G&G-Fan

Roobyoo said:

I programmed a tool that takes two input videos and generates a new, color-graded version based on the first source. For example, the first source is a 35mm print scan which colorgrade I want to lay on another source, in this case the UHD of The Phantom Menace, and the goal is that the final output has the 35mm grading on the best available official source of the movie. The tool is still a work in progress, and the output will just be the base for further adjustments.
Initially, I tried to automate the color-matching process for entire scenes, but the results weren’t satisfying. I subsequently added a feature that requires the user to manually select the scenes. This doesn’t take very long, and the results were immediately much better.
I know that Dre’s color correction tool is a very powerful one, but I wanted to do something on my own, with a more modern visual user interface.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YimeLpWeS30

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

Will you share this program? Because this is magic

the one and only said:

Here is a sneak peak of a new scene I’ve been working on. I’m having good fun making it and I hope you all enjoy it too!

LINK - https://vimeo.com/1235315217?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Impressive. Most impressive.

I love it.

Sounds cool, though I can’t really see the quality difference because the video is like 360p

G&G-Fan said:

The fall of the Republic and fall of Anakin both have the same problem: we never really get to see them in their hayday.

Just as we hardly get to see the hero Anakin was before he becomes Vader, we never see the Republic in its Golden Age.

The originals are allowed to start in a galaxy consumed by civil war because that was the original starting point, we’re not asked to miss something we haven’t been shown, we’re already invested into this war because of the characters. We root for the good guys because we feel the oppression of the Empire. But once you start making Prequels where you expect audiences to care when the Republic falls, you need to show something worth saving.

Corruption shouldn’t already have taken hold in Phantom Menace. Only on the verge of it.

The movie should open similarly to Gone with the Wind; despite its problematic aspects in terms of historical accuracy, its a masterclass in filmmaking. We need to see the beauty of the world we’re meant to mourn before its lost.

Imagine that the introduction is the opposite of A New Hope’s opening shot: instead of a massive oppressive Imperial ship pursuing a small Rebel cruiser above a barren desrt world, numerous ships of all different shapes and sizes fly freely with grace and enjoyment above a lush Naboo. We see Naboo’s beautiful landscape, families and children enjoying themselves, allow ourselves to get a good feel for its culture and people. Then the Federation comes in, and the conflict begins.

Here’s a post I made on the Prequel Radical Redux thread. I think its an interesting idea. The only thing is I’m not entirely sure how to execute it for there is a surprising lack of footage of the galaxy at equilibrium.

The fall of the Republic and fall of Anakin both have the same problem: we never really get to see them in their hayday.

Just as we hardly get to see the hero Anakin was before he becomes Vader, we never see the Republic in its Golden Age.

The originals are allowed to start in a galaxy consumed by civil war because that was the original starting point, we’re not asked to miss something we haven’t been shown, we’re already invested into this war because of the characters. We root for the good guys because we feel the oppression of the Empire. But once you start making Prequels where you expect audiences to care when the Republic falls, you need to show something worth saving.

Corruption shouldn’t already have taken hold in Phantom Menace. Only on the verge of it.

The movie should open similarly to Gone with the Wind; despite its problematic aspects in terms of historical accuracy, its a masterclass in filmmaking. We need to see the beauty of the world we’re meant to mourn before its lost.

Imagine that the introduction is the opposite of A New Hope’s opening shot: instead of a massive oppressive Imperial ship pursuing a small Rebel cruiser above a barren desrt world, numerous ships of all different shapes and sizes fly freely with grace and enjoyment above a lush Naboo. We see Naboo’s beautiful landscape, families and children enjoying themselves, allow ourselves to get a good feel for its culture and people. Then the Federation comes in, and the conflict begins.

I think the thing that’s being overlooked here is that the point of Vader’s arc in Return of the Jedi is that even the most monstrous people can be redeemed. If you’re looking at Vader’s actions and saying that he’s beyond redemption than you’re missing the point.

Maybe you don’t agree, but that’s what makes Luke’s actions so extraordinary. The fact that he was willing to see the good in Vader despite everything he’d done, despite the fact that Vader is a genocidal, ruthless monster.
Return of the Jedi is about unconditional love. Anakin learns to love his son, Luke chooses to love his father, Han allows Leia to choose who she wants to be with.

Besides, Vader pays the consequences. His redemption comes with death, and being a force ghost is a complete release of self and becoming a pure agent of the force. It’s not like the christian idea of heaven where you get to live in completely luxury forever. Obi-Wan’s existence as a ghost is entirely dedicated to guiding Luke. In this sense, Anakin both pays the consequences in the physical realm whilst having to atone for his actions in the spiritual realm.

I made a video review of The Empire Strikes Back. I specifically put a lot of emphasis on character analysis, giving every prominent character their own section (the chapters are marked).

I’d highly appreciate any and all watches, likes, comments, feedback, etc. 😃

https://youtu.be/SlBjU8-94gM

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Real world explanation is probably that JEJ was drawing more inspiration from David Prowse’s delivery based on what we heard of him on the Tantive IV. He then made the role more his own as the films progressed.

It’s also likely because during the making of ESB they wanted to emphasize the cyborg angle more. Originally during ANH’s production, only his face was burned (his mask was custom made) and he was wearing an armored space suit with Sith robes. In post-production when Ben Burtt came up with the breathing sound effect, George Lucas thought it made Vader seem cybernetic so he decided to go with that, hence the more robotic look in ESB and ROTJ.
Once they honed in on the “more machine than man” aspect, part of that was the electronic filter added to his voice (first introduced in ESB), as well as his colder line delivery.

adywan said:

Now onto the thing i originally promised i would post about… Darth Vader’s ANH voice.

His voice in ANH, even after it has reprocessed since the 2004 DVDs in an attempt to make him sound more like he does in ESB & ROTJ, still seems off to me and many others. The way he delivers the lines is faster and more intense ( (😉 ) and sometimes angry and his pitch seems higher for many lines. Not the more calm way he is from ESB onwards. Now there isn’t much i can do about the anger side of things but i have done some tweaking to give him a more slower delivery and in some places very slightly lowered the pitch and added some slight filtering to the voice. To me it now sounds closer to his vocals in ESB. There isn’t much more i can do to it though to get him to truly match how he sounds from ESB onwards, save re-recording all of his lines in ANH ( which i don’t want to do). So here is a small sample video showcasing the tweaked voice. Hope you enjoy it…

https://youtu.be/y6UVd1Q8vGk

Impressive. Most impressive.

In ANH, one of the ways we are shown Luke’s kindness is by having him treat droid’s like living beings.
In ROTJ, one gets scared that Luke only sees them as disposable tools when he gives them to Jabba, only for him to make sure to retrieve them later, showing he was never gonna leave them behind.

I think it would cool if in the first film, you can establish Anakin as having a similar kindness towards droids, but by the third film, make it clear that he views them as tools. It’s a good way to show a gradual psychological turn towards Vader, as one of Vader’s defining traits is his dehumanization and objectification of everyone around him.
Extend this to his troops. Anakin wanting to go back for the clones should be in episode 2. By episode 3, he’s so desensitized he cares only for the mission.

kg1977 said:

update

I’ve have decided to remove the Rogue like vader intro with smoke and igniting saber. Don’t get wrong, it’s a very cool shot but we’ve seen it already and in ANH, the halls are not that smokey and there was a lot of greebies on the wall. I had spent alot of time removing the lighted cielding and greebles and fixing his chest plate, but when I kept watch it, if felt like it wasn’t fitting in.

Also updated Vader establishing shot with the behind ben shot so it is the correct hallway (see below 2nd example). Vader was really blurry in that scene 38 orginal. Needed this to be consistant for shots before and after. When I watched play back, it was king of jarring to have that heavy CG shot with the panels glowing really strong. I think works better this way to set up the scene

I love this shot. Great work!

A lot of these changes sound great. I think one of the biggest things is how much the lights on the wall glow in SC 38 vs the original movie, so if the luminance can match rather than being so exaggerated it could really work.

For OG footage, are you using the 2011 or 2019 versions? I think using the 2019 versions will help them blend together better.

So I’ve been internally debating what to do in regards to Tatooine. Because I want to keep the suspense of the droids’ journey in ANH, but the more I thought about it, changing Anakin’s home world may contradict the OT itself. Specifically when Ben says that Owen thought Anakin “should’ve stayed here and not gotten involved.”

So I wonder if perhaps the solution is to have it so Tatooine went through radical changes in the time between the PT and OT. Perhaps in the PT its a bit more lively (still a desert, but more wildlife and sources of water) whereas in the OT its become more of a wasteland, perhaps due to the Empire exploiting it for all its resources. That way the audience won’t recognize it as Tatooine immediately.

It’s excellent! You did a great job capturing Vader’s voice from SW 77.

That guy with no name said:

Would also make the plot hole of why the DS doesn’t just hyperspace to a positon were it can instantly destroy the rebel base less explicit.

Whoever made it canon that the DS has hyperspace is an absolute idiot.

IIRC the explanation is that there isn’t a hyperspace lane that leads to that position. Hyperspace has specific lanes that determine where you drop.

I kind of assumed it was always meant to have hyperspace considering how quickly it moves around.

Some interesting ideas here.

I do think the grading is too aggressively desaturated (though that’s a personal preference thing), and I feel like a lot of the original models and matte paintings really hold up and didn’t need replacing. However, I can understand the perspective of wanting to practice VFX skills, and for what it is, its impressive.

I really like the Kaleesh added to the Cantina.

We do have an example of what hyperspace looks like with 70s/80s era effects

Everybody is always bringing up how the original Emperor was played by a woman as a way to slander it, and yet I look at behind the scenes pictures and the makeup looks exactly like the character we ended up getting except for the large eyes.

Honestly, if you just dubbed the OG with McDiarmid’s lines, it’d still look more like the ROTJ Emperor than the hologram we got in the special edition.

Adaman Kenobi said:

Amazing, thanks! Do you want me to send you a Google Drive link for each shot (both blu ray reference and Despecialized shot to match) separately, or all together as a compilation file, or something different?

It would be more efficient to put everything into a folder, both the blu ray reference and Despecialized shots.
Especially if you’ve made changes to the blu-ray’s grade, I’m gonna need to know how to match it.

I’m willing to help. I enjoy color grading.

The Empire Strikes Back poster is an homage to that for Gone with the Wind.

I love how Darth Vader’s mask taking the place of the raging fires of the Civil War implies that Vader is more than just a villain - he’s a force powerful and relentless enough to be comparable to the all-consuming flames of war.

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Yoda and the rest of the council don’t join them because, yet again, they’re blinded by their arrogance. They don’t believe the Sith could have returned without any of them knowing about it first.

Not true.

“We will use all of our resources to uncover this mystery.”

“This could be the clue that we need to unravel the mystery of the Sith.”

The real reason is that they cannot do so without the Senate’s permission.

“I can only protect you. I can’t fight a war for you.”

If anybody be looking to expand the wildlife of any of the planets, the Super Star Wars games are a good place to start.

Making Shmi and Anakin no longer slaves is one of the best choices, and something I plan on doing in my own edit. The slave aspect adds too much emotional baggage for what the film is trying to depict and undermines the intended parallel to Luke. Anakin and Luke’s choices are not meant to be owed to upbringing, rather individual choice, and having their stories parallel each other cements that (much like, say, Orion Pax and D-16 in Transformers One).

An easy solution regarding the repeated dialogue is to revert the dialogue in the Greedo scene to what it was originally gonna be.

Btw do you think you’ll be able to provide blue screen footage of the CGI Jabba? No rush, I’m just curious.