for the cool stuff you’ve done.
May the Force be With You.
(I intended to post this yesterday adywan, but got called away by the missus) -
Having checked in on ‘Star Wars Day’ to see if there was anything of interest going on with the site, I was sorry to read of all the recent shenanigans around here. But without quoting any of your recent specific comments, I really hope that you’ll just totally forget about feeling you have to stick to any proposed release date for finishing ‘ESB:Revisited’ you are currently aiming for, if it is just adding to any other day-to-day pressures at the moment.
While I’m one of those who are keenly awaiting it one day, I really hope you don’t continue to feel that you’ve ‘kept everyone waiting too long as it is’, or put more pressure on yourself by thinking that - just try to ignore any worries you may be giving yourself on that issue…as the fact is that it’s taken as long as it’s taken due to the considerable amount of complicated enhancements you’ve achieved…and having been one of the lucky few to have seen a very early, unfinished version (along with certain other shot previews from you), I can only repeat that I believe everyone anticipating this project will be completely blown away when it is properly good and ready - and that an arbitary ‘completion date’ is not an additional pressure you should be giving yourself for the sake of the more impatient out there. Personally, I’ve been amazed that despite the considerable ups-and-downs you’ve had along the way, the enthusiastic, sheer hard work you’ve still managed to maintain on it throughout.
This particular thread has been a constant source of inspiration to a lot of us due to your many generous and thoughtful previews and responses over the years, and has generated some worthy ideas from some, along with plenty of humour (and unintended humour!) from others…and these forums will be far the poorer for losing your regular input around here, if that remains the case - I mean, can you imagine the ‘fun/and disagreements’ we’d all miss out on where some of the ‘ideas/contributions’ offered by some for any future ‘ROTJ:R’ and ‘Prequels:R’ threads are concerned…?
So I hope you’ll feel able to return here at some point in the future when things improve, and just take however long it continues to take to get your project 100% perfect for yourself…no matter the time it might still take to do so.
Anyway, I’d just like to add that I loved the addition of the Blockade Runner to the ‘rebel fleet’ pic you released over on your Facebook page yesterday. Very neat to see it in that shot - https://www.facebook.com/swrevisited
‘May The 4th’ continue to be with us all in the future.
(by the way, it was nice to see the Obamas dancing with R2 and the stormtroopers - if we don’t see and eventual President Clinton/or President Trump(!) doing something similar next year, then impeach them I say)
Sorry to see you leave the forum Ady, but to quote Obi-Wan, “You must do what you feel is right, of course.”
Given that Obi-Wan says that as a passive aggressive guilt trip, I’m not sure that’s the best quote to use. Lol
Particularly as it only worked in the context of a slaughtered family and dozens of murdered innocent used droid salespersons. I’m no expert on tact but… 😄
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Your ‘smiley’ is only showing as an ‘oblong’ for me, which is a pity as we need more smileys around here.
Did I miss something?
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Your ‘smiley’ is only showing as an ‘oblong’ for me, which is a pity as we need more smileys around here.
The internet seems to have a thing about me posting pictures of all kinds.
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Your ‘smiley’ is only showing as an ‘oblong’ for me, which is a pity as we need more smileys around here.
The internet seems to have a thing about me posting pictures of all kinds.
That’s on his side, not yours.
Adywan, I am so sorry if I have said anything to offend you. I can be needlessly argumentative at times. I loved your edit of A New Hope. I hope that you are able to take care of your financial problems, and I wish you well.