Star Wars: Episode VII

[AintNoSin]

Originally Posted by srinivas1015

I think it's the other way around. The images captured by the camera used for AOTC were so sharp that the CGI (which was still in its infancy) became rather obvious and stood out. They had spread a Vaseline-like substance over the lenses to get a less sharper image to make the CG blend in.

CGI in its infancy? It had been nine years since Jurassic Park, 13 since the Water Tentacle in The Abyss. That was the infancy of CGI. 2002 was, at worst, awkward adolescence.

The technology to do it well on a smaller scale was there, but I think Lucas's insistence on doing every damn thing as CGI overtaxed the resources of ILM. By the time they made RoTS, they had caught up with the demands placed on them.

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by AintNoSin

CGI in its infancy? It had been nine years since Jurassic Park, 13 since the Water Tentacle in The Abyss. That was the infancy of CGI. 2002 was, at worst, awkward adolescence.

The Puberty of CGI. That's a great metaphor.

[AintNoSin]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

The Puberty of CGI. That's a great metaphor.

That was the problem with AoTC... It had zits and its voice was breaking.

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by AintNoSin

CGI in its infancy? It had been nine years since Jurassic Park, 13 since the Water Tentacle in The Abyss. That was the infancy of CGI. 2002 was, at worst, awkward adolescence.

The technology to do it well on a smaller scale was there, but I think Lucas's insistence on doing every damn thing as CGI overtaxed the resources of ILM. By the time they made RoTS, they had caught up with the demands placed on them.

I have to agree with that. I think it was too much at one time. But there were still limitations in the sense that they were pushing the envelope with the process. Depending how it's used, how much it's used, how much money they are willing to commit to it, and how much time they are going to take to refine it, the level of quality for each movie using CG will always differ, which is why AOTC looks so primitive compared to ROTS only a few years later. CGI is always evolving, and once it stops, it begins to look as dated as stop-motion.

[MediaMalable]

Originally Posted by srinivas1015

I think it's the other way around. The images captured by the camera used for AOTC were so sharp that the CGI (which was still in its infancy) became rather obvious and stood out. They had spread a Vaseline-like substance over the lenses to get a less sharper image to make the CG blend in.

Yeah, I can't agree with you at all there. I think the dynamic range of the image in AOTC is frankly dismal, and Lucas made excessive use of digital sets and digital set extensions to hide the fact that what the camera captured was flat and ugly, with overblown highlights and weird color rendition.

Revenge of the Sith on the other hand looks beautiful for the most part, as the Genesis is a VASTLY superior camera.

[aiman04]

What do you guys think about the Jonathan Rhys Meyers rumor? I think he would be very believable as Luke's son.

[chad_1138]

Originally Posted by aiman04

What do you guys think about the Jonathan Rhys Meyers rumor? I think he would be very believable as Luke's son.

FANTASTIC CHOICE

[pgestradasp1]

Is he off the drugs?

[Ernest Rister]

LucasFilm Animation to premiere new animated Star Wars series, set between Episode III and IV.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/star-wars-rebels/

With Lucasfilm firmly ensconced in Disney land, production has begun the next animated Star Wars TV series. Two months after The Clone Wars was forced to surrender following a five-year run on Cartoon Network, Star Wars Rebels is massing its forces for a fall 2014 attack. It will premiere as an hourlong special before the series kicks off on Disney XD outlets worldwide. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, the action series is set during the nearly two-decade span between Episode III and IV of the Star Wars films — a time frame never chronicled onscreen. The Empire is fortifying its hold on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion is taking shape, but plot details are in the vault...

The first public look at Star Wars: Rebels will be at Star Wars Celebration Europe, set for July 26-28 in Messe Essen, Germany.

[Silo5]

Originally Posted by Darkstream

That Yoda puppet in Phantom Mence is sooooooooo bad! He looks even older there than he does in any of the other movies. He looks like Yoda on Meth or something! Anyway, I remember Rick Baker expressing his disappointment about that Yoda puppet and how he wished George Lucas had at least given him a shot at it.

Fortunately, we don't have to worry about that any more since they've corrected the problem on the BD release.

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

LucasFilm Animation to premiere new animated Star Wars series, set between Episode III and IV.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/star-wars-rebels/

With Lucasfilm firmly ensconced in Disney land, production has begun the next animated Star Wars TV series. Two months after The Clone Wars was forced to surrender following a five-year run on Cartoon Network, Star Wars Rebels is massing its forces for a fall 2014 attack. It will premiere as an hourlong special before the series kicks off on Disney XD outlets worldwide. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, the action series is set during the nearly two-decade span between Episode III and IV of the Star Wars films — a time frame never chronicled onscreen. The Empire is fortifying its hold on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion is taking shape, but plot details are in the vault...

The first public look at Star Wars: Rebels will be at Star Wars Celebration Europe, set for July 26-28 in Messe Essen, Germany.

I wonder if it'll have the same writers as Clone Wars.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

LucasFilm Animation to premiere new animated Star Wars series, set between Episode III and IV.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/star-wars-rebels/

With Lucasfilm firmly ensconced in Disney land, production has begun the next animated Star Wars TV series. Two months after The Clone Wars was forced to surrender following a five-year run on Cartoon Network, Star Wars Rebels is massing its forces for a fall 2014 attack. It will premiere as an hourlong special before the series kicks off on Disney XD outlets worldwide. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, the action series is set during the nearly two-decade span between Episode III and IV of the Star Wars films — a time frame never chronicled onscreen. The Empire is fortifying its hold on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion is taking shape, but plot details are in the vault...

The first public look at Star Wars: Rebels will be at Star Wars Celebration Europe, set for July 26-28 in Messe Essen, Germany.

Excellent news! I hope Dave Filoni is behind this series as well. He did such a great job on Clone Wars.

[Revolution 9]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I hope Dave Filoni is behind this series as well. He did such a great job on Clone Wars.

He will be. He's one of two executive producers for the new show.

With Filoni involved, I have a strong feeling that this new show will eventually tie up loose ends from the Clone Wars series. He'll probably bring back older versions of some characters, and maybe even do some flashback episodes.

We've seen this happen before, when Bruce Timm used Justice League as an excuse to finish up the defunct Batman Beyond. I think Filoni will do the same with Clone Wars and Rebels.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Revolution 9

He will be. He's one of two executive producers for the new show.

With Filoni involved, I have a strong feeling that this new show will eventually tie up loose ends from the Clone Wars series. He'll probably bring back older versions of some characters, and maybe even do some flashback episodes.

We've seen this happen before, when Bruce Timm used Justice League as an excuse to finish up the defunct Batman Beyond. I think Filoni will do the same with Clone Wars and Rebels.

That's fantastic news! Was this announced somewhere? Not that I don't trust you, but I'm surprised I missed it.

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by aiman04

What do you guys think about the Jonathan Rhys Meyers rumor? I think he would be very believable as Luke's son.

Great actor! Perfect choice to play Luke Skywalker's son, Ben Skywalker.

Originally Posted by Silo5

Fortunately, we don't have to worry about that any more since they've corrected the problem on the BD release.

LOL. Yeah, yeah, I know.

[Spicoli]

I say we just make a generalized "Movie Speculation Thread" Cause that is all this is.

[Delta09]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

LucasFilm Animation to premiere new animated Star Wars series, set between Episode III and IV.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/star-wars-rebels/

With Lucasfilm firmly ensconced in Disney land, production has begun the next animated Star Wars TV series. Two months after The Clone Wars was forced to surrender following a five-year run on Cartoon Network, Star Wars Rebels is massing its forces for a fall 2014 attack. It will premiere as an hourlong special before the series kicks off on Disney XD outlets worldwide. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, the action series is set during the nearly two-decade span between Episode III and IV of the Star Wars films — a time frame never chronicled onscreen. The Empire is fortifying its hold on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion is taking shape, but plot details are in the vault...

The first public look at Star Wars: Rebels will be at Star Wars Celebration Europe, set for July 26-28 in Messe Essen, Germany.

Awesome! Can't wait!

[Forever Knight]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

I wonder if it'll have the same writers as Clone Wars.

If it does then we know we are in for something good.

[kamphausd1]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

LucasFilm Animation to premiere new animated Star Wars series, set between Episode III and IV.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/star-wars-rebels/

With Lucasfilm firmly ensconced in Disney land, production has begun the next animated Star Wars TV series. Two months after The Clone Wars was forced to surrender following a five-year run on Cartoon Network, Star Wars Rebels is massing its forces for a fall 2014 attack. It will premiere as an hourlong special before the series kicks off on Disney XD outlets worldwide. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, the action series is set during the nearly two-decade span between Episode III and IV of the Star Wars films — a time frame never chronicled onscreen. The Empire is fortifying its hold on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion is taking shape, but plot details are in the vault...

The first public look at Star Wars: Rebels will be at Star Wars Celebration Europe, set for July 26-28 in Messe Essen, Germany.

I wonder if they can pull it off with making as few references to the prequels as possible?