I’d certainly be interested in seeing the end results! Appreciate thinking of me, so I’d say let me know please.
Thanks, Hal. It might take a while before I can get them sent to you, though.
Hey, Hal. I’m about to attempt to deepfake some minor things in the Prequels. These include the poor CG double of Darth Maul when falling into the pit, the background fill in for Samuel L. Jackson at the end of Episode I, and the poor CG faces of Palpatine on the stuntman’s body in Episode III. Let me know if you’d like to see these and add them into your edits.
So I’ve attempted at making my own deepfake of the closeup shots where Bryan Singer, questionably, uses a CG double of Brandon Routh as Superman. If anyone would like to use these shots for their own edit, here they are. Mind that the final result is not the greatest.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xCcVdez3CSxqEFVXVqt9L2xaEGOlVpzX/view?usp=sharing
Darth Porg fixed Anakin’s appearance and made the shots available to download in 4K. Link is in the description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhPmdlUuwOI
Yeah, that missing forehead spot really took me out of it… 😃
It’s way more than just that. He looks much younger, his hair color is different, even his beard his a little different. I will say that if anyone plans on using deepfakes on this flashback to make Ewan and Hayden look closer to how they appeared in Episode II, I strongly recommend to not limit themselves to using footage from just the movie. Also use footage from the deleted scenes, behind the scenes material, outtakes, interviews, trailers, etc.
Here’s just a comparison to show just how radically different Ewan McGregor looks in Attack of the Clones compared to the flashback scene.
People also need to deepfake Obi-Wan in the flashback too, as Ewan McGregor looked significantly different in Attack of the Clones.
How are things coming along, Noah? 😃
Not bad. Currently working on Godric’s Hollow. Progress has been a bit slow, so I don’t know if it will make a Summer release. We’ll see.
Oh wow. I had ADHD so reading is difficult. Even Harry Potter. I would love this, to make me feel IN the moment since I am an audio learner. Thank you
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Has anyone here thought of fixing the poor CGI Darth Maul when falling into the pit of the shots where Ian McDiarmid’s face was put on a stuntman during his fight with Mace Windu?
By the way, if anyone here is planning on using the movies for the data for a face replacement, I think using deleted scenes, behind the scenes material and interviews should also be used for data to give more to work with.
Just finished Phil Dragash’s reading of the Lord of the Rings, and was looking for other amazing audiobooks with music 😃 would love to listen to yours!
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I would absolutely love to listen to these! They sound amazing!
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Sebastian Shaw cut, yes or no?
Yes, though it may be some time before this becomes a reality.
Here is my personal Tier list for every movie and TV show within the franchise.
What’s the running time of your version?
Roughly 3½ hours.
Funny thing that I am doing something similar as my next project 😛
One movie, chronological (except flashbacks from more distant past), re-scored, grindhoused, I’d expect running time somewhere between 2-2,5 hours.
But the order of the scenes will be different.
Very interesting alternative.
The problem I have with the VFX of Rey’s Sith eyes in Starlight, is that they don’t really look like Sith eyes to me.
Status on the chapters?
I’m further behind than I should be. I’ve been distracted, and have had some bad habits on procrastinating lately. I’m currently working on Chapter 15.
While I typically don’t do ranking often, mainly because our opinions change all of the time, it is funny how much it can change overtime. Here is my new ranking of the films.
Kill Bill is an incredible two part epic from mastermind writer and director, Quentin Tarantino. However, there is something about it that didn’t quite sit right with me, and the was the narrative structure.
Volume 1 has a lot of action, whereas Volume 2 has very little action, but much more story and character development. While Tarantino is known for non-chronological storytelling, I don’t think he did as good of a job here as he did with Pulp Fiction.
My intention here is not to replace Volumes 1 and 2 the way they were made, but rather present an alternate version of Kill Bill, condensed into one feature length film, with its narrative re-structured in a more traditional way.
My re-structure is based off of James Rolfe’s pitch, which you can view here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjuvjhUv1VQ
Below is the order of scenes the film now plays at.
Wedding Rehersal
Bride in Hospital During Credits
Wedding Shootout Aftermath
Bill and the Bride by the Fire
Bill Drops Off the Bride
Bride Meets Pei Mei
Bill Aborts Elle Driver’s Assassination Mission
Pei Mei Trains the Bride
The Bride and Pei Mei Eat
Bride in Hospital
Wedding Shootout Grieving
Bride Wakes Up
Bride Steals Pussy Wagon
Deadly Viper Assassination Squad Introduction
O-Ren Ishii Anime Backstory
Bride Flies to Okinawa
Bride Meets Hattori Hanzo
Bride Checks Out Swords
Hattori Hanzo Presents Sword
Bill Informs Budd
Vernita Green’s Battle
O-Ren Ishii at Board Room
Budd Shoots the Bride
Budd Buries the Bride
Elle Driver Kills Budd
The Bride Escapes the Casket
Elle Driver Battle
O-Ren Ishii Arrives at Palace
The Bride Sneaks In
The Battle Begins
Battle with the Crazy 88
O-Ren Ishii Battle
Bride Drives to Bill
Daughter Reveal
Family Confrontation
Confrontation with Bill
Fight with Bill
The Bride Leaves with BB
The Bride Mourns Bill’s Death
Hi (:
I recently started re-listening to the original audiobooks while doing my uni work and through a lucky coincidence stumbled over your work. I’d absolutely love to listen to these!
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The ending will not be altered from the regular version of Ascendant. It’s the same ol’ Ascendant, just that Rey is never established to be descended from Palpatine, and that her parents presumably are as TLJ describes them and don’t factor into this story.
I can’t wait to see how the parents angle will play here if their still drunkards.
Have you thought about using the Wampa shot from Adywan’s version? It looks so much better compared to the original shot, where it looks like it’s sliding along?
Adywan did a good job removing Yavin IV from the SE shot of the fighters approaching the Death Star. You should check it out, and possibly use it in the next version of ANH.
I think Hal’s said that continuity errors don’t bother him if they were in the film originally. Doesn’t the pre-SE shot have Yavin IV in it too or am I misremembering?
That is true. One of the things that makes Adywan’s work so impressive is how he has really payed attention to the tiniest details. There are some creative changes he’s made that I disagree with, but overall, an incredible piece of work.
On a side note, I’d like to know how Mos Eisley is going. I don’t know what the plan is, but I could pitch my own scenario for how it plays out.
Oh well. Just an idea that came into my head.
