The New Republic EP1: A Vergence in the Force 4K (The Mandalorian Season 1 Edit) [V4 RELEASED] — Page 4

So, after discussion with @jkimm I’m exploring the idea of cutting out the first trip to Nevarro and starting on Arvala-7. However, there is still some exposition from the first Nevarro trip that I want to retain, particularly from the armourer scene.

Here is the first edited scene… the client… this is the first time Mando will meet the client.

Its only the centre audio channel at the moment to get an idea of how it flows.

https://vimeo.com/435292948

WitchDR said:

Any updates on a final version yet? Super excited to check out the finished movie!

The project was basically finished and then I was persuaded to consider cutting the first trip to Nevarro, which actually works very well.

It means the movie now starts as the Mando approaches Arvala-7.

That has meant a bit more work to retain few lines of exposition from the cut scenes and add them into the other Nevarro scenes. That work is mostly completed.

The thing that has taken a bit of time is constructing a pan shot of the Razorcrest approaching Arvala-7. I’ve just cracked the visual pan, I now need to sort out the music transition

So I’m getting there. Completion might have to be pushed back to the start of August.

cavy8 said:

Wow, it’s so good to see you back. This edit looks incredible so far, can’t wait to see it finished!

Thanks! Great to be back. The hunger has returned!

So protect Arvala Opening has now been finished. Took a bit of time because I recreated the starfield around the iris transition, create the hyperspace exit and re-do the opening crawl. Then I couldn’t get the music to transition from the opening theme to the Arvala scene so I had to rebuild the sound mix and re-score it.

However, its now done so I’m back on track. The opening crawl doesn’t flow as well as I’d like so any suggestions would be much appreciated.

https://vimeo.com/438096328

liambrazier said:

smudger9 said:

https://vimeo.com/438096328

Sorry, could you let us know the password to view? Loving what I’ve read on this edit thus far.

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Broom Kid said:

I think at this point, considering how well liked Rogue One is (and to a lesser degree, Solo) the argument can be made that “The Theatrical Star Wars Experience” can just cold-open after “A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far Far Away…” now. Maybe it couldn’t have done that before, but it’s fairly accepted now, and honestly - it probably just works better here.

I’d suggest just cutting the crawl entirely. You don’t need it for a Star Wars movie to still feel like a Star Wars movie.

Solo also had an opening crawl. For me it’s a crucial part of a Star Wars theatrical experience. In terms of the font colour. I’ll be producing 2 versions… the pale Mando version and a classical yellow Star Wars version.

szopman said:

smudger9 said:

Broom Kid said:

I think at this point, considering how well liked Rogue One is (and to a lesser degree, Solo) the argument can be made that “The Theatrical Star Wars Experience” can just cold-open after “A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far Far Away…” now. Maybe it couldn’t have done that before, but it’s fairly accepted now, and honestly - it probably just works better here.

I’d suggest just cutting the crawl entirely. You don’t need it for a Star Wars movie to still feel like a Star Wars movie.

Solo also had an opening crawl. For me it’s a crucial part of a Star Wars theatrical experience. In terms of the font colour. I’ll be producing 2 versions… the pale Mando version and a classical yellow Star Wars version.

oh, sorry, I thought the yellow one is only for Episode VII version 😉

About Solo, there was a kind of opening crawl there, but not the classic one. Actually, I think it would work veeery well in the Mandalorian. And It would Save you a lot of work actually 😄

It would certainly save me work! These pan shots are very time consuming to construct!

TK251 said:

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https://vimeo.com/438096328

hitfan said:

This sounds like a great idea. I haven’t watched the show, so if I watch this edit, I can let you know what I think.

Wow. It would be great to get the perspective of someone who hasn’t seen the show. I would still recommend watching the show because there is a lot of cool stuff that I haven’t been able to include.

jkimm said:

I wonder if it would flow better to cut Mando in the cockpit so that the first time we see him is stepping off the Razor Crest? I suppose you could include the shot of him from behind. It would add a little mystery to who is piloting the ship as it descends on the planet.

Actually I think I may go for a halfway house on this. I’ll cut the frontal cockpit shot and leave the shot from the rear. It’ll give the opening a real TPM vibe… similar space pan, shot of Mando from the rear, ship lands and a frontal Mando reveal.

jkimm said:

Sounds good. If you really want a TPM vibe, replace the child with a baby jarjar. 😄

Mesa don’t like that idea!

FWIW, I’d recommend the Rogue One style opening. ALTAIAGFFA card, then cut to an opening shot. I don’t imagine backstory or exposition via text would be any more useful for a movie adaptation than it was(n’t) for the original show.