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ImperialFighter said:

I reckon it's more likely to be the way that any criticism is put across, that determines how's it's taken, rather than whatever criticism itself.  There's always likely to be certain things that not every Star Wars fan is going to agree on, be they professional or fanboy.

What's beyond dispute though is the sheer commitment and quality from Adywan that is on display on his project.  That outweighs whatever anyone may not agree with, at the end of the day.

 

Agreed, Adywan has done outstanding work.  I've enjoyed all the work displayed so far on Empire.  I was thoroughly impressed with ANH:R and I was totally blown away with what he did with the last battle to destroy the Death Star.

ImperialFighter said:

Sluggo said:

Wrong.  This is Star Wars.  Everything takes place far, far away.

;)

 

I for one like the idea of his chambers being away from the action.  Having Piett march all the way into the bowels of the ship makes Vader seem even more menacing.  And has anyone mentioned the risk of having an A-wing crash into the bridge?

I guess I just don't see any benefit in altering that outside 'set' portion to try to make Vader seem 'isolated from the action' of the Bridge, especially since the footage doesn't seem to indicate that.  It all comes down to....a certain point of view, but I'll take whatever comes of course.

However, I don't think any kind of out-of-control A-wings perhaps crashing into the Bridge area would have been at the forefront of the Executor designer's mind, considering the protective firepower that it supposedly has.  I wouldn't think it would have any bearing on where Vaders quarters were situated, and I blame pure bad luck (and sloppy marksmanship from the Imperials) for that outcome in ROTJ.  ;)

 

And good to have Adywan confirming a few more things in his latest post.

The benefit is to add to the illusion that Vader is on a huge starship.   Otherwise it looks like they're trying to get by "on the cheap" repeating the use of some other sets.

shanerjedi said:

ron2112 said:

brash_stryker said:

Bingowings said:

Another re-jig of Angel's work, this time adding a bit of the atmosphere that Frink missed in the original.

I like it! Definitely an improvement. No offense to Angel, but everything seemed too crisp in his version.

The thing is, you don't want to go too white on the snow.  Yes, snow is white, but it's also reflective.  A field of snow under a blue sky will have just the slightest tinge of blue.  I know we're looking to de-blue things, but this is one area where it can easily be overdone if one's not careful.

Some times these mockups go too far by half. Just take the original shot, add some people to the background interacting with the frigate, and maybe a silhouette of another one in the background.

No need for new mtns, new skies, etc.

Define "go too far by half".  How exactly are new mountains, new skies harmful?  As long as continuity is protected I don't see any real harm.  I'm not speaking to personal taste, I'm referring to actual "harm" to the project or film.