banthapoodoo wrote:
craigjohn wrote:
I've always been an ESB Vader fan, especially in regards to the helmet. Some call it a surprised look, but you if you look at it as more of a mechanical/cubist skull, it starts to take on a more eerie presence - and the revealed eyebrows entirely enhance this feel.
For the actual helmet, ANH is the popular favorite around here (myself included). But for the look of the helmet as captured in the movies, my favorite is ESB. With a few exceptions, the helmet looks fantastic and captures the dark sinister nature of Vader. But the ESB helmet(s) viewed in person would not look nearly as good as how they were captured in film. Director Irving Kershner gets the credit for that by choosing just the right lighting and camera angles to make Vader look his evilest best.
In this shot in the elevator on Cloud City, note the circular lighting above Vader and how it reflects off the eyes and highlights the edges of the mask and dome. It produces eerie, wavy highlights and also hides many defects.
Very cool! Lighting is very important in many movies. Star Wars is no exception. Just look at how they filmed the Emperor, you never see him in direct light, always somehow in the shadow.
craigjohn wrote:
Good lord, I hate reading this white text on a black page. It's bugging my eyes. Is there a preferences adjustment I can use?
Go to
User Control Panel (top page under the banner), click
Board Preferences (left side) and choose
My board style: Blue Moon instead of
Provision Blue - you'll have black text on white background (like a newspaper)
