Hey guys, posting here again.
I posted my thoughts for a fan edit months ago, but with the Blu-ray just coming out, I’d like to share my ideas and what I will definitely be doing in the fan edit.
Working title: SAVING THE FORCE AWAKENS
Fan Edit by That_OT_Ruler
*MAJOR CHANGES
-Color correction (Yellow finalized tint)
—Soundtrack is completely removed and replaced with music from the previous films
-Some scenes will have a complete sound overhaul (New sound mix with TIE fighters effects, etc.)
-Removal of the Rathtar squid sequence (The whole thing is going bye-bye)
-Removal of almost all fanservice and callback moments, except for shit like Rey’s helmet and the AT-AT
-FINN IS NO LONGER AWKWARD AROUND REY (Removal of stupid lines like, “Well this is what we look like.”)
-Put back in shots that were cut from the trailers
-FINN NOW SUCKS USING A LIGHTSABER
*MINOR CHANGES
-20th Century Fox logo and theme is implemented
-Custom title crawl?
-Removal of Poe’s stupid line, “You talk first, I talk first?”
-Removal of Poe’s other stupid line, “You need a pilot?”
-Removal of Finn’s yelling street slang, “DID YOU SEE THAT?!”
-Removal of extra explosion after TIE fighter sinks into sand
-Cut down Rey’s fight in marketplace
-No gag of Finn drinking water next to giant beast
-Other miscellaneous dialogue removal (I saw the movie 4 times, but I can’t remember everything)
-Finn no longer whooping after hitting TIE fighter
-Remove entire pointless sequence of Finn talking to BB-8 and asking him to tell Rey the location of the Resistance base
-Remove line, “You got a boyfriend? Cute boyfriend?”
-Remove Rey telling Han that he did the kessel run in 14 parsecs
-Removal of entire Rathtar squid scene. It just cuts from Han talking to Lord Snoke
-Cut out Chewie being injured to keep continuity with previous cut
-Other miscellaneous dialogue cuts during scene with examining map
-Remove the reactions of the people watching the planets getting blown up (So unrealistic)
-Remove Maz’s awful line, “A good question, for another time.” (Basically, the writers acknowledging they wrote a shitty script)
-Trim down and cut out shots and parts of the raid on Maz’s castle
-Re-insert X-Wings hovering over water shot from the trailer
-Cut down Kylo chasing Rey in the forest and put in music from EA’s Battlefront
-Cut out the interrogation sequence between Rey and Kylo (There’s no point to it)
-Cut out Kylo’s thrashing around saber rage
-Cut out more jokes with Finn
-Reinsert Kylo walking in forest shot from Teaser 1
-Finn’s fight with Kylo is much shorter, and downright pathetic. Finn lasts less than 40 seconds
-Rey and Kylo’s fight sequence is put together (It doesn’t cut away to X-wings)
-Movie fades out on Luke’s face, not the awful helicopter shot
Those are basically all the edits I plan to fully implement. When you watch a movie in the theater a number of times, especially with a photographic memory, stuff sticks with you.
No deleted scenes will be put into the edit, as the Timecode problem makes it impossible.
Now, this is where I NEED YOUR HELP. I’m not sure what the 7.1 audio track will be like when the Blu-ray comes out. Will the music be present in every channel? Or will the music be in its own separate channel? Regardless, I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME remove the music from the film, leaving only the vocals and sound effects. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS to make this edit work.
I also need help with creating a new title crawl, something similar to what HAL9000 did for his prequel edits.
YOU WILL BE CREDITED IN THE FILM FOR HELPING OUT.
I would like to thank you for reading, and I can’t wait to share what I’m going to put together.