@@ughugh351 It is the best of the prequels, and it's better than Rise of Skywalker. But yeah, it is definetly not the best movie, that would be Shawshank Redemption or Chinatown maybe. Or the Godfather.
There’s one shot in ROTS when Dooku kicks Obi-Wan to the ground and you see the shadow of Obi-Wan’s lightsaber. I’m guessing they forgot to remove that from the final cut of the movie because lightsabers shouldn’t have shadows, since they are made of light.
This is something throughout the whole scene, whenever there's harsh shadows you'll see the lightsaber beam's shadow nearby, this is especially noticable in the ending duel to ROTJ after Luke gains the high ground for the first time.
David hatcher semantics, they are made of plasma which produce light therefore do not cast a shadow because they are the source of light not blocking it.
As much as I like it I feel like the second version is a bit eye irritating Also, idk why, but I think it kinda loses the look of the saber, and it just becomes messy Great vid tho
Fun fact, during the Anakin-Dooku duel at the end of AOTC, when the power cord that was connected to the lights is cut, the lightsabers do actually have colour fall off, which seems to imply it was meant to be only noticable under extremely dark conditions.
but they shouldn't. No color falloff in lighted conditions would imply that the saber should be looking closer to white light blades than colored ones instead of the bright colors they were shown to have in the prequels.
@@vizman8585but they should george invented them he decided how these fake fantasy weapons look in his universe if u wanna get technical sabers shouldnt even clash then
It was explicitly said in the original Star Wars novelization that lightsabers did NOT give off any light to the surrounding surfaces. If I remember the line, it went something like "luke stared at the vivid blue blade while waving it around. He found it curious that it glowed, but did not illuminate the surroundings" or something close to that.
@@omarbaba9892 No its not, but it was a way to explain the lack of practical light with the carbon fiber sabers used for the OT and PT and even if it isn't canon, all six original movies stayed within that continuity which was subsequently broken during the Disney era. It isn't a big deal but it further creates a disconnect from the Disney movies and the original six movies.
I just wanted to add, that Yoda, being a CGI character has the blades cast their light on him, but not on the real actors (See the Dooku vs Yoda fight in Ep2 for example). Another clear example is Kenobi vs General Grievous, when grievous ignites the sabers one by one they add their light to hes metal (especially the blue tones, and the following scene where he advances while spinning the blades is a clear example of them casting light on him) but when Kenobi takes hes battle stance, no light is cast on hes face.
I know that the way that it was done in the sequels was that the props they used for lightsabers on set actually glowed. In the other trilogies, they used sticks that didn't produce any light at all for the blades.
This is exactly what I was looking for, I'd love to see a remaster with lightsaber light on the actors. It's certainly something the sequels got right.
i always liked the way lightsabers looked when Luke and Vader fought on the second Death Star. The white part of the blade was more colored i think, and it made a huge difference to me
That was only in the 2004 DVD release. The white cores were there in the original release and special edition, and were later restored in later re-releases.
Crazy. I came across your video looking for the EXACT opposite - I hated how the sequel lightsabers looked in comparison to the prequels. I’m leaving here with a changed mind, nicely done.
I feel like the reason Lucas didn't do this is less of lack of ability do as much as it is a creative choice. There's a subtle glow on Yoda's face whenever he has his lightsaber out but it's just that, subtle. This helps the films keep consistent and you don't see lightsabers glow in one film and the next the rules have changed, it's a small thing but it helps them feel consistent, this especially helps for watching in their intended order (chronological). If you pay close attention you'll notice that during the Obi-Wan vs Grievous duel, they've done exactly what you have and added a glow to Obi-Wan and Grievous' face because of the sheer amount of lightsabers (normally you only see a reflection in their eyes like when Luke uses one in Obi-Wan's shack but with four it becomes more apparent).
I like how its this serves as a fine example that just because something is more "realistic" it just doesn't look better. This is also very notible in the Obi Wan series where they overshot this effect completely and the fight between vader and obi just looked awfull as hell.
1:00 It's funny to cut to this shot in particular when talking about the lack of colour fall off in the prequels because this is one of the rare times it actually does occur, you can see the green light of his saber on the side of Qui-Gon's face
Iirc, the sequel lightsaber props had LEDs in their blades, not unlike Force FX sabers you can buy. They still rotoscoped the traditional blade in post, but the practical effect caused by the LED blade is what gave off that nice-looking color falloff.
If anyone in the past called you out for studying VFX and CGI then they would be super jealous of how good you are at making a colour fallout in a movie that is so old. I'm really glad I found your tiny lightsaber videos and found this channel and this video too XD
Hmm maybe make it look less noticeable during brightly lit scenes. Like others have said, this starts to look messy which I think is because the color is still really sharp while the scene is well lit. This is probably why this isn't done during the movies. The Prequels made sure to lit up a dark room with the lightsaber (ex: AotC Dooku Fight) since it's one of the few sources of light in the scene which looks amazing. During a daytime battle though, the colors would probably get distracting & blurred when overlapping, which makes sense but visually could look worse than the original. A more subtle effect though could look good while still improving on the original.
I'm glad to see some one discussing this. It's always bothered me that there was no interactive lighting from the sabers, even in the prequles. Adding this gives them more connection to the real world and makes these fictional weapons feel more believable.
Inthe book The Art of Star Wars The Force Awakens, it is explained that there was a huge debate before making Episode 7 between the art director and JJ. They did not know if lightsabers should spill light around them. The art director argued that no spill makes the lightsaber more magical and other worldly. I have to agree with him. The spill gives the lightsaber too much of a realistic toy feeling. It reminds you too much that they are plastic glowing tubes. This wasn't the case in the OT and The Prequels. The lightsabers felt pretty magical. Rewatch the scene on Dagobah when Luke fights Vader in the cave and you'll understand what I mean.
Absolutely crazy! I never knew that was a conversation that happened but not only does it make sense, it blows my mind that despite being a "super fan" JJ decided to go against what was consistent throughout not just the prequels but also the originals.
I thought the lightsaber from 2 and 3 looked really oversaturated. Epi 1 was still in tune with the OT. Then epi 8&9 gave the lightsaber a weird pointed tip
It's funny you mention it because in the CGI section of Episode 2 when the clones are having a gun fight, all those light properties you mention naturally occur due to the lights actually existing in the scene and not being added in post.
Wow dude. That final shot is beautiful. The OT special editions should've been remastered this way. BUT! The original theatrical versions should've been restored and released as well. That way you get to pick your version instead of watching what we ended up getting.
The other thing you forgot about the sequel sabers is they fade as the saber swings, like a real light would. With motion blur, some of the color should come back into the blade itself as it becomes slightly transparent from the blurring. They do this mostly (at least for close up shots) using a 3D blade to simulate how it would actually react. I wish Andrew Kramer would come up with a sequel to Saber that incorporates fading into it's motion blur calculation.
The bright effects do look cool and a little more realistic and more consistent since sometimes since you did see lighting effects on characters, like when Yoda ignites his lightsaber against Dooku. The green light is reflecting on his face. Although here, it is also good, but the guy with the blue lightsaber has his color changed and it ends up being a cyan looking lightsaber instead. Still a good vid though.
I've seen so many people complaining about how this is a bad thing in the Disney era of Star Wars. "The lightsabers don't have a white core anymore" "The color fall off is too strong." Like... c'mon! You're complaining that lightsabers are becoming more realistic??!! This change is awesome
Yeah dude because they aren't real lol you're telling me that making this change to the lightsabers which had been consistent throughout all six previous movies is the only realistic change to make? Why not force all lightsaber wielders to actually have heat protection on? Or make them charge their lightsabers? Why stop at making them spill more light? The practical light spill is an artistic choice and one that some people don't like.
I like this idea, and it looks really (REALLY) cool, but sometimes I think the field around the sabers can be a little too large and obstruct some of the important space on the rest of the screen. I like that in the prequels the sabers stood out but were not overly stated. making the scenes very easy to follow. Even the original trilogy had more or less colored sticks of light with a gentle transparent field of glow. or even just the stick itself.
Idk I've always liked the clean look of the lightsabers. There was one scene in AOTC where Anakin and Dooku dueled where it was dark enough to emit the lightsabers light but other than that the lightsabers always looked like the light is contained within the saber, making it kind of other worldy. Now they just kind of look like really bright glow sticks lol you can say it makes it more realistic but the point is that lightsabers aren't real. There are times where the extra light is cool but making it super bright every time really create a disconnect from the the previous movies continuity and over exposes the scene to the point of ridiculousness sometimes.
I love your channel! Just a question, in your video where lightsabers look like whips, how do you make the area around the lightsabers where the REAL lightsaber was in the film?
I think in the prequel case, the whole lighthing works around the characters would have to be altered too, since the sabers stand out too much imo, but it is still a great improvement ;D
Can you do this for the fight we see in Return of the Jedi? I've always wondered what that fight would look if the lightsabers looked like they do in the prequals with the type of lighting we see in the sequels.
Damn as a HUGE Old Republic fan your film is looking better and better the more I hear about it! Are we gonna see his childhood with his stepdad, mom, his actual dad Dramath, etc.. ? And some Sith Pureblood stuff because they are fascinating ??
Awesome! You clearly know a lot about this character - And that's refreshing, but unfortunately rare to see! That's exactly why we're making this. We LOVE his story, and this is indeed a biopic - We will see his childhood, his 'challenges' with his family, his lineage, issues of nature vs. nature, and evil as a conduit of power for Sith of both race and creed. Please keep your eyes peeled for our deep dive video coming as soon as we can possibly have it of a sufficient quality!
@@YusiDJordan Oh wowowowow!!! Deep dive videos are my favourite! Yes to all of that! Nature VS nurture specifically, I'm really into discussing that. I'm more hyped for this than I was for Shards of the Past, this is gonna be awesome! I wish I could help pay for it, but I'm a teenager with strict parents :(( And you have a point, Sidious' past was explored in the Plagueis novel, but Vitiate never got a proper past. I'm glad you're telling this story. And with your editing skills, it's gonna look awesome! Also thanks for replying, I'm honoured 😊
I do not think so. They're lightsabers, not flashlights. The light they throw is tacky and when they go too intense (Kenobi) it makes the characters monochromatic. And if they always use it, that element is lost as a resource, as for example in AoTC, when during Anakin and Dooku's duel, their faces are illuminated by their sabers, two Jedis who ended up on the dark side, struggling between the Jedi blue and the Sith red. Or scenes like this...ua-cam.com/video/cT0H5qg8FTc/v-deo.html
Maybe the design of the lightsabers improved over time in Star Wars. Originally, the plasma beams were less powerful, therefore covering less area, but in between the OT and TFA, the quality of lightsabers improved. They might have become hotter, thus now emitting light around them.
First, please do not take this as me saying your work is bad. The work you did in this video is excellent. Having said that, the light fallout or glow from the sequel movies and even the obi wan show is something I really don't know how I feel about. In some instances it can look really great, but overall it really just make everyone look like they just lit their glow sticks and are ready for the rave to start... it's just... almost a little silly looking to me. Like it just looks like a disco rave or kids neon sign or something. If that makes any sense.
i loved this video and agreed with everything. right up until the ending when I was thinking the edit made the light too bright...oh well. needs more edit.
Would love to know how you isolated the blades themselves… did you rotoscope them frame by frame? Or did you use some kind of luma key technique? Would love to know your Workflow for this…
You bring up fantastic points on the lightsabers in the prequels and that is something the sequels do better. But there is one thing the prequels do better than both the sequels and even the original trilogy: choreography. The lightsaber duels feel more alive and beautifully done. The original feels more robotic and basic while the sequels look like two kids playing sword fights trying to attack the other but too afraid to get hurt themselves. Granted, Episodes IV-IX don’t have much Jedi Masters or Sith Lords, only young novices, old men and a cripple on stilts, while the prequels have a plethora of young men in their prime and old men who haven’t declined in their powers just yet. But there definitely should have been better choreography in those movies. So when it comes to lightsaber fights, I’ll take breathtaking action sequences over two kids playing Jedi or old men trying to capture the spirit of their youth.
This video is Longer than I expected.
Ah yes the negotiator
@@ApostolicComp You're underestimating his power
Wow
We have a job to do here, Anakin, Try not to upset him
Obi-Wan Kenobi control your padawans insolence so I can concentrate on watching this video
Man imagine what it would look like if he did this for an entire movie, even if it was only ROTS. Epic.
Well it's the best movie, so definitely would be cool
@@erinkarp6317 best movie haha good one
@@ughugh351 it's not a joke smh
@@erinkarp6317 I know and this is sad
@@ughugh351 It is the best of the prequels, and it's better than Rise of Skywalker. But yeah, it is definetly not the best movie, that would be Shawshank Redemption or Chinatown maybe. Or the Godfather.
Imagine the Original and Prequel trilogy with today’s CGI....
Only the prequels. Original trilogy should be left alone.
Prequels would look so much better visually. I thing OT is perfect the way it is rn
@@empalc1923 Why?
I agree
I kinda hope Disney do a non-canon remaster of the old trilogy's
Oh yeah
Imagine a full remaster of all the Star Wars films that made the sabres look like this
Don't give him many ideas
Replace everything after "films" with "prequels" and its good
Canal Do soninho Nah come on it would be sick to see Anakin v obi wan with that kind of lighting from the sabres
Dear Santa, my wish list this year is pretty short, buuuut...
@@TrippaMazing87 Why?
Definitely do more of these - one thing I love about the sequels is how powerful the lightsabers felt and this is part of the reason why
The chopped trees falling around in ep7 were also cool
Powerful?😂😂
There’s one shot in ROTS when Dooku kicks Obi-Wan to the ground and you see the shadow of Obi-Wan’s lightsaber. I’m guessing they forgot to remove that from the final cut of the movie because lightsabers shouldn’t have shadows, since they are made of light.
This is something throughout the whole scene, whenever there's harsh shadows you'll see the lightsaber beam's shadow nearby, this is especially noticable in the ending duel to ROTJ after Luke gains the high ground for the first time.
They aren't made of light
@@davidhatcher7016 But they *cast* light, at any rate. Logically, they shouldn't have shadows.
@@VinVonVoom "It is over, Father! I have the high ground!"
"You underestimate my power!"
David hatcher semantics, they are made of plasma which produce light therefore do not cast a shadow because they are the source of light not blocking it.
As much as I like it
I feel like the second version is a bit eye irritating
Also, idk why, but I think it kinda loses the look of the saber, and it just becomes messy
Great vid tho
I agree, it’s just too bright with 4 lightsabers in one shot
They are powerful plasma beams after all, no wonder they are so bright when ignited next to each other
I also agree. The idea itself is perfectly sound, but the execution is too intense.
Maybe keep the general idea but decrease the general brightness of the sabers?
I think the glow of the air is a bit overkill. It makes the air looks dusty and dirty.
Fun fact, during the Anakin-Dooku duel at the end of AOTC, when the power cord that was connected to the lights is cut, the lightsabers do actually have colour fall off, which seems to imply it was meant to be only noticable under extremely dark conditions.
but they shouldn't. No color falloff in lighted conditions would imply that the saber should be looking closer to white light blades than colored ones instead of the bright colors they were shown to have in the prequels.
@@vizman8585but they should george invented them he decided how these fake fantasy weapons look in his universe if u wanna get technical sabers shouldnt even clash then
It was explicitly said in the original Star Wars novelization that lightsabers did NOT give off any light to the surrounding surfaces. If I remember the line, it went something like "luke stared at the vivid blue blade while waving it around. He found it curious that it glowed, but did not illuminate the surroundings" or something close to that.
Well that’s not canon more is it
@@omarbaba9892 No its not, but it was a way to explain the lack of practical light with the carbon fiber sabers used for the OT and PT and even if it isn't canon, all six original movies stayed within that continuity which was subsequently broken during the Disney era. It isn't a big deal but it further creates a disconnect from the Disney movies and the original six movies.
The lightsabers in the sequels look really fucking cool ngl
I just wanted to add, that Yoda, being a CGI character has the blades cast their light on him, but not on the real actors (See the Dooku vs Yoda fight in Ep2 for example).
Another clear example is Kenobi vs General Grievous, when grievous ignites the sabers one by one they add their light to hes metal (especially the blue tones, and the following scene where he advances while spinning the blades is a clear example of them casting light on him) but when Kenobi takes hes battle stance, no light is cast on hes face.
I know that the way that it was done in the sequels was that the props they used for lightsabers on set actually glowed. In the other trilogies, they used sticks that didn't produce any light at all for the blades.
This is exactly what I was looking for, I'd love to see a remaster with lightsaber light on the actors.
It's certainly something the sequels got right.
i always liked the way lightsabers looked when Luke and Vader fought on the second Death Star. The white part of the blade was more colored i think, and it made a huge difference to me
That was only in the 2004 DVD release. The white cores were there in the original release and special edition, and were later restored in later re-releases.
Do more scenes with these lightsaber looks both in PT and OT! I loved this!
Amazing. Very good explanation of the process you used!
Thank you! And thanks for the awesome podcast! It was great talking to you.
Yo you made Windu’s Jedi gang look super intimidating with those effects. Nice!
Never knew I could learn so much about lightsabers in one video😁 and I DEFINITELY want to see the movie!
Crazy. I came across your video looking for the EXACT opposite - I hated how the sequel lightsabers looked in comparison to the prequels.
I’m leaving here with a changed mind, nicely done.
I'm honored! Thanks for the lovely comment!
I feel like the reason Lucas didn't do this is less of lack of ability do as much as it is a creative choice. There's a subtle glow on Yoda's face whenever he has his lightsaber out but it's just that, subtle.
This helps the films keep consistent and you don't see lightsabers glow in one film and the next the rules have changed, it's a small thing but it helps them feel consistent, this especially helps for watching in their intended order (chronological).
If you pay close attention you'll notice that during the Obi-Wan vs Grievous duel, they've done exactly what you have and added a glow to Obi-Wan and Grievous' face because of the sheer amount of lightsabers (normally you only see a reflection in their eyes like when Luke uses one in Obi-Wan's shack but with four it becomes more apparent).
Is there more of an instructional tutorial on how this all was achieved?
I like how its this serves as a fine example that just because something is more "realistic" it just doesn't look better. This is also very notible in the Obi Wan series where they overshot this effect completely and the fight between vader and obi just looked awfull as hell.
1:00 It's funny to cut to this shot in particular when talking about the lack of colour fall off in the prequels because this is one of the rare times it actually does occur, you can see the green light of his saber on the side of Qui-Gon's face
Iirc, the sequel lightsaber props had LEDs in their blades, not unlike Force FX sabers you can buy. They still rotoscoped the traditional blade in post, but the practical effect caused by the LED blade is what gave off that nice-looking color falloff.
I love the glow from the Disney sabers, but I also love the pure white core from the first six movie lightsabers.
If someone could do this for all lightsaber scenes missing this detail, it would be mindblowing
If anyone in the past called you out for studying VFX and CGI then they would be super jealous of how good you are at making a colour fallout in a movie that is so old. I'm really glad I found your tiny lightsaber videos and found this channel and this video too XD
Hmm maybe make it look less noticeable during brightly lit scenes.
Like others have said, this starts to look messy which I think is because the color is still really sharp while the scene is well lit. This is probably why this isn't done during the movies.
The Prequels made sure to lit up a dark room with the lightsaber (ex: AotC Dooku Fight) since it's one of the few sources of light in the scene which looks amazing.
During a daytime battle though, the colors would probably get distracting & blurred when overlapping, which makes sense but visually could look worse than the original. A more subtle effect though could look good while still improving on the original.
I'm glad to see some one discussing this. It's always bothered me that there was no interactive lighting from the sabers, even in the prequles. Adding this gives them more connection to the real world and makes these fictional weapons feel more believable.
And I thought the prequel can't be better
Weird that you say that, because you have no idea how ubiquitous the hate for the Prequel Trilogy was back when they were released.
@@gamestation2690 Oh there is soooo much room for improvement with the Prequel Trilogy
@@MediaLoverChris02 probably even less with the newer ones, cuz i can’t seem to fix a mouse…
Nah they're carried so hard by the final fights
Finally someone did it ! Keep up the awesome work man 👍
Inthe book The Art of Star Wars The Force Awakens, it is explained that there was a huge debate before making Episode 7 between the art director and JJ. They did not know if lightsabers should spill light around them. The art director argued that no spill makes the lightsaber more magical and other worldly. I have to agree with him. The spill gives the lightsaber too much of a realistic toy feeling. It reminds you too much that they are plastic glowing tubes. This wasn't the case in the OT and The Prequels. The lightsabers felt pretty magical. Rewatch the scene on Dagobah when Luke fights Vader in the cave and you'll understand what I mean.
Absolutely crazy! I never knew that was a conversation that happened but not only does it make sense, it blows my mind that despite being a "super fan" JJ decided to go against what was consistent throughout not just the prequels but also the originals.
I loved not just the prequels but the originals and sequels too
I love them!
Thank you, Dr. Peterson.
Rogue One did this well during The Darth Vader "Taaake it, 💽!" 🗡️uwaaaAAAA!! " "Take iiiitttauughaaaa.💽...!" hallway scene.
good discernment on making the falloff visible mostly on mace's robe since light hued materials reflect color the most
man, it looks so much better
I thought the lightsaber from 2 and 3 looked really oversaturated. Epi 1 was still in tune with the OT. Then epi 8&9 gave the lightsaber a weird pointed tip
Ik am reallly surprised tour not more popular. You should do more videos like this
I subscribed for the laughs. But now I’m staying because I’m equally a Star Wars nerd and you fed that brilliantly with this video.
I can't wait for the Plague of Medriaas
Any word on how long it's run time is gonna be?
We're aiming for about 95 minutes! Thanks a lot!
@@YusiDJordan And thank you, good luck
@@YusiDJordan wow that's really long, I love it! Will it be uploaded on UA-cam or on a different website?
Wait there's more grandpas
can you do an in-depth tutorial on how you achieved the effects?
do you have any clue to when this will be done and how long the movie will be?
It's funny you mention it because in the CGI section of Episode 2 when the clones are having a gun fight, all those light properties you mention naturally occur due to the lights actually existing in the scene and not being added in post.
Congratulations, you made the color reflect of the surroundings. Is that all the sequels have to offer? It is? Oh.
Looks sick... Could make the whole battle between them with this lightsabers would be awesome
Bro I noticed the same thing and it gets on my nerves. Thank you for bringing attention to it.
Wow that looked great! Can’t wait for your fan film to come out!
You're giving Lucas more ideas for special editions!
But in all seriousness, this looks amazing.
looking forward to your fan film dood
The difference is that the lightsaber props in the prequels did not emit light, while the lightsaber props used for the sequels did.
YES IVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT LIGHTSABER GLOW FOREVER!
Which software did u use to make the prequel lightsabers look like the sequels? I just wanna know so I can remake my lightsaber video effects ;)
Wow dude. That final shot is beautiful. The OT special editions should've been remastered this way. BUT! The original theatrical versions should've been restored and released as well. That way you get to pick your version instead of watching what we ended up getting.
Mace's purple glow was perfect
The sequels have amazing visual effects and cool battles. If they put those in old star wars films and that would be cool.
Beautiful detailing.
The other thing you forgot about the sequel sabers is they fade as the saber swings, like a real light would. With motion blur, some of the color should come back into the blade itself as it becomes slightly transparent from the blurring. They do this mostly (at least for close up shots) using a 3D blade to simulate how it would actually react. I wish Andrew Kramer would come up with a sequel to Saber that incorporates fading into it's motion blur calculation.
I wouldn't mind Disney going back and doing this affect in all 6 films, cause yeah, it really does add that depth.
The Yoda VS Dooku duel applied this.
Impressive... most impressive.
I personally love lightsaber fights in the dark. Its just cool visually
3 words for u. YOU ARE GREAT 👍
Awesome! :D
Janobot your videos are legit legendary
Nice! Can you perhaps color correct the
Lightsabers in the 3 movies of the original trilogy and give them lightsaber glow reflections?
The bright effects do look cool and a little more realistic and more consistent since sometimes since you did see lighting effects on characters, like when Yoda ignites his lightsaber against Dooku. The green light is reflecting on his face. Although here, it is also good, but the guy with the blue lightsaber has his color changed and it ends up being a cyan looking lightsaber instead. Still a good vid though.
I've seen so many people complaining about how this is a bad thing in the Disney era of Star Wars. "The lightsabers don't have a white core anymore" "The color fall off is too strong." Like... c'mon! You're complaining that lightsabers are becoming more realistic??!! This change is awesome
Yeah dude because they aren't real lol you're telling me that making this change to the lightsabers which had been consistent throughout all six previous movies is the only realistic change to make? Why not force all lightsaber wielders to actually have heat protection on? Or make them charge their lightsabers? Why stop at making them spill more light? The practical light spill is an artistic choice and one that some people don't like.
@@mugwumpmedia8437 fair point
@@janJasenwaprobably the most level headed discussion on this site
"I was hoping for the Senate."
I'd love to see it on the geonosis arena
Thank you for making this.
I like this idea, and it looks really (REALLY) cool, but sometimes I think the field around the sabers can be a little too large and obstruct some of the important space on the rest of the screen. I like that in the prequels the sabers stood out but were not overly stated. making the scenes very easy to follow. Even the original trilogy had more or less colored sticks of light with a gentle transparent field of glow. or even just the stick itself.
Idk I've always liked the clean look of the lightsabers. There was one scene in AOTC where Anakin and Dooku dueled where it was dark enough to emit the lightsabers light but other than that the lightsabers always looked like the light is contained within the saber, making it kind of other worldy. Now they just kind of look like really bright glow sticks lol you can say it makes it more realistic but the point is that lightsabers aren't real. There are times where the extra light is cool but making it super bright every time really create a disconnect from the the previous movies continuity and over exposes the scene to the point of ridiculousness sometimes.
Now can you do the rest of the scenes in the movies lol. Good job by the way, I just did a search for this and found that you'd done it
I would love to see the color falloff in the other trilogies
They are different weapons, remember, on the sequels they are laser swords 😂
U got the whole squad laughing
B R U H Anakin calls it a laser sword in TPM
the deakins cameo left me smiling
Finally someone noticed it! I thought it would be too obscure 😂 You get a cookie 🍪
Are you gonna start doing these lightsaber edits that would be a good project
I'd love to see a tutorial about lightsabers.
I love your channel! Just a question, in your video where lightsabers look like whips, how do you make the area around the lightsabers where the REAL lightsaber was in the film?
This is awesome!!!
I think in the prequel case, the whole lighthing works around the characters would have to be altered too, since the sabers stand out too much imo, but it is still a great improvement ;D
A little bit extreme, but definitely really cool.
Can you do this for the fight we see in Return of the Jedi? I've always wondered what that fight would look if the lightsabers looked like they do in the prequals with the type of lighting we see in the sequels.
With this touch up for the original trilogy would be alot better.
YEA! VOICE REVEAL!!!
Damn as a HUGE Old Republic fan your film is looking better and better the more I hear about it! Are we gonna see his childhood with his stepdad, mom, his actual dad Dramath, etc.. ? And some Sith Pureblood stuff because they are fascinating ??
Awesome! You clearly know a lot about this character - And that's refreshing, but unfortunately rare to see! That's exactly why we're making this. We LOVE his story, and this is indeed a biopic - We will see his childhood, his 'challenges' with his family, his lineage, issues of nature vs. nature, and evil as a conduit of power for Sith of both race and creed. Please keep your eyes peeled for our deep dive video coming as soon as we can possibly have it of a sufficient quality!
@@YusiDJordan Oh wowowowow!!! Deep dive videos are my favourite! Yes to all of that! Nature VS nurture specifically, I'm really into discussing that. I'm more hyped for this than I was for Shards of the Past, this is gonna be awesome! I wish I could help pay for it, but I'm a teenager with strict parents :((
And you have a point, Sidious' past was explored in the Plagueis novel, but Vitiate never got a proper past. I'm glad you're telling this story. And with your editing skills, it's gonna look awesome!
Also thanks for replying, I'm honoured 😊
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The lightsabers are too bright, but the light in the clothes and faces is a nice touch
AMAZING WORK. So, I was doing an ROTS edit, can I use that shot in it? I would of course credit you.
I do not think so. They're lightsabers, not flashlights. The light they throw is tacky and when they go too intense (Kenobi) it makes the characters monochromatic. And if they always use it, that element is lost as a resource, as for example in AoTC, when during Anakin and Dooku's duel, their faces are illuminated by their sabers, two Jedis who ended up on the dark side, struggling between the Jedi blue and the Sith red. Or scenes like this...ua-cam.com/video/cT0H5qg8FTc/v-deo.html
Maybe the design of the lightsabers improved over time in Star Wars. Originally, the plasma beams were less powerful, therefore covering less area, but in between the OT and TFA, the quality of lightsabers improved. They might have become hotter, thus now emitting light around them.
Yeah, this way is more realistic but it can be annoying. You'll hurt your eyes.
First, please do not take this as me saying your work is bad. The work you did in this video is excellent. Having said that, the light fallout or glow from the sequel movies and even the obi wan show is something I really don't know how I feel about. In some instances it can look really great, but overall it really just make everyone look like they just lit their glow sticks and are ready for the rave to start... it's just... almost a little silly looking to me. Like it just looks like a disco rave or kids neon sign or something. If that makes any sense.
i loved this video and agreed with everything. right up until the ending when I was thinking the edit made the light too bright...oh well. needs more edit.
Would love to know how you isolated the blades themselves… did you rotoscope them frame by frame? Or did you use some kind of luma key technique? Would love to know your Workflow for this…
Hey, friend! I just painted them out by tracking the background to a null and linking that to a photoshopped version of the frame.
@@YusiDJordan thanks for the answer!
Hey man, how did you achieve that effect? Is there a way to create that with After Effects?
Could you do an entire fight like this?
You bring up fantastic points on the lightsabers in the prequels and that is something the sequels do better. But there is one thing the prequels do better than both the sequels and even the original trilogy: choreography. The lightsaber duels feel more alive and beautifully done. The original feels more robotic and basic while the sequels look like two kids playing sword fights trying to attack the other but too afraid to get hurt themselves. Granted, Episodes IV-IX don’t have much Jedi Masters or Sith Lords, only young novices, old men and a cripple on stilts, while the prequels have a plethora of young men in their prime and old men who haven’t declined in their powers just yet. But there definitely should have been better choreography in those movies. So when it comes to lightsaber fights, I’ll take breathtaking action sequences over two kids playing Jedi or old men trying to capture the spirit of their youth.
I’d say they’re OVERLY choreographed
Do this to all past lightsaber scenes, please.
Would it be possible to do this for Return of the Jedi with Luke Vs Vader?😎👍
That would look amazing