Will the Imperial March be retained for the HD version? It’s one of my favorite changes of ANH:R.
Wow, thanks! I’m glad to hear that you’re excited.
And yeah, I think it really works in explaining why Luke is a more powerful and experienced Jedi better as well as making the plan to free Han more sensible.
Has anybody actually gotten the link? Because I haven’t.
Has anyone gotten the link?
Please do not send me a link, as I prefer the CG Clone Wars series. 😉
Then why even bother commenting? Like I don’t think anybody asked.
Also I would love a link as well.
Not right thread, this is for requesting the link to fan-edits
Would anyone be able to provide me with Possessed’s edit of A New Hope?
I actually do, but one thing for sure I know I don’t like is how Ahsoka says “I won’t leave you” to Vader in Rebels. It’s way more powerful to have Luke be the first one to say that to him. I like to think the reason he dies right then is because he finally heard the words he wanted to hear his whole life. And that takes a little bit of power away from that.
My jaw dropped. Absolutely stunning. The CG work is amazing and now it matches Rogue One with how the Death Star slowly rips the planet apart rather then just blowing it up in an instant, which is much more terrifying. This is definitely my favorite version of the Alderaan explosion ever done.
The only thing is IMO the choice of music, while definitely not bad, isn’t the best. I actually think Anakin’s Betrayal would work extremely well.
Yeah, now that I think about it you’re right, I’ll leave it the way it was then.
I mean, he asked for his shuttle to be brought, and they brought it.
Just a little update here, I know I’ve been kinda radio silent and I’m sorry about that. The ROTS edit is done except for Anakin killing Shaak-Ti bit, which thankfully TheAlaskanSandman has agreed to polish the VFX for. He did say it’d take awhile though (which I completely understand as he’s doing his own amazing edits), so I may release a version with the lower quality that was uploaded on YouTube that I was originally intending on using (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWygeVBsr_Y) until he’s able to do it. I’ve also been having a bit of a problem with my editor (VideoPad Editor), for some reason it doesn’t want to load some of the audio which is a pain but I should be able to figure it out.
I’ve also decided I’m not doing the added scene for my ANH edit of Vader ordering the Lars murders, as it would ruin the surprise and shock of seeing the Lars’ burned corpses and it would’ve relied too much on reusing footage from ESB.
In the meantime I thought I’d maybe share a screenshot for an addition for my ESB fan-edit. Adywan brought back Vader’s original line “Bring my Shuttle” and removed all of the added SE stuff in which we see Vader fly to his shuttle for ESB:R (which I’m using as the base for mine), which is great, and I totally agree that was an unnecessary SE change. However I’ve always really liked that one added wide shot of Vader walking to his shuttle. I think this added shot is gorgeous. So what I’ve done is that Vader still says “Bring my Shuttle”, and the score and pacing is all the same, but I adjusted the shot of Vader walking so he rounds the corner earlier, and I’ve added back in this shot, color corrected to match Ady’s other Cloud City exteriors. I think it looks quite nice.
Thoughts?
I believe Ady’s aiming for a simultaneous release.
giggity.
Oof, probably going to be a longer wait for ANH:R HD then.
It’s fine though, I’m still excited.
This may be a stupid question but which one will be first released, this or the HD version of ANH:R?
I just want to ignore Ashsoka’s existence and the resurrection of Maul, because both feel incongruous with the films. But the Filoni-verse keeps over spilling. I don’t want to see Maul in the Kenobi show for crap’s sake!
I can understand Ahsoka but bringing back Maul was amazing, they made him into such a good character. Still respect you tho.
Also, she should’ve died on Malachor. Her existing past RotJ as Ahsoka the White feels contrived and fanservicey.
I do agree with this. Vader killing her is powerful and they never should’ve taken that away.
You mean in the Alderaan scene?
I changed the “wall” color a little bit. In the first edit I turned Naboo into Alderaan (even in the prequels, and for Alderaan explosion I added a shot of Naboo), but for this V2 I’ll go back to having two different planets.
Nontheless I think I’ll re-add the short shots from the documentary to make the explosion more dramatic. Also, if possible, I’ll take the Alderaan shot from Episode III and work on it to make it look like it’s going to blow up.EDIT: Anyway as soon as I finish the scene I’ll upload it. Not now, my little dog is probably going to… you know, pass on to a better life.
Yes I did mean the Alderaan scene. That sounds great, I can’t wait to see it!
I’m so sorry to hear that, I recently had my pet baby corn snake randomly die, and my oldest dog died on Easter, so I know the feel. Take your time to grieve bro.
This may be a stupid question but will these be higher quality then those used in Hal9000’s edits?
Are you changing anything else from the original edit besides Tarkin’s uniform?
Color correction work is great!
I’d really love to see your new Alderaan destruction, but it seems both videos you’ve shared of it have been deleted. Would you be willing to share a new one, or rather DM me the link to the edit? Thanks 😃
Me too?
Is there anywhere I can find the first 13 minutes of the HD version that was posted a few months back but got taken down? Did anybody happen to download it or anything? I really want to see it.
Darth Vader’s Redemption from Return of the Jedi. While ROTJ is my third favorite Star Wars movie (behind Empire Strikes Back and Revenge of the Sith), this is my favorite singular scene. Everything on the second Death Star in this film is great, but this scene is especially perfect. The acting is phenomenal, the effects are excellent, and the music is riveting. Even though he’s wearing a mask, you can see the conflict within Vader, thanks to the brilliant camera work and David Prowse’s performance. You know exactly what he’s thinking. Mark Hamil’s performance is also great. Remember, the lightning was added in post, so on set he had to act like he was being electrocuted and it’s so convincing. The way he begs his father to help him is heart wrenching. Ian McDiarmid nails being a threatening, heartless villain who enjoys torturing Luke. When Anakin finally returns and picks up the Emperor, it’s so epic and triumphant. And finally, the bit at the end when Luke crawls over to his father to comfort him is touching. Very powerful scene. No matter how many times I watch it, it’s always just as poignant.
On second thought I think I’m going to give up on modifying Alderaan and just use the SE footage.
Awww man, I really liked your idea.
I would’ve really liked if you had kept the “You still have much to learn, that’ll never hold” “Ok, I still have much to learn, let’s go” thing in the whole edit, I really love that exchange. You could’ve just cut the shot in space with unfinished CG and I think it would’ve worked fine.