Hal 9000

It’s a tight fit in the message scene so I was t able to really fit in any other combination of lines. I’ll try again but I think it’s just important to imply they listened to something from Palpatine.

Anakin won’t appear at the end. It would not feel right, and jonh plans fo work on this when he is able, possibly next month.

I will knock off part two of DOTF.

I look forward to adding KoR dialogue. Axlanian, do you also have any alternate dialogue for the moment with Threepio and the stormtroopers?

Kyle Ren and Palpatine have a very Sith-like understanding, each needing the other for something but willing to dispose of the other when convenient. Kylo’s question “what could you give me” is in response to “I will give you so much more,” as in the original.

Finn’s line from the briefing doesn’t work when juxtaposed with his line in the landing scene. The walking on leaves foley works okay, but it’s practically subliminal in order to blend in right. It doesn’t hurt by being there, but it only makes it better to know it’s there, as it can’t jump out at you.

I played with the Palpatine message, but I think it’s very effective to have the message end in static as Poe looks down and hearing everyone react audibly, moreso than any particular contents of the speech. So, I think what is in the workprint is as good as that’s going to get.

1080p and below. I can’t do 4K, for numerous technical reasons.

Cinefy said:

New work print has an extra DOTF after Rey jumps, it seems very out of place in-terms of timing.
Also camera movement feels very missing from Naboo shot,

Anyone else think so about the DOTF moment? I thought it was a good way to just gently bridge to the existing score. It could be knocked off, though, if I’m the odd one out.

And I suppose the Naboo shot could be a little more dynamic. Skenera, do you think you could add a little more camera movement? if not, I could just with keyframes.

Yes, because it was from the film prior and is tied to that moment, whereas Burning Homestead is a callback to an analogous moment which itself is no longer anchored to a specific moment. Not saying it’s logical anyway.

Here, compare this to what’s in the workprint for the message moment: https://vimeo.com/449495094

Broom Kid, yeah sorry I didn’t respond. It’s been a frenzy this week. I personally would find the repeat of TLJ music from the climax to be more distracting. I still feel Burning Homestead is more appropriately powerful and fitting here. I do appreciate the R&D on an alternative, though.

And I can play with alternative arrangements of the Palpy message. I like having them react to the message ending, but having it extend longer may be good. I’ll try it out when I can.

It just doesn’t seem to flow right. It wouldn’t be a good match cut beyond fan editing standards, I don’t think. 😦

Also, I’m going to see about brining Burning Homestead in a little bit earlier since I can’t move it later, so those first two notes before the Force theme can pack more of a punch.

I think adding foley and a line for Finn will be the ticket. Could you send me the sound effect since you already have it? I’ll also see about the line mentioned above from the briefing scene. Good thinking.

Thanks for the feedback on WP5 so far. I’ll declare sync lock in a little while probably. Whoo boy.

Yeah, if there’s an appropriate sounding “come on,” that would work. Leads into his, “We just landed, okay?”

It should be pretty similar. I applied the ‘grey Exogol’ LUT halfway. But, I didn’t also apply the green reduction LUT halfway at the same time. It’s still much less blue than the theatrical while avoiding issues some scenes can have with making it totally grey.

Yeah, the OP should be pretty much right. There’s really just a couple things to be waited on at this point. The color correction and audio and everything other than those few things is intended as potentially final, feedback aside.

Workprint 5 going up! Same link.

I cut it but it came up in conversation to reevaluate the idea, leading me to reconsider but come down to the same decision as before.

That’s real nice. Sounds like a wonderful way to watch ROTJ.

Would you mind posting a cap of the hardcoded subtitles?

DZ-330 said:

has any thought been given to trimming the opening notes of burning homestead for the ghost scene to help make the tacked on music flow in a little better? I can post a mockup of it shortly!

Hal 9000 said:

And I’m sure I’m retreading the same ground, not that I remember, but it seems that the Burning Homestead theme pretty much has to come in and out at that exact moment. Otherwise there’s a definite gap in score that does not feel right. No music at all is extremely underwhelming. So not only does it seem to need to be that piece, pretty much exactly as it is, too.

Okay, having thought about it some more and letting a break take place first, I will reiterate my prior decision to edit out the mention of lightspeed skipping. I think this is less distracting overall. It’s a tough call and you can make a good case for either route.

In other news, Skenera sent me a great Naboo shot based on snooker’s output without the SD and explosion elements. I will include this in the workprint, which I hope to have ready by the weekend.

The Crispin one

I can only include things I’ve actually read.

• Darth Bane trilogy (anything prior is ancient history that is inherently dubious, and there’s a few things that dovetail real nicely with TROS, almost enough to feel like they’re good bookends)
• Darth Plagueis
• Master and Apprentice
• Cloak of Deception
• TPM
• Rogue Planet
• The Approaching Storm
• AOTC
• Misc pre-2008 Clone Wars books
• The Clone Wars Microseries
• Labyrinth of Evil (including any contradictions between this and the Microseries; discontinuity is good for you)
• ROTS
• The Han Solo Trilogy (fudging any PT continuity issues)
• Rogue One, and it’s prequel tie-in novel
• ANH
• Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
• ESB
• Shadows of the Empire
• ROTJ
• Bloodlines
• TFA
• TLJ
• TROS

Luke lifting the X-Wing and the musical accompaniment. It’s a nice inversion to having sunk it as seen in TLJ, itself a nod to the “can’t do it” attitude in ESB. Not to mention the wonderful friendship motif that precedes Yoda’s theme in the scene.

I don’t know, I don’t want to commit to it right now. Is it that big of a deal on its own?

Why don’t I sleep on it and see how I feel about the scene later. Maybe it’d truly be better to leave the conversation alone. I will make the call and stick with an answer.

https://youtu.be/ussCHoQttyQ

I’m not sure. I’m using FCPX for that phase of things after exporting from FCP7 (which was end-of-life’d in 2011). The end of the road is near to me in terms of NLE for the near future.

And I’m sure I’m retreading the same ground, not that I remember, but it seems that the Burning Homestead theme pretty much has to come in and out at that exact moment. Otherwise there’s a definite gap in score that does not feel right. No music at all is extremely underwhelming. So not only does it seem to need to be that piece, pretty much exactly as it is, too.

If anyone has video editing software that can process LUTs, you should be able to plug in skenera’s LUTs. There’s just three: one for Exegol that I am planing to apply at 50%, one for Pasanna that I plan to apply at 100%, and an overall green reduction for the rest that I plan to apply at 75%.

And that was the resolution last time this was vetted. I think Finn “teleporting” is a non-issue, and his lack of highlighting in the scene is the only real issue. And it’s something that, while odd, probably wouldn’t have caused us to bat an eye in the theater.

Also, I don’t think moving the horse shot works. It feels even weirder. So I think what we got last time around stands.