Well considering Rogue One is my probably my favorite of the Disney-era Star Wars films, color me intrigued!
Yeah, PM me as well. I’d really like to take a look at it.
Well if Greig Fraser is going to be the cinematographer, I wouldn’t doubt this series will look as good as a Star Wars movie. The last thing I want is a low-budget look.
And I like the idea of this being set around a lone character, I really like the idea of smaller scope stories in the Star Wars universe and not having everything overlap so much.
So here’s the clip, it’s rendered at 50mbps x264 at 4K. Obviously this is streaming level quality appropriate for youtube and not UHD bluray quality but that should be fine for just a preview.
https://mega.nz/#!bX5zVCZJ
Decryption Key: !EJ1lB3vHebXlMi-92oZDtydG_-DyOvKdLtl-kS76CFY
Alright, I’m uploading the clip for download instead. I didn’t render it with audio so I thought it would evade copyright but I guess not.
Here’s the opening preview for ROTS:
https://youtu.be/CJxsCQTDf7A
Sorry nitpicking, but I don’t believe they had slog2 on any Sony cameras back in 2005.
Hmm, yeah I think you’re right. For some reason I thought I remember reading about them in a detailed article that was written about the cinematography behind AOTC and ROTS. Must have been different log curves than slog2.
Either way it doesn’t really matter since it’s not like I’m working with the original source files and I’m just converting back the already graded footage.
Part of the reason I convert to slog3 beyond that the films were shot on Sony cameras, is that I myself use Sony cameras in my video projects and am more familiar with color grading in that space.
Also I forgot to mention that I do still plan to do an HDR10 grade for each of the prequels, but I have yet to purchase the proper monitoring equipment for it so that’ll definitely be the last of the color grades to be completed.
Rendering is at 90% so clip should be up sometime tonight, or tomorrow morning.
My color grade ended up doing:
-a 4K upsample (4096x1740 via the Instant 4K plugin)
-a rec709 to slog3 conversion (common sony curves which the PT was shot on, well actually it was shot at slog2 I believe but I prefer slog3)
-a slog3 to kodak 5219 cineon emulation (TFA and TLJ were shot on this stock)
-curves adjusments (to brighten up image)
-a cineon to Kodak 2283 print emulation (modern theatrical film prints are printed on this stock)
-levels adjustments (to get pure black and pure white levels)
-white balance (to remove greenish/yellow tint from film emulations)
-a Hue-Saturation-luminance curves adjustments (primarily to make teal colors appear more grey)
-and finally real 4K scans of Kodak 5219 grain overlayed on top
This isn’t the most thorough grade I’ve done, but I think it looks good. I’m debating about darkening/adding more contrast back to make it match the theatrical 35mm prints as shown in the trailers above, as well as adjusting the emulation and conversion curves for more accuracy. I thought I’d release it as it is and get feedback first. I’ll render out a high bitrate x265 4K version once I make some more refinements.
Essentially I wanna release a single pass color grade for each prequel that gives it a filmic look but retains most of the original intentions in color timing. After releasing those, I will begin work on shot-by-shot more radical color regrades that will feature more aesthetic changes some of which I’ve previewed in images I’ve posted before.
I feel good about again sharing what I’ve been working on. The haituses were necessary because of some crazy things going on in my life over the last few years, but I’m glad to be back for a bit.
To note though I will be going on a 2 month vacation starting next month so I will be gone then, but I’m happy to squeeze in some updates and previews before then.
That’s totally fine by me, then I can use one 4 disc blu-ray case for the whole trilogy. And I’m sure someone will come up with the box art and disc covers to make it all look official.
Rendering an opening preview of my single pass color grade of ROTS. I based it roughly on those 35mm trailers posted above but brighter and a little bit more fitting with the looks of TFA and TLJ.
I’ll post a copy on youtube and provide a higher quality download in x265 4k.
Fun little thing, I work part time at my local movie theater, and we do weekly after hours movie showings for staff only and I recently asked my manager if we could show ESB:R and he said that we could sometime in the near future. I’m quite excited at the possibility of watching Revisited on the big screen!
I hope to update you all about what people’s reactions are once it happens.
It seems like with the other new Star Wars films they were very front-heavy, but I suspect with Solo this won’t be the case so much and as a result won’t drop as much as usual the second week, given not everyone is rushing to see it right away. I work part-time at my local movie theater (pretty much just so I get free movies, popcorn, and soda), and everyone was being so negative and hating before it came out (didn’t even get to do a private pre-release screening like we did for Avengers 3 and Deadpool 2 cuz no one wanted to), and now like all of them really enjoyed it actually, so I’m kinda hoping good word spreads around about the film, and it does decent enough to warrant sequels.
Cue the biggots complaining about this:
Personally, I’m quite excited about this and I would love to see this aspect of him, should he get a spinoff.
Just warning y’all, that full blown plot spoilers are out in the wild, so be careful!
I like that a lot, to me that seems like a better fit for that scene given what we see happening just before in Rogue One.
The cinematography does not disappoint! Bradford Young is killer behind the camera! And it also seems to be a nice continuation of the Rogue One’s heightened realism aesthetic.
Just came back from my second viewing and my thoughts have cleared up. I LOVE IT! I might post a review and analysis later.
Just got back from my first showing and I definitely need to watch this more times to figure out what I think of it all. I already have tickets for two showings, one on Sunday and another on Wednesday so hopefully I’ll have a clearer mind then.
I can’t get enough of these cute little guys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6OAtTS_gok
The new Yavin Death Star battle is what I’m most excited for. Watching ESB:R proves how drastically more impressive Ady’s skills are now.
Oh…it’s beautiful!
Step aside Netflix, I’m spending the night with ESB:R.
So huh…now I’ll have to wonder how it’ll even work to download…
But YESSSSSS…such a good day today!
Bracing myself for when this thread gets crazy busy.
The hype is uncontainable.
Just thought I’d take the time to quick post about just why my projects have all been so slow…I’ve had to deal with depression, anxiety, and now recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder for many years. I had left it so unchecked for so long, it was really wearing on me. It had gotten to the point I stopped doing much of any of my hobbies having lost motivation and struggling with panic and rapid mood swings.
Since the end of April, I’ve been in constant treatment and getting my life back around. I’ve had some serious suicide attempts, one of which landed me in the ICU.
I’m finally taking charge of my life for the better.
And also I’m now a transgender female, of which my family hates being the transphobics they are…so really feelin’ the love there. SIGH… So there’s much business and craziness in my personal life.