RogueLeader, I had a similar issue with having an impact shot. What I pretty much did, and it works alright, is cutting from Finn unbuckling out of his skimmer to Kylo in his shuttle.
Yeah, I think what you did works well. When Finn gets out of the crashed skimmer there’s a spark in his cockpit, which could pass for the light from an off-camera explosion. I added a little rumble sound to help sell it (or maybe that was already in darthrush’s version so apologies if I forgot!). I think that’s all you need because in this climactic moment, our focus is on Finn. The music builds well to him getting shot down, and when Finn fails, the destruction of the door is a foregone conclusion.
Darthrush, I’m more than happy to send you the skimmer removal (and I plan to work on the wide shot too). I’d like to refine it a bit more before I send it if that’s alright!
And so I’m not quoting a whole post, RogueLeader, I agree with everything you said!
EDIT: Just fixed some confusing writing. Was typing too fast!