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#298562
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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Ady, once again your eye for perfection is admirable but I must echo the statements of others - I see nothing wrong or off-color about the improved trench shot - I think the color looks worlds better than the DVD and you should take all the time you need doing these shots right - I believe that if you take away the pressure of the deadline you will be able to breathe easier and the shots will turn out better - I also firmly believe that with your work ethic, it won't be too much longer past November, and if you're really worried about making the November deadline, how about a compromise:

When the November deadline hits, just release a video clip from the edit in celebration if it bothers you that much. I highly doubt you'll be too much farther away from the goal line. I think I speak for everyone here when I say that we want you to feel it is right, not that it is on time. Let's face it, everyone here waited 16 stupid years for Episode I and it turned out to be a nightmare - Maybe Lucas should have released a few screenshots and video clips like you have to give everyone a chance for input - Your work speaks for itself. We can be patient and wait a few more weeks. If you hadn't come along, we'd be waiting for a corrected Star Wars for all eternity...

nohandluke
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#298528
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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As someone who formerly worked in Hollywood I can safely say private screenings are a sure-fire way to have the edit tracked and shot behind the barn by Lucasfilm's gestapo. I do have this feeling though that like The Phantom Edit, this is going to make some waves in the more mainstream arenas eventually.

nohandluke
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#298381
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/298381/action/topic#298381
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Oh man! Star Wars is once again the film I saw in my imagination when I was 4 years old! Except now, it comes at me as an adult with all the grandeur and splendour my 4-year-old imagination envisioned all those decades ago! Ady', you've done me a great service. I was excited about the 1997 special edition, only to be horribly let down in two ways - the SE sucked and the original version was lost to home video - Now, I have the SE I always wanted! About five years ago, an Indiana Jones fan finally made the right hat from Raiders of the Lost Ark and started reproducing it for other fans who were constantly disappointed with the "official" Lucasfilm Indy hat. In much the same way, Adywan, a Star Wars fan, has done what no amount of ILMers or Lucas' misspent millions could do - reinvigorate the original Star Wars fan base!

I think November's "release" of this edit will be a very historic moment and one that might make more waves than any of us expect...

Ady', you've achieved great impossibilities and never once have you let us down. Simply amazing. I watched the TIE attack clip and the trailer again today - I got chills and, despite my manliness, teared up a little bit - Boyhood joy is a long-lost emotion now found again in your work. Thank you...Thank you...Thank you.

nohandluke
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#298168
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/298168/action/topic#298168
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I actually dig the new robust colors and star field - They feel fresh and very much in-line with Adywan's Revisited philosophy - not just edits and effects improvements - but shot-by-shot color restoration. Ady' - I think the new crawl looks very appropriate. Keep up the amazing work and thanks again for everything you have done to accomodate the observations of so many. You deserve a medal...and I'm sure with your skills you can digitally give yourself one.

Oh, and everyone make sure your monitors and screens are properly adjusted. I'd hate to see us all debating color issues and we're all looking at different saturation levels.

nohandluke

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#297933
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297933/action/topic#297933
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As always, Ady is my kindred spirit on the other side of the water.

Young Anakin must go from the end of Jedi, no doubt about it. Ady', on your internal debate about the ESB shuttle scene, my vote is to excise it entirely. Half of it is Jedi footage anyway and the musical score is simply ruined by the break in the pace. By that point in the story the audience has seen enough space and ships in IV and V to safely assume Vader takes a ship back to his Star Destroyer. We don't need to see it. I also agree that the original "Bring my shuttle" line sounds much more appropriately irritated and angry versus the more mellow "Alert my Star Destroyer blah blah blah...."

Now if only something could be done about that dumb Special Edition Wampa in the beginning of the movie....

Sorry - ESB is like fine china for me, perfect in every way (although I am not including any "true" improvements Ady will likely add-he has proven he has a respectful eye for these things) - I hate what has been wrought upon ESB by the reckless special editions.

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#297262
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297262/action/topic#297262
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Beru finally undubbed! WOO HOO! I've never heard her real voice and always wanted to! Another small dream realized in the Adywan edit! Why am I not surprised.

Oh, and as for Biggs...I've always been of the opinion that entire SE hangar should be removed too because there's no context when you meet him aside from the one aside mention by Luke to his aunt and uncle and his whining to C-3PO which most people don't catch or remember by the time they get to Yavin. Granted though, I understand why it would be a cool scene if the original desert footage was there, but there the catch is that the desert scenes are boring and slow the movie down...What a dilemma.

Biggs you are a royal pain in the butt for the flow of the Star Wars narrative.
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#296343
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296343/action/topic#296343
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I went to film school, have edited movies both digitally and the ol' fashioned way with razors and tape, and for the life of me I can't see an issue with this shot at all now that Ady's brisked it up. Maybe my eyes aren't fast enough, but the stars look fine to me, the motion is great and there's no longer the glaring matte to model shot.

Excellent and subtle work from one of our resident masters. By the way, Darth Editous, as you are one of the other resident editing masters in these parts, would you mind expanding on your mention about the scale of the stars in the shot. I am techno-curious about this and, as a former filmmaker, would like to learn more.

Thanks to both of you,
nohandluke
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#294355
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/294355/action/topic#294355
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I'd rather have a wall of TIEs than a paltry four or five. Heck, the five in the original film are basically cloned optical elements anyway. To me, it feels like the same shot with a lot more impact, but I can see where some people would see it differently. Personally, I'm down with it.

nohandluke
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#294270
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/294270/action/topic#294270
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Bomma, you've just summed up my reaction also. Holy geeze this is good! Adywan has every right to be proud of this effort and I would like to thank all of you here at OT that stepped forward and helped Ady pick up the pieces when his computer almost put him out of commission. It's guys like Ady that really give us hope, but every epic project from Star Wars Revisited to a little operation in 1944 called D-Day require resources outside the artists/generals too and you guys delivered without fail. Makes me proud to be a part of this community. There are a lot of quality people here helping other quality people.

When this hits in November, Ady will forever be the mastermind behind it and I thank him for this revived Star Wars experience. At the same time, thanks to each and everyone participating in this thread who either gave a donation when the chips were down or anyone whose fast eyes found a flaw or glitch the rest of us didn't see that Ady could add to his list of improvements. I never saw that plastered door behind Chewie in the cell block but someone here did - and that's just one of hundreds of examples. All of you have really gotten me into Star Wars again without resentment, a feat I didn't think possible.

Ady put in the time and sweat and talent, but this will also be superior because other eyes were scanning the old footage too and we have an artist without any negative ego who was willing to listen.

I take my hat off to all of you. Now, I wait for November.

Thanks so much,
nohandluke
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#293504
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/293504/action/topic#293504
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First off, sorry about the blank post. Accident. Secondly, the deleted scenes referred to were only available on the Behind the Magic CD-ROM, they were not anamorphically encoded, lacked post-production sound and were not of a quality standard that is acceptable for Adywan's project. Now, I'm not trying to speak for the master editor in the slightest, but I would think that given he is removing the Jabba scene entirely (a good choice in my humble opinion) I think the intent of the edit is to bring all of the original film's potential to the surface, not try to add in every scrap of deleted material that is out there - I mean, would that also include the silent, black and white scenes of Luke at the moisture vaporator? I would hope not.

Again, I am not speaking for anyone but myself, but given the polished level of quality in both the edit and picture detail, I would think the deleted scenes are staying deleted.

nohandluke
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#291852
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291852/action/topic#291852
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vbangle, as you can attest, Adywan has proven his worth to the Star Wars fan community for the last year and a half. His work stands out in an amazing way. He had rekindled hope and interest in Star Wars for me after almost a decade of personal despondence. Everyone who has seen his efforts should not for a moment assume he's not the real deal. I admit, I used to see donations going around for fan edits and I never did. I wasn't skeptical of their work or honesty - I just wasn't fired up or excited. Now, I am excited.

I hope more people come forward who have enjoyed and been inspired by Adywan's work and help him complete his vision. It already is incredible, even in just the pieces we have seen. Let's help him through this rough patch and have the opportunity to see the entire project completed. I know it will blow me away. In fact, I often wonder how I'll be able to contain myself given my reaction to just a two or three minute tie fighter attack scene or snippets of new fixes. The whole thing at once might put me in a blissful coma.

nohandluke