adywan

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Post: #248582
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248582/action/topic#248582
Time: 28-Sep-2006 5:12 PM

SomethingStarWarsRelated, keep 'em coming. Always look forward to your ideas. I'll can answer all these ones. i'll go through your ideas in picture order.

1: The dice: This is one thing that has never bothered me, in fact i quite like the fact that Han has dice hanging up. Maybe its cuz i grewup in the '70's but i want to keep them in. In fact i was thinking about adding them all the other shots that they have disappeared.

2: Hologram: Actually this scene is already in the pipeline, but slightly extended, and with a different character as the hologram...need i say more

3: Death Star schematics: You've hit it pretty close to what i will be doing here. The plans will be enhanced and will now be a hologram instead of the plain projection. It should in better with the rest of the saga cuz any plans in the other films are holograms.

4: Ramp: Yeh, not much i can do with that... or can i....

5 & 6: Rebel Battle room: If I can pull it off then then there will be better schematics and holograms, similar to the hologram overview in the battle of geonosis in AOTC

7 & 9: Death Star surface model: Yeh, that does look pretty crappy and kinda amateurish comparted to the rest of the effects. I'll see what i can do.

8 & 10: Explosions: these will be enhanced and, maybe in a couple of cases, will be newly composited explosion effects

11: Bad blue screen: Already fixed

12: R2 hit: It has been enhanced, but i'm still tweaking it

13: Hero's reunite: Not too sure about this one. Maybe adding some more background noise of celebrations, but not too sure if it needs any music. I think its pretty much better not to have any music after the Death Star explodes and that way the Throne room theme becomes more memorable when it kicks in.

Originally posted by: Rebel11_38

And of course, a friggin' medal for chewie already. Although I don't konw how you would make it look like Leia is giving it to him.

She can always give it to him when off camera as R2 rolls in

14: Chewie: yes, Chewie WILL be getting his medal. It only took 30 years, but he will now finally have one.

I'll be posting a few more screenshots in the next few days of a few things that have been fixed or tweaked and these shots will have the new colour correction applied because that part of the edit is a few shots away from being complete.

Post: #248027
Topic: Help Wanted: A request from babyhum: 'Ultimate Sci Fi Top 10' on UK TV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248027/action/topic#248027
Time: 26-Sep-2006 11:46 AM

Boris, there is a complete difference between "freeloading", as you call it, and what baby hum has requested. Freeloading is getting something done for you for personal gain, or just for ones self. What baby hum has requested is for a project that will ultimately be shared with others. He isn't asking just because he wants a copy and doesn't want to pay for it. Now if he'd said " there's a program i really want to see, but there's no way i'm going to pay for a subscription or any postage etc. or give anything back in return then that is what is classed as freeloading and i wouldn't have offered to cap the programs for baby hum

A quick question for you: do you have a copy of any of the fan based releases? If so, then by your definition, you yourself are a freeloader.

Boris, i have noticed that all you seem to do recently is post negative remarks and harsh critisisms towards members of this forum but without the knowledge to backup your arguments. At least know what you are talking about before you see fit to spout your deluded wisdom in here. If you say you don't mean to insult members in here, then please think about what comments you are posting and the tone in which you say them before you do.

Post: #248006
Topic: Help Wanted: A request from babyhum: 'Ultimate Sci Fi Top 10' on UK TV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248006/action/topic#248006
Time: 26-Sep-2006 9:22 AM

I have SkyHd so i'll gladly cap the series for you. I already have the series but i recorded it at a lower bitrate so i can fit a load of stuff on the DVD, but i don't mind at all re-capping it for your project. I can transfer it to DVD at max bitrate for you. just PM me and we'll discuss details. I'll record it from SkyOneHD. even though it isn't a HD source, the image quality is still better than usual Sky chanels.

Post: #247414
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/247414/action/topic#247414
Time: 23-Sep-2006 3:14 AM

I'm seriously considering scrapping the Jabba scene. Han stepping over Jabba's tail and Boba Fett looking straight in the camera just ruins the whole scene for me. Surely Jabba would have had Han killed for doing something like that. After all, he's supposed to be an evil gangster. Unless i can perform miracles with editing the scene, it won't be in my version, unless i keep it as a deleted scene.

Post: #245453
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245453/action/topic#245453
Time: 18-Sep-2006 1:11 PM

Originally posted by: DarthBalls1138
I never said that you said it sounded too cheesy, I just stated that as another possible reason not to use it, because if you were to fudge the lines I think it could work, but I perfectly understand not changing lines to add an effect, you've got to have some artistic integrity here, unlike the creator lol.

Also I just wanted to ask your permission to use your versions in a (far) future edit, youd be highly credited ofcourse (not to mention if ever I use someone elses edit for my own edits, they get a copy of mine), I'm cutting it together right now using the OUT, I may even release this rough version, but in the end I see my edit using your versions, and I'm stating this now in case I release both versions that way people dont start calling me lucas junior for changing things to my "original vision" because right now there actually are technical limitations, ala your edit not being done lol, but i gotta say thats something im glad to see, because, as stated before, your attention to detail is superb and amazing, keep up the totally awesome super duper great work, we all love everything we see so far!

sorry, i must have misread it. Sure you can use my version for yours. it'll be available for anyone who wants it. it's definately looking like an early 2007 release now though. I'm having a few problems with some of the effects shots i want to do due to lack of material and some technical limitations. I'm a bit stuck on my new Tantive IV being pulled into the belly of the stardestroyer shot because i just can't find a good enough pic of the Tantive IV from the angle i need it. Thers one perfect shot in ROTJ but its not sharp enough to go with the new stardestroyer. good news is though, thanks to Erikstormtrooper, i may have found someone who can do the new death star 3D schematics i've been after.

Post: #244639
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/244639/action/topic#244639
Time: 15-Sep-2006 12:05 PM

Originally posted by: SomethingStarWarsRelated

I wouldn't touch the Leia hologram. I always thought that the lip synch problem was intentional on the part of Artoo.
Hmmm...I've never thought that. I always thought it was because of 77's technology.

However, if you were to go with that line of thinking, lets make Leia's voice sound all garbled up, ya know? Put some distortion on it...or something.

I like the idea of having the holograms audio have some king of distortion on it for that scene. I'll have a play with that when i get to doing the audio. I've fixed the shot of leia facing backwards.
Originally posted by: Sluggo
If you do any work on the Leia/hologram scene, could you make sure she uses the same take as in the garage as in Ben's house? The one in Ben's place sounds more desperate at the end. I don't think she had time to record 2 different messages.
And while we are on the subject, it might be interesting to hear Leia recite the message originally. When 3PO is looking for R2 in the back corridors of the Tantive IV, maybe you could have the tail end of Leia's plea in the background noise as she is recording it.
And a no vote on the hologram in the DS conference room. It would just look weird. And who would it be? And why would it be there. I wouldn't want to see it unless there was a point in the plot.

Yeh, should see no problem in using the same take and i'll see what i can do with adding the last few lines of her message when 3PO is looking for R2.
As regards to adding a hologram officer to the conference room scene, then i will be leaving that scene as it is. I would think that all officers would have been expected to attend the meeting and that attending via a hologram wouldn't have been tolerated.
SomethingStarWarsRelated, with regards to the new fixes you mentioned:
1. yes the sky does need fixing. That pink blur is really distracting especially because it moves with the camera.
2. I'm filtering berus voice so she sounds more like she is there and not in a recording studio, also resyncing the lines.
3. getting rid of that fly is easy, but did you also notice that the treadwell has suddenly swapped places from the shot previous? So another fix to do there.
4. the cantina. I posted a bit further up that i'm tweaking the aliens in the cantina. I'm adding blinks, eye movement and some mouth movements too.
Originally posted by: DarthBalls1138
If you find the tractor beam as being too cheesy and totally un-star wars then dont use it, but otherwise, when luke gives that line his back is to the camera and since your re-editing the sound it would be all too easy to just drop that line.

Where did i say that a tractor beam would be too cheesy? If i did cut that line out then the way han says his next line wouldn't make much sense. who did he just reply to when nobody said anything? Anyway i don't want to have to change lines just to add in a special effect.

Post: #244345
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/244345/action/topic#244345
Time: 14-Sep-2006 5:48 PM

Originally posted by: Erikstormtrooper
Adywan,
Nice job on the new opening sequence. Since you included the crawl and all that, I'm wondering if you changed something there.
The timing of the sequence has been changed. The Star Wars logo now receeds at the correct speed and the crawl appears earlier, more alongside the music cue that the original pre ANH one did. I always remember the crawl appearing alongide the start of the theme and has always seemed off to me since it was changed.
Originally posted by: Erikstormtrooper
And here's another idea I just had: When we see the Tantive IV being pulled into the star destroyer hangar bay, the camera is fixed on the Tantive IV. This has always bothered me, as it gives the impression that the Tantive IV is being still, while the star destroyer "parks" over it. Can you alter the shot so that the camera is fixed on the star destroyer as we see the Tantive IV moving into the bay?

Thats one thing thats always bugged me too. I'll see what i can do

Post: #243966
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243966/action/topic#243966
Time: 14-Sep-2006 2:00 AM

Originally posted by: demomanTNA
Moving on to a different question for adywan... will you be potentially fixing some of the dodgy audio bugs on the 5.1 mix with your edit? In particular I'm refering to:

- The unstableness during Tarkin's infamous "Would you prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system!" line.
- The score during the Death Star attack.

Also I remember seeing somewhere in this thread talk of a scene with the Emperor being added in. Look no further than to the A Digital Man/Darth Editous edit which features a scene after the credits between Vader and the Emperor spliced together using footage from ESB. It works great too.

Anyways looking very forward once again to your edit.

I'm remixing the dialogue track to give a much more balanced EQ. I've already done that Tarkin scene and its now really hard to tell the difference between lines. Most of the music & effects is being redone from scratch so all that will be fixed.

For the new emperor scene i want to keep the scene in ESB so it will be a completely new scene, if i decide to do it that is. Its still in its earliest stages and might not make it to the final edit.

I've just finished re-editing the battle aboard the Tantive. The main reason for this was that the same rebels seemed to die more than once due to the same shots being used out of sequence but different angles. Its about 3 seconds or so shorter now but at least they die only once now. i have also fixed the flip shot at the end of the sequence (the last shot of the rebels before the droids walk across the corridor).Correcting this though it became obvious that it was a shot from the opening section but at least now their holsters are on the correct sides and the stormtroopers are now firing in the right direction (you'll notice that the stormtroopers are firing towards their left side of the corridor but the flip shot has the rebels on their right side).

Post: #243931
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243931/action/topic#243931
Time: 13-Sep-2006 11:07 PM

I have to say that i agree with what has been said about the explosion. It was the same overlayed explosion i used for the first version but scaled down it doesn't blend in as well as the first. It was only a test render but i find that if something isn't working with the elements used after the first few stages then no amount of work is going to fix it. better to find different sources. I'm searching through all my dvd's now to find an explosion that will better suit it. I'm gonna put thi shot on hold for a while until i can get it to a level of which i am satisfied with.

Post: #243582
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243582/action/topic#243582
Time: 13-Sep-2006 9:32 AM

Originally posted by: cbaka
Close to the goal !! adywan, the hit, the shakin, all is good, i love the engines shutting down after its hit, great idea, not entirely sure bout the explosion, too much fire,(can you share the clip without the explosion, i'll tryin something else), agree with you for the tractor beam, no color !

Unfortunately i have no longer got the clip without the explosion. It was created using filmstrips with layers and once the effect was finished it was merged then saved as it is now, so overwriting the original without the explosion. sorry

Post: #243573
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243573/action/topic#243573
Time: 13-Sep-2006 8:39 AM

Ok, I've redone the tantive explosion. Its much smaller now and i added Rebel11_38's suggestion of the tantive losing control slightly (great idea by the way. thanks). i've also added the engines shutting down after its hit.

Now about the tractor beam. This was one thing that was originally going to be something i wa going to add but a problem arose later in the movie. If i added a visible tractor beam, then why would Luke ask "why are we still moving towards it?" when the death star has the falcon in a tractor beam. Surely he would be able to see the beam. A way around it would be that the death star has a different type of tractor beam to the stardestroyers and is invisible, but that excuse seems like a cop-out to me so it's highly unlikely that i will be adding the tractor beam.

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Speaking of incorrect hands, Greedo's are also different from the original shoot and the ILM reshoots. Could we talk you into looking into those as well?
Hmm. that would be a tough one to do, probably impossible, but i'll look into it later.

Originally posted by: Sluggo
one more thing before I forget-
when ever the falcon is hit by a blast from the outside, it rocks the whole ship. but whenever the same thing happens while the scene is inside the cockpit, the cockpit bounces like it isn't attached to the rest of the ship. it is on the far edge of the hull of the ship and ought to act like it is over there. this make sense? its past my bed time...

Another hard one to fix. I'll try a motion fix & see how it goes. it would have been easier if it wasn't done on-set though, so another one that may be impossible to do.
Originally posted by: DarthBalls1138
How come the red lasers have a yellow core? You probably mentioned this already but I can't find it.

They always had a yellow core but its been lost in the clean-up. If you look back on one of the pages then you see i posted a picture of an x-wing that still had its orginal core. All i've done is restore them to how they were supposed to look.

Nice speeder clip by the way cbaka

DOWNLOAD REVISED TANTIVE IV EXPLOSION
:: Link was broken - fixed.
- M

Post: #243382
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243382/action/topic#243382
Time: 12-Sep-2006 8:08 PM

Originally posted by: cbaka
nice work adywan, tatooine is moving

, "the RB trajectory" is better now, but the explosion is too "big", imperials wants just to stop the rebels ship, so a little explosion and effects or somethin like that may be better..just an opinion..any idea ?

i had to keep the explosion to around the same size as the original because the front end of the Tantive IV was lost in the original blast. i tried overlaying a new front end and make the explosion smaller but the perspective looked completely wrong and spoiled the shot. i might give it another shot but at the moment i'm concentrating on other sections

Post: #243327
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243327/action/topic#243327
Time: 12-Sep-2006 6:29 PM

Nice ideas. I've uploaded the first few minutes of my ANH with a "rough" new audio mix. SomethingStarWarsRelated, you'll see that a couple of the ideas for fixes you mentioned have alrady been implimented. We must be on the same wavelength. lol. Hope you like the new tantive IV explosion.

I have been thinking about removing the rocks that hold up Lukes speeder but the problem is that they obscure part of the Sandpeople. The foreground one would be almost impossible, but because one walks behing it, it doesn't look like its holding it up. I may be able to remove the other one though. I would just have to animate the lower part of the Tusken.

The "ropes" pulling the droids should be easy enough to eliminate. the one Sluggo mentioned definately needs fixing though. It does look like its tracks left by a previous take and just looks out of place. Especially when the driod doesn't seem to be leaving tracks as heavy behind it as it moves.

the macrobinoculars i won't be doing anything with. I think the dated look fits in perfect with the technology on tatooine.
I'm also working on removing the "matte lines" on the dunes. I'm not sure if they are matte lines or not, but they stand out a little too much.

Ok, I'm gonna carry on with some more work. I'm tweaking a few of the aliens in the cantina, adding mouth movements, blinks etc, and fixing the severed arm shot too. no more blood and the correct hand.
hope you enjoy the clip.

DOWNLOAD OPENING SEQUENCE

Post: #242839
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242839/action/topic#242839
Time: 11-Sep-2006 6:30 AM

Originally posted by: GhostAlpha26
Sorry if you already answered this, but what part did you insert "Vaders Theme"

The theme will be heard in various parts of the movie but, as i haven't really done much on the audio track yet, i couldn't give you specific details as yet, but one part that it will definately be heard is Vaders entrance aboard the Tantive IV. I've rough mixed that section and the theme fits in perfectly.

Post: #242679
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242679/action/topic#242679
Time: 10-Sep-2006 2:21 PM

Originally posted by: Erikstormtrooper
Adywan,

This is looking better and better with every screenshot!

Question: Are you fixing the jump cut as R2 is being raised into the X-Wing as Luke is talking to Biggs and Red Leader?
i'm trying to fix that but its proving really tricky, but i'm gonna give it my best shot.
Also, is it just my imagination that the escape pod looks a bit purple?

Yeh it is. I was playing about with some filters and forgot to disable them before taking the screen shot. It will be the correct colour in the finished film.

Post: #242657
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242657/action/topic#242657
Time: 10-Sep-2006 1:09 PM

Originally posted by: cbaka
impressive, most impressive, well done work adywan, that's great..definetly "the special ultimate fan edition" !!BRAVO, more updates please ! (oh! again same question) when it will be finished ? again BRAVO.

I was hoping to get it finished by X-mas, but there's so much work left to do it is looking like early 2007 now.

Post: #242634
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242634/action/topic#242634
Time: 10-Sep-2006 11:29 AM

Originally posted by: tellan
adywan. some nice work there. we stil need to chat/talk footage exchange by the way.

I sent you an email last week. If you didn't get it i'll resend it.

Post: #242618
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242618/action/topic#242618
Time: 10-Sep-2006 8:40 AM

Just a quick update.
Things are going really well now. some sequences are now completed. the pics below are shots of some of the new fixes without any colour correction.

1. the cantina entrance. Fixed the shadow continuity problem in the shot when we first see the SE Dewback before they enter the cantina. the shadowing is now in the correct direction.
2. Princess leia stunned. When the stun blast hits Leia a part of her dress isn't illuminated with the rest of her. Fixed
3. Escape pod. I've completely recomposited the entire escape pod sequence. when its launched you can now see the stars. Changed the trajectory of the pod when the commander says "hold your fire" to match closer to how it should be. the view from inside the pod, I've fixed the problem with the stardestroyer and starfield receeding at the same rate and fixed the rotation to match that of the exterior shots.The shot of the pod heading towards the planet i have sped up the pod and you see it entering the atmosphere now. Also redone the atmosphere glow of Tatooine and added the twin suns
4. Darth vaders chest plate lights. Difficult to see really on a still pic but I've almost completed adding the flashing lights to his chest plate. Also in the sequence where vader strangles the rebel ther is a continuity error where the one stormtrooper in the background stands with legs apart but cuts to a shot of him with legs together, then back to one of them apart again. Thats been fixed
6. Opening sequence. Recomposited the entire sequence. Enhanced the starfield, Tatooine now rotates and has a more transparent horizon, Tantive IV's trajectory changed so it stays in shot longer and the stardestroyer no longer looks like its firing in the wrong direction, and when the stardestroyer engines come into frame i've removed the horrible blue glow that fills the screen and just added the glow to the engines only.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7880/cantinavl2.jpg

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http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7142/pod1rp2.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/8413/pod2gm9.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5382/vaderlightszg9.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4991/stardestroyertantivega4.jpg

Post: #241951
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241951/action/topic#241951
Time: 7-Sep-2006 6:30 AM

Originally posted by: SomethingStarWarsRelated
I know you're focusing more on the visuals right now, but I'm wondering (so I can be on the look out): are you thinking about adding in some PT sound fx to ANH?
I can't think of anything off hand...but maybe replace a few of the poor sound fx in ANH (maybe buttons and knobs-...maybe the lightsabers!

)...

I think one thing that really dates this films is the sound track...particularly the foley fx. They used so much of the on-set voices and not enough ADR...and the ADR has an odd EQ or something...like they recorded it in a tin can or something...

Just one more thing to think about!

I'm stripping the soundtrack down to just the dialogue track, equalising the dialogue and then building it back up to a better 5.1 mix with new effects to give a better surround experience. I have managed to get hold of a 7 disk Hollywood Foley library and i'm in the process of making up a star wars effects library. I really don't like the mix on the DVDs. Too much emphasis on sound effects, music cues you can hardly hear or have disappeared completely, and an overpowering subwoofer (bloody bad idea to let ben burtt do the final mix).

Post: #241540
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241540/action/topic#241540
Time: 5-Sep-2006 9:10 PM

Originally posted by: ReverendBeastly
Adywan, I don't know if you saw my post earlier in the thread, but I was wondering if you planned on releasing a standalone version that's just the 2004 DVD, but color-corrected?

Sorry, but i won't be.

Post: #241530
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241530/action/topic#241530
Time: 5-Sep-2006 8:44 PM

Originally posted by: wookielover69
Adywan,

Just been looking at your clips again for the hundreth time.

Noticed during the Obi-Wan Vader fight that there is a powder coming off the sabers on some blows. obviously this was the pratical prop at the time coming apart with the blows, just thought you might be able to at least dimish this as it ruins the light saber effect for that fight.

Thanks

That's one of the things i'm trying to eliminate

Post: #241421
Topic: .: The Lancer DVD Project :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241421/action/topic#241421
Time: 5-Sep-2006 2:23 PM

Originally posted by: Sluggo
Have you thought about souping up the Fox logo? I know most edits here are about restoring the old fox logo, but I think replacing the logo with the longer version from other films where the POV starts above and swoops down would look better.

The only problem with replacing the logo with the newer version is the length. With the new version the animation stretches to the end of the music. This would count out the fade to the Lucasfilm logo. You would either have to cut out the lucasfilm logo or have a section of silence that would probably be a little too long.

Post: #241414
Topic: The legendary "Starkiller Ranch" Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241414/action/topic#241414
Time: 5-Sep-2006 2:04 PM

How about using the skeleton Death Star from ROTS. That would be easy to add to any needed shots and , as Darth Richard said, it would be destroyed with in the explosion as a ripple effect. Because its only in its basic construction, as sluggo said, it wouldn't need any plot changes as the rebels would still concentrate on destroying the almost completed version which is the main threat..
One thing that has always bugged me about ROTJ is that the imperial fleet was never completely destroyed, so did they just give up when the Death Star was destroyed? I'm going to be adding the remnants of the fleet being caught up in the energy wave and you'll see them being destroyed. I think it will give the destruction of the Empire more impact and will take this sequence away from the "ANH rehashed" feeling I've always had about ROTJ's ending. Another thing i always wanted to see that was in the script, and will be in my version, was when the rebels realise the shield is still up and some ships couldn't turn in time impacting into the shield.

Post: #241221
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241221/action/topic#241221
Time: 4-Sep-2006 5:35 PM

Originally posted by: INv8r_ZIM
What exactly do you want to do for the DS schematic? rotating 3D wireframe as in Jedi and AotC, or a red wireframe scematic on the viewscreen? Interior with the reactor core, or just surface detail? It's not complicated to produce the assets, and I too think the SciFi 3D meshes should be adequate for your purposes here (just either render as wireframe, or use a wireframe material if you'll be working in Max, you can either produce the colour and glow in Max at render time, or, as I prefer to do, do it all in post in Vegas...just remember to include an alpha channel when you render).

I'm just after a transparent schematic with surface detail. I've never attempted using any 3D software but i'm gonna give it a go.

A quick update: I've scrapped the hyperspace cockpit scene that i posted the pic for. I just can't get the mattes to look good enough. I'm inserting an effects shot of the falcon leaving hyperspace instead. maybe when i have more knowledge of effects work i'll reinsert it, but for now its not going to be included.

I've also downloaded one of the deaths star models on 3d scifi and opened it up in 3DS max and I'm completely lost. i don't even know where to start. this is what i really want to recreate for the rebel briefing scene:

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4267/deathstarplanslm3.jpg

I just need a transparent animation to overlay on the scene.I really don't think i can do this on my own so any hep will be greatly appreciated

Post: #240922
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240922/action/topic#240922
Time: 3-Sep-2006 4:53 PM

SomethingStarWarsRelated, another nice idea. might have a play with that idea

Originally posted by: AvatarX
Hey Adywan, I was wondering if you were going to correct any flip shots in the film, such as Vader's chest plate during the duel or painting out the white wire inside Obi-Wan's sleeve?
Also you may have mentioned it already but what's your color correction tool? The yellow tint in the corridor does seem to be something part of the DVD footage, despite the overly blue tint to the Tantive corridor. Has there been any success in isolating it?
I am trying to fix many of the flip shots in ANH. Vaders chest plate is proving a little difficult to change, but i'm going to crack it but Vaders chest plate now has flashing lights to match the rest of the trilogy. I've switched to Vegas to do the colour correction as it seems to be a lot better than premier for this task. I've eliminated the blue tint but theres also red & greenish tints in some shots to fix now. How can Lucasfilm release the trilogy on VHS with great colours but then release it on DVd so messed up. What then hell has happened to their quality control.
Originally posted by: cbaka
hi fans, here's a little shot of luke training in the falcon, i've redone the lightsaber, training ball'lazer, and the impact on luke's arm, that's just an "essai", i'm trying, to improve some ANH sequences, what do u think of it. thanks.

Nice work, cbaka. what software are you using for the lightsabers?

Another couple of new bits i'm working on, apart from adding the lights to Vader's chest plate:
Added the missing center strut in the Millenium Falcon's cockpit window.
Added the hyperspace tunnel in the scene after they escape the Death Star (see pic below). Also added a shot of the Falcon exiting hyperspace as it reaches Yavin.
Added the missing cloak on the wall in Ben's house when he gives Luke his saber.

Things that i'm planning to do:
Changing the speederbike scene with the jawas. i'm keeping it in but the one Jawa's no longer falls off and the other one doesn't swing.
Re-edit the lightsaber duel to give it more pace.
Adding a new matte to the chasm swing scene to give a greater view of the depth of the chasm.
Add extra effects to the tie fighter battle so the Falcon doesn't just sit there as they attack.

One thing i really want to do, but just haven't got the skills yet to do it, is the Death Star schematics for the rebel breifing. the old atari graphics on a projector screen just doesn't fit in with the scematics in AOTC & ROTJ. I want to change it to a red hologram to match. I just need to learn now how to build a 3D model of the death star to match the one in AOTC. The trench schematics i can keep the same footage with some tweaking. If anyone can help with this then please don't hesitate to contact me. thanks

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1217/hyperspacehq2.jpg