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#119157
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Just an idea I thought of a coordinated effort to inform SW forum members of the OOT preservation efforts
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I'm in.
Everybody should stop fretting about legalities. I have so far bought the O-OT legally on VHS 3 times, the SEs on VHS once and the 2004 DVDs, therefore I consider my LD rips to be backup copies and if the O-OT was oficially released I would gladly throw them away and purchase an official copy. I have no worries about the legalities or morals of our cause and drawing attention to it is what we need to do, not hide away worried about getting sued (which we won't be).
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#119156
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Why don't Clones need mics?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119156/action/topic#119156
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
" Guys, seriously, this is severe nitpicking. "

Actually, you are the one nitpicking. HL just brought up a simple question, and you are overreacting to it.

OK, Whatever, go ahead and discuss the clone trooper microphones. I didn't realise that calling something nitpicking is overeacting.
Speaking of overeacting....

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#119155
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A revised opinion of George Lucas
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119155/action/topic#119155
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Originally posted by: Anchorhead
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
In 1999 I painted a portrait of a friend ....6 years after the painting was originally completed, I started to put together an updated portfolio ...I wanted to include what I considered to be one of my best pieces, but I didn't want to include the faults, so I took a high res photograph of the portrait, loaded it into photoshop and got to work rescaling the messed up perspective...

You're misrepresenting yourself to prospective clients.


How the fuck am I? They ask for something, I give it to them. What does it matter to me or them if I use a computer in the year 2005 to make the piece that they are paying for the best it can be. Every single poster or billboard you see has been through photoshop. If I had fixed it with a paintbrush (which would have made the original cease to exist, which is precisely why I didn't) is a moot point. I could have easily fixed the painiting with paint, but I don't see that it matters. Instead I have created a new digital piece based on the original. If I had gotten a friend to alter it for me and then put it in my portfolio as my own work, then that is misrepresentation, but that is not the case.

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#119154
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A revised opinion of George Lucas
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119154/action/topic#119154
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Originally posted by: Darth Simon
In addition to what warbler said, but somewhat in a different direction.

You said you were putting this in your portfolio. Does it not bother you at all that you will show this as a 'painting' you did and use this portfolio to get a job or into college (as i am assuming thats why you have a portfolio) yet it wont bet the painting you did, it will be an altered work. and its not even altered by your own brush, keeping it as a painting you did, its now been altered digitally. why didnt you just do the whole thing in photoshop if that was your original view? did you not have the technology to get the perspective correct when you painted it?

not trying to bash what your doing (or even say its wrong), and this isnt meant as a personal attack. Just trying to make a point that not only is what you did different from what lucas did to an extent. But also that the changes you made do have an effect on your work and perception others have of it/you

-Darth Simon

I've already stated that the original was done in a strictly limited time period which meant that I didn't have the time to fix the things that I felt needed fixing and as a result had to settle for 'that will do'. I also never said that I would lie and say it was painted by hand when in fact it has been digitally manipulate. Also, I don't know what computer programs you are using but as far as I know there is not one on the market that creates art for you - I sat at the computer for days working on this new version, it is my work, there are no photographic or outside elements, and some artists create pieces entirely digitally, it is a new, modern artistic medium to discover. I am an Ilustrator, which is why I need a portfolio. If a client needs something done, I will do it to the best of my abilities, and if I need the aid of a computer to alter a colour or adjust some levels (for example), then I will. It will still be my eye judging the necessary adjustment, my hand carrying it out, and my mind working overtime to reach the artistic goal I have in mind.
And of course what I did is different to Lucas (unless one of us makes a generation defining, cinema changing movie then waits 20 years and alters it, of course it will be differnt). It's just an example to get us talking, discussing, and considering other angles.

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Originally posted by: Caster
Right now, I am working on a "special edition" of An REC Christmas Carol, with proper lighting, better effects, a more proper tribute to ROTJ... and when done, I will want that version to go on display, not the original. I'll still keep the original archived, but my artistic vision for it will finally be fully realized.

Similarly, George made THX 1138: 4EB. It was critically acclaimed, but he remade it

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#119152
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A revised opinion of George Lucas
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119152/action/topic#119152
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Originally posted by: Warbler
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Over the weekend my opinion of Mr lucas changed, and this is why - In 1999 I painted a portrait of a friend of mine playing his guitar. The painting is one of the best I have ever done, but was painted in a limited time period of 20 hours (five 4-hour sittings) and as a result of this restriction there were some bits I wasn't happy with. One of the things that really bugged me was that the perspective on one of the sitter's shoulders was wrong. This weekend, more than 6 years after the painting was originally completed, I started to put together an updated portfolio (I am an Ilustrator by trade) and I wanted to include what I considered to be one of my best pieces, but I didn't want to include the faults, so I took a high res photograph of the portrait, loaded it into photoshop and got to work rescaling the messed up perspective, painting out and touching up other area that bothered me, and after 5 hours of digital tinkering I had an image that I was really really pleased with. I must point out that I didn't use any photoshop filters or gadgets, I simply resized some areas to get the proportions right and used the paintbrush tools to touch it up a bit, but my point is this - yes, George Lucas should release the O-OT (The arguments for why he should do this have been made elsewhere and I don't need to repeat them), but I for one can fully understand being an artist who, unhappy with the work, decides to fix it with the help of technology that was not around or unavailable to him/her at the time the original art was created. My painting now lives up to my original vision and I consider it the definitive piece, the one that I will show people, the one that will be in my portfolio. I will not destroy the original, but I will no longer display it as I see it as inferior. You can resent Lucas' stubborness over releasing the O-OT (I do), but I will no longer call him mad, crazy, out of touch, LucASS, or any of that other crap. I also think that based on the various interviews / biographies, etc that I have seen, he seems like a very nice guy who's just doing his thing. Unfortunately his thing pisses off a lot of people, but from now on I will be giving him a break, and maybe some of you will too.


I'm curious. If your original paintings had become considered a masterpiece, a classic before you made your changes, would you then make these changes and refused to allow
anyone to see the original and pretend it no long exists? Would you force others to view your changed version instead of allowing people to choose for themselves?

That is a very good (and tough) question. I personally was never 100% satisfied with the piece, and I would have wanted to fix it regardless of the opinions of others (in fact, nobody ever pointed out these errors, they bugged me and me alone). But I suppose that if the painting was famous and loved, I would not withdraw the original from the public. Many artists have multiple versions of the same painting, often titled 'version 2' or similar, and it is up to the viewer to decide which they prefer, which I guess is what we all agree - Make the changes, but don't deny the original.

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#119150
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BATTLEs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119150/action/topic#119150
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Really? Okee dokee then. Not only would he have to get money, but have his parents drive him to a British airport, which could take a while depeneding on where in Ireland he lives.

They might have a bit of trouble driving him over the sea that divides england and Ireland.... If my pictures function worked I would post a world map for the secluded, sheltered Americans on here. Anyway, matters of geography aside, Kev: even though you're a bit of a dick, I think you're a pretty funny dude (intentionally or otherwise) - I really enjoy your posts. By the way, being pre-pubescent isn't something to be ashamed of, you jus show it more than most...


Don't they have bridges between Ireland and England? If they can make an underwater tunnel 'tween England and France surely they can make a bridge between Ireland and England.

No there are no bridges. The shortest distance between Ireland and the British Isles is about 12 miles, but that is Ireland to Scotland. Ireland to England is probably more like 100 miles, which would be like having a bridge from Florida to Cuba. And God only knows whose idea it was to be linked to France by a tunnel (which incidently is only about 25 miles away, much nearer than Ireland).

Kev, I'm gonna come down to your level for just a second...ok, here goes...
You better start praying that I stay hiding behind my computer you inbred monkey because I would kick your rabid mongrel ass to chinatown, bitch.

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#118781
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BATTLEs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/118781/action/topic#118781
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Really? Okee dokee then. Not only would he have to get money, but have his parents drive him to a British airport, which could take a while depeneding on where in Ireland he lives.

They might have a bit of trouble driving him over the sea that divides england and Ireland.... If my pictures function worked I would post a world map for the secluded, sheltered Americans on here. Anyway, matters of geography aside, Kev: even though you're a bit of a dick, I think you're a pretty funny dude (intentionally or otherwise) - I really enjoy your posts. By the way, being pre-pubescent isn't something to be ashamed of, you jus show it more than most...

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#118770
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A revised opinion of George Lucas
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/118770/action/topic#118770
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Over the weekend my opinion of Mr lucas changed, and this is why - In 1999 I painted a portrait of a friend of mine playing his guitar. The painting is one of the best I have ever done, but was painted in a limited time period of 20 hours (five 4-hour sittings) and as a result of this restriction there were some bits I wasn't happy with. One of the things that really bugged me was that the perspective on one of the sitter's shoulders was wrong. This weekend, more than 6 years after the painting was originally completed, I started to put together an updated portfolio (I am an Ilustrator by trade) and I wanted to include what I considered to be one of my best pieces, but I didn't want to include the faults, so I took a high res photograph of the portrait, loaded it into photoshop and got to work rescaling the messed up perspective, painting out and touching up other area that bothered me, and after 5 hours of digital tinkering I had an image that I was really really pleased with. I must point out that I didn't use any photoshop filters or gadgets, I simply resized some areas to get the proportions right and used the paintbrush tools to touch it up a bit, but my point is this - yes, George Lucas should release the O-OT (The arguments for why he should do this have been made elsewhere and I don't need to repeat them), but I for one can fully understand being an artist who, unhappy with the work, decides to fix it with the help of technology that was not around or unavailable to him/her at the time the original art was created. My painting now lives up to my original vision and I consider it the definitive piece, the one that I will show people, the one that will be in my portfolio. I will not destroy the original, but I will no longer display it as I see it as inferior. You can resent Lucas' stubborness over releasing the O-OT (I do), but I will no longer call him mad, crazy, out of touch, LucASS, or any of that other crap. I also think that based on the various interviews / biographies, etc that I have seen, he seems like a very nice guy who's just doing his thing. Unfortunately his thing pisses off a lot of people, but from now on I will be giving him a break, and maybe some of you will too.
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#117092
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The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/117092/action/topic#117092
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Originally posted by: Warbler
I hate it when people call soccer, football. I don't care where I am I refuse to call soccer anything but soccer.


That's dumb, considering it's a british/European game and that is the name we have gfiven it. In the game I call football players kick the ball and are penalised for using their hands. In the game Americans call football, the pick it up and run with it and kick it from time to time. Should be called hand and foot ball.
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#116100
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The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/116100/action/topic#116100
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Hey Yoda: Do you remember the game brazil x england on 2002 world cup?
Swear to God that was the best football match ever.
HaHa. Yeah, for you maybe... Because of the Japan/England time difference I was up at 7am watching a football match, and for some reason I reallly thought we could beat Brazil (having just beaten Argentina) but no, it wasn't to be.

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#116075
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The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/116075/action/topic#116075
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HaHaHa, some people. The thing is, I am from London, a city of 6 million, I have travelled all over the world, and these North Dakota folk thought I was some wierd foreigner from some little backwards province called 'En-Ger'Land'.
Anyway guys, I highly recommend you visit Europe, any travelling opens your mind to so many things, it's great. What Shimraa said about it making you a better person is so true.
P.S Glad to hear that you guys actually know what the world cup is!!! Most Americans I have spoken to didn't even know the US had a football team (and one that done quite well in the last world cup may I add).
P.P.S Be sure to call it football and not 'Soccer' if you come to England. Everyone will laugh at you.