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Angel said:

When Anakin and Dooku first clash their sabers there is originaly a camera shake for no reason. With your concept now makes more sense, if you add explosions or boom sounds.

I liked the Green lasers(finaly)!

Never thought that the Red lights will look better as blue. Count that as +

I Like the concept of dooku throwing ben away but it gets confusing from what angle he sends him. I think flipping the first shot so Dooku throws him with a better subconscious way

Since i like the only Glows as explosions ROTS has been established a more detailed concept of explosion sprites. Maybe you want to take a look of that.

Good work commander!

-Angel

Considering the random camera shake, it almost seems like they intended the ship to be under fire during the fight. This also explains why Palpatine can justify "Leave him or we'll never make it!"

I don't really understand what you mean by the explosion glows, though. 

And I'm glad you like the music, ben!
Funny how we were both looking at the same piece for different purposes. I was pleased just how well it worked in this scene.

So is the projected finishing date still May?

It might just be the volume, or the intensity. Maybe if it was a little slower and a little quieter? 

It just seems like the music isn't supposed to be there, I guess. 
It might just be because I'm used to how it is originally. 

Just watched L8Wrtr's edit of AotC. I liked it a lot for the most part. There were a few moments where I didn't understand why he left stuff in/took stuff out, but for the most part, it was great.


I like the edit itself. 
But the music is a tad invasive, I think. Awesome points for Shadows of the Empire, though!

 

Ah, a very nice idea!
What are your solutions?  

I already gave a shot at making a 3D hangar, but I painfully realized just how bad I am at making anything look good in 3D. 

Argh, I've been dying to watch L8Wrtr's edit, but I can't find the time! *Goes and watches anyways*

Oh, and a little late, but here's some insight on Anakin and Dooku's stances in AotC:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodan-no-kamae

Yeah, I always likened this shot to the hangar shot from RotJ, where there's lots to look at - little details and people walking around. I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing that there's not a particular focus to the shot, but I definitely see where Angel is coming from. 

In the end, I took out the lighting on the V-Wing in the corner. Because it's dark in the original, and it looks really grainy when I light it up.  

Yeah, I'll need to break it up somehow, but it's hard because the scene that normally breaks up the action is moved to a different part of the movie in my edit. 

Too many edits I've seen don't give enough time for hyperspace, so I'll do my best to work around it.  

I think I will be keeping these shots in my edit. In light of your other suggestions about Cody, I wanted the audience to see him in person talking with Obi-Wan before the battle, rather than over the radio. 

I was inspired by your work, Angel! 

But I don't mind the reflective floors, as we actually see that in the OT. The problem is the blues, reds, and fancy floor designs.
What happened to the beautiful simplicity of classic hangar bays?

I'm finally back from a week-long trip, during which I didn't have my editing gear. 
I will now be returning in full-swing to my edit, and hopefully uploading some new videos and comparisons. 

Is there any scene that you all are curious to see?



In the meantime, here's an update on my edit of Anakin vs. Obi-Wan:

http://vimeo.com/32765762

And a new comparison shot!
 

I myself am very eager to see some of Bob's work. I jumped on too late to see anything. 

I always liked the stance with Anakin and Dooku facing off like that. It looks a lot like a Samurai face-off, and that's sort of what Jedi are based on. 

Yeah, in TPM (Just re-watched the duel), Obi-Wan does spin a lot, with a flip here and there. But, they aren't moves we don't see in the OT, necessarily. We just see much less of it in the OT. Obi-Wan even spins in ANH, at least once. 
It's AotC where it really looks kind of awkward. Obi-Wan spins almost every move in his duel with Dooku. In a 30 second fight, he spins 6 or 7 times. So that is pretty ridiculous.

Stuff like that would be really hard to cut, though. Unless you just have Obi-Wan get destroyed by Dooku right away, haha. 

There are a few shots that look a little awkward slowed down, but I'm working on those. 
As for the actors, I'm really not sure when (or if) I'll be able to do those shots. I have some pretty convincing look-alikes for Anakin and Obi-Wan (convincing for short shots), but getting good costumes is a different story.


I'm trying to follow this discussion about Obi-Wan's unnecessary flips and spins. Sorry if I sound silly, but I can't really remember what scenes have him being unnecessarily flippy and twirly in the prequels. Well, unless you compare him to the ANH duel.  

Is any of Bob Garcia's stuff actually online anymore?


http://vimeo.com/31762262
That's my video that Darth_ender was referencing. I'll see if I can get a more up-to-date video next week, if anybody's interested.  

Haha, it's true what you say about the AT-AT. I really just kind of rushed that shot, but it'd be ideal to actually have a close-up of the doors opening or something to add more clarity. 


Mithrandir,
For Vader walking between the pillars, it might be awesome to see him force-blast the obstacles like he does to that poor door on Kamino in The Force Unleashed II.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAiFRMcKGf0
(at 5:08)

I think if anything about that scene needs to be corrected/updated/fixed, it would just be the matte paintings of the chasm. They always looked a little too... papery. 


On the same subject as changes, I made up a little video of suggestions for Adywan the other month, if anybody cares to take a look:

http://vimeo.com/32681597 

In my edit, I'm taking great strides to simplify the fights in Revenge of the Sith. Slowing the shots down only works in a few shots without looking awkward, so I might just have to get look-alikes and shoot some new shots altogether. 

Yeah, all the powerful programs have super-difficult interfaces that I simply can't grasp. 

Yeah, the problem was I'm using the video from the blu-ray, and I rendered the helmet too small, so I had to upscale it. 

Anim8or is like the Microsoft Paint of 3D animation, haha 

Well, for this shot, it's not too terribly hard because there's not much camera movement, the motion is simple, and the shot is already CGI. 

But for live action, you'd need to make it look really exact.