Next you’ll be saying you wish Luke was wearing suspenders.
If anybody can rock the fisherman look, it’s the farmboy from a desert planet :p
Please. There’s only one Fisher in their family.
Congratulations! Always good to get some recognition for your hard work.
The other thing to consider is that Disney will finally start supporting the 4k UHD blu-ray format next year. We know there’s already a 4k master of the OT from Reliance MediaWorks, although Mike Verta wasn’t thrilled at how the brief clips in their demo reel looked. This is also likely the SE yet again. It may have already made its way out there in the form of actual DCP’s if Tack’s report from one of the recent roadshow screenings is accurate.
I want to know what happened to the report Tack sent you.
From what I’ve seen of the 1997 SE, it’s pretty evident that they used a 1977 Technicolor print as reference. However, I believe that the 1997 SE is actually too green in many areas, but regardless, Technicolor is the look that I’m trying to duplicate in my 2011 regrade, as well as fixing the hundreds of color errors and reverting it almost entirely to the 2004 version. It may even be completed at some point.
Holy Original Trilogy Batman, you’re right!
Anakin had 3 movies to develop into some sort of character, so let’s wait until Episodes 8 and 9 before leveling this accusation.
What makes Rey frustrating for me is that she is used both as an audience surrogate (like Luke) and as a supremely gifted Chosen One (like Anakin). Because of this the film is constantly switching between allowing the audience to identify with Rey and alienating them from her by showing how mysterious and powerful she is.
Also, about the RLM review, I wish people on this site were more open-minded about the Ring Theory and other examinations of the prequels instead of constantly saying they’re full of crap. Even Mike, playing the most over the top raging hater of the prequels, gives them a fair shake and even finds some things of value in them. It’s sad how his reaction is more even-handed than most on this site.
Pro Tip: Don’t marinade your steak in a bowl of lemon juice unless you like the taste of Lemon Pledge.
Laughable because the hyperspace is pretty much the only thing he preserved. And it’s really such a small thing.
I imagine this is how the conversation went:
“She (ANH) will make point five past light speed.
It may not look like (a big point of contention to preserve the depiction of hyperspace until ANH) but she’s got it where it counts.”
Aside:
“I’ve added some special modifications myself…”
^Why is it laughable to exclude certain iconic visuals from the prequels? It makes sense to withhold these visuals to explore new vistas in the Star Wars galaxy. I only wish he’d done more of that, since every other minute he’s pointlessly referencing something from the OT.
Star Trek: The Whale One had the best villain IMO, in the form of the inability to communicate. It’s the perfect distillation of the concept of a villain for the Star Trek universe.
Yeah, that looks more like how it’s supposed to be.
Again, thanks. I’m pretty sure that this is how it would have looked when shot. However, since I’m trying to get back to the look of the actual film, There’s just no way it ever looked this nice back then. There was definitely a warming filter applied to the Tatooine scenes, as evidenced by Poita’s scans
and even these photos from Ebay show:
And after I’ve white balanced the frames:
Notice how similar this is to Poita’s frame!
After applying a single cooling filter, these scenes look a lot more natural, but it’s obvious that this isn’t how they looked on the film since the borders are now blue:
Of course photos can’t be trusted etc etc, but Poita’s scan and others are in agreement on this point. Also, it’s not that this reel is faded, since these shots come from the same reel, sandwitched between yellow Tatooine scenes:
My first grade of these scenes had them looking a lot like this dusty warm filtered film, but upon reviewing it would be a whole lot prettier if it looked like the original photography, and how I’ve graded Mos Eisley in the canyon. So what do you think should be done?
Thanks guys 😃
I never got the impression Sybok was nuts, just deluded and misled.
And yeah, the outfit they went to for the FX should never have been allowed near a Trek movie. Can’t recall if ILM was swamped or Paramount didn’t want to pony up.
Thankfully, TM2YC’s edit is well on it’s way to salvaging the movie. His new FX shots have impressed me.
Where can I find these FX shots, if I may be so bold?
Thanks!
I never got the impression Sybok was nuts, just deluded and misled.
And yeah, the outfit they went to for the FX should never have been allowed near a Trek movie. Can’t recall if ILM was swamped or Paramount didn’t want to pony up.
Thankfully, TM2YC’s edit is well on it’s way to salvaging the movie. His new FX shots have impressed me.
Where can I find these FX shots, if I may be so bold?
The last episode is one of the less interesting ones, at least for me. Among my favorites are The Lost Commanders, Relics of the Old Republic, Legends of the Lasat (for the Star Trek 5 vibes), The Honorable Ones, and The Forgotten Droid. In short, I like my Star Wars with less lightsabers and more exploration of concepts and characters.
The destiny of this shot lies along a different path than Despecialized. Nevertheless, it deserves to look its best:
No milestones, but at this moment I’m giving the Mos Eisley sequence another look based on the discussion in the Silver Screen Edition thread. It’s extra tricky since there are Special Edition shots in my version that weren’t originally graded for the '77 look.
Interestingly, in both Mike’s version and my own, the right side of the image shifts to green. I wonder if this phenomenon appears in more locations or just this one, and if the right side of the image should be corrected independently of the left.
Here’s my attempt:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/185122
JEDIT: The yellows are a bit too saturated when uploaded to the web, so just imagine a slightly less saturated image here.Although Dre’s version is the most balanced and saturated, Tatooine was intended to be a desolate wasteland.
IMO it’s a little bit too desolate. I think this is closer to the mark for me:
Perhaps you are right, and it should be more balanced.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/185234
I’m really reticent about ‘prettying up’ the image for the final product, however, since Mike’s preliminary correction is merely to get back to the color of the negative, not to retain the intentional color shifts of the final film. Every source I’ve seen that features Tatooine has had some sort of yellow-green in the shadows, with the sky tending towards red. An unnatural cast for sure, but I can’t shake that this is what was intended, especially since it seems to be only the Tatooine scenes that are affected.
http://www.forcematerial.com/home/2016/9/17/how-freddy-krueger-shaped-star-wars
That’s shaping up to be a great site.
Here’s my attempt:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/185122
JEDIT: The yellows are a bit too saturated when uploaded to the web, so just imagine a slightly less saturated image here.
Although Dre’s version is the most balanced and saturated, Tatooine was intended to be a desolate wasteland.
He looks like he’s had a bit too much to drink.
And now this is my avatar. Thanks!
Restoring the OOT should be the most important non-political issue right now. But unfortunately, releasing the OOT has become so low in everyone’s priority that should it happen, the laws of physics might fall apart.
^and that his helmet is painted in a way that makes it look like he’s smiling.
