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…..or you could send @M4_ a message yourself and save him a step?Hello, I would be interested in watching this Edit, could you please provide a link through DM, thank you
Thanks mate, I really appreciate it! The more I watch the edit the more I appreciate Bilbo, he's just such a great character. The most ambitious change I made to his character was having him run away in the final battle to hide at a vantage point (similar to the book, plus he's not meant to be a warrior hero in mine), and I think as of the final release it just about works.
Please go back to the main forum and read the rules. You will find everything that you need there.Hi M4! I am very interested in watching your edit, but I don't know where to get it from since it is no longer available on your website. Is it possible that you directly send it to me, or are there other options?
Yeah not really feasible, remember that I cut the battle and the moment where he got shot, so any talk of him being injured would feel a bit random, especially if it was just for the contrived purpose of him slipping in a later scene. In the originals, it was a whole subplot that had some long last effects (forcing Dwarves to stays behind) which I have cut.So IMO a possible improvement that could have been done here would have been to add some line (if such exists) asking about his leg or add a 1-2 second shot showing his wounded leg.
Yeah we already talked about this. Tracking a new arrow in is very hard to accomplish, if you can find a 3d model of a black arrow though let us know that'd be step 1. We also talked about the Orcrist situationI came here to post a request: If your VFX editor (awesome work btw.) could make minor edits to the Bard vs. Smaug scene, so that one could see a larger arrow (the black arrow) sticking out of Bards quiver in the few shots where we fully see it ... would make the moment better when he pulls it out to shoot Smaug.
The official cuts left you wondering this too, so I never thought it was a big deal in making the edit feel realistic. Sure there's a cool shot made by Dustin, but it's pretty ambitious which is why it's the classic dilemma: you don't want the audience to notice it's a fan edited shot but you also want to fix something, so there's pros/cons.Also another note regarding that scene; I was wondering why don't you show the custom shot where the windlance is on fire? As Bard goes to fight Smaug with the black arrow, it leaves one questioning why doesn't he go to the tower where the windlance is located, unless it is shown on fire.
That makes sense. I'd be curious to see where the discussion has led about the Orcrist situation. Also, I edited my original comment (towards the bottom) with another idea. I'm guessing you don't like the idea of bringing Legolas back to hand off the sword?Hey, thanks guys for watching and the kind words
Yeah we already talked about this. Tracking a new arrow in is very hard to accomplish, if you can find a 3d model of a black arrow though let us know that'd be step 1. We also talked about the Orcrist situation
The official cuts left you wondering this too, so I never thought it was a big deal in making the edit feel realistic. Sure there's a cool shot made by Dustin, but it's pretty ambitious which is why it's the classic dilemma: you don't want the audience to notice it's a fan edited shot but you also want to fix something, so there's pros/cons.
As for the discussion on the battle of Ravenhill, I like it the way it is in my cut. I get both of your guy's points - ever since I released the edit I've always had a few people wishing it was longer with the sequence showing them arrive to Ravenhill, while I also had people wishing it was shorter and most of the duels were just entirely skipped over. Then there's the group who likes it in the middle ground, like me. I think working in the "Misty Mountains" rescored segment is great in tying the whole film together back to the start, as well as paying homage to the way Bilbo acted in the book (after all, this is a book cut), and then of course the action is action I think it's worth it to show the duels on screen for emotional weight, tension, and because the audience might be let down without it.