Putting this here so I don’t forget it:
https://youtu.be/sGbxmsDFVnE?t=76
Concept: pan down from the crawl onto a starfield which matches this shot of the Falcon going to hyperspace. Proceed directly into Rey landing on Ahch-To.
I had the same idea. Here was my mockup (transition happens around 2:20) I like that it’s a fresh intro style that’s still Star Warsy.
https://vimeo.com/248649293
That’s pretty rad! 😉