Yeah, That’s what I usually do but I stumbled on a really easy pan option at the time I wasn’t doing sound. Can’t find it at all now. Would have been perfect for this part.
HAHA! That’s honestly not far off how I feel right now 😄
I’m definitely down with this idea. Looks like another voice call to fan editors for contributions, WIN!
Ooooh, that new shot for coming out of hyperspace at the start is awesome! Hope you can get some rest, though.
And to answer an earlier question, I shifted the pitch of a long sample of Kylo’s saber and basically move this sound around to match the saber’s movement and presence onscreen. It’s more subtle than Kylo’s sounds to match the more subtle visual effect. It relies on the original audio for swishes and swooshes.
Glad you liked it.
That’s cool. Are you using the pan feature for the sound? I can’t seem to find the pan option I used before. Is there a hotkey or menu I’m missing in premiere?
I’m so desperate to get this movie done so I can move on. It’s been over a year and I still have 5 major scenes to “Complete!”. 2 of my main VFX guys have Covid so it’s all down to me now. Being in the zone is close to sleeping, right? *insane laughter
No, I totally get it… I think it plays backwards when they exit and we usually see them going in. I hadn’t noticed that before but I just checked. The exit hole is definitely in alinement with Poes eyeline. I just learnt something 😃
That would be awesome but I’m not sure we’ve actually got any other recognizable Sith voices that would make sense or stand out unless you use voices from Clone Wars and Rebels?
I’ve added a scene where Palpatine is making Sith clones to suggest all the Monk type characters are “ALL THE SITH” and added ‘Duel of the fate’ choir chant over the introduction of the arena onlookers.
Could you imagine Rey throwing Tie fighters at Kylo as he slices them in half in the battle? Its very empire meets Dooku/Kenobi/Anakin
I wonder if it would work better if you flipped the hyperspace matte so the star streaks as they’re slowing down are pointing in the opposite direction. The angle is sort of noticeable as-is.
I think they’re going in the right direction? The hyperspace wormhole was to the right. I used the scene from Rogue One
Hard to tell if it’s actually crackling or if it’s just art interpretation of the glow. I think it’s the latter.
And concept art always looks more interesting than the final product, because drawing lets you get crazier than what camera/sets/props/actors/budget can. That pic is basically what happens in the movie, just not as cartoonish.
Did you not continue to the other pics? nothing like that was in the movie. They actually go inside DSII and fight.
As I hit 30 hours straight it doesn’t feel like I’m sleeping today either so I thought I’d work on this little scene. I’m not sure if you’ve changed it in your recent workprint Hal but I noticed you go from the Falcon in hyperspace to the Falcon coming out of hyperspace going left to right that feels a little weird. I thought I’d make this quick clip to break those shots up. I’m not even sure that even makes sense at this point HAHA!
JEDIT: It appears I muted the centre channel in rendering.
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1408525/action/topic#1408525
Thanks everyone. I appreciate the feedback. I just wanna get this movie finished now so I can move on the others asap!
Quick new scene - T Minus 5 (Between Clips after removing the Holochess & Klaud scenes)
Changes made…
2:26 onward. It looks like Rey has a crackling Saber watching it on my phone. Haven’t checked on my monitor yet. Wish these shots happened.
I can’t see the difference between a dark/navy blue and purple or blood red and woodland green. It’s a nightmare being a colour blind graphic designer.
Damn, just thought. I’m not sure if my source footage has the Skenera’s LUT added. Once these scenes are done it shouldn’t be an issue to switch them out if I make a mistake. (Be awake 25 hours and counting)
This is what I was wondering. Would definitely be best if you remove any LUT before exports.
Yeah, it’ll try to remember for the next lot of scenes. I’m wondering how the LUT will change this effect.
Just to recap, tone down blue or lighten blue? And reduce the mist in the cave?
I think if the TIE Advanced was used, it would be cool to squeeze in a shot of one or two of them somewhere amongst the wreckage of the Death Star.
Did you see the new concept art of Kylo cutting throw Tie wreckage in the duel with Rey. It looked epic!
I don’t know if it’s just me, but the new effects for the crackle saber are almost too subtle compared to what kewlfish was doing originally.
These are kewlfish settings with the opacity pushed up. It could be the particle layer that softens the edges?
I’m not sure what Hal is doing but I’m using a pitch and tone shift of Kylos Saber with Luke’s sound underneither. The panning of the sound it gonna be more had work than the crackling effect, IMO.
I can’t see the difference between a dark/navy blue and purple or blood red and woodland green. It’s a nightmare being a colour blind graphic designer.
Damn, just thought. I’m not sure if my source footage has the Skenera’s LUT added. Once these scenes are done it shouldn’t be an issue to switch them out if I make a mistake. (Be awake 25 hours and counting)
Thanks. There is a swatch colour select tool but it seems to go a little green. I’m glad someone else did the purple Leia Saber cos I can’t see the difference. 🤣
Looks excellent as usual. Will say the mist is a really nice touch but a bit too obvious, would tone that way down. As well I kind of think the added blue glow is a bit unnecessary, sort of overpowering. But then I’m not sure how much of that is what you’ve changed for this and what you’re doing in general in terms of color correction, as I’ve noticed, color-wise, your clips look a bit different than the film.
Yeah, I’m totally guessing the blue as I can only see primary colours. I made it pink at first thinking it was ice blue 🤣
I’ll give the other bits a toning down and give it another pass. Thanks for your help.
Thanks guys. It’s 9:30am and I can’t sleep so I started working on the Cave shots.
WIP Cave 1 Crackling effect V1
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1408391/action/topic#1408391
Thanks for the feedback guys. Here’s the next scene. WIP Cave 1 Crackling effect V1
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1408391/action/topic#1408391
WIP Cave Crackling Saber - Things I’ve changed
Let me know your thoughts
There’s a pine tree in this shot, so we’re fine:
I keep getting into arguments with people about the extra Mustafar scenes having leaves on the trees but you can clearly see them in the original footage aswell as I think it all works as a scene. F the haters!
Motion blur does hide the particles when moving but you should see loads on the close-ups? If you compare it to the original there’s a lot going on. 😃
Yeah, I figured this was the first time seeing the effect so I ramped it up to 11. 👍🏼
Exactly! Hopefully I can still pick it up at some point but the girl I wanna use as Rey lives in Florida and we’re still on a travel ban here (can’t even leave my city).
I’ve just invested in a pro 4k camera, Hans dice and Kylos gloves for a small extra shot in TROS which I’ll now have to do all myself.
I was looking at Rey’s new saber in the final scene, and I was wondering if there was anyway that the framing of the jilt could be adjusted so that the whole hilt is in frame and then we see Rey actually ignite both sides of it?
There are hints throughout the film towards her having a saberstaff (when she’s training she pulls a stick to herself and uses it as a staff, and when she’s on the death star her vision has her with a saberstaff.) And it would be nice if that had some sort of visual pay off, even if it’s only in this final scene.
That’s a great idea. I think it can be done but the amount of time it would take to execute a good-looking scene would be way too much for a few seconds.
I was actually going to commission an additions scene of Rey building her Saber and merging Leia and Luke’s broken kyber crystals into one to give her the purple Saber but Covid has stopped that idea in it’s tracks.
