I’ve been thinking about making a YouTube video documenting the history, theory, and passion behind Star Wars Fanediting.
It will document the origins from the Phantom Editor until now. How fan editing has evolved and the community that has been built around it. I want to showcase the insane amount of passion and hardwork from edits like “Star Wars Revisited” and “Harmy’s Despecialized”, while also going over the more creative projects like Star Wars Heavy ect. I also want to feature clips from fanedits and maybe some of the commentary and interviews from creators. What I love about fan editing the most is how a movie can be completely altered. How a stories presentation and thematic ideas can be changed or enhanced. It’s so much more of a creative process than people think it is. It’s not just about deleting lines from Jar Jar Binks. My love for this community is why I’m doing this. Right now I’m in the very early stages of pre-production with only a rough script and ideas and concepts. This is a thread for me to share my ideas and for you guys to give any suggestions and input. I’ve been lookin forward to making this for a long time. 😃
Maybe you could use TFA Restructured as an example of a collaborative edit - I personally had a blast working on it with Hal and Ridley and the many others who contributed. The Leia deleted scene and the Star Destroyer over Maz’s castle were both areas that simply couldn’t have been done (or done well) without everyone working together.
And of course if you’d like to use any TFA:Starlight materials feel free.
Definitely something that needs a proper documentary while many of those involved are still around to tell their stories. If you’re not on fanedit.org already, it might be a good idea to introduce yourself over there.
