As for a time frame, I'm not exactly sure- I don't really have a steady time-frame; I have an erratic schedule. With a push, I hope to have a DVD of Shroud of the Dark Side available by the end of this year. It'll be widescreen anamorphic, Dolby Digital 2.0 main audio, Dolby Digital Mono commentary by Trooperman about the editing process, English subtitles, chapter stops, menus, etc. I'm also going to include a trailer of my making, a few deleted scenes that have been redubbed as well, and a short documentary with some test footage and test recordings which I believe will be entertaining for people. Also included will be some cover art (I'm working on some, Klokwerk is making some, and whoever else does later on could be added to the DVD-ROM folder). But the main emphasis is on the film.
My personal copy will be dual-layer (as I have a dual-layer burner) but I think that the copy for distribution will be fine single-layer. With the right compression, you can hardly tell the difference at all.
That could be good. Real good. I love the longing look Padme gives him on the balcony before they kiss. Without the kiss, that look becomes very longing indeed.
What you described in your last post really got me thinking about how all this would work. One other reason I didn't want to include the fireside scene was because I felt that the amount of cutting that would need to take place to make me happy with it would make a very short, rather meaningless scene. However, this has given me great ideas. Here's what I'm thinking for the whole sequence:
Moonlit scene (Padme has been chattering; Anakin has been silently walking along and listening, getting up his nerve no doubt)
Anakin: Padme....
He turns.
Anakin: I love you.
She turns.
Anakin: I've loved you ever since I first saw you, all those years ago. I was afraid to tell you before (touching hand, then shoulder)...but it's true. Leans in. Padme looks at him longingly. CUT TO FIRESIDE.
Padme: I can't, we can't, Anakin. It's just not possible..." She stands.
Anakin: Why not, Padme? What's wrong? She cuts in quickly.
Padme: This is forbidden for a Jedi.
Anakin cannot reply, he watches as she turns to him, then stands. He has one last chance and says: "You know, [edit] we could keep it a secret."
Padme: Then we'd be living a lie - one we couldn't keep even if we wanted to. I couldn't do that. Could you? Could you live like that?"
Silence as the truth settles in for Anakin: it's over.
ANAKIN: "No. You're right."
Wipe to next scene.
What I love about this is how short and concise I was able to make the fireside, by virtue of the fact that Anakin spills the beans in the previous scene. The fireplace scene illustrates how Padme reacts to this, because the moonlit scene ends with her longing look.
I have musical things to say, as well. More on this later!