CMMAP

Welcome back Eddie, hope you’d had a good time. Finally the polishing is starting 😉

Excited once you’ve finished your episode 7 edit. But i have a question, probably i don’t understand a certain story point:
In my head it seems a bit abrupt from kylo consumed by the sith spirit, losing to to rey on the ds and becoming redeemed at the han scene. Or is there a fair amount of time till this scene even happen?

EddieDean said:

As you say Kalee I’m taking a little break! Though not a deliberate one to be honest, it’s just drawn out a bit longer than expected. Rest assured the gears will start turning again around the 19th!

Your longer break is well deserved, take your personal time.

CaptainFaraday said:

I’ve got the Sors Bandeam lines from Ross and I’m currently trying to integrate them into the Jedi Voices scene, however, I’m having difficulty because the audio mix is so dense at that point - the Jedi voices move across all the different channels, and have reverb and echo across some channels as well. I could really use some help from someone who’s good at separating music and voices from audio; I know it can be done with EQ tools, but I don’t have the technology or know-how to do it.

Alternatively you could ask danieldubb for assistance, he seems to be an audio engineer:
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/pro-audio-engineer-looking-to-get-involved/id/81422

NeverarGreat said:

CMMAP said:

I like the subtle correction, too.

What do you have in mind for a new grading?

It would be similar to what I did for ANH, with an approximation of a Technicolor look. Scene by scene regrading to give them a older, more filmic look and make the skin tones sing. I don’t want to do that for this version however since the governing principle is for changes to be less-noticeable whenever possible…

I would totally dig the technicolor feel, nice to hear. Could you share an example how it would look?
Do you intend to regrade it for the „starlight“ version? Or will you take a well deserved break after finishing this version?

I like the subtle correction, too.

What do you have in mind for a new grading?

So i was able to watch your edit. I do like the much more shorter film length, but i think on some scenes you could reintegrate some sources for a little more breathing and context e.g. last moment of fight between palps and mace. You establish anakin arriving without him flying to the scene (which is fine) but he standing besides maces last blow and out of the blue anakin interfering feels absurd (even though i think you tried to make him look impulsive? This didn’t worked for me).

On a technical hand, the only thing that really occurred to me were the audio transitions in ~60% of the time. Some examples:

• 0:37:46, before next scene and new soundtrack, there is starting another soundtrack from another scene for a brief moment
• 0:36:25/26, audio transition not fluent, kind of abrupt
• 01:04:46, same
• 01:27:55/56, same

sherlockpotter said:

Did a little more smoothing out on “I” and “am a.” Is it any better?

Also, maybe I’ve watched this clip too many times, but what if Palps says, “I am all the Sith. You are nothing. A scavenger girl is no match for the power in me.” Sade, you’re the expert - did we try it that way already? Would it make any significant difference to the scene?

Hell if I know.

https://streamable.com/81qs12

Didn’t heard it in a while, but i think it is close to fluid. I would think it’s a natural swallowing of the „i“ before „am a jedi“ (i’m no english native speaker).

How did i miss this new take on RotS? We‘ll never know 😄 But your colour grading looked very interesting. Did you made an sdr and a hdr version or „just“ a sdr with iterations like hdr?

sirphatsalot said:

I’m very much looking forward to the ESB Revisited upscale. Are there any updates to this project?

If there are any updates you most likely can read about them here: https://swrevisited.wordpress.com/

You deserve a break👌🏻

So the last couple days i tried to extend the music idr_hh suggested from TLJ, but i failed to do so in a non-repetitive way. So i tried just to copy/double some passages from the track but it never sounded great. Looking for an alternative track wasn’t fruitful either, at least for me.

How long would it (some musical composition) need to be?

idir_hh said:

NeverarGreat said:

Yeah, I’m trying to stick to music from the film wherever possible and I think I tried the darker music and felt that it wouldn’t work as well.

I think this piece of music from Rey’s TLJ force meditation would work really well.
https://youtu.be/afs-mDiD9k4?list=PLauGpiqPcHu3WuqB570B09Rjtc1YiEBdp&t=86

PS: It’s an honour to be on the credits.

Could be working, i stumbled it upon myself. You‘re faster in providing it for the thread^^

Also Nev: Thanks for the honor and the work to type all these names😅

Great to hear. Your break will be well deserved!

I also like the way it is regarding the sith whispers. The eyes are already „on the noise“ so subtle whispers are fine.

Superb NeverarGreat! RogueLeader hit the nail with his summary. Exciting revision of TFA.

idir_hh‘s suggestion could work very well. Obviously something from Samuel Kim would be the choice?

oh boy, didn’t expect another iteration: i do like the third version as well!
i can relate to the people opposing my thought. Another idea but don’t know if it is possible:

• the one time sith eyes may work great if we could get rid of the „i hold your arm and you mine“ before her final blow. This way the presence of her dark side/anger is felt more continued and the scene is more dynamic.

I´m gonna repeat myself: gorgeous

Something that came to my mind while watching:

• is it possible to track the sith eyes throughout the rest of the fight until after she had hit her final strike and than is drawn out of her anger due to the crumbling ground WITHOUT being a massive workload for you?

This way it would be even more convincing she defeated Kylo.

we can only hope TheAlaskanSandman is well (regarding life and health) since he didn’t logged in since october ’20

i’ll find them necessary and love them, too. In the TCW there happens so much, you can’t get rid of a obligatory explanation for things left out in showing (since the series is already finished), otherwise you would’ve plot holes or at least are wondering why something happend.

absolutely gorgeous

EddieDean said:

RELEASED - s03e03 - DISSENT ON UMBARA

Details as above, link in the tracker, PM for access!

Just finished watching it. It feels your execution becomes better and better, perhaps even flawless.
I love the umbara arc, everytime i got chills. So streamlining the plot the way you did is great. Nothing feels sudden or missing.

NeverarGreat said:, yay or neigh?

nay😅 it’s nice but as you said „…on the nose“.

unfortunate, but if you feel that this isn’t giving you anything than it’s the right decision for you.