Why the marked visual difference between this and episodes II & III?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
tenantennae — 9 years ago(December 17, 2016 06:56 PM)
Obviously those were filmed entirely in digital, but it goes beyond that.
The cinematography stands out in contrast to the other two prequels. The designs and special effects are also markedly different, and many more sets and practical effects are used. Personally, I much preferred the look of the TPM to the other two.
Why the change?
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death-lord — 9 years ago(December 20, 2016 02:08 AM)
Doug Chiang was replaced by medicore church and had less and less freedom as the trilogy went by
Lucas also throw away a winning formula of phantom menaces mixture of practical and cgi for a more cgi dependent film -
krypton_son — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 06:21 AM)
According to an interview with Lucas, he did that on purpose. It shows the effects that the Sith and the Dark Side had on the galaxy. In TFM the Sith weren't in power, everything was bright, shiny and clear. As the movies go on and Palpatine is in power everything starts getting darker, grittier. By the time the Empire is established in ANH the galaxy is much darker, everything is run down and broken. It's the effects of the shadow of the Dark Side.
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tenantennae — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 07:34 PM)
The changes in tone are understandable, such as the ships and everything starting to look more dire and militarized.
But the overall change of aesthetic goes beyond that. A good example is the Yoda puppet they originally used. Aesthetically, it looks totally different from the CGI yoda that replaced it. Clearly, Lucas started off with a very different idea of the look he wanted for the prequels.
Another example is the cinematography during the Jedi duel, the camera frequently switching to different vantage points, distances and angles. It was much less pronounced in the sequels.
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