Star Wars: Remastered - A New Special Edition (* unfinished project *) — Page 3

SomethingStarWarsRelated said:

I just came across this short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N0P-qsXxUY

I like shot composition better shows how the death star is not yet in range. Plus the extra fighters.

The composition is nice but the CGI is very basic and dated (basic light, depth of field and materials).
For decent CGI take a look at “Star Wars: Destroyer - A Star Wars Fan-Film” or “The Lost Starfighter - Star Wars Fan Film”. Your own Falcon replacement was also quite good.

SomethingStarWarsRelated said:
OK, another video came up on my feed that I’ve never seen:

Yep, much better this one. Still, the CGI looks basic in places (like some Death Star shots).
But I do like the composition and camera dynamic.

That’s okay! Honestly there are and will be a lot of different versions of ANH edits, so I think you should follow your instincts on this to make your version stand out. I think it is gonna look great and it will be cool to see these classic scenes in a new way!

Petrovelly said:

Opening Test Shot #2. I decided to entirely replace this shot with CGI. Original models taken from the Blu-ray just didn’t match rest of the VFX in terms of image quality.

looks great!

skywalkerfan101 said:

It’s interesting how the Special Editions are highly criticized, yet these fan edits are praised. Don’t get me wrong. These look cool. It’s just that we as Star Wars fans are difficult to fathom.

The key difference is that these edits aren’t the only official home media releases that Lucasfilm makes available. These shots are an interesting alternative take which can coexist with the original, while Lucas has gone to great lengths to try to ensure the originals do not coexist with the Special Editions.

sade1212 said:

skywalkerfan101 said:

It’s interesting how the Special Editions are highly criticized, yet these fan edits are praised. Don’t get me wrong. These look cool. It’s just that we as Star Wars fans are difficult to fathom.

The key difference is that these edits aren’t the only official home media releases that Lucasfilm makes available. These shots are an interesting alternative take which can coexist with the original, while Lucas has gone to great lengths to try to ensure the originals do not coexist with the Special Editions.

Exactly. I never understand it when people come out with the “Why is it okay for you to do this but not George?”

It is okay for George to do it. Always has been. I have no issue with the existence of the SE’s. I take issue with the suppression of the original (and intermediate) releases in favor of the current version.

FXitinPost has just released his SC.38 “fanfilm”/remake of the Vader/Obiwan duel from A New Hope and it’s pretty awesome. Some shots look a little funny, but with a little editing, I think it would be a great addition to this “remaster” of yours. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2SMng4u1k&feature=youtu.beNew+Teaser+T

(just a shame Vader has the wrong gloves on. So much work done and such a simple detail overlooked… sucks, but it’s still pretty awesome to see the new shots and choreography)

Too bad it also uses the low quality special edition as a source.

ForceGhostRecon said:

FXitinPost has just released his SC.38 “fanfilm”/remake of the Vader/Obiwan duel from A New Hope and it’s pretty awesome. Some shots look a little funny, but with a little editing, I think it would be a great addition to this “remaster” of yours. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2SMng4u1k&feature=youtu.beNew+Teaser+T

(just a shame Vader has the wrong gloves on. So much work done and such a simple detail overlooked… sucks, but it’s still pretty awesome to see the new shots and choreography)

I like it but i have a little disappointment, because they didn’t do a color grading in the first scene and the escape scene to match the new fight scene ,but i understand why he didn’t do that. I felt sad in this part too 2:01.

charlesdavid08 said:

ForceGhostRecon said:

FXitinPost has just released his SC.38 “fanfilm”/remake of the Vader/Obiwan duel from A New Hope and it’s pretty awesome. Some shots look a little funny, but with a little editing, I think it would be a great addition to this “remaster” of yours. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2SMng4u1k&feature=youtu.beNew+Teaser+T

(just a shame Vader has the wrong gloves on. So much work done and such a simple detail overlooked… sucks, but it’s still pretty awesome to see the new shots and choreography)

I like it but i have a little disappointment, because they didn’t do a color grading in the first scene and the escape scene to match the new fight scene ,but i understand why he didn’t do that. I felt sad in this part too 2:01.

2:01 is a shot i could live without. With a little editing (which i plan to do), I think this can be much better! 😃

2:01 is a shot i could live without. With a little editing (which i plan to do), I think this can be much better! 😃

I would cut this scene if i’m gonna make a fan edit of a whole saga too.

I think I hated it?

snooker said:

I think I hated it?

Pretty much my thoughts on it.

Any chance you’ll just release the Blu Ray cut with your color grading?