Is there any way of grabbing this without having to download from Rapidshare? If anyone knows, please PM me! Thanks.
McCallum is at it again...
"...these are like Deadwood in space"
"These aren’t for kids. I mean, we hope they’ll watch..."
So, they aren't made for kids, but aren't unsuitable for kids. Nothing like Deadwood, then.
TV's Frink said:
TheThirdGathers said:
It's clearly much more limited. I'm looking at the You Tube Channel; almost 67,000 total views. Scene 1, which was blocked today, had almost 11,000 views. On the Vimeo page, Scene 24, which has the DO NOT WANT part everyone seemed to be waiting for with baited breath, has a whopping 115 total views, and one comment. So it's obviously not the same.
I don't understand why this is a problem.
He doesn't want to use Vimeo, because no-one uses it enough. His post makes sense if you hang upside down and look at it in a mirror.
He could walk away from Lucasfilm, but still retain the rights to the SW franchise. If so, it would squash all optimism regarding future of the franchise (don't hold your breath for untouched OT on BluRay anytime soon).
Vladius said:
SilverKey said:
- Personally, I like the part where Anakin says he wants to go help out the pilot who has fighters on his tail. It makes him a bit sympathetic, and shows that the Jedi and their troops have gotten closer.
But he's a clone. They're meant to die in droves, and the whole point for them coming along was to allow the Jedi to get to Grievous's ship. There is no reason for Anakin to waste time doing that.
Sure, logically the Clones are disposable. But the purpose of Anakin's line is to show that he is an emotional creature.
thunderclap said:
...and he even mentions Anakin by name.
The name 'Anakin' is first spoken by Force ghost Obi-Wan, in RotJ. The name is not spoken at all in ANH or ESB.
I've made my own edit (just for my own enjoyment) of RotS and I find that removing the birth of the twins completely works pretty well.
My edit ends by showing the end of the lightsaber duels, Yoda saying he needs to go into exile, Kenobi returning to the ship and comforting Padme, Palpatine discovering crispy Anakin, Bail Organa telling Antilles to wipe Threepio's memory, the construction of Vader, and then the final shot is of Palpatine and Vader overlooking construction of the Death Star. Padme does not die (afterall, she is supposed to live long enough to raise Leia).
In fact, I have editted the PT in its entirety to hide the name Skywalker (Anakin is simply called by his first name), and Padme's pregnancy from the audience. So, when the SW movies are watched in chronological order, all the surprises of the OT are retained. The audience will not have enough information upon initial viewing to make the link between Anakin and Luke/Leia (until ESB/RotJ). It just goes to show that it CAN be done.
Although I don't know what Q2 has planned for his PT edits, I'm sure they will be much more professional than my amateur attempt.
thunderclap said:
in fact, Anakin doesn't even go into space
I'm finding this cut particularly interesting. It's definitely something that has not been attmepted before.
Has the fan edit now been submitted to FE.org?
Wow. I love it.
well i can only work on the video editing side of things for the next couple of weeks because the housing association that i rent my flat from have just started work on putting in a whole new bathroom, so i am without power/ water for a lot of time while they are doing this work. This means i can't continue working on the models/ miniatures, not only because of this, but also because of all the dust, which is not good when working with silicone, resin or paints. I need to be able to work in the daytime so this work being done has stopped this for the moment.
Nothing but video editing for the next couple of weeks. So, even without the loss of files, it looks as though the May deadline was unachievable.
Just because there won't be another Star Wars Episode, doesn't mean there won't ever be another Star Wars movie.
I can quite easilly imagine another Clone Wars movie or even a Boba Fett-based movie (Joe Johnston would jump at the chance.)
walking_carpet said:
maybe the correct preference is:
appropriate and meaningful use of cgi where practical effects do not suffice;
properly detailed and lighted models;
and sets that can function as actual environments and not just greenscreen plates that force actors to just slowly and deliberately walk and talk
Couldn't agree more.
TheBoost said:
...a huge ammount of model work, puppets, masks, etc.
Not enough, in most people's opinion. The extensive use of CGI in the PT gave a cartoon-y feel, especially in the space battle sequences (the opening shot of Ep3 springs to mind). It's hard to argue with that assessment.
I was really just referring to the PT.
fishmanlee said:
that is so obviously a photoshop job
from this:
Am I the only one who finds this incredibly depressing? Oh, how I long for a good old fashioned sci-fi movie that makes use of models, practical effects, matt paintings, stop-mo animation, puppetry, etc, instead of soleless CGI.....
But it requires complete rearrangement of letters, as opposed to simple lengthening of vowels.
Akwat Kbrana said:
Gungans ("Goongas")
This one gets me every time. Goongas sounds nothing like Gungans.
Thanks, SilverWook.
That photo of Fett and Lucas looks Photoshopped to me. I could be wrong.
I'm fairly certain it happened. But I'm unsure of whether what was filmed was actually used for Ep3. I'm guessing it wasn't, judging the final product (which looks very green-screeny to me!). In which case, it would be interesting to see what was filmed.
I’m trying to recall a behind-the-scenes featurette, which showed Lucas on location in Tunisia during the filming of Ep2. I seem to remember him saying that, instead of coming back to the same location 2-3 years later, he would shoot the final scene of Ep3 there and then. So, does anyone know if the baby Luke hand-over scene in Ep3 was actually filmed during Ep2’s production?
Great news. I'm looking forward to seeing a cut list at your earliest opportunity.
Am I the only one who read the title of this thread and thought it was about a porno? I think I need therapy.
Ask and ye shall receive....
I like the new crawl, but I’m not sure how I feel about the movie opening on a shot of empty space. The lack of a ship is very evident, but is really unavoidable when the next scene takes place on Dagobah. I like the idea of Luke completing his training before going to recue Han, but visually, it feels very much like a fan edit.
I’m a big fan of the lightsaber construction scene. But I’m not sure it really works given the structure of this edit. After this scene, the next time we see Luke he is entering Jabba’s palace and using a force-choke on the guards. I believe the purpose of these scenes is to show a darker tone to Luke, to give the audience the impression that he skirting the edges of the dark side. However, with the chronological re-arrangement of this edit, we have already seen his chat with Yoda and Obi-Wan and therefore are shown that he is still firmly on the side of light at the beginning of the movie.
The sandstorm scene is very interesting. I had no idea that some of the audio in the final cut was lifted from this scene. I think the briefing room scene is edited well, with the sandstorm scene in mind (the heroes have already had their kiss and cuddle on Tattooine, so no need to have another in front of the other rebels). I really hope this deleted scene can be cleaned up somehow.
I love the new shot of the Tydirium entering Endor. It really adds to the feeling of the rebels sneaking into the lion’s den (so to speak).
I’m in two minds over Vader’s force-choke of Jerjerrod. It is a nice little reminder of Vader’s intolerance of his underlings (after his killing spree in ESB, we could certainly use a few more scenes like this in RotJ!) But, on the other hand, I am a little unsure of Jerjerrod’s motivations. Does he get some kind of pleasure out of butting heads with Vader? Together with Jerjerrod’s reluctance to fire on Endor, you can almost see a sub-plot involving his ‘good guy’ personality – but this maybe doesn’t came across as well as it should do. As such, it may be better simply to leave these scenes on the cutting room floor for the sake of pacing.
The new shots of the Endor battle between the rebel Commandos and Stormies give a very chaotic feel, akin to the final shots of the Droid vs Clones battle on Geonosis in AotC. They are well done, but I’m not too sure if they really fit into the visual style of RotJ. I’m probably being a little biased here, as I have never liked action shots done entirely in close-ups.
There are probably loads of other changes I haven’t mentioned, but these are the ones that really stuck in my mind. Again, well done for producing such an interesting edit!
Finally got round to watching this and it has now become my go-to version of RotJ.
My favourite cuts were the removal of Fett and the reduction of (most of) the Ewok cuteness (so glad to see the back of the scene where Wickett finds Leia!)
However, I believe the cuts could have gone a bit further in a couple of scenes. In particular:
* Bib Fortuna's first scene was edited slightly, but could have been removed completely.
* The little Ewok cuddling Han's leg has always made me cringe!
* I've always liked the idea of removing the Emporer's line regarding 'an entire platoon of his best troops' being sent to Endor.
Also, the cutting of R2 and 3PO being pulled from the sand, as well as the Ewoks and Chewie swinging to the AT-ST present slight continuity issues.
Anyway, these are minor issues. The edit flows very well and I am looking forward to watching the v2 workprint which daneditor kindly sent me the links to. Nice work!
Great work, as always.
Is there anyway of stabilizing the stearing wheel when Bail jumps into the cockpit? The way he knocks it with his knee has always bothered me.
