Cinefy

Dat_SW_Guy said:

Heres a test VFX shot of Rey shooting out Force Lightning instead of the Force Push to signify her instability, the compression makes it look slightly weird but it’s okay: https://streamable.com/cqtffo

That looks good, I think the displacement is just a little too high for such a brief shot, could be interesting to show Finn’s skull for less than a second instead of it hitting him like one of those other concepts

Hal 9000 said:

Yeah, I see no reason to add a hand. lol

And I hate to be a wet blanket, but Rey using lightning on Finn doesn’t strike me as feeling right for that moment. It could’ve been scripted that way, but with what we have to work with Finn still flies backward and Rey doesn’t blink about any of it.

Yeah I’m not a big fan of Rey using force lighting on Finn, feel like it would probably look weird especially since ILM force lighting is hard to replicate unless you do it in Nuke

Could be interesting if Mustafar forest surfaces had some lava cracks in the floor for some of the shots

Concept https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/501825149469851659/841245308754722816/PicsArt_05-10-11.27.58.jpg

Has there been any consideration for edits referencing the new Snoke origin from Vader comic, involving Luke’s hand? Could be interesting addition somewhere on Exegol. I know It’s not actually confirmed but we know Luke’s severed limb was there anyway.

Quick Concept edit: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/501825149469851659/841086705423220736/PicsArt_05-10-12.58.02.jpg?width=1064&height=444

Version 3 of Jon’s force ghost edit is great, I think It’ll please a lot of people who wanted some of those other characters included for their personnel edits etc. I do think the V2 force Ghost sequence that we already have with Obi-Wan, Anakin, Yoda and Luke should remain the same prefer the simplicity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT0HAvqB-EA

Ed Slushie said:

Here’s an idea for an edit to the Battle of Exegol that uses some Vehicle Flythroughs footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB4hSGtdD8o

That’s an interesting concept, It’s a shame how short the Exegol sequence is given it was the final installment, it falls really short when you compare it to Rogue One which is almost what you’d think a small spin-off amongst a massive franchise, Scarif some how got a well paced 45 minute final sequnce vs the franchise conclusion feeling rushed and only getting 20, any small extensions to Exegol by my opinion would really improve things.

Hello There, I’d love to check this out.

Hal 9000 said:

Not really. Just meant that I haven’t been able to do much with it the last month or so as I’ve been busy.

Well, atleast it gives time for more ideas and edits.

It’s looking unlikely that I’ll be able to finish the Vader’s castle moment I’ve been working on for last couple weeks; only disappointing because it took me such long time to make it. Spent all week looking for someone to animate the First Order Tie Fighters, but not had any luck or responses, Sorry.

Jar Jar Bricks said:

You know me and the LEGO lines haha. I may take a look at those sometime today (unless somebody beats me to it).

I have a bunch 3PO’s TFA lines but they’re all in .OGG audio format, which my Mac doesn’t run.

“We are highly trained Resistance spies, so I’m told” would sound better if even possible. Lego SW TFA has tons of C3PO audio too

If someone is willing to render the ties as a transparent mov or on a coloured backdrop I can composite better ties into the scene, I wasn’t 100% confident about them either but needed to see what you guys think first.

First Order Tie Fighter 3D model I have isn’t that good either, just grabbed something of Sketchfab because the Battlefront II models I have aren’t working for me.

Tried adding some pine trees and Volcanic activity to the Vader’s castle shot, but not found anything as of yet that feels right for this particular shot in those regards so didn’t render with it. Currently have tested out backdrop Tie-Fighters for a flyby and added small camera motion as requested. Stock footage is hard to work in-terms finding a way to composite / implement Lava footage, if anyone has any ideas on that note can still test things out.

Preview (WIP02) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tYYpVeps1NvO2sV8TbntnBLJKZhGpFX5/view?usp=sharing

My friend sent me this Nihilus Exegol edit Dr Cornelius made, I believe its on one of the other IX edit topics.

Clip: https://youtu.be/LLmAaf8SRwA

I personally really like the inclusion of subtle SW references like this, some will say stuff like this is too minuscule and unnecessary to bother including, just disappointing we didn’t get more tie-ins like this in the Sequels feels like the Prequel era and other points in timeline were erased/forgotten.

sidshady12 said:

I think that new vader castle shot is very cool but it could use some work, the branches seem to moving all in unison with the wind. It makes it look like a 2d layer/a little cartoony, because in real life you’d expect to see each branch move slightly differently in distance and speed depending on their ‘volume.’ I think it’s a really ambitious thing to pull off to make an entire new digital shot, so other than that, since it’s a quick shot I think everything in the background is fine and looks good enough, especially the castle itself which looks amazing.

I was thinking it would only be used for a couple seconds in the sequence; you can’t really see tree slant unless it plays for entirety, Gonna test out Tie’s and possibly some small hints of the planets volcanic past using either fire, small lava burst or smoke plumes.

No idea, I just personally am not a fan of the Rogue One footage being used, currently implementing the First Order Ties. Don’t get a lot of free time.

Heres what the Vader Castle shot is currently looking like, rendered it in 4K. For some reason its quality in google drive preview page doesn’t look good, gotta download it to watch the fully rendered version.

preview: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eb5kwAX5UMuqMSD1GwKin0dtBb57Gvdx/view?usp=sharing

What length do I need to make the Vader’s castle shot?

RogueLeader said:

Cinefy, I’m really loving your work with the Mustafar shot so far, but I’m curious if you designed the organism concept image you shared.

I personally prefer the way this concept looks over your newest version. I know it is still a work in progress, but the the branches, the sky, the angle of the castle, it’s really spooky. You may have no done that original concept, though.

Yeah I’m still replicating the original concept, my friend and I made it some time ago, so right now It’s just about getting lightning / clouds right.

Started compositing Vader Castle shot for my personnel version today, just tweaking the lighting and mist levels to match the film right, I’ll probably leave a download link somewhere on here when It’s finished if anyone on here still wants it.

WIP: https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/msh6oBBAoHku6nWnYjVdLkownes-kgRKgJNeO2otDWw/https/media.discordapp.net/attachments/501825149469851659/828019953726128138/Screenshot_2021-04-03_at_22.33.48.png

I still think something like this would be best option for Mustafar / Vader’s castle shot, I must just gonna give it a shot when I get the time.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/501825149469851659/795325996211372073/20210103_172116.jpg

sade1212 said:

Might be neat if evil vampire Rey had the Sith eyes.

100% down with this idea. Looks great was testing this out in Ebsynth recently for another project; this originating from the Prequels is another great way to tie the Sith stuff together.

Octorox said:

IMO, the best version of the Mustafar opening is still the “1-shot” version present in Ascendant V1. The Castle shot still looks janky and the new shot doesn’t really flow with the others.

Yeah as much as I want a Vader’s castle shot, I agree.

Jar Jar Bricks said:

I’d rather just stick with what we’ve currently got than implement the new shot, especially if it means we have to remove Vader’s castle.

Just being bluntly honest the Vader’s castle shot just looks ripped from Rogue One, doesn’t feel naturally part of the sequence in my opinion, Tie’s especially stick out as clearly over layed and not tracked in properly,

However I do really want to see it. Would like to see something else composited together similar to the Naboo / Coruscant shots for Vader’s castle rather than directly taking footage from RO.

Personally feel like theres something off with the Vader castle shot, I’ll probably remove it from my personal copy. The tracking on the Tie’s doesn’t seem right and they look very obviously inserted rather than naturally fitting in like some of the other 3D edits that’s been made.