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Hi, I’d like to briefly talk about a teeny tiny, great detail in The Last Jedi. Please indulge me for this pretty nerdy thread:
We all know this moment from the movie. BUT have you ever noticed the extremely subtle visual effect? Go ahead and see if you can find it. [1/9]
We all know this moment from the movie. BUT have you ever noticed the extremely subtle visual effect? Go ahead and see if you can find it. [1/9]
If you don’t see it, I don’t blame you. Because, again, it’s super subtle. And also extremely simple.
If you pay close attention, you can see that the shot of Kylo Ren looking up from the lightsaber is, in fact, reversed. [2/9]
If you pay close attention, you can see that the shot of Kylo Ren looking up from the lightsaber is, in fact, reversed. [2/9]
Here’s the shot, un-reversed:
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It’s almost unnoticeable (in fact, I’m honestly only 90% sure it’s there), but you can tell from his eyes. When people shift glances, they usually move their eyes first, and their head follows. You can see that in this shot from TPM, where Obi-Wan’s half was reversed. [4/9]
The Kylo clip is a lot subtler, but it seems like his eyes move just a hair after his eyelids. You can also see in the un-reversed footage that his eyes take just a few frames to settle on the lightsaber below. A lot more natural. [5/9]
So, I LOVE this little moment. Why? It makes the beat land so much harder, because it takes exactly no time for his eyes to train directly on Snoke. That split-second of eye-focusing that you see in the un-reversed shot isn’t there. The eyes snap right to him. [6/9]
And because of this little edit (plus a bit of John Williams) you immediately see something in Kylo’s look that you wouldn't get otherwise. It immediately clicks that there’s an internal shift. You can see that he’s just looked up at his new target with a new "resolve." [7/9]
This is one of the MANY reasons I love @RianJohnson and @cutterboy (either of whom can hopefully see this and confirm that I’m not just seeing things. I don't think I am. This shot has looked like something was up with it since I first saw it.) [8/9]
The movie is filled with great, subtle effects like this. I love it when I get to edit a video with clips from TLJ, because I learn something new every single time I look at it. It’s such a treasure trove and I just thank @RianJohnson and his collaborators SO MUCH for it. (9/9)
(Yes I am really hoping this is actually a thing and I haven't been just tin-foil hatting for nearly 3 years.)
