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Star Wars: Bloodlines (New Working Title)
Star Wars: Bloodlines (New Working Title)
BladeRunner391
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Star Wars: Bloodlines is an ambitious edit that combines all the films in the Star Wars Saga to tell the parallel stories of Anakin and Luke Skywalker, in the style of The Godfather: Part II The flashbacks will be in black and white, with high contrast to create bleak, stunning visuals. The whole edit will be silent, with newly written subtitles and music. I also wanted to go for a more "art house" and mature feel to the movies. The movies will also be re-scored using music from Apocalypse Now, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, etc.
ben_danger
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enthusiasti like the idea of the music. some previews would be good!
Bingowings
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Magister Pontifex MaximusYou can't keep a good idea down.
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BladeRunner391
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Since I haven't posted anything for awhile, I thought I would give a quick update. I'm considering making this edit completely silent, with the new music mentioned above and newly rewritten subtitles, like the new Silent Menace. This would certainly make editing easier, and there are endless possibilities to change the narrative and tone. If anyone has any questions/suggestions, please feel free to comment.
BladeRunner391
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Here's a clip I posted on Vimeo yesterday. There's a few plot holes that need addressing and a few technical tweaks that need to be done, but this should give you an idea o the tone I'm shooting for.
Also, I exchanged ideas with a fellow Fanedit.org member and this edit will now encompass all six films in the style of the Godfather Part II. Hopefully it will clock in at less than 4 hours, and there will be heavy re-writing and restructuring.
Bingowings
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Magister Pontifex MaximusArgghh hideous typeface/ bad kerning alert!
Really interesting music choices though but those titles need re-setting.
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BladeRunner391
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Yeah, I'm not happy with how laughably poor it looks either. Any suggestions on how to improve it? :)
Bingowings
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Magister Pontifex MaximusThere are better Star Wars typefaces out there but to be honest your edit seems a fresh take so why not experiment with fresh looking type?
Egyptienne for example has a suitably 70's feel to it while looking nothing like a Star Wars typeface.
I don't know what you are using to set your type but looking up and experimenting with the Kerning function so that the text looks less like a blackmail note would sell your interesting project better.
If you are going to use monochrome footage I suggest you use monochrome subtitles (colour on black and white looks wrong 99.9% of the time).
Personally I would use the colour and the sound in the edit.
It's a bit jar-jarring having monochrome flashbacks.
I love the juxtaposition of the Luke and Anakin scenes it works better than the Blu-Ray cover.
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BladeRunner391 said:
https://vimeo.com/60202581
If you remove the "s" from https, the link will work without people having to copy/paste.
BladeRunner391
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I'll try out some new fonts tonight and maybe post some screenshots.
The monochrome footage is supposed to differentiate itself from the original trilogy scenes. I've heard criticisms on it being silent, but the original dialogue won't fit with the new plot elements that will come into play. I tried it originally with sound but it just wasn't working out. Sorry to disappoint. :(
Bingowings
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Magister Pontifex MaximusMaybe instead of monochrome you could use some sort of tint to suggest memory?
The silent thing isn't working for me personally.
Why not just heavily trim the dialogue and extend the spaces between words when possible to create contemplative silences?
Maybe even re-dubbing what is said to some extent.
Half of the stuff said in the PT has zero plot value it could do with some air holes poked through to let the necessary text breath a little.
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BladeRunner391
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I don't know man. The plot is being radically re-written and the original dialogue doesn't fit in any way. I can add sound effects in scenes though, if that would make it more engaging. I'm pretty adamant that this is silent.
I don't have a problem with the monochrome, but if it's truly a big issue then I can add a tint or something like that.
BladeRunner391
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And yeah I know that the technical work in the clip is sloppy and unprofessional. I'm working hard to fix it and make it work.
BladeRunner391
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I'm sorry that I keep repeatedly posting, but I have a question for everyone who watched the clip. Should I keep the subtitles, albeit heavily corrected and reformatted, or should I use traditional silent film title cards, which would probably look much better.
Master Qui-Gon
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Jedi MasterThe clip doesn't start to play.
Bingowings
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Magister Pontifex MaximusBladeRunner391 said:
I'm sorry that I keep repeatedly posting, but I have a question for everyone who watched the clip. Should I keep the subtitles, albeit heavily corrected and reformatted, or should I use traditional silent film title cards, which would probably look much better.
One way to decide is to see (if you haven't already) TMBTM's Silent movie versions (which has caption cards) and see if the approach matches your intensions best.
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Star Wars: Bloodlines (New Working Title)