timdiggerm

aalenfae said:

timdiggerm said:

aalenfae said:

Alllllllrighty guys!
Here's some progress I've made on TPM!
Finally something that's not very actiony.

Here's the heroes arriving at Coruscant in TPM.
This is essentially my first run-through with editing, so expect more changes and streamlining along the way.
http://vimeo.com/71182240

The removal of Ric's lines make it so we have no idea who the Chancellor is until the scene is almost over, not to mention the really long sweeping shots with nothing happening.

I kinda hope you're commenting a little tongue-in-cheek here, haha. The removal of random exposition (especially exposition that's restated in-context by the characters later - such as introducing the Chancellor) is a major goal of my edit.

I get that, and although I think it's a worthy goal, I think that faneditors can sometimes go a little crazy with cutting too much. Sometime it's okay if something is stated twice. Here, maybe the audience should know who the Chancellor is going into the scene, but it logically makes sense for Palpatine to introduce him to the Queen, so.... huh.

emanswfan said:

I'll be rescoring the films, so the music won't be an issue later on.

From a technical perspective, how does this work with the arena sounds?

Akwat Kbrana said:

The visual style wasn't the only thing about Angel describable as "over the top."

As much as I agree, can we not go down this road for the millionth time?

I can not wait to read your opening crawl, that's for sure.

EDIT, so I sound like less of an asshole:

I have no idea how this edit is going to work, but I really do look forward to finding out.

aalenfae said:

Alllllllrighty guys!
Here's some progress I've made on TPM!
Finally something that's not very actiony.

Here's the heroes arriving at Coruscant in TPM.
This is essentially my first run-through with editing, so expect more changes and streamlining along the way.
http://vimeo.com/71182240

The removal of Ric's lines make it so we have no idea who the Chancellor is until the scene is almost over, not to mention the really long sweeping shots with nothing happening.

Bester said:

Sorry, I'm using my work PC and can't access Vimeo here (only via the Android app on my mobile).  Of the clip in question (a trench run display graphic entitled "Targeting Computer Redesign 2"), he says:

"I'm assisting with VFX for an under-the-radar redux of ANH"

Sure sounds like ANH:R HD to me.  Unless someone else is working on such a project?

Well it wouldn't be under the radar if you'd heard of it, now would it?

Bester said:

If you take a look at Aalenfae's Vimeo account, there is an entry (with comments) that would suggest he is doing preliminary work on ANH:R HD.

Link?

Well that was just beautiful. I know I've been here too long when I immediately noted that it was the Yavin IV takeoff shot without the clouds in front of Yavin.

Also, Sebastian Shaw in 720p! Not nearly enough, but it's something.

DuracellEnergizer said:

 

The Imperials have the ability to create the Sun Crusher, an indestructible fighter-sized ship that is capable of destroying stars? Give me a break! If the Sun Crusher was some piece of advanced hardware built by an unknown alien civilization, though, that the Imperials just happened to find floating abandoned in the Maw? Now that can work.

 

Indeed, that thing should have had Centerpoint Station-like origins.

So I've finally got around to checking out existing prequel edits (so far L8wrtr's & Secior's TPMs. Is there an existing thread for either of those where I can opine?) and something occurred to me.

Adywan's intense attention to detail and fixing everything possible (see: Han's frozen shirt, among a bajillion other examples) is an impressive hallmark of the Revisited saga. What the heck is he going to do about all the times in TPM when the CG doesn't work? Watching the film, I was actually impressed with how many times the effects did work (given how well the prequels are treated around here and my own memory) but holy cow are there some parts where Jar Jar stands out like a sore thumb, etc. So, thoughts?

Guys, guys, there is a whole thread in Off-Topic for this discussion.

oh DuracellEngergizer, will you ever understand that no one cares about your bizarro joke?

Given the creating life, avoiding death, etc discussion of ROTS, it's really not all that crazy that Palpatine could still be around in some form (see: Lord Voldemort), especially with the whole Ghost Jedi thing apparently being a pretty new idea.

Deak said:

Yippee!

hahahahahahahaha yes good job writers

Those are all in one timeline, though.

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

deho said:

TV's Frink said:

deho said:

This is my first post here.

lol, you might want to change your avatar.

I'm not using forums very often, so I basically have no idea what I'm doing here, lol. I guess it's a copyright issue?

In a way -- a prominent longtime poster uses that exact avatar.

Yeah, two people with the same avatar is really confusing.

Like Sojourn said, your wish has been granted by way of editing the url

Bingowings said:

Whatever happened to that ship/pod shown in the build up to the filming of TPM in the BBC documentary about Lucas?

It looked fab and never turned up in any of the films as far as I can recall.

----UPDATE----

This thing?

I spent minutes speculating based on that one ship.

 

Isn't that just a rear shot of Sebulba's podracer cockpit?

fishmanlee said:

I don't think Ungoliant was mentioned in the Appendices...?

This is why some of the references surprise me.

fishmanlee said:

doubleofive said:

 

fishmanlee said:

The reason the EE is so short, is because the Theatrical is so long.

And because the book is so short. Did we really think he could pump 3 3.5 hour movies out of The Hobbit?

 

And the Appendices, and Unfinished Tales, The History of Middle-Earth series..

Just the appendices. They have the rights to anything in the books LOTR & Hobbit, but nothing from the other books.

DVD-BOY said:

Has anyone downloaded similiar e-books before?  I'm wondering how easy it is to extract the images and assets, or are they in some proprietary format?

 

Oh I'm sure that, in time, we'll figure it out.

Baronlando said:

http://www.foxconnect.com/star-wars-trilogy-episodes-iv-vi.html

So I guess this is just some pointless repack?

Pointless? The box art is a lot better!

darth_ender said:

timdiggerm said:

darth_ender said:

Well, I am officially the third highest official in the local Mormon Diocese.

Okay, so that's a lame joke.  But I am now serving in a position of authority over the local congregation as the 2nd counselor in the bishopric.  Positions are entrusted to a person, not sought, and leaders are not paid in my church, so there is no ambition in seeking these positions.  This is a position I am honored and terrified to take part in.  I'm younger than the usual folks, and it can be rather time consuming.  I am not terribly organized by nature either.  But I pray I am up to the challenge and may serve God to the best of my ability.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_(Latter_Day_Saints)

This is a serious question, and I am not making fun of your faith, despite the fact that it might sound like I am.

 

How many secret handshakes do you know, as a Bishop?

First, I am not actually a bishop: I am second counselor to a bishop.  No biggie, but just to clarify.  Second, it's a difficult topic for me to discuss because I feel that what you are referring to is sacred and not to be spoken of lightly.  Even referring to it as handshakes, though I know that is how it is commonly viewed, seems like a simplistic way to express it.  They're not something we do outside the temple, and they are not even part of entrance to the temple, nor are they a means of conveying, "Hey, I'm a Mormon too."  Though the comparisons to masonry are common and understandable, their function is different.  Brigham Young put it this way:

“Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father, passing the angels who stand as sentinels, being enabled to give them the key words, the signs and tokens, pertaining to the holy Priesthood, and gain your eternal exaltation in spite of earth and hell.”

What others call secret handshakes we call tokens.  That said, I received my endowment which included all such "key words," "signs," and "tokens" back in 2001 prior to going on a mission.  There are no new tokens to learn.  I learned 'em all already 12 years ago.

Hope that's a useful answer.

Thoroughly useful answer. I dunno how I misread your description of your title/duties, and sorry about that.

And the point about not discussing lightly, sacred stuff, etc makes a lot of sense, and I'm a little sorry I phrased it the way I did. Interesting to know that you learned all that stuff when you went on your mission (is that the same as being made an "Elder"? I am guessing entirely based on missionary nametags here)

Although it does sound from that Young quote like the tokens are about gaining entrance...just not on Earth so much.

darth_ender said:

Well, I am officially the third highest official in the local Mormon Diocese.

Okay, so that's a lame joke.  But I am now serving in a position of authority over the local congregation as the 2nd counselor in the bishopric.  Positions are entrusted to a person, not sought, and leaders are not paid in my church, so there is no ambition in seeking these positions.  This is a position I am honored and terrified to take part in.  I'm younger than the usual folks, and it can be rather time consuming.  I am not terribly organized by nature either.  But I pray I am up to the challenge and may serve God to the best of my ability.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_(Latter_Day_Saints)

This is a serious question, and I am not making fun of your faith, despite the fact that it might sound like I am.

How many secret handshakes do you know, as a Bishop?

valinkrai said:

timdiggerm said:

I only watch films projected onto aged but clean theatrical-sized screens projected from film with decade-authentic bulbs.

 I just got a bit sad, because I realized that I'll probably never see something decently projected on film again unless I go really early in a screening to my local theater

I was being sarcastic. But if it's film you crave, go to an IMAX and see one of their classic documentaries. I mean a real IMAX, not the IMAX-branded garbage at a multiplex.