The effect appears to be very different than the other two instances we have seen this phenomenon. We don't really know if it rotates or not, but based on my conclusions above I am not going to rotate it for this tutorial. Thus far all we have seen of the hyperspace tunnel in Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a still image, Select #20. Unless you are going to have a major fleet engagement similar to that seen in ROTJ, then I would not use the ROTJ effect. The flight in ANH was a routine flight from Tatooine to Alderaan, this one was not. I believe that the clockwise rotation and the curved trajectory are used to somehow evade Imperial sensors.
#Hyperspace movie movie#
If you watch this sequence in the movie you will notice that their trajectory is curved downward. I believe that this is not how hyperspace tunnels normally appear. The biggest difference from the ANH effect is that it rotates clockwise. It uses very bright blue colors, has no black areas in it, and has a kind of marble texture to it. It even appears in the LucasArts game X-Wing Alliance. The version in ROTJ is by far the most popular among Fan Filmmakers. It's also somewhat angular or cellular in design, vastly different from the cloud texture most use. It has lots of bluish gray tones and large black areas. In ANH we see it briefly as the Falcon flies under the camera and into the distance. Thus far we have seen 3 examples of Hyperspace tunnels, and each of them look a little different.
All of them are a much more bluish color as seen in these reference images. In Return of the Jedi however, there are three instances in which we see lightspeed starlines. In the original Star Wars, and in Empire Strikes Back, the two examples we see of lightspeed starlines are totally white. In the rare occasion that a hyperspace tunnel effect appear in a Fan Film, it is usually little more than a cloud texture on a cylinder. I have only seen one lightspeed effect, and that's in KnightQuest Trailer B, and it looks really good. When it comes to hyperspace effects, very few fan films have created them. They don't bother to go out and get reference images or videos, study the real thing, and that is why most computer effects look artificial. The problem is that allot of these folks try to create an effect off the top of their head without doing any research. I've seen photorealistic fire and terrible looking fire done in the exact same version of the exact same program. Let's face it, there are millions of people doing all sorts of computer special effects, and most of them suck at it. Part 1: Observations and References of Lightspeed/Hyperspace Phenomenon
"Travellin' through Hyperspace ain't like dustin' crops, boy!:" Creating Lightspeed and Hyperspace FX
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