Possessed said:
Be right back.
Thanks Possessed, I just found that out after I posted. Hopefully things will be back on track over there before too long.
ImperialFighter said:
TV's Frink said:
ImperialFighter said:
Damn, went to check out a couple of edits yesterday only to find that the fanedit.info resource has taken a hit of some sort...
Hopefully a new source will take its place.
After many days of being 'suspended', it's now back up I see. :)
I see it's gone wonky again. :(
After appearing to be fine the other day, it's just showing the initials 'brb' now. Wonder what the hell that stands for?
TV's Frink said:
ImperialFighter said:
Damn, went to check out a couple of edits yesterday only to find that the fanedit.info resource has taken a hit of some sort...
Hopefully a new source will take its place.
After many days of being 'suspended', it's now back up I see. :)
Some latest interesting casting rumours... - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-rumors-who-is-669997
SilverWook said:
No time to discuss this in committee! ;)
I've only just noticed that DominicCobb and yourself had already mentioned two other articles about this development a couple of days ago over on the 'General Star Wars Random Thoughts Thread'. So I'll just stick those links here too, for anyone following this particular thread -
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/07/lucasfilm-story-group-to-ensure-star-wars-continuity-across-all-platforms
and http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-news/lucasfilm-brings-order-star-wars-galaxy-movies-comic-191429476.html
Disney have organised a 'committee' to determine this issue it seems... -
http://io9.com/Disney-appoints-a-group-to-determine-a-new-official-st-1497893812
and http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-spinoffs-will-matter-668958
(Whatever these guys decide, I'll continue to choose my *own* preferred 'personal canon' where 'Star Wars' is concerned, just as I do with the 'Alien' and 'Star Trek' franchises amongst others) ;)
Wishing adywan and all those looking forward to ESB:R a very HAPPY NEW YEAR ahead for 2014. Slange!
adywan said:
I did try my hardest to get this edit finished for the end of the year, but you can't control outside forces. with the delay of being able to get the carbonite prop and the bulbs etc this put me back about 3 months. So i would now say that we are looking at a February/ March release.
Great to see your latest update adywan, and your 'canyon' set looked absolutely fantastic! Your wife will be glad to get her dining area back now. :)
While we all knew you were hoping to get the edit finished in time for Christmas, it's amazing that you are even so close to finishing things up in early 2014 sometime, considering all the many different aspects you've ended up enhancing on this thing recently. Everyone that's anticipating your latest project knows that you tried extremely hard to get it done before the end of the year, and we thank you for that, but we're all just excited to know that you're continuing to do some awesome work on ESB:Revisited, and don't want you to burn yourself out.
Sure, it's taken a lot longer than you originally anticipated due to various reasons along the way, but it will be worth it to you and us all in the long run to take as much time as it requires to get everything done in a way you're completely happy with. Any unforeseen mishaps aside, 2014 is gonna be a great year for those of us keenly waiting to see this particular project realised, and we thank you for your continued efforts.
So in the meantime, I'd just like to wish you and everyone else here a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a great new year ahead.
Damn, went to check out a couple of edits yesterday only to find that the fanedit.info resource has taken a hit of some sort...
russs15 said:
The question is, are these the 2004 OT, 1999/2002/2005 PT versions re-packaged yet again or the 2011 Blu Ray versions but on DVD??
They seem to be the 2011 Blu-ray versions russs15, as the PAL dvd of 'Episode I' now features the 'digital' Yoda for instance. Strangely, these latest dvd releases don't even bother to flag up the fact that they are the 'up-to-date' versions on the UK packaging in any way.
The 'Wilhelm' for the win! (kidding)
Ronster said:
I also have a retrofit idea for this scene
When the executor pulls out of the asteroid field we should see that sun that happens to be visible from directly looking out the hole. And perhaps quite imposing
An interesting idea Ronster, but the suddenly bright white opening seen in this shot has already been nicely improved now to remove it's inconsistency.
As far as the GOUT versions of the movies go, there's certainly a big difference in how the colours and details on them look compared to the SE versions. Between the colour grading and the 'crushed' blacks, the original look of the movies has been quite drastically altered overall...and the 'asteroid chase' scene you mentioned is a very good example. I'd love to see the original cuts given a proper HD release someday, but just hope they don't end up overly-'processed' like the SE's are, where the colours etc. are concerned...
But despite the limitations of the source material being used, the new 'starfields' on the 'Revisited' edits seem a vibrant improvement to me compared to the SE ones...so I'm more than happy with them.
asterisk8, having thought about it a bit more, I see what you're saying about 'camera lens effects' etc. when it comes to Earth's aura/haze/atmosphere effect. I guess I've been used to seeing all kinds of those type of 'optical illusions' you describe from various footage/photos over the years, and have gotten a false impression from them about how things should look. Your last photo example was especially telling, and I'm very pleased with how the 'Hoth' haze effect is looking throughout 'ESB:R'.
At the start of STAR WARS, I always used to imagine that the Stardestroyer *seemed* to somewhat 'skim the outer atmosphere' of 'Tattooine' at the point where it's rear entered the frame...even though that could also be looked on as a kind of 'lens flare' given off by the effects given to it's rear boosters. The shot used to have a far more subtle blue effect at that moment, but it ended up looking dreadfully overblown and garish on the SE release unfortunately...and I really miss how it originally looked. But thankfully, the 'Revisited' version has salvaged that particular muck-up a great deal to get rid of the excess of the SE effect.
If I get you right Ronster, I think you're trying to describe a *very slightly* more gradual 'gradient' of blue aura/haze/atmosphere effect around Hoth in certain closer shots of it. Like say, there would be a quite pronounced shade of blue nearest to the surface of the planet, which would then fade gradually out to even more transparent and slightly less noticeable 'shades' of faint blueness against the blackness of space.
If I'm getting you right on that, then I agree, despite some of the pic examples above giving differing results. It's quite a subtle effect, but it can make a difference. And it would apply more to shots of Hoth that are nearer to us. While that would be a nice, if very, very subtle addition, it's no biggie I reckon.
To be honest, I always think the effect around the relative close-up of 'Tattooine' at the start of STAR WARS is a little severe in different versions, and should also have more of the subtle 'gradient' of 'fading' I think you're referring to. Hard to say, but check out Harmy's Despecialized Edition comparison shots for instance, for examples of how it looks in the GOUT and SE.
Either way, I definitely don't like the notion of making the *starfields* more blue however, as one of the highlights of the 'Revisited' edits for me has been how nicely black and white they are now. Just as I always imagine 'space' in the STAR WARS movies to look, and just my own opinion of course.
(I'm actually wondering if J.J. will stick to this established 'look' or merely disregard it for something approaching what was seen in parts of his 'Trek' instalments...but I digress)
Well J.J.'s wearing the requisite 'check shirt' now I see...so can the 'trimmed beard' be far behind? ;)
Quality of the actual finished movie aside, I previously kept a lookout for every scrap of information I could find out about 'Episode I' *before* it's release in 1999...and ended up ruining a lot of the surprises for myself about the characters, storyline, and design work it contained...
So now that things are beginning to ramp up again on a sequel to ROTJ where anything might happen...I've decided that I'm gonna try and *avoid* as much info. as possible this time around...including this particular thread from today onwards!...
...which won't be easy, as there's bound to be plenty of stuff I'll inadvertently come across regarding 'Episode VII', no matter how hard I try not to. However, I won't actively go looking for any details like I did in the past, so that the majority of this particular chapter will hopefully end up seeming as fresh as possible to me overall, when I eventually sit down to watch it in the cinema with the family.
It might be interesting to eventually wade through the reveals/speculation/hopes that this thread throws up *after* I've actually seen the movie, but I'll wait and see how many pages it has by that time! In the meantime, I'll leave you all with a couple of thoughts before you carry on with your future contemplations -
1. 'Headline' spoilers are gonna be *real difficult* to avoid on the net and other media as the movie approaches...but I won't be buying the 'soundtrack score' or reading it's 'track titles' beforehand, if it comes out before I catch the movie. Can't wait to hear what John Williams comes up with this time around...but as that might end up one of the movie's best aspects, I'll definitely wait to hear it accompany the movie itself, first.
2. Now that a new release date of December 2015 has supposedly been put in place, I guess that means a lot of related 'toy'/assorted merchandise will show up to hit the shelves in plenty of time for Christmas that year. Plenty of potential spoilers there before the movie's release no doubt, so I'll have to be especially wary in the run-up to the release around then!...
3. Just a last observation...it seems like the two new young characters that are currently still to be cast have reasonably 'straighforward' names compared to some of the more colourful ones in the 'Star Wars' galaxy - namely 'Thomas' and 'Rachel'...
'Luke' was certainly a 'straightforward' first name too, compared to say, 'Obi-Wan' or 'Anakin' etc., but at this point I don't know if their second name will be 'Solo' or 'Skywalker' or even 'Organa' (hey, who says things worked out with 'Han' at the end of the day?...maybe Leia eventually ditched him...).
Either way, I'd really like to keep that a mystery until at least the first trailer appears, if I can. One way or another though, I hope to sit down to this one without knowing most of what's coming... Good luck if any of you feel like trying to do the same. :)
Mara Jade's Father said:
However the chip has been bothering me ever since eFx made The Empire Strikes Back version of Luke's helmet and included the chip. But as you can see, most of the scenes do not have the chip. So now I can't un-see it.
Welcome aboard Mara Jade's Father. I enjoyed your first posts here, and see that you're gonna fit right in!
Non-matching 'scuffs' on helmets, eh? Can't say I've ever been niggled by that.
I don't know if adywan (or indeed *any* of us) quite anticipated the varied amount of little things that would be brought up on this thread or not...but as someone who has owned up to being a little distracted by certain details on 'ESB' over the years that may or may not have troubled others too, I salute you.
You've made me seem somewhat reasonable! :)
Terrific work on the 'canyon' miniature so far. This is one of the poorer original effects scenes which I'm most looking forward to seeing improved.
HotRod said:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/64942
there you go.
Heh, you beat me to pointing this out I see. When I came across that article and saw the video that was shown at the top, I thought the article was actually going to reference this project!
I wonder how unintentional that clip usage was...
(by the way, after reading the article, it made me realise that I should really stop reading stuff on sites and threads that are related to J.J.'s upcoming movie altogether from now...to keep things as fresh as possible for myself on it's release, unlike where I gobbled everything up for TPM before it came out...)
Happy Halloween to Ady and everyone else here!
Happy Halloween all! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1aBsDc-ck0
Possessed said:
Would anybody be interested in me taking this up again? I feel like it had a unique premise to the other rotj edits starting to surface. Well maybe not a unique premise, but unique execution perhaps. Some of my own favorite cuts I've made to it I haven't seen made in other edits of this film.
Good to see you've decided to take this up again Possessed. The last line in the quote above is good enough reason alone to continue with this, and I look forward to seeing what you've come up with eventually.
So good to see that the 'castings' guy has really come through now, and sent the whole casting! I don't know if it's to eventually be returned or not, but it certainly couldn't be put towards a better use than this project.
Seems it's made of resin and fibreglass and is quite heavy. It definitely looks good. Guess that all the 'new shirt' work will need redone, but even so, this is some really great news.
And for those that haven't seen it yet, here's a link to 'Adywan's Workshop' page that includes the painted 'speeder flap' that I couldn't post properly in my previous post (it's down on the lower right-hand side. Just click on the pic to enbiggen it) - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.310392735642982.95894.223279371020986&type=3
Just wanted to show some of adywan's comments which were posted over on the FB page a little while back (3rd Oct.) -
"Work on the speeder flaps is almost complete. A bit more dirtying up and they are ready to film on Monday. I've also been working on the tiny set dressing pieces for the hangar miniature set. Next to mould and cast the various pieces multiple times and then paint them. Still some more items to create for the hangar shots too.
Back to work on the dagobah set too. It's going to have to be made in sections because i realised (after i started making the base) that there is no way i can get this miniature through the door of my workroom so i can film it down stairs.
Once these items are complete and filmed then that only really leaves the asteroid canyon and the wampa to do and work on the video side of things will be complete."
I can't seem to get the terrific-looking FB 'speeder flap' prop shot to show on here properly, but here's that latest 'hangar detailing' shot -
Loving the work on the miniature detailing!
...and great news on finally getting hold of that rare laserdisc. It's contents will certainly make for a marvellous 'extra' for ROTJ:R. Here's the new FB page for it, along with a couple of preview clips from it - https://www.facebook.com/rotjeditdroid?hc_location=timeline
adywan said:
Now, will these be live action or just more lego ones, or even a bit of both?
If it's live action with a small lego Vader running around, I'll definitely want to scream you-know-what! ;)
KilroyMcFadden said:
Chewie didn't die in the movies. Everything that isn't in a movie is fair game for change.
J.J. better not go giving him a medal and messing up adywan's continuity, or I'll be pissed.
Hell, he could make Chewie a girl for all we know so far!
So...no more 'creepy puppet Yoda' on this latest 'Episode I' DVD release then?
