New screenshot of my latest on the color work:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/76300
Still tweaking the shadow levels and overall exposure of the image.
So the third standalone film might be about a group of X-Wing pilots?
I'd be in for sure, if this rumor be true.
New rumor- Obi-Wan might be a main character on the show as well
Those "rumors" are jokes, right?
Oh goodness, Zac Efron might really be in Episode VII after all.
I think i might laugh though if this turns out, since Zac Efron being in Ep. VII was a common joke back when Disney first bought Lucasfilm.
I have noticed that before, and have been trying to figure out how and why those lens distortions exist. Obviously, it's not a tilt shift lens.
And sorry, I've been low on updates. The depth map creation is a time-consuming process, especially when this is the first project you are doing it on.
The nice thing is that with a depth map I can add shallower depth of field to many shots and maybe like in the above example above, have it more prevalent on the top and bottom.
Mithrandir said:
Really, prefer the edgy style of TCW to this childish lego-like curves they've put to every ship and design
I have a hard time believing that it was entirely their intentions. Disney, I'm sure had some influence of sorts.
New clip:
Still seems to be very WIP, and clearly is cropped from the full 2:35:1 aspect ratio.
Still too early to tell how this will turn out...
I agree those Revisited screenshots are absolutely beautiful, especially with the uncropped image.
This still happens to me everyday randomly at different times of the day.
Dat resolution! LOL
Already alluded to, but seems like Guardians Of The Galxy really does play a big part in MCU, especially Avengers 3.
Really? I actually liked that. Although I'll admit that the death star looked artificially desaturated at times in ANH:R.
Just saw these, might be a good audio source for IV and V.
Umm... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Video#Video_data
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But yes for HD versions, there will be an HD MKV and BD-25, with bonus features.
So is there all six movies, or just Ep. IV?
But where would Chewie be if not with Han?
I guess he'd be back with his old wookie pals?
Although I'd totally go for a pure Peter cameo.
Tack said:
Unfortunately, this project appears to have permanently gone south.
A true shame.
I LOL at my comment above now. Sad to see this not come to see the light of day.
Ryan McAvoy said:
Check out anything Aardman Animation have done in the last decade or so. It's all perfectly smooth as silk. If they can do it with plasticine then it can be done it with rubber puppets and physical models.
Oh yes, I remember their stop motion films. I have the Chicken Run and Wallace & Grommit movies on DVD.
Some of the best stop motion animation out there for sure.
Sidenote- I just Aardman Animation is bringing back my favorite series as a little kid! Morph
I wish I could find a longer clip of this, but in 2004 they did a new episode of the old "Davey And Goliath" show with newer stop motion techniques and it looks very smooth.
There's a video that shows off how they did it, but I can't find it on Youtube.
I feel so sad watching this:
Star Wars Ep. VII's FX need to be made this way. It's just real and shows human behind it. We need SFX, not VFX.
But maybe the channel is posting these for a reason?
Atleast I can hope...
mrbenja0618 said:
jedi_jra said:
After watching season 6 with the Yoda Arc, the Clone Wars just has to be edited into a trilogy. That Yoda Arc, is everything I loved about Star Wars, and everything that the PT lacked. Our (star wars fans) prequal trilogy is there for the taking in the Clone Wars episodes. Now we simply need an editor out there with the Force guiding them to create the prequel trilogy we have all been longing for.
Nighsisters - Mandalorians - Maul and Savage - Mortis - Yoda: These arcs should provide enough for a trilogy.
Those are good arcs for films, but you still need to insert some form of a Ahsoka introduction.. Maybe a recut of the opening of the Clone Wars movie.
Loved Season 6 with the exception of the Jar Jar episode. I cut it off after he started making out with that other alien queen.... Yoda's story was great. I was kinda expecting more closure for Ahsoka, but not a deal breaker. I guess I can accept she just left never to be seen again.
I think Ahsoka could maybe be told to the audience that she is Anakin's padywan, because honestly I can hardly stand Ahsoka many times in TCW movie, yet she's one of my top 3 characters of all Star Wars movies/TCW.
In terms of arcs to be used, I'd avoid Maul and Savage as they don't have proper closure, and I'd probably put in something a little more normal SW, if you know what I mean. A good Anakin with Obi-Wan in the battlefield arc. Together as "brothers".
Side note: Funny you mention not finishing the Jar-Jar episode. Jar-Jar was annoying, but I found it great that Windu, throughout the two episodes, looks just as annoyed as anyone watching (including me). Some of his facial expressions were hillarious to me. It was almost like Filloni was trying to tell us, "Yeh, Jar-Jar is stupid and we know it."
I would suggest you work on this edit, as you can always just swap the source files after the fact, and your edit will be kept, just with my version instead of the bluray. Good editing programs give you some sort of "replace footage" option.
timdiggerm said:
I'm confused about this miniaturization effect. When VFX guys shoot models, don't they use lenses meant to make things not look like miniatures?
The process I am using is hard to explain at the moment, as I'm figuring out how to accomplish it all as I'm doing it. The previous examples were really just a few radial depth blur filters. The depth map allows true depth (more realistic blurring) to be added into the image, plus I can achieve far more realistic lens distortions. Plus, there's just too much detail in some CGI shots (and if you look closely there are shots that have aliasing CGI in them).
Again, It's going to be some time till I get it all worked out to show a video, and or screenshots, but it will be worth the wait.
And technically speaking, I shouldn't say converting to 3D, since I'm only getting depth info. I'm not "painting" in the missing background/foreground edges. That would most certainly require a real professional-level program, that I can't have.