The Last Jedi: Legendary (Released) — Page 25

[Hal 9000 said:]

That’s very nice! It deftly avoids RJ’s double/triple/whatever fakeout while infusing a meaningful sense of emotion. Instantly sold. Do you already have it in full 5.1? If not, I should be able to recreate it.

Ha, I’m glad you like it!

I do not have it in 5.1 at the moment. I used the center channel of the 5.1 to grab the dialogue (mostly just Rey breathing) and added music from the Torn Apart track from TFA, but I’m not actually sure the best way to go about making the new music 5.1 with proper reverb. Any ideas? Should I send you my edits for reference so you can recreate it?

Hal 9000 said:

That’d probably be handy. I oughtta be able to do a reasonably close approximation.
Did you alter the speed of any shots?

No I didn’t alter the speed so you should have no problem matching it to the frame. I’ll send you the QuickTime with some audio references!

Missa like it. The fade in of the new track could be a little bit tweaked but it’s good.

Hal 9000 said:

Here’s my paint-by-numbers implementation of poppasketti’s mockup for Snoke’s death.

https://vimeo.com/271892387
password: fanedit

Yasss! Great work, Hal! I’m so happy this will be a part of your version, and I just love the way people collaborate here!

My only questions / suggestions:

1. At 0:25, I put a slight zoom on the closeup of Kylo (100 to 105%) that for me helped match the camera motion of the shots before and after.
2. I rode the levels of the Torn Apart music a little, starting it soft and only letting it reach full volume for the last couple of seconds. I defer to your judgment of how it sounds in the full mix, but thought I’d mention it!

I take the liberty to sum up the current state of the edit one week after the previous sum up (that way people joining forces know what’s currently going on):

Work in progress changes (to be implemented):

• Apply DrDre’s LUT to the complete movie
• Rescore the Luke deleted scene with Torn Apart
• Trim even further the heavy, direct hinting before Snoke’s death (add Torn Apart strings)
• Trim the ladder sequence with Rose’s sister
• Removing Snoke berating Hux at the end of the opening battle

Changes considered but not decided yet:

• Sir Ridley’s enhanced Yoda puppetry (postponed to a v2 next year ?)
• Remove the captain obvious scene of the “we’re taking heavy loses”
• Remove Poe’s “big ass door”
• Rework Rose and Finn meeting (maybe put back the cut portions, or cutting more)

Things that WON’T be altered in this edit (but Darthrush is changing all of that in his edit for those who wish something more radical):

• Luke tossing the saber
• Leia using the Force
• Maz caméo
• Luke milking the female alien
• Luke making PT references
• The ending with the broom kid

Changes already implemented (see workprint#2):

• Trimmed the opening ‘prank call’ joke to prevent it from venturing into SNL territory while retaining the core of the humor
• Reinstated the ‘Luke Has a Moment’ deleted scene
• Reinstated the deleted scene where Poe gives Finn back his jacket (with scene transition provided by OT.com user pleasehello)
• At their first meeting, removed Finn telling Rose to breathe
• Removed Rose repeating, “They can track us through lightspeed.“
• Removed both appearances from the ‘Caretakers’ on Ach-to (with a visual effects shot courtesy of OT.com user snooker)
• Trimmed away the lone porg who gives Chewie the doughy eyes, though leaving the joke intact otherwise
• Removed Luke’s line to R2, “Nothing can make me change my mind.”
• Cut down the first sequence at Canto Bight to focus solely on finding the master codebreaker (also removing sounds of coins rattling around inside BB8 in two shots)
• Blended the original Anakin lightsaber ignition sound with the existing different sounds for two shots
• Made it appear as though Finn and Rose follow DJ out of the cell, briefly elude the guards, and the scene ends. Next time we see the trio, they are already in hyperspace (also removing the implication in the later scene that BB8 helped steal the ship).
• Removed Rey asking Kylo Ren is he has a cowl to put on
• Added a center wipe transition from the scene with Finn, Rose, and DJ in hyperspace to the fleet losing their medical frigate
• Used a few shots from a deleted scene to remove the iron/spaceship gag, which borrowed from an old spoof which laughed at Star Wars rather than along with Star Wars
• Trimmed some of the comedy with BB8 being placed under a basket
• Removed the detail from Kylo Ren that Rey’s parents are buried in the Jakku desert, as this seems at odds with the vision we saw in The Force Awakens.
• Moved the scene with Luke and Yoda to immediately prior to Leia looking out over Crait (using audio and video provided by OT.com user Darthrush)
• Removed Finn’s line about the battering ram canon being “old Death Star tech.”
• The crate Luke sits on as he talks with Leia is now stationary and motionless, unaffected by him (effect provided by OT.com user poppasketti)
  Removed Rey’s triple-TIE combo shot, with the Falcon’s involvement in the battle being first revealed with its shadow swee- ping by and a single TIE being shot down
• Trimmed Hux ordering fighters to follow the Falcon, leaving this poor tactical move to be attributed to Kylo Ren’s emotional priorities
• Removed Finn’s line, “Oh, they hate that ship!”
• Abbreviated Finn’s suicide run, so that the audience hasn’t had enough time to accept it and get totally on board with it (toward the end of a film that relishes jerking its audience around)
• After Rose saves Finn, removed her line about not “fighting what we hate” and “saving what we love.”
• Snuck in a Wilhelm scream… somewhere in the movie.

^ That’s great! I’m also glad to see “Hux as a floor mop” go. I haven’t seen TLJ after the cinema so watching these upcoming edits with fresh eyes just might do the trick (sway me to the “Hey, I really like this movie!” column).

Hal 9000 said:

Also, in order to reinstate the shot of Finn’s speeder’s guns from melting, I would have to reinstate the majority of the part of the sequence which was cut. Therefore, the lack of gun melting is going to have to be part of the package, weighed as such.

All good! It’s not the biggest of deals; I was just partial to it. If I didn’t know it was there I wouldn’t miss it!

Hal 9000 said:

I’m not able to do better with this idea than Darthrush, so consider his clip my candidate clip as well:

darthrush said:

Per the suggestion of many to revisit my removal of Snoke throwing Hux around after the Resistance escapes, here is a new clip which restores one more line of dialogue before we cut back to the Resistance.

I must say that I really like how this flows after getting used to it. I tried including one more shot of Hux at the end but it just didn’t fit.

https://vimeo.com/272123709

Excellent take ! Is there a possibility to end the transition to the rebel fleet with a close up on Hux ? (I need to rewatch the original version to see if such shot exists). Anyway, this clips already is perfect.

I’ve added to the sum up list the kicking ladder alteration, according to Hal it might not be feasible but Darthrush has brought another idea, so until the alteration is fully dismissed it’s on the list.

One last thing: Hal, the crawl stays as it is, right ?

(I’ve always assumed you lived in the US, what’s your time zone pal to be up in the morning 😃)