I don’t really see it. And I think the positives outweigh the negatives.
What’s better, a butt ugly transfer that crushes a ton of detail and has weird colors, or a really good looking transfer that has some flaws when you really squint and look frame by frame?
Also… if you really wanted, you could just recolor the area around Luke.
Will this be 4K, 1080p, or both?
Gotcha makes sense. I honestly wish all the cg creatures could be removed but I think that’s a personal taste thing.
I like the idea of the creatures, but hate the dated CGI. After all, Dewbacks were in the original cut, just immobile.
I had this idea of attempting to make them look like Harryhausen-esque stop motion creatures by changing the frame rate (there’s a stop motion feature in Davinci Resolve), and using sharpening to make it look more like a clay model. That method didn’t’ help too much. I think one would have to straight up change the texture to give it the look I want. Which I would appreciate advice on how to do, if anyone has any idea.
(it would be a dream of mine to do this with the Jabba scene so we could see what a 1977 version of the scene could’ve looked like if they had the budget)
Heres a new update: fixing the R2-D2 continuity error where R5-D4 pops up behind him after he explodes. Let me know what you guys think!
(The rotoscoping isnt 100% perfect yet, I’ll fix it but heres the shot as a whole)
Thank you so much for this! This bugs me. Fantastic job.
Apparently Luke’s force kick was intentional!
With this info, I honestly hope it’s kept in Revisited.
Man your edit is gonna be so useful for my own
Either way, I absolutely hate these shots lol…
Why
Sometimes I’m just at a loss of how y’all are able to do this kind of stuff. It feels like you just spawn things out of the aether sometimes. I’m stunned.
This is pretty incredible. I can think of so many great uses for something like this.
Maybe its not my place to say this but I feel like maybe y’all should hop off Hal. He’s voiced that he wants to be done with the Prequels. The fact that he’s made all these alternate versions of his edits is a courtesy. He doesn’t really owe anything, it’s his own passion project made mostly for his enjoyment. While I’m the last one to criticize someone for making suggestions to other editors (especially because the editor might want and like feedback), with how much Hal has voiced wanting to move on, at this point, make your own (like I will eventually, even if it takes eons lol).
The awkward part is the repeated exposition and the first reveal of the Falcon being changed.
The Jabba scene is still bad.
The first time someone refers to Luke as “Skywalker” is himself when telling Leia who he is.
It wouldn’t be smart for the Lars to give him his father’s last name while in hiding. So his name on Tatooine was Luke Lars.
Him announcing himself as Luke Skywalker is him reclaiming his father’s last name after finding out the truth about him (“I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father.”)
He started calling himself Luke Skywalker in his own mind after Ben told him his father was a Jedi Knight. Him introducing himself to Leia is the first time he verbalizes this.
JoyOfEditing said:
It starts with the Death Star II being built and ends with it being blown up.
Huh?
I understand everything else but I’m a little confused here.
You said Ep1 would be the new introduction to Tatooine. Can you explain in detail how you’ve accomplished that?
Have HD versions of the fixed out-of-focus Vader close-ups in his arrival on DSII been released? If not, would you be willing to share them? I’d love to use them for my own edit and I know it’ll be a long time before this releases.
If not, how did you accomplish the effect, so I may try it myself?
Bump
I’m a Jabba scene hater as much as the next guy, but am I the only one who kinda finds the theatrical transition awkward and sometimes wishes there was still a scene in between? Maybe with Vader/Tarkin, or a Jabba scene where he’s portrayed with a practical effect.
As a person who grew up with the special edition, its odd having a very quick crossfade between two shots that look almost identical in composition yet are very different in mood.
Are the 2011 Blu-rays a good source for the Prequels? I know they’re definitely not for the OT from all I’ve learned about OT restoration (thank goodness for oohteedee’s D+77/80/83). But they’re the highest quality versions of the Prequels I currently own and I want to know if they’re good to use for sources for edits or if I should get something else.
That’s awesome. Love the dedication.
How do you compensate for the Force not being explained in any of the Prequels? That’s one of the biggest issues I’ve had with the chronological order. Ep 1 assumes you’ve already seen Ep 4 where it’s actually explained as an “energy field” that binds the galaxy together. The only way I’ve been able to brainstorm a fix is placing it in the opening crawl of Ep 1, which I myself am skeptical of due to not wanting to bombard the audience with too much information.
Recommend this. Very useful too for Davinci users. Works perfectly!
Color-matching the ESB Imperial scenes to match the stark black look of the ANH Death Star
I’d kinda prefer the reverse. I think a more stark black look fits the Empire perfectly.
while I’m currently following the “2011 as a source with 2019 bits and pieces throughout,” this might very well change for a later version “V.3?”. So just keep that in mind.
For me it was Anakin getting trampled by s giant Tick-Cow while Padme does a photoshoot for the upcoming Renaissance Fair. . . That’s the point where I knew we were in trouble. . .
I hate the romance is much is the next guy but Padme’s dress in that scene is probably the most beautiful dress I’ve ever seen.
When is Tatooine part 2?
