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adywan said:

vbangle said:

Not to judge or begrudge Adywan for the decisions he makes for his edits but it sure sounds like the Revisited Edits have been a burden on Adywan for quite some time and maybe he would welcome a letter from LF. I feel there are too many here that have the attitude that Adywan has to finish the edits, as if Adywan owes them something. A man can only take so much abuse until he call it quits. Just saying.

no, i don't look upon them as a burden of any kind. i do love doing them. As with everything you do for a long time, you do get a bit tired of it, but then something re-sparks my enthusiasm. If i ever felt like giving up completely then i would just stop, but that day hasn't come yet

I pray you never find this a burden Adywan. Your work has renewed my love of the original trilogy, and I can't wait to see ESB done right!

That just made my day.

vaderios said:

Speaking of tawn-tawns

Added the missing claw.

 

-Angel

I never minded the missing claw. I just figured it lost it's claw in a fight or something.

adywan said:

Sorry i haven't been around guys but i decided to crack on with ESB:R. I've got quite a bit done but with some of the things i want to do i'm hitting a major obstacle: equipment. Namely a decent HD camcorder. There are shots that i just cannot accomplish without filming new elements. The asteroid sequence where the TIEs collide, the inside view of the slugs mouth to name but 2. i have tried filming some new elements with a SD camcorder (tried a few  different one thanks to a few mates) but the quality is shocking and doesn't fit in with the existing footage in any way.

And here is the main reason:

I was hoping to keep this a secret and unleash the news once ESB:R is finished but now you'll see why i need a HD camcorder to get this baby done....... ESB:R will be in 720p AVCHD alongside the standard DVD versions. There was no possible way that i could do it in 1080p but 720p is viable and everything i have done so far has actually been in 720p.

I've been checking out some HD camcorders and most seem to be 1080i (most being 1440 x 1080i) but i have found some that are actually a bit cheaper that are full 1920 x 1080p. i can manage to scrape up about half the cost but i'm still about £200 short so i'm going to have to open up the donations once again. I really do need your help here guys. the cost of the materials for the models and new set pieces is costing me a fortune, but i ahve that covered. all i need is to get a decent camcorder to get the elements on film. It is also going to be invaluable when i get to the rest of the Revisited saga for new model shots etc. any help will be greatly appreciated. My paypal email address is in my sig.

now onto what i have been working on.

i really like the slug idea of having the teeth hidden and start to protrude as the mouth begins to close. this would require a new model shot to accomplish this but the original inside model had no tongue and it looked so fake. this way i can make it look more like a cave. the teeth will remain the same and so will the slug puppet. i have always liked the design of the slug and really don't want to change this. i have just completed the escape sequence apart from the inside shots which need changing. i have slowed the slug down slightly and, to me, it looks more realistic now. so here's is a very short clip of the new sequence.

NEW SLUG SEQUENCE

 

Now i have hell of a lot of reading to do to catch up so i'll try to reply to all these as soon as i can

Anything to help get ESB:R out is worth it!

Knowing this will be 720p has made my day!