X-Wing Mechanic

Hi Editore!

Can you send me a PM too! I’ve been fllowing this from the shadows! LOL

Thanks!
X-Wing Mechanic

Hello Hal! Can I get a link too? Super excited.

I got goosebumps watching this. Amazing work!

As a video editor myself I would do something with the deactivation of Vader's lightsaber as it clashes somewhat with the age of the special FX of the film. With the extreme closeup of the lightsabder hilt in the frame it may be needs more light interfering with the camera lense. As it stands it has the same light emission as in the wide-angle shots. Something is off...

Also, I second .Mac's comment about Luke's bent hand in the weather vane sequence. It would be a mammoth undertaking to digitally alter it, perhaps more than Adywan is able to invest, but It would look amazing. It would probably take me a few days to do it, assuming I was even successful.

Adywan is so talented. It's inspiring. I imagine a lot of editors are watching his work, a sole devotee of an amazing film, with equal admiration. I cannot wait for it's completion.

Thanks Ryan,

I did my own edit of ROTS which i haven't uploaded anywhere, so I know how difficult your edit must have been. I'm curious though where you got the footage of the first part of the Palpatine Anakin exchange, the low resolution part? Is this from the Bluray extras?

I may get around to uploading my own edit somewhere since I think it holds up to the classic ROTS edits and even does some things no one's tried to my knowledge. Your work was encouraging.

Cordially,

Mechanic

Dear Ryan,

I just finished watching your edit and I enjoyed it very much. A question though. Where did the footage come from where Anakin was talking about constitutional amendments come from. That dialog was very good for a prequel.

Thanks,

X-Wing Mechanic

Could someone PM an invite for myspleen?

I'm a big fan of thunderclap's Fall of the Jedi edits. I remember downloading the first one from demonoid before they got shut down.

Hello everyone,

I'm not sure if its been discussed, but has anyone considered having Anakin dissapear at the end of ROTJ like Obi-Wan and Yoda, to signify his unification with the Force?

X-Wing Mechanic

Goodmusician, I am in love with your edits! Will you ever offer an edit of the whole film intact, via torrent?

X-Wing Mechanic

I've been wondering how Adywan will manage the side view of the Emperor Hologram now that he's synthesized the DVD hologram with the ROTJ Emperor. Has anyone thought about this besides Ady?

X-Wing Mechanic

This is an incredible re-scoring and subtle edit of the Mace-Sidious duel. I know its un-related to Ady's TESB project, but it does show how much the music editing affects the scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1nf0swhT_I

click the HQ button for the high quality.

X-Wing Mechanic

I concur with Monroville

Don't think of it as "donate to watch", instead think of it as "donate and watch." All good charities give a little something to their doner; the doner doesn't give to recieve, but the gifts are a way that the beneficiary shows their appreciation.

Prognosis:

I loved the new clip! Yoda is full of life now, especially when he says, "You will become an agent of evil." I remember that the puppet's mouth movement was terribly unconvincing in the originals which "takes one out" of the fantasy and the suspension on the ordinary. The new mouth movement and expressions are subtle but powerful. Adywan is a great magician!

I do have a critique. When Ady enlarged Obi Wan so that he fits the size of Yoda in the scene there is a very noticeable loss of resolution. Two ways around this: return Obi Wan to original size and place some branches in front of him to show that he is some distance behind Yoda; or shrink Yoda a little so that he fits in with the original Obi Wan.

I loved the shot of Cloud City. The clouds really give dimension to the previously flat and obviously painted shot. The red sky car (I don't know what they are called) is a bit jarring though since it contrasts the beautiful sky scene with a very passionate red. I know some of the shots were temps and are still under construction. I hope my thoughts are somewhat useful.

X-Wing Mechanic

Yeah that squealing MOUSE droid running away fast after Chewbacca growls at it was more sophisticated than the childish slapstick and toilet humour we saw in the PT and ROTJ.

In what way? Admitedly TPM was overkill, but I don't see why ROTJ gets such a bad rap: it balances the darkness of the Emperor scenes with the lighthearted forest battles with the Ewoks. Remember that in ANH the main characters don't take their mortal danger very seriously, and the Storm Troopers have never been able to shoot anything except Uncle Lars and Aunt Beru, even when our heros are right in front of them and not even moving (Luke after Obi Wan dies). To be honest I think TESB is the anomoly here. Anyway, these movies aren't meant to be overly serious but instead a timeless mythology with special effects and child-like humour. 

Why couldn't it have been the Female Wampa that knocked Luke off the Tan-tan, while the Male Wampa is the one we see in the SE. I always liked the SE Wampa since we see it sloppily eating something, with fleshy bits hanging from its jaws. Some species of animlas work it out so that the Female hunts for the Male, or vice-versa.

Thanks doubleofive; I've been away for a while.

Question:

After the Battle of Hoth Han must break through the imperial blockade of the planet, but when Luke leaves in his X-wing there is no blockade in sight. Any solution to this problem?

Thanks

How do I watch the clip on my VLC player? it keeps skipping. Is there a codec I need?

Although it will be several years before Adywan gets down to editing ROTS I hope he decides to cut the single most outrageous line of dialog in the whole film, namely: "Only a Sith deals in Absolutes." This line, which is itself an absolute statement (philosophical absurdity), destorys the entire mythical "wisdom" of the Jedi and renders them into New Age relativists who believe there is no Truth as such, but only "truths". In other worlds, Lucas would have us believe our "truth" is just "true" for us, and that we are locked in our respective subjectivities; therefor there can be no universal and immutable Truth which the Jedi aspire to. In this case I would argue that the Sith are more correct philosophically than the Jedi, but if we remove this nonsense one can escape Lucas' postmodern relativism.

I know that ROTS isn’t going to be started for a few years, but I thought I’d weigh in now since I doubt I will be able to keep up with these projects in the future.