Grand Admiral Thrawn

http://youtube.com/post/Ugkx8SzpqLuldVcXtU4Kk-JPqbU8rswLRGkt?si=vBKlOrncOuLpxdug

I’m alive! And so is this project!

I’m editing a Christmas project update video- it was supposed to be out on 25th, but due to circumstances (I’m in charge of the family dinner menu), it will be out sometimes before New Year’s eve.

In the meantime, enjoy those stills. And I’ll explain why I was mostly offline as well.

Merry Christmas everyone, and may the Force be with you all!

Pixel

WOW. TPM has never looked so good

JackNapier said:

The Chernobyl mini-series (2019) is a shockingly powerful and deeply disturbing real look at the actual truth of the disaster. Everything about it was both well-crafted and respectful to the real people who were involved. The sound design was stunning, as were the visuals and the sheer haunting awe of it all. A must see for fans of history, biopics, audiovisual terror, and for those select few that have a strong stomach. I highly recommend it, but with a caveat that you only watch it if you are certain that its right for you.

My co-worker’s wife is from Russia and lived there when the disaster happened. She said that out of all the Chernobyl-related things she has watched, the 2019 miniseries is by far the closest to the actual events that happened and the atmosphere of the country and people that lived there at the time.

Plus, you can tell they are older in it and that it was shot a lot later than the 2002 footage. It just sticks out and doesn’t blend well, and the scene actually serves a purpose in Obi-Wan Kenobi and I feel it isn’t needed here.

I feel this is what I’d like to see. Not really sure where else they could take it either:

• Rey rebuilds the Jedi, their “home-base” is the islands of Anch-To
• Luke’s force ghost, (alongside Yoda, Anakin and Obi-Wan) offer knowledge and training to Rey and other students. VERY fan service-y, but it would appease the diehards that think Rey is not “good enough”
• Finn is a Jedi
• Poe has settled down from the war, maybe some type of injury, and assists Rey and Finn with their new Jedi Academy. Helping to pass down his military knowledge learned from Leia, Chewie and Lando.
• There is no-longer a galaxy-spanning government. Each planet has its own government established by its people and maybe there is some form of Union or Treaty adhering to basic human rights, etc.
• The Jedi are now actually the “guardians of peace” and travel to more dangerous planets to help topple tyrannical governments and gangs and restore freedom to the citizens.
• The big bads of this movie (or trilogy) would be the crime lords and underworld scum. I really think this is where George was going with bringing Maul back, but to make it different, I think something other than a darksider or Sith would be needed.
• EDIT: forgot to include… Older Grogu is involved somehow.

Star Wars, Episode II: The Approaching Storm

• Main Version (“Yoda Lite”)
• Alternate Version (“Yoda Unleashed”)

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Jar Jar Bricks said:

DZ-330 has kindly offered to host the file once I’ve finished it.

I was talking about putting on my Plex Server, not Google Drive! But if Hal isn’t able to host for some reason I’m sure I’d be able to get something set up to help! 😉

Discovered I have a water leak and black mold in my attic… fun.

What a joke. It’s time to clean house at Lucasfilm.

My thought is… now that the 4K is out he is replacing his downloaded Disney+ footage and replacing it with source quality. That’ll likely take some time to complete…

That guy with no name said:

DZ-330 said:

That guy with no name said:

DZ-330 said:

Wow that looks good. Can’t wait to see more!

thanks

That color grade looks great so far from what I’ve seen. Really brings it more in line with the rest of the PT. Phantom has always just looked off for some reason…

probably because it was shot on film, while the rest of the prequels where shot on digital so they have much more of a neutral grade, which is what I’m going for here.

Can’t wait to see the finished product. Any other fun VFX plans you’re thinking of?

That guy with no name said:

DZ-330 said:

Wow that looks good. Can’t wait to see more!

thanks

That color grade looks great so far from what I’ve seen. Really brings it more in line with the rest of the PT. Phantom has always just looked off for some reason…

Wow that looks good. Can’t wait to see more!

Hey @NeverarGreat, hope you’ve been well! Any updates on this project?

Wouldn’t that have been a twist!

Kylo leaving with the Resistance on the Falcon after Luke helps to redeem him and Rey staying and taking control of the First Order with her dark side powers unleashed.

TLJ ends with Ben and Leia reuniting.

Looks like it is missing on the Google Drive…

Anakin Starkiller said:

That’s literally explicitly about Jedi and Sith.

Depends how they do it. A movie about people discovering the force for the first time without the mention of Jedi, Sith or lightsabers could be a cool concept if done right.

Vladius said:

If they wanted to do something truly original, they wouldn’t have any Sith at all. Or maybe a Sith that we’re not familiar with, and no Jedi.

That’s why I’m most excited for Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi film, in the case of doing something original. Technically, it won’t have Jedi in the traditional way, but a small group of people discovering the force and how to wield it seems interesting.

SparkySywer said:

Would it have been though?

Likely not, but if it was, would it have gotten a Season 2?

Exactly… when this show was first announced, I think there were a lot of people who were thinking of it as a “Young Palpatine” show focused on him being a Sith Acolyte ploting his rise to power. Like Game of Thrones for the Sith.

What could have been…

NFBisms said:

Honestly though, I do want to apologize for how condescending I’m being. I think because I’ve had a lot of these conversations throughout different threads or on the server, I get tired of re-litigating and catching things up to where a different one (on the same topic) is. But forums just move slower and more sparsely and ultimately it is two different communities, regardless of overlap.

That’s really no one’s fault and honestly unfair of me.

At the end of the day we all want the same thing anyways, fun Star Wars stories that resonate, just need the Disney Overlords to evaluate their endgame a little better before they make and release something.

Yeah, it’s wild when you consider that The Acolyte had a massive $180 million budget (compared to the other Star Wars Disney+ shows that sit around a $90-110 million budget) and still ended up being the least-watched Star Wars show on Disney+. With that kind of investment, they were obviously banking on it being a hit, but the numbers just do not justify keeping it around it seems.

It’s like Lucasfilm is just throwing money at these projects without a clear plan, then acting surprised when they don’t work out. What’s really missing here is someone spearheading the ship creatively. Without a clear leadership role to define the vision and direction, we’ll just keep seeing more of the same: big budgets, weak execution, and a string of missed opportunities.

Lucasfilm has an untapped goldmine in The Old Republic era, a chance to right some of the wrongs of the ST with a The Clone Wars-style animated show featuring the OT characters on adventures post-ROTJ, as well as a bunch of different bounty hunter and Jedi characters that they could make content for. Why they don’t just write and develop more stories around these characters just blows my mind…

NFBisms said:

I absolutely believe it’s worth exploring why something does or doesn’t work, don’t get me wrong. That’s kind of my whole obsession, yk? I don’t post walls of text working through my thoughts on something on a forum because I fundamentally misunderstand that. I apologize for being a bit glib, but my frustrations are actually that I don’t think people are being good enough at it. /respectfully

If your obsession is figuring out why things work or don’t, then it’s a little ironic to dismiss my points as arbitrary. You say people aren’t good enough at this, but then you brush off anyone trying to have the conversation. Maybe the problem isn’t that people are missing the mark, it’s that you’re more interested in tearing down discussions than actually having them. Respectfully.

NFBisms said:

ok define dragging, rushing, coherent, compelling, etc

I realize this is annoying but I truly think whatever thesis you can make from this kind of thing falls apart under any kind of scrutiny. I’m not saying things can’t be evaluated or that I even disagree about the Acolyte, but trying to speak on some kind of objective corporate tip, from your own purely personal engagement with the content’s quality is arbitrary. Your opinion is not invalid, you’re just not going to discover an insight worth saying out loud.

“Make good things, not bad things!”

I get it… terms like “dragging” or “compelling” are subjective, but they’re still useful in discussing media. My point isn’t to create an objective corporate strategy but to highlight that when content fails to resonate, it’s worth exploring why. Yes, it might boil down to “Make good things, not bad things” but understanding what makes something “good” is crucial for creating successful content, especially for a company like Disney.