I got ESB a couple months ago and decided to download ANH and TPM today. My mother-in-law is getting me a Blu Ray player for Christmas and I already got a dual layer burner from her computer last week. I'm excited to have color corrected movies in 1080p (eventually)!
I got this information from someone who wanted to be in the credits for ESBR and he mentioned something about being asked not to help out. I could be phrasing it wrong, I deleted all of my PMs once I could delete them more than one at a time. :-)
I can't find any evidence that its true on any of the 501st sites. In fact, one of the only threads I can find is them asking if anyone wanted to shoot the Vader hologram for Ady!
Ganamae said:
I not I am sure the 501st legion Uk could be of some use, they know ppl everywhere with all sorts of suits.
According to someone I talked to, the 501st has been asked not to formally support Ady. Not sure how high up that order came from, but its interesting to know. I'm sure someone can help anonymously though.
ALSO:
Blessed continuity, though the Luke reaching up shot could use some tweaking (the ice on the left seems stretched and his feet may have changed position). I hate to point it out, but I have to.
There's a few shots where Luke should be seen running away from the AT-AT he destroys. I assume Ady want to have someone run away and he can shrink them and put them in the proper area.
My coworkers are starting to call complaining about internet speed, so I guess this is somehow my fault. No worries.
Got the Facebook version to load, I like the pacing you're bringing back. The leg closeness looks great and is a very welcome change. Going back to the 1980 soundtrack brings back the lack of lightsaber disengaging sound effect. What's the plan? Leave the sound going and the lightsaber on like 1980, have the sound disengage and the lightsaber on like 1997/2004, or have his lightsaber retract and make the disengage sound?
Same issues for me. It's OK, no new wampa = not a huge deal for me to see right this second.
This is my fourth attempt, twice with Firefox, twice with IE. Firefox hasn't given up yet, about 1/3 of the way there. Keeps stopping and starting. Problems with Rapidshare, I suppose.
I have premium access and it won't download. :-(
I think my favorite shot is this one:
Love the head-on Star Destroyer and the Falcon flying towards the screen.
Finished the comparisons. You can find them here. If you see something I missed in the description, let me know.
vaderios said:
Thanks for the Comparisons 005! I still want to know how you get the snapshots with so accuracy :P
-Angel
Nothing fancy, I just have Wookieegroomer's splitscreen file, run it through Windows Media Player, pause it and Print Screen, and crop the images in Photoshop. I do it by hand, makes me feel more like a detective.
This is all I could get done before I have to leave work:
Not sure on the accuracy of the comparison on this last one. Looks like Ady fixed the scaling. The frame is the same of the asteroids nearest the Destroyer.
SilverWook said:
Who knew Ewoks could moonwalk?
I think they were just messing around as opposed to being actually drunk. Drinking booze is actually a very bad idea health-wise when performing in a mascot type costume.
I think George will be making sure they get neutered if not fired. ;)
Do you have experience in this matter? ;-)
Seriously, what the heck?
http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/10/drunk-ewoks-disrupt-nbcs-today-show-video.html
Wow, FANtastic! The difference in color gives a bit more depth and pop to the Hanger shot. Looks great!
TheBoost said:
rcb said:
RoccondilRinon said:
For those of us bothered by the Endor Holocaust Theory, are there any suggestions for averting this?
from what i understand is that the rebels intercepted most of the debris before they hit the moon. that's EU however.
still, most of the debri i would think would burn up in the atmostphere.
It's an EU solution for an EU problem.
In the OT, the solution is simple: there is no Endor Holocuast. Plainly, the following evening everything is fine on Endor. The DSII's explosion had no serious effect on Endor.
If you're bothered by a problem that's not in te moive, there are a number of excellent (re: silly) explanations offered for it not in the movie. My favorite is the wormhole that takes away Vader's super glove.
I still can't believe the EU acknowledges that series. Ugh.
All you're doing is making me want you to basically animate the entire movie frame by frame to make these enhancements!
xhonzi said:
The Phantom Menace:
A boy born into slavery on a backwater planet meets some strangers who are actually warriors marooned on his planet after a battle in an intergalactic Space War. The boy is intrigued by the strangers and the idea of life away slavery. He helps them repair their damaged spacecraft so they can return to the War. The boy leaves his life of slavery with the warriors and is introduced to the vastness of the galaxy. He joins the War effort and is trained by the warriors.
Well... that's maybe shorter than it needs to be, but that's the kernel of story in Phantom Menace that I do like and think could actually be quite good if executed differently than TPM. Reminds me of the White Mountains of the Tripod Trilogy for those that have read them.
Strange, because I don't see that being the plot for TPM at all. Sure its a subplot, but the main plot is about the blockade and invasion of a planet and how when diplomacy fails you need to make friends with your enemies and drive the mutual enemies out. Which is probably what's wrong with TPM in the first place. What is supposed to be the "Story of Anakin Skywalker" ends up being put on the back burner for trade disputes.
I just realized how ridiculous this whole thing is.
To add more chaos to the mix, I'll post my patented comparison on this thread because it is more appropriate:
I commented on the Editous thread version.
Yes! Angel, its so great to see what you can contribute to ANH as well as all of the other movies. Love the additional detail present in everything, though I'm not sure you'd be able to see any of the DS from out the window in the hanger shot. And it may be too black and white for DE's tastes since that's probably the shot everyone says has the least color in Revisited. But the detail and the lighting! Wow!
My brain hurts at the idea of doing ANYTHING frame-by-frame, let alone staring at Vader for hours to: stabilize his helmet on the vane, give him a neck in his chamber, lengthen his dome in the base, and I'm sure there's other imperfections that you've already spent days fixing that no one will notice unless they see it side by side.
Who is this dedicated? Adywan, I suppose.
So let me get this straight. When they added the A NEW HOPE title in 81, they redid the whole intro including the stars (or just the static stars at the beginning), but when they went to make the SE they went to the original negative and ADDED the A NEW HOPE title again?
Weird.
vaderios said:
YES!!!!!!!!!
GOD DAMN YES!!!!
I love it
I can assure you i can fin many shots that can be like this!!
Fuck that was the something else!
-Angel
What he said, only maybe not that excited. ;-)