I definitely agree with you, jarbear and NeverarGreat. At the very least, the shot of Poe needs to be trimmed a bit. There was something interesting about having the explosion happen off-camera because the musical/emotional climax happens when Finn gets shot down. I do like being able to show the actual blast, though, as I think it would be odd for a Star Wars film not to show it. Hopefully, trimming the Poe shot does the trick. If not, I’ll have to find some music to bridge the gap. Next chance I get, I will play with this.

Thanks for everyone’s feedback! It means a great deal to me and is very helpful to have such interest!