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Star Wars Episode III - how the fans would want it (* unfinished project? *)

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Well, like everyone here, I’ve kinda decided to do a version of Episosode III that I would be happy with.

Some changes:

  1. All I have to say about the opening scorll is “War?!” …what is it good for? Absolutely nothing :-p
    So the opening scroll will be re-worked.

  2. I want to see if I can’t re-edit some of the opening sequence to shorten it because I’m sorry but, it gets a little lengthy and has very slow paced shots when it should have more, shorter shots.

  3. I want to see if I can’t include any of the unused material aboard the Invisable Hand. One thing I will re-insert is the opening to the cue “Grevious Flees” into the final film mix. I don’t know why it was obmitted. I might even insert an extra line by one of the droids cut in the final film mix.

  4. Going down is such a cool scene but the way it ends is so awkard. I think I might remove a bit of the shit squeeling to a stop (sorry Steven Spielberg)

  5. Inserting of the deleted Rebellion underplot.

  6. Removal of the naming of Anakin to “Vader” and re-editing certain scenes to aid in such a usage… attempting to remove any mention of Vader really or of Leia.

One feature I’d like to include is the isolated score which I have a pretty complete version of the score, not to mention alternate versions of cues and complete versions and such.

Has anyone every attempted this before? Does such an edit of EPisode III exist already? If anyone has any suggestions or ideas of things to add, let me know. I’d very much be interested in hearing them. I’m not sure when I’ll finish this, but I’m going to start soon and work my way through the film.


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I don't think an edit quite like exists yet. And to be sure, yours might be the first fan edit with an isolated score.
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GoodMusician, this sounds like a very interesting edit. Definitely go ahead and do it!
I've always enjoyed isolated scores on DVDs. It's unfortunate that they are so rare these days.
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GoodMusician, are you going to re-incorporate the yoda lands on dagobah scene? It had beautiful music and I think it works well with the film.
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I don't like that scene... lol... personally I don't think it was ever needed... the music is nice, but it's used earlier in the film (the correct placement) when Yoda leaves Kashyyk...

I'll think about it... but I think it reveals too much... do we need to know where Yoda goes. He says he's going into hiding and exile... we find out two films latter he's still alive and where Luke needs to go to see Yoda... I dunno... I hadn't thought about it really...


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Yeah, I understand. It's not really nescissary. Have you seen ADigitalMan's edit, The Qui-Gon voice over was prety neat, and it gave the scene a little more meaning.

P.S. I love the scene where the music is actually from, It was a great way to leave Kashyyyk.
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Hmm, Ive been thinking about something that bothers me in episode III and I want to know what you think about it. How would you feel about completely removing the scene where R2 sets the Battle Droids on fire. For me it's a prime example of something that is unesscisary and really slows down the opening of the film (aside from being unconvincing from an animation point of view, for me anyways). I think it would serve the film better to get rid of it, and make way for a bit of the unused material on the Invisible Hand. Just a thought.
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I suppose if I could change a few things in ep3 it would be the droid voices (which were unecessary) and Obi-Wan saying "we're smarter than this". I guess I'd also have James Earl Jones re-record his dialogue. It didn't have the same umph that his dialogue did in the OT. Beyond that I'm fine with the movie. The extra scenes would have been nice additions though.

Originally posted by: Owen-Lars-Kenobi
Hmm, Ive been thinking about something that bothers me in episode III and I want to know what you think about it. How would you feel about completely removing the scene where R2 sets the Battle Droids on fire. For me it's a prime example of something that is unesscisary and really slows down the opening of the film (aside from being unconvincing from an animation point of view, for me anyways). I think it would serve the film better to get rid of it, and make way for a bit of the unused material on the Invisible Hand. Just a thought.


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hmm... as for for that particular scene, I dunno what I could do... it woudl be an awkward and quick edit if I removed the setting of the battle droids on fire by R2, on top of that, there is music that plays under that (or there will be when I do the edit).

As for the droids, I may remove some of their voices... maybe if I replaced the dialogue with a robotic noise? I'd have to see if they voices are echoed in all the channels... if so, it'll be problematic... I have a german rip, but I'll loose a bit of quality momentarily for that... So I coudl still do it.. just more work :-p

As for the Vader scenes,I'm removing them... that's the other thing about this edit is I'd like to remove any thing that gives away details from the original trilogy.... Vader, Leia, and I guess even that Yoda scene for the same reason...

some good ideas though... Maybe I could find some robotic nosie and just add a caption or something...


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I'm not completely sure what you meant about the removal of vader references and re-editing scenes to aid in such a usage. Would it mean taking out audio references or would it be a larger alteration, involving the removal of scenes like Vader and Palpatine on the Star Destroyer bridge? This really sounds like an interesting version of ROTS, however, what might interest me the most are the music changes. You said in your version the R2 setting fire to the droids scene will have music?
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yes.... that scene was suppose t have music...

Actually, the last few moments of the music that plays when they land in the hangar bay is misplaced... it's suppose to go about a minute latter after R2 connects to the computer and brings up the display of the Invisiable Hand... then it's suppose to be near solid music until they arrive wher ethe chancellor is...

When I say removal of Vader I mean removal of vader. There is another thread in this area that speaks to the idea of removing vader and leia from the edit and I posted some links to videos I had made... my hope was to create an edit that, if a new child watched the movies in order, they wouldn't know that Vader was Anakin, or that Luke had a sister... I can outline those changes if you're interested...


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I would like to see them outlined. I'll have to wait and see what I think of the R2 scene once it has the music that was originally planned for it. Are there any more places in the film where you will be restoring, or placing music where it was originally intended to be? John Williams always did know better than Ben Burtt where music was meant to go!
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I'd check out my profile on youtube... BrachioInGen... it has my original attempts at adding music into the scenes as it had been intended. Of course, being on a dvd these would be better, more professional quality lol...

Here are the ones for Episode III

Boys Into Battle (Original Opening)
The Elevator Scene (Unused music) * The R2 scene
General Grevious Flees (Partially Unused music)


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Well those were fantastic, thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I knew about your battle for naboo re edits but not that you had any other ones up. Now I can't wait to see your full edit. The only thing that I would say about those is that in the General Greivous flees video I don't think the music is needed until the exterior shot of the Invisible Hand (as I think someone posted under the video). I think it might work a little better without it in that spot, but only a little bit (I could go either way). Are those scenes going to be exacly the same in this edit (aside from quality of course)?