Not sure how much help I’ll be in keeping my suggestions limited hahah D: so it’s good that others are on point to do that. RogueLeader, your reference of the Phantom Editor makes an excellent point. It’s super important to keep in mind what’s possible in editing, and to work within the films that we have for a project like this. I do think that certain ideas, like changing PT lightsaber colours, fall under the TFA Restructured principle of “improving the function of something within the story”. Improving narrative function goes a bit beyond resolving inconsistencies, but if it’s a simple and effective change then I’m fine with that.
Haha, don’t say that! I know how you feel though. I am just trying to channel that raw creative power into more tangible ideas. We all have different perspectives and opinions on these films, so all it takes is one suggestion to help spark an amazing idea! So I want everyone to share their ideas on here. And I think your point about how some changes that may seem radical to some still could fit within what this edit is trying to do. I’ll have to have a more in depth debate about lightsaber colors. I’ll be on your side of that debate too!
As Jar Jar has been brought up a bit, one way to add some nuance to the Gungans (without removing Jar Jar as I agree that this can’t be done, it would break the plot of both ep1 and ep2) could be to dub them with a fake alien language with subtitles when two Gunguns are talking to each other, like in the swamp scene or the final battle of ep1. This would imply that their poor use of English/Basic is because it’s a second language for them.
I like this idea! This is what I’m talking about. And it would make sense for them to have a native language since they’re apparently so isolated. This would at least give some in-universe reason why they talk like that. I would interested in what the logistics of something like this would be. I am still pretty amateur when it comes to sound mixing.
I agree with a lot of your ideas. With the purple saber thing, I think even one other purple saber in just one shot would at least establish that, while rare, it isn’t unique. Just a little change at least but worth further discussion. I also agree with having Anakin not appear as a force ghost. I think while he did redeem himself, he does needs some kind of atonement for all the bad he did, so immediately gaining immortality doesn’t seem right to me. And maybe he figured out how to become one with the force later like Qui-Gon did. So I wouldn’t necessarily mind the removal of the force ghosts at the end either, personally.
I’m going to save all of your ideas/suggestions. Thanks for sharing them.
Anakin Starkiller said:
I think a good rule of thumb is “Is it in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga?”
Haha, I like this guideline!
The biggest continuity error between TFA and TLJ is the placement of Kylo’s scar. In TFA it’s across his nose, and in TLJ it’s in a totally different spot. It would take some serious FX work for a small error, but the scar is only present in a few shots in TFA. I’d be intersted in seeing how this is tackled.
Sir Ridley has mentioned that he was planning on making his scar look more like it does in TFA. So if he does, we will lovingly steal from him if he’s willing.
This conversation has been pretty interesting here and I’d love to dive into it, but I am going to change direction a little. I decided to go ahead and get started on an edit or two. The first one I’ve gone with is, “Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough”. It’s not perfect, but hopefully it’ll get the ball rolling.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1po2s1wzISp5bTV4K3UeN0znrlFQEmGe0
Something I need to figure out is what to do about sources. I’ve used DEED for this edit, which I think would keep it universal for others to use. But I still have some learning to do regarding lossless versions, proper sound mixing, etc. I know most people use MegaVideo to share footage, so I appreciate any input on the logistics of this.
I figured for now I can host a google drive folder where we can put our edits. The full edits won’t be shared in this thread though obviously, just the clips.
If anyone would like to try and tackle any other issues please feel free to share it. I think it’d be great to start with the simpler consistency issues first. Later I’ll share my own thoughts on the item list as well.