Jar Jar Bricks

TestingOutTheTest said:

Hal 9000 said:

Remove Finn’s line “He wanted her alive.”

So… you’re removing how Palpatine wanted Rey alive before her parents abandoned her and he had to switch to Ben Solo? ,':I

Not entirely. Finn still says that the Emperor wanted Rey brought to him on Exegol if Ochi caught her. We simply made it up to interpretation whether he would do the ritual or kill her at that point. Imo that ambiguity works much better because it makes Palpatine’s plan easier to follow along for the average person.

Yeah I’m definitely interested in that one sound you provided.

It’s going to help immensely to see a visual representation of what it looks like. I doubt if I tried to come up with something right now that it would work with whatever MR produces.

I honestly can’t tell, does that ending scene use a wig as well?

From my experience, the only scenes of him using a wig are when he starts talking to Rey.

Hal 9000 said:

To me it’s the only thing in the film that steers me away from “lol wtf smoothie Lando is hitting on this 19 year old.”

LMAO. I read the leaks before the movie so I knew they were related before seeing it. As a result, I never got that vibe from that scene. But you’re right, the music is the only hint that the movie itself gives.

jarbear said:

However, the only “argument” is use about not using the blue color at the end is we saw the saber die off and know the crystal is too damaged … so why have it as the blue/purple combo and not green/purple since the blue crystal is kinda dead?

Just so we’re all on the same page, MR’s clip also has Leia’s lightsaber explode.

Regardless, I do like the idea that Rey went back yet again to Ahch-To to retrieve Luke’s green lightsaber. Hmmm that’s giving me some ideas for a certain novelization.

sherlockpotter said:

I think the scene would have a lot more power and carry a lot more weight if we allow it to stand on its own, rather than distracting the audience with, “Hey! Yoda’s Theme!”

I get where you’re coming from to a certain extent, but 2 changes in this project include music from the prequels (3PO and R2 theme, ROTS Palpatine as he drains dyad). It would be a shame IMO to not include such an iconic piece from the originals. Even if you remove the music, the scene is still an overt reference to Yoda. You can’t undo that. For me, I really enjoy the music there. It shows how far Luke Skywalker has come; he has taken the place of Yoda.

Isn’t the canon answer that Luke’s green lightsaber ended up with the caretakers? Funny to think about.

I still feel like Rey’s reaction to her lightsaber at that one point in the fight is simply too perfect to pass up. Would you be using that clip you sent plus other the other adjustments that were suggested?

Hal 9000 said:

MR, do you plan to add Rey’s saber crapping out on her at the end of the DSII duel? If so, that seems like a natural buildup to this moment. Also, have you done an audio component to this change?

Hal 9000 said:

Right, it shouldn’t spark IMO at the DSII duel.

Well now I’m just confused what you want Hal, lol. Ultimately I agree though that it would save a lot of time and effort to simply incorporate MR’s latest work and forget about the whole DSII ordeal.

EDIT: Oops, realized what you might have meant. Are you suggesting that it simply shouldn’t spark but still short out on her? If so, I suppose that works as well.

Yup, that’s what we’re going for Antonio 😃 I believe the twin suns at the end of the movie are also supposed to be rising instead of setting.

And I’m going to be honest, I literally never noticed the two colors that appeared as Rey was igniting her lightsaber. Would be cool to change it to blue and purple though!

#5 with the noise hum is pretty good for a saber that is flickering in and out I’d imagine. Really goes all in on a sound you’d expect from a lightsaber malfunctioning.

ThisIsCreation said:

@jarjar - I made a bunch of crackle saber type sounds a few weeks back.
They might be useless, but give them a check

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1kO74VSZ_67MyuOdjI8Hpa3BJeSTawSpz

Currently useless, but only because it appears I don’t have access lol

Oh I hadn’t considered that. Good idea. If it’s flickering then at least theoretically you would only have to mask it out every other frame or so, thus resulting in half the work.

Sound design is absolutely key here. I might dig into the Kylo Ren lightsaber sound archive to see what is there that could be useful.

Yeah that’s I recommended only having the lightsaber fully shut down (masked out) in that brief shot of Kylo attacking her.

As for the malfunction effect, sparks around the handle could definitely help. Feel free to go crazy with whatever effects the actual blade does, though. I would personally do a half ignite with an ever crazier crackle effect.

It would only have to malfunction in that one portion as an indicator that the entire thing is about to collapse.

Alright, here’s what I’m thinking. Rey’s lightsaber should begin to flicker out at this point right here:

Makes sense because she is staring at it like something is wrong with it.
Then, all somebody would have to do is have it completely turn off in the following brief shot:

Thus why she screams when Kylo is about to strike her down, she knows she is defenseless.

Very neat! I don’t quite remember - was this something Hal was interested in as well? Looks very professional. Imo no reason why it shouldn’t be included if you’re alright with it.

Hal 9000 said:

^ And Jar Jar, that’s the sort of thing I was trying to mitigate by lowering the opacity. It was more obvious where the feathered mask was in the clip straight from Nev.

Oh ok. I just feel like it’s kinda obvious still, no offense. It’s fine everywhere else, just not in that one shot.

DZ-330 said:

I still think a little of the coloring looks off. It’s really dark at the beginning, then the sky has a green hue in the right corner behind Rey, then goes back to being dark. The shot of the burning TIE has it almost looking pitch black around it but Rey and the Porgs are lit up. I love the idea and the hard work but I don’t think it 100% there just yet.

I also feel like there are some strange visuals around Luke specifically at this point below:

Some of it appears when he is laying on the log as well.

I’ll come up with something that you like someday, Hal. lol

LesPaul32 said:

I just find the notion of selling your kid into endless slavery as a means of protection to be a really problematic concept to take seriously, especially when it’s so quickly brushed over with just a single line and a rushed flashback.

I don’t believe that was ever meant to be a permanent arrangement. Pretty sure their intentions were to leave her there for a year to a couple years until this Sith assassin stops chasing them down so aggressively. At that point they would have come back for her, but of course they got murdered.

Reverb is a nice idea.

Although the implication I was going for is that he tells her that when he comes closer, it’s only because this is a movie that we hear the line earlier.

DZ-330 said:

It would be nice to have Luke say that as Rey looks at the X-Wing. Could work as a little foreshadowing.

Exactly what I thought!

He would basically be saying that him and Leia will always be with her as she leaves for Exegol. It’s a much better final line for him to say to her than “You have everything you need”, and makes Rey’s calling out make even more sense later on.

https://youtu.be/edvFgaEydtc

CaptainFaraday said:

Edit this into the ending of TROS:

https://www.tiktok.com/@izzydjarin/video/6937393917159640325

Oh, it’s perfect.

I do have a couple ideas left, Sherlock.

First, have you seen the following audio work Hal? https://youtu.be/B3tP9gaUmnQ
I know we put a couple custom lines in for this (namely Leia), but these audio lines are SIGNIFICANTLY clearer thanks to whatever this guy did.

Second, Luke says “We’ll always be with you” very clearly in the following trailer: https://youtu.be/4VuAMFJeeJQ?t=84
The line never appears in the film as far as I’m aware. If anybody has any ideas where it could appear, feel free to share.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you lol