DarthDementous 1,059 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hey guys, I found this on Star Wars reddit but the video was summarily taken down by Disney so I've uploaded it on my dropbox. Its basically a 10 minute long video showing Before and After of compositing and CGI addition but it features many clips from the movie with full uninterrupted audio. I don't know if its possible to rip some parts that haven't been released but at least we can listen. I believe one of the members talked about a timpani roll that he really liked during the Falcon crashing through the trees on Starkiller Base? That's a clip in here but I'm not sure exactly when that musical part plays. Even though there was quite a lot of CGI in the end oh my god is it absolutely breathtaking. I love the X-Wing fighting scenes because there's these wonderful dynamic shots like a go-pro has been attached to the side of the X-wing haha. Without further audieu, enjoy! https://www.dropbox.com/s/tj1p2csteojemtx/VFX%20Before%20and%20After%20in%20Star%20Wars%20The%20Force%20Awakens.mp4?dl=0 crumbs and Scarpia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 There's no clean unreleased music; The unreleased Falcon crash cue still has all the sound effects from the finished film over it. But it was nice to hear again! Cool video, I enjoyed watching it. Didn't realize how many shots were completely CGI. A sign of good CGI! Oh and it may have been taken off youtube but its still streaming: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrbellamy 6,286 Posted January 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2016 Yeah, the Star Destroyer environment for the TIE Fighter escape was especially well done. Never registered that some of those shots were entirely CG. I think the Rathtars, Snoke, Maz, and some of the busier aerial fight/destruction shots were the only bits where it would really enter my mind that it was CG while watching it. They did a nice job overall keeping it simple, not trying too hard to impress or cram the frame, no gimmicky shit like the camera zooming up from the ground and inside an X-Wing or something, or giving you a ridiculous number of angles which reminds you that it's impossible. The TIE Fighter sinking into the desert, for example, there's something nicely restrained about that effect and how it just plays in two simple wide shots that look like cross coverage and giving a clear perspective, plus the natural environment...you know it's fake, but there's part of you like "Well, maybe they could have pulled it off...." and things like the sound design added to the believability of stuff like that. Also the shot of Maz's castle destroying at 5:20 is one that I really appreciate. You get two shots of it, technically only one since they're both from the same POV (just intercut with Rey's reaction) and in the same shot you also get Kylo's ship arriving. Most blockbusters these days would have given you like a dozen shots of the destruction from various angles (high, low, interior etc) and then Kylo's ship would have had at least like 3 or 4 different angles on it. It's just overkill, whereas this creates an illusion of a HUGE shot that they had to capture the first time, with a clear perspective of how big and imposing Kylo's ship looks coming in. Visually it carries more weight. Also having Rey in the foreground keeps it entirely from her perspective so it's less impersonal than just throwing a bunch of cool VFX at you, same with Finn always in frame with the TIE Fighter. Good stuff! Jacck, Not Mr. Big, crumbs and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,315 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 For a moment I thought the practical shot of the Rathtars escaping was vastly superior to the replaced version, before realising the green lighting was likely green screen intended for replacement. Still laughing at Solo running past the space mercenary, punching him in the face then brutally murdering him by throwing him into the Rathtar's mouth. JJ couldn't have given a bigger middle finger to Lucas if he tried (Greedo shooting first). Probably Spielberg too, for the pathetically bloodless 4th Indy film. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DarthDementous 1,059 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2016 5 minutes ago, crumbs said: For a moment I thought the practical shot of the Rathtars escaping was vastly superior to the replaced version, before realising the green lighting was likely green screen intended for replacement. Still laughing at Solo running past the space mercenary, punching him in the face then brutally murdering him by throwing him into the Rathtar's mouth. JJ couldn't have given a bigger middle finger to Lucas if he tried (Greedo shooting first). Probably Spielberg too, for the pathetically bloodless 4th Indy film. I can't even tell you how glorious that was to see the first time haha. That entire sequence was pure Han Solo, age be damned. crumbs, rpvee and Cerebral Cortex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Sorry to bump this old thread but ILM released a new special effects of TFA type video and I was wondering if anyone knows what the music playing in the background is. It's really simple stuff and I'm not even sure if its JW or not. I was wondering if its more unreleased stuff from the TFA score or just old music from a vault somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 894 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 To my utterly untrained ears and untrustworthy judgment, this sounds like the fruits of the first button on the Star Wars Techno-Tunerator 9000. It's like Gustav Holst filtered through a Sega Genesis. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 On 9/6/2016 at 9:59 PM, artguy360 said: Sorry to bump this old thread but ILM released a new special effects of TFA type video and I was wondering if anyone knows what the music playing in the background is. It's really simple stuff and I'm not even sure if its JW or not. I was wondering if its more unreleased stuff from the TFA score or just old music from a vault somewhere. That's not Williams IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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