That’s great. That effect and sound can even be mimicked for yet another call back. It would also give Rey reason for burying it at the end that seemed a little weird.
Agreed! Maybe use it twice but a different effect on each.
switches on and off a few times with a dissolve.
switches off with a spark then reignites.
Just looking at the scene now and it would be very tricky to remove it when she shakes her hand but there are two other points where it would be fairly easy to do.
That’s a REALLY good idea, dude.
I’m wondering how that effect would look and sound?
I mean, lightsabers in general are pretty stupidly dangerous… But that’s why Star Wars is fantasy and not Sci-Fi.
Dangerous as in the mechanics of the switch blade. It’s more like press the button and hope you keep all your arms, legs, toes and fingers.
Didn’t a weapons expert deem her Sith Saber to be one of the stupidest and dangerous designs he’d ever seen?
kylo’s saber is also dumb but it looks cool, so whatever
Why is Kylos dump? Crossguards are a great idea. I thought his was awesome.
hedgesmfg said:
If someone can provide me a timestamp, I’d be happy to upload a clip.Fantastic, It’s 1:12:46:04 to 1:13:14:21 but may vary with 4k version. Thanks.
I’ll work on that and get it up for you sometime later today. A 4K SDR mp4 seems like the simplest option for you to work with, so I’ll try to get that up in a codec you can edit with soon.
Superstar! I’m in the UK so my days about to end here, so no rush.
Ended up happening quicker than I expected. This should be what you need.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wIT-Pij7MAt3nixyZsh4UCOFo4bA5Ih3/view?usp=sharing
Be sure to download the file for the full resolution. Google drive doesn’t stream 4K.
Thanks for doing it so quickly. I can’t download this file yet as it’s exceeded its quota. I’ll try again tomorrow.
In the meantime, I started from scratch and manually tracked the castle movement in the last few frames. I think it’s much smoother but can someone let me know if the new smoke overlay and colouration is ok?
https://vimeo.com/497440235
pw: faneditStrange. Didn’t think this one small file would exceed quota so quickly, but it could be limits on the storage itself.
Try this file instead. Might get it to you quicker.
https://mega.nz/file/tRY2BBrB#O1cqtM4Foc4AjgZtXCHkes8h5LJOtERP7gnHq-xkZDEAlso, your vimeo video link says it’s private. I can’t see it.
Awesome, Got it! It seems fairly tiny for a 4k file. Is 92mb right?
My clip should be password protected. password is fanedit
hedgesmfg said:
If someone can provide me a timestamp, I’d be happy to upload a clip.Fantastic, It’s 1:12:46:04 to 1:13:14:21 but may vary with 4k version. Thanks.
I’ll work on that and get it up for you sometime later today. A 4K SDR mp4 seems like the simplest option for you to work with, so I’ll try to get that up in a codec you can edit with soon.
Superstar! I’m in the UK so my days about to end here, so no rush.
Ended up happening quicker than I expected. This should be what you need.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wIT-Pij7MAt3nixyZsh4UCOFo4bA5Ih3/view?usp=sharing
Be sure to download the file for the full resolution. Google drive doesn’t stream 4K.
Thanks for doing it so quickly. I can’t download this file yet as it’s exceeded its quota. I’ll try again tomorrow.
In the meantime, I started from scratch and manually tracked the castle movement in the last few frames. I think it’s much smoother but can someone let me know if the new smoke overlay and colouration is ok?
https://vimeo.com/497440235
pw: fanedit
Didn’t a weapons expert deem her Sith Saber to be one of the stupidest and dangerous designs he’d ever seen?
hedgesmfg said:
If someone can provide me a timestamp, I’d be happy to upload a clip.Fantastic, It’s 1:12:46:04 to 1:13:14:21 but may vary with 4k version. Thanks.
I’ll work on that and get it up for you sometime later today. A 4K SDR mp4 seems like the simplest option for you to work with, so I’ll try to get that up in a codec you can edit with soon.
Superstar! I’m in the UK so my days about to end here, so no rush.
hedgesmfg said:
If someone can provide me a timestamp, I’d be happy to upload a clip.
Fantastic, It’s 1:12:46:04 to 1:13:14:21 but may vary with 4k version. Thanks.
I’m colourblind af so if anyone would like to help please let me know.
I should be getting it tomorrow. Does anyone know the best way to convert an 4k mkv to mp4 without colour loss?
If someone can send a 4k frame/the Vader castle shot from the movie that I sent in the concept, I think I could edit the scene, just would need Popsketti to add the 3 ties in sometime later. My download of Rogue One is only 1080p.
I’m just working on getting the scene in 4k…
I’m sorry to interrupt the discussion, but I have one more edit!
Luke trains Rey: https://vimeo.com/496540201 password: Rey
well this is my second edit of the sequel trilogy, i hope you like it. I know it’s not perfect and it may be poorly edited, it’s because i edit it on my cell phone.I like the sarcastic Luke at the start. What fan-film is that?
Thanks, That’s a nice little film. I missed that one.
That looks a lot like the Ahsoka episode in Mando. Very cool.
I’m sorry to interrupt the discussion, but I have one more edit!
Luke trains Rey: https://vimeo.com/496540201 password: Rey
well this is my second edit of the sequel trilogy, i hope you like it. I know it’s not perfect and it may be poorly edited, it’s because i edit it on my cell phone.
I like the sarcastic Luke at the start. What fan-film is that?
Totally agree. I was gonna try to remove the lava once all shots are in place. It doesn’t make sense to have the planet healing while still burning.
Does anyone here have Rogue One in 4k?
Yes, it appears that the shot is already reversed and inverted.
If anybody is still interested, I think a good first step in making the castle appear more abandoned is removing the glowing “windows” of lava on the front of the castle.I actually tried that at one point, but it made the castle look far less menacing.
Also, to my thinking, the lava would continue to flow regardless of the castle being abandoned. I can’t remember all of the other canon/non-canon stories about the castle, but I like to think of the beings that Kylo is fighting as cult members who likely are still inhabiting the castle as a dark shrine of sorts.
Just my thoughts.
Is it possible for you to get a 4k version of that scene so the crop doesn’t lose detail?
If Hal isn’t happy with us talking about this here I’ll gladly brainstorm on my Last Hope thread. I don’t know how to link to it.
Looking at it, I think that’s what 21C Peasant did?
I think with the right colour correction and getting a bit Missy Elliott (Flip it & reverse it) those shots wouldn’t look like Rogue One footage that much. Just using raw footage is very fan-edity though.
I’ve actually been working on a few establishing shots…
Wide shot of 3 tie fighters flying to Mustafar in space
Cut to 21C Peasant Castle clip
Then Poppasketti forest flyover
Remove the star destroyer from Battlefront II footage and adding the castle at the end.
Battlefront II Stormtroopers blaster colour change from blue to yellow
Cut to original Kylo fight
Add Castle in Kylo holding Wayfinder
I’ve given this one more try with the image we have. I trimmed the mask back as hard as I could, retracked the movement, and added a smoke effect to match what’s there.
Let me know if the contrast is better?
Vaders Castle V3 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/10enoOUerHDOUns2ld8dtrnuAXaLxxY4_/view?usp=sharing
Nice job MR!
In terms of blending the castle with the rest of the environment, this is the best pass yet! 👍
However, I’m not sure if this is just me, but it seems like the tracking on your second pass was a bit more precise, since closer to the end of this shot the castle seems to become a little floaty. Should be an easy fix though!
Keep up the good work!
I’ve tried several tracking points and I just can’t seem to fix those last few frames. It’s really frustrating but this is only my second project in After Effects so I’d appreciate any advice on how to make it better?
@ziggyonice I’m with you. It’s only 30 years between movies so unless there is an attack or story behind the ruins, that’s still canon I’m not sure it’s worth it but I’m happy to see what @MagMaxx comes up with. Glad you like the clip.
Thanks, @Jar Jar Bricks I appreciate that and agree with you. If it’s too beaten i.e. one of the turrets is broken off etc I think people would miss the point of it being Vaders Castle
@Cinefy, Kewlfish, and I worked on that scene months ago but we felt it was too dark compared to the follow-up shot and had some ghosting content fill as the ship got closer. If anyone knows Element 3D to add the Tie Fighters, I’d give it another try. Maybe @skenera could brighten it up and make it more fitting?
If you can provide images of the castle in ruins I’d be happy to try it but right now we are really limited on good stock photos and footage for it to be done without someone recreating it in 3d.
I’ve given this one more try with the image we have. I trimmed the mask back as hard as I could, retracked the movement, and added a smoke effect to match what’s there.
Let me know if the contrast is better?
Vaders Castle V3 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/10enoOUerHDOUns2ld8dtrnuAXaLxxY4_/view?usp=sharing
