adywan

After seeing some of the comments after my last post, both here and on facebook, i need to address a few misconceptions about the wampa and what it was being used for:

1- There is no test footage of the wampa. It didn’t get to a stage where everything was complete in order to start any test shooting. It only got as far as the costume fitting stage.

2- It wasn’t being built to add any extra scenes into the film. The editing of the cave scene is being reverted back to how it was in 1980. The extra inserts of the Wampa eating etc have all been taken out (apart from the added arm in the one shot where it is approaching luke as he cuts himself free). It worked better the way it was in 1980 when we only got glimpses of the Wampa. So the suit was created to replace the two shots in the original cave scene( the “sliding” wampa shot and the final lunge where it is a completely different design from the one we saw attacking luke originally) . It was also going to replace the first two puppet shots so that there was a consistent looking wampa throughout.

3- release a version now without the Wampa and then another one later with it added once i can get it working. This is something that won’t be happening. From ESB onward there will be only one version released of any of the films in HD and SD formats.

4- Get someone else to wear the suit. It was built specifically to fit my wife. I can’t even get my head into it without all the padding. Unless someone was the exact same dimensions then it wouldn’t fit. It would require months of work to modify it to fit anyone else, which would include rebuilding the whole skull and bodysuit.

But, there may be a glimmer of hope. After making my last post about the Wampa cancellation, a few ideas came to mind that might enable me to use the wampa for just the two cave shots needed, so i haven’t given up on it fully anymore. well, not just yet. If these ideas work, then i can just replace those two shots and keep the original puppet ones at the beginning. I’ve been modifying the face slightly ( repainting the horns to be the lighter grey on the puppet along with the end of the one horn being chipped off) and i will be doing some tests over the weekend, If it works, then i can finish the dirtying up and adding the wax ice on the fur and shoot the thing towards the end of next week. If it doesn’t then i can just get everything rendered out and release it. It’s still a very long shot that this might work, so don’t get your hopes up.

There will be no second version for ESB:R or any of the following films. ANH is the only one that will be getting an upgrade, mainly because that was not done in HD

SilverWook said:

Can’t the person who made the costume fix these things?

I’m the person who made it.

I’m not going to go any further with it now. It’s time to put the wampa to rest

jedimasterobiwan said:

Can’t you edit a wampa in through cgi?

No

Links to all versions are available through the facebook page in the forum section

Bad news… The wampa is being scrapped

Did a full costume test fitting of the wampa today and it’s just not working. One disaster after another. Claustrophobia and heat are a huge factor in the problems. But also the head slipping, causing the mouth not to open. It would take stripping out the inner head and remaking it. Months worth of work. But i’ve spent too much time and money on it now and i really don’t think that spending the extra is worth it. It was a long shot that failed and I’m sorry. I really wanted to be able to do this. But there comes a time when you just have to stop. Maybe its the curse of the Wampa. 😉

Good news… ESB:R will be out very soon. Check back in a couple of days for an update…

TV’s Frink said:

adywan, if you don’t delay the release six months in order to reshoot the entire scene, I’m not going to watch this.

I best make it a year, just to be on the safe side

Things are progressing very nicely now. Wampa body is completed and all that is left to do for the costume is the adding the detailing, like dirtying and adding the ice etc. The costume is pretty big and bulky, as you can see from scale of the mannequin head compared to the body in the one photo.

Work has started on the wampa cave set so filming the very final shots for ESB:R shouldn’t be very far away…

The end is so close now…

Croweyes1121 said:
Hey, Ady. I’m a MASSIVE fan of your work. It’s truly unbelievable. A while back, you posted some images of your Falcon model work. On Facebook, I replied only with ::smh::, just trying to indicate my awe with the detail you were putting into it. I don’t know if that got misinterpreted as annoyance or something, but ever since, I’ve been banned from the Revisited FB page from making any comments. PLEASE remove the ban! I’ve tried reaching out to you through twitter but have been unsuccessful. I never meant any disrespect to you or to the project. I hate not being able to comment or say anything in support while others speak so disrespectfully about every delay. I don’t know what I did, but I’ll rectify it if I possibly can. I hope you read this. 😦 Thanks.

I’ve just checked the name you sent me in your PM and your name is not showing up on the ban list. Have you tried a different browser?

Frank Machin said:

i can see why Ady avoids most of you losers like the plague…goodbye

I’m avoiding most people here? Bloody news to me.

Well they share their clothes, so why not share a line 😉

ImperialFighter said:

But I still have several queries that your latest clip throws up -

1. Before you film it, will you be trying to brush the hair on your version’s head in a manner similar to the tousled, mussed-up look of the original one? - I know it can’t be exact, but the original puppet looked excellent in that regard.

2. And are you still intending to heavily coat the hair with ‘icicles’ like the original has? - that’s one of the best details about that original puppet, I reckon.

3. And are you going to ‘dirty down’/add a little ‘dried blood’ under it’s bottom lip to your version, as seen in the top 2 shots above? - again, I think that’s a nice additional detail there.

All the detailing, like the “dirtying up”, the added ice and the styling of the fur will be done shortly before filming commences. The reason for this is that this head will end up being handled quite a lot while i finish the costume and this type of work could easily get spoilt in the process.

Ronster said:

I think it looks brilliant spot on really but… not trolling at all (no pun intended) Where are his Ears?

He has ears. I just didn’t make them like the pointed cats ears in the original. I’m not going for an exact match of the original.

The video was shot at a low angle, not just to mimic the first shot of the wampa, but also because its on the mannequin torso which, when on the workbench, its about a foot or two taller than me. . But you can’t see his ears in the low angle shot in the original either.

A quick video of the mouth mechanism test of the Wampa. A bit shaky but i’m trying to film it while working the cables. The jerkyness you see when the mouth closes is down to the fact that the head is just placed upon a mannequin and not strapped on, so there is a lot of movement (plus i really need both hands to work the temp cable grip). But it’s looking like the Wampa will now make the final cut. Just need to get the suit completed now.

The Wampa is the final thing left to do. The falcon hangar has been completed and is in the editing timeline. So we’re almost there…

https://www.facebook.com/swrevisited/videos/1707762455905996/

EDIT: Damn, you beat me too it. lol

say what you will about the ANH duel, but it’s way better than this one , and that is with having the tech to use digital doubles:

https://youtu.be/n3DHDXAzoBA

May the 4th be with you…

😉

jedimasterobiwan said:

I don’t like sounding like i’m pushy i don’t like it not one bit. I just want a nugget even if it’s a small nugget a nugget…

As you requested…

😉

Editroid said:

adywan said:

Chances are that the Ewoks dance party won’t survive the cut. A bit like Lando. 😉

Again, the winking emoji suggests that he’s kidding about it.

Or maybe it’s just because i’m a complete and utter winker?

Editroid said:

Adywan said he’d give us a major announcement by the end of April.

[Adywan on Facebook said:]

Because there won’t be much to update you on in the mean time, the next update will be mid to late April (apart from maybe some pics of the hangars). But that will be an update you won’t want to miss 😉

That’s the last update i made in March. Where does it say it will be a MAJOR update? If you think it’s going to be a major update, then you may just be disappointed. But then again…

😉

But getting Revisted finished is pretty difficult when a certain person constantly messages me on facebook ( 12 messages in the space of about half an hour and demands that i answer them), so maybe dial down the messaging so i can continue to work on it and get this thing finished.

Tantive3+1 said:

And it’s already the end of April…

There’s still another day left yet 😉

Editroid said:

The idea of you killing Lando off is making me cry hard. PLEASE don’t do this! PLEEEAAASSSE!!!

What if he shows up in Episode IX?

I take it you didn’t bother to read the “Save Lando” thread that TV’s Frink linked to?

No point in posting anything EU related as i ignore the EU when making these edits, along with anything that happened in the prequels if it conflicts with something i want to change.

Editroid said:

Lando interacts with the other characters during the final scene on Endor. I don’t think it’s even possible for him to be killed off.

Who says i’m even keeping the celebration at the end? Chances are that the Ewok dance party won’t survive the cut. A bit like Lando 😉

Plus, he’s not even in the new films, so killing him off will be easy

😉

R.I.P. Lando. He died a hero in ROTJ:R

😉

imperialscum said:

Mocata said:

Having to sit through the prequels after the cliffhanger in Empire… now that’s something you need hospital drugs for.

Exactly. I do not see why would anyone want to put shit in the middle of the best sandwich.

I guess sitting through that sh*t would help make ROTJ seem like a movie of the same quality as eps 4 & 5 😉

Editroid said:

A release date announcement is on the near horizon! I’m so excited!!

There’s a problem on the horizon… There is no horizon

😉

Lots of unseen footage in that tribute. New HD scans too by the looks of it

jedimasterobiwan said:
were you able to get the wampa to work?

yes, the wampa is now working.

as a gardener. 😉

anathema said:

On a slightly more related note: it’s hard to get an idea of scale from the photos - how large was the hangar model?

9ft L x 6ft W x 3-4ft H. It was made 1/72 scale