Quintus 5,399 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'm not. It's the zenith of redefined postmodernism, and it makes me despair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 At least Michael Arndt is retaining his writing credit.Funny how the movie doesn't have its MPAA rating yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I just noticed all the 3D/Real 3D/IMAX 3D (???) crap at the bottom. They still do that? Was it made for any of those formats specifically? I was under the impression it was shot traditionally and meant to be viewed that way as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Some footage was shot with IMAX cameras, like Christopher Nolan's films or Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. But it was done on film.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hoping we find out info about why Struzan didn't do the final. I thought he mentioned in an interview he was going to. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 it does look like a Prequel poster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It actually kinda looks like those crappy desktop wallpapers that nerd would make years ago. That kinda looked like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It actually kinda looks like those crappy desktop wallpapers that nerd would make years ago. That kinda looked like this:That's what I was thinking! I hate these crappy collage style posters that SW seems to attract. Fans make them, the studios make them. All characters, ships and objects must be included! SW has equal opportunity posters!Godzilla had a better poster campaign than this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I wonder if we'll get any newly recorded Williams music in the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Unless proven to be Williams, I'll assume it's one of those Battelfront imitators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I wonder if we'll get any newly recorded Williams music in the trailer.We won't. I'm either correct about this, or I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I don't see why it wouldn't contain some of the new score though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I wonder if we'll get any newly recorded Williams music in the trailer.We won't. I'm either correct about this, or I'm not.So that's a yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 what exact time is the trailer released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Just watch Monday Night Football until you see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It'll be posted online the second it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Just watch Monday Night Football until you see it Is there another option? Like, you know, having my tongue nailed to the kitchen table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Anyone else beginning to see the colours and shape of a Christmas tree in the new poster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Now that you mention it I can sort of see it.I've been meaning to make an edit of the Star Wars end titles that transitions into "Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas" from Home Alone 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 And the font for the credits is in traditional movie poster credits font, while the prequels tried to be a bit different, which I actually liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 To be honest, regardless of how you feel about the movies, the prequels had far better promotional material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Higher res versions of all the new spots are now online - you can now hear BB8s new sound effects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 To be honest, regardless of how you feel about the movies, the prequels had far better promotional material.Aside from the awkward teaser poster for AOTC where Anakin's lightsabre is positioned in a suggestive spot and the ROTS one where his cloak blows out in the shape of Vader's helmet. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 well, we've seen part of tomorrows trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I ain't watching these. Will wait for the full trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 The BB-8 sounds are fucking atrocious.Aside from the awkward teaser poster for AOTC where Anakin's lightsabre is positioned in a suggestive spot and the ROTS one where his cloak blows out in the shape of Vader's helmet.Yeah, it was obvious the lightsaber in the AOTC teaser was an afterthought and looked stupid. In the ROTS one, his cloak looked like Dark Helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 sounds more or less as expectedthe second TV spot looks like spaceships flying over an Earth city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Doesn't sound drastically different from the way they would have scored another droid in the 70s-80s to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 maybe that Force theme rendition is JW after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 maybe that Force theme rendition is JW after allIt sounds "off" to my ears. It's almost as if it's synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I dunno, they just recorded the score, why would they use some cheap synth mock up for the TV spots now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Are you joking?trailers and tv spots have been using music not recorded specifically for the film itself since trailers were created. It's extremely rare for a trailer to feature score from the actual film - even a Star Wars film - than it is the other way around.The music in those tv spots is clearly not what will be heard set to the same footage in the final trailer. For one thing, the spots share some of the same shots, edited together differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I guess we'll see tomorrow. 24 hours of suspense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Now that you mention it I can sort of see it.I've been meaning to make an edit of the Star Wars end titles that transitions into "Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas" from Home Alone 2.I'm waiting for the conspiracy crowd to claim that the triangular composition of the artwork means the film has Illuminati influences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 The two will duel in the forest? At night? I don't know, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Disney saw how popular the night duel between Iron-man and Thor was in The Avengers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 The two will duel in the forest? At night? I don't know, folks.It was never going to be a great movie, anyway."The Force Awakens is my favourite movie!"I mean, come on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 This kind of sleek steadycam shot is something Lucas never did and I don't like it too much either. The visual lexicon of SW movies has always been very consistent throughout the six previous films--the kinetic camera movements were usually saved for big action set-pieces only, while the camera rarely moves too much around characters in dialogue or set-up scenes. Lucas (but also Kershner and Marquand) always used a very classical composition style and framing. It would be nice to see Abrams being consistent in his movie as well, but what do I know? I think it's gonna be a very different kind of Star Wars film, in terms of directing style. Indianagirl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 So you want Abrams to stay within some pre-conceived canon with the camera movement and framing? I know the new film is relying on a lot of the nostalgia for its effect but can't he do his own thing for good or for evil? Next you will be demanding only swipe dissolves for scene transitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's too classical for a modern action movie. BTW, I noticed that the static long shots in the prequels weren't always flattering for the actors. You could see them standing there not really knowing what pose to take on. Making the shots and editing more dynamic could solve a lot of that clumsiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 It's too classical for modern action movie. I noticed that the static long shots in the prequels weren't always flattering for the actors. You could see them standing there not really knowing what pose to take on. Making the shots and editing more dynamic could solve a lot of that clumsiness.Also Lucas' unimaginative set up of walking and talking in dialogue scenes is dull as hell and repeated ad nauseam. Can't fault the actors of feeling strange doing this silliness always in front of blue or green screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 "The tennisballs on a stick are the eyes. Look at the eyes!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 So you want Abrams to stay within some pre-conceived canon with the camera movement and framing? I know the new film is relying on a lot of the nostalgia for its effect but can't he do his own thing for good or for evil? Next you will be demanding only swipe dissolves for scene transitions.Abrams can do whatever he wants, I don't care. I was just pointing out how this film will probably have a different visual/directing style, for good or bad. Surely they chose to "update" the visual classicism of the OT, as it probably feels too dated to modern audiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 This kind of sleek steadycam shot is something Lucas never did and I don't like it too much either. The visual lexicon of SW movies has always been very consistent throughout the six previous films--the kinetic camera movements were usually saved for big action set-pieces only, while the camera rarely moves too much around characters in dialogue or set-up scenes. Lucas (but also Kershner and Marquand) always used a very classical composition style and framing. It would be nice to see Abrams being consistent in his movie as well, but what do I know? I think it's gonna be a very different kind of Star Wars film, in terms of directing style.For me, the direction of Star Wars and the way it's shot is the most uninteresting thing about films. The first thing I welcome with this reboot is framing and movement which is hopefully more spirited and exciting than those old workman like efforts. Sharkissimo and DarthDementous 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 917 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Remember, George Lucas only had two words in his directing vocabulary: 'faster' and 'more intense'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 So you want Abrams to stay within some pre-conceived canon with the camera movement and framing? I know the new film is relying on a lot of the nostalgia for its effect but can't he do his own thing for good or for evil? Next you will be demanding only swipe dissolves for scene transitions.Abrams can do whatever he wants, I don't care. I was just pointing out how this film will probably have a different visual/directing style, for good or bad. Surely they chose to "update" the visual classicism of the OT, as it probably feels too dated to modern audiences.Yes I am sure Abrams might have taken visual cue from the OT but I think it is pretty much given he'll handle the direction in his own more modern way which also might appeal to the modern audiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Abrams' Star Trek movies are very nervously paced. I wonder if he will do that for Star Wars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Abrams' Star Trek movies are very nervously paced. I wonder if he will do that for Star Wars too.It will be the fitfully paced shaky cam ride of the century! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Abrams' Star Trek movies are very nervously paced. I wonder if he will do that for Star Wars too.Those films were criticized for being too Star Wars, so I would expect for the "real thing" JJ will go all out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 If he'll do that here, then we are in safe hands. Star Wars doesn't really require imaginative direction and sophistication of any sort. Trek needed to have some sort of proper s-f element in it. Which Abrams failed to deliver. Not so here. It's exactly that - an escapist action adventure fairy tale. If it's exciting, then it's good.Karol Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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