This color correction is working out so incredibly well that I find myself using some form of it for every scene. Many times, it gives the scenes a whole different feel- just by changing the color.
I should also point out that because I'm doing a stereo mix, character's voices don't come from both speakers (or the "center") anymore; many times, they come from the left and right speakers depending on what is onscreen. This applies to my dubbing especially, so that it feels as though it's really part of the mix and the film. Also keep in mind that I am doing the mix using good stereo headphones; no flaws get past me when I preview. Therefore, the mix should sound even better through conventional speakers.
Also, I've decided that I am going to add "impact flashes" to the Geonosis battle scenes. Along with new music, new sound effects, decreased saturation, and a bit of grain, these sequences should be considerably better.
And finally, I have a musical surprise for the end of the film, before the credits start.
Unfortunately, I'm losing faith that I'll be able to complete this by Christmas. MagnoliaFan took 2 years to create Balance of the Force. I'm not only heavily editing it, I'm changing the color, sound effects, visual effects, sound mix, etc. using both full-screen and widescreen DVD's and countless CD's. Not only that, but this has a "fan film" aspect as well, due to all new recordings for Anakin that have to be filtered and mixed into the stereo in the right way, and Lama-Su still needs to be performed and mixed. And I'm trying to do this at the highest possible quality in about 7 months (and this isn't my job, BTW). As I said, I'll try my best to do it as quickly as I can, but I don't want to sacrifice quality for the sake of getting it out on a deadline.
Trooperman
P.S.: The sample dubbing clip will only be up for another couple of days.