AntcuFaalb said:
Ronster said:
Antcufaalb can I ask a favour for this thread please....
Primarily I think Retro Visuals Is key but I would also like you to update the first post with anything else that could be retro.
Which the only other 2 things I can think of is Retro Sound and music and retro plot ideas...
I changed the title and added a note to the OP.
Fixed?
I don't want to sound rude but as it atands at the moment it's not got the punch or the attraction needed to get people posting in here and fleshing out ideas.
Now I will write something and I don't want you to copy and paste what I say but I want you to say what you think and interpret what I write and put it in your own words and how you feel then I will change this post for an idea that I have had. I don't want to sound intimidating either but you started the thread so it should be in your own words and how ever you want it to come over.
Unofficial Revisited Retro Redux thread
The Star Wars Trilogy's first episode appeared on the silver screen in 1977 with the final installment released of the original star wars trilogy in 1983.
There was a gap of around 16 years before we were to see another new episode of star wars hit the cinemas.
In 1999 The Phantom menace was released with 2 more films released to complete a prequel trilogy in 2002 and the final part in 2005.
Now weather you like the prequel trilogy, hate the prequel trilogy are indifferent one fact about the prequel trilogy films vs the original films is...
They look like they were made afterwards.
George Lucas did try to seamlessly bridge the end of the third installment of the prequel trilogy somewhat with the first of the original trilogy but
They felt completely different and had very few similarities to a movie made in 1977
We did however have some constants across the whole six film saga such as John Williams reprised his role as musical composer and obviously George Lucas had a hand in writing and directing but there are also a number of crucial differences here amongst the constants.
1. It was mostly filmed on blue or green screens which did not help the acting as there were very few physical sets
2. different techniques were used to create the sound digitally and not in analogue
3.Filming was done with many different crews across many locations apart from the phantom menace that was filmed mostly at leavesden studios and location shoots. The Original star wars trilogy was for the most part filmed and done by much of the same crew at pinewood studios UK
4. Really bad stupid stuff found it's way into the films that you look at and say "that's stupid" and you know you are meant to laugh but it is not funny the original trilogy used characters relationships for comedic moments not slapstick that is really poorly done slapstick
5. CGI was employed on a large scale to promote George lucas's company ILM over the traditional techniques used for filmaking in 1977 - 1983 for the most part because the technology was not available in this time period but more could have been done with miniatures and models and make up and creature fx to help bridge the gap between the two trilogies
The aim of this thread is to perceive and try to imagine a prequel trilogy that feels like it was filmed before the original trilogy keeps a continuous style drawing upon the era from the 60's to the 80's and lowering the budget of the prequel trilogy to bring it back down to earth and stop it feeling like a cartoon film and become more of a movie like the original star wars trilogy.
anything goes but It can be anything from techniques used in this era of the original trilogy from retro plot styles retro sounds and retro visual influence or even modern but done in a retro style.
Please draw upon movies, art. culture and ideas and ideals from the 60's 70's and 80's and try to incorporate them into what we know of the prequel trilogy to at least bridge that gap and try to make them feel a bit similar in fasion and like they were filmed before or around the same time as the original trilogy
Post art mock ups, small film edits, sound files or any concepts you feel would bring the prequel trilogy into a more retro style similar to the original trilogy