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Mando EP3: A New Path (A Book of Boba Fett Edit) [RELEASED] — Page 6

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smudger9 said:

WitchDR said:

Looking great smudger!

Like szopman said above I do think it could use some trimming of the dialogue. Something I’d really like to see in the edit is less “smart Fennec -stupid Boba”. I hate that Fennec always has to talk him in the right direction. It just further drives the wedge in his past self being the most fearsome bounty hunter, when he constantly makes stupid moves. You should try removing Fennec talking Boba out of attacking Bane in that scene. Just have him make the smart decision of being more calculated when going against Bane, instead of external forces motivating him to be.

Good idea about the Fennec/Boba dialogue. I’ll see how it feels when I watch the full edit. I agree it makes Boba look weaker, but I like that it adds something to the Fennec-Boba relationship.

I agree that it would take a lot of Fennec/Boba’s relationship out, but I don’t think every moment of it needs to be removed. Just a few so it’s not like every time Boba has a plan, Fennec is right there to tell him why it’s no good or how she has a better idea. That’s one thing I disliked about the show. It felt like Boba was just kind of bumbling around with Fennec guiding him. He’s been a ruthless bounty hunter for so long, you’d think he’d have some level of assertion and confidence in his ideas. But in the show he’s very easily persuaded by everyone, especially Fennec.

I tried messing with that scene a bit just to visually show what I mean. The music obviously needs more fiddling with to line up properly. You could even leave in a few more back and forth shots I cut out to draw the suspension more.
https://vimeo.com/684007411
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WitchDR said:

I tried messing with that scene a bit just to visually show what I mean. The music obviously needs more fiddling with to line up properly. You could even leave in a few more back and forth shots I cut out to draw the suspension more.
https://vimeo.com/684007411
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Wow I like that alot!

“You will find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view” — Obi-Wan Kenobi

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You could even have Boba acknowledge Fennec coming up behind him but they share no dialogue. Once again the music isn’t perfectly timed. If I was doing a full blown edit I’d take more time to really get the music just right of course! 😂
https://vimeo.com/684109556
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WitchDR said:

smudger9 said:

WitchDR said:

Looking great smudger!

Like szopman said above I do think it could use some trimming of the dialogue. Something I’d really like to see in the edit is less “smart Fennec -stupid Boba”. I hate that Fennec always has to talk him in the right direction. It just further drives the wedge in his past self being the most fearsome bounty hunter, when he constantly makes stupid moves. You should try removing Fennec talking Boba out of attacking Bane in that scene. Just have him make the smart decision of being more calculated when going against Bane, instead of external forces motivating him to be.

Good idea about the Fennec/Boba dialogue. I’ll see how it feels when I watch the full edit. I agree it makes Boba look weaker, but I like that it adds something to the Fennec-Boba relationship.

I agree that it would take a lot of Fennec/Boba’s relationship out, but I don’t think every moment of it needs to be removed. Just a few so it’s not like every time Boba has a plan, Fennec is right there to tell him why it’s no good or how she has a better idea. That’s one thing I disliked about the show. It felt like Boba was just kind of bumbling around with Fennec guiding him. He’s been a ruthless bounty hunter for so long, you’d think he’d have some level of assertion and confidence in his ideas. But in the show he’s very easily persuaded by everyone, especially Fennec.

I tried messing with that scene a bit just to visually show what I mean. The music obviously needs more fiddling with to line up properly. You could even leave in a few more back and forth shots I cut out to draw the suspension more.
https://vimeo.com/684007411
password: fanedit

Wooow, it’s perfect 😍 soo soo much better, love it man!

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WitchDR said:

You could even have Boba acknowledge Fennec coming up behind him but they share no dialogue. Once again the music isn’t perfectly timed. If I was doing a full blown edit I’d take more time to really get the music just right of course! 😂
https://vimeo.com/684109556
password: fanedit

I think that’s great. For me, Boba talking just the necessary and making his decisions by his own is the right direction to go.

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Been following this - and I understand how tricky this Book of Boba Fett series has become for making a compressed movie like the first 2 seasons of Mando. Half way through the season of Fett, I noticed the change in plot when the Mando/Grogu story line resumed. I understand this was done to assist the series with the season finale, but I wish this series focused exclusively on Boba Fett’s story as intended and they concluded with a proper finale without Mando and company. They could have done the Mando/Grogu/Luke storyline on the next season of the series…but I guess they did not have enough script for Fett to conclude and needed them…I don;t know, just my opinion.

In any case Smudger - I’m looking forward to your final results of this movie compilation and will be happy with how you create it. We know there will be more seasons, so you have flexibility if you want to edit something out now that will be addressed in the next season.

have fun everyone!

steve

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smudger9 said:

I’ve now edited together the final battle. I’ve cut Grogu and the Majordomo (which will allow me to completely remove the dreaded vespa chase) and it works really well. The audio is done except for the two music transitions into and out of the sequence, which I will re-score later.

Here is the link if you want to view it.
Password is my username

https://vimeo.com/683662024

Just watched the final battle edit and it looks great. My only comment would be that the conversation in the first scene with Cad Bane, the mayor, and the head of the pyke syndicate jars slightly without the scene of Cad Bane visiting Freetown, particularly the line from the mayor “did you convince the marshall to stay neutral”. If you cut that line and just had the Mayor responding to Cad Bane’s line “you won’t have to worry about Freetown” with “good I want this over as soon as possible” it removes some of the awkwardness of never seeing the “convincing” that occurs between Bane and Vanth and leaves a bit of mystery ready for the reveal that Cad Bane had shot the Marshall for when he’s talking with Boba Fett later. Just a thought.

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Gingergems said:

smudger9 said:

I’ve now edited together the final battle. I’ve cut Grogu and the Majordomo (which will allow me to completely remove the dreaded vespa chase) and it works really well. The audio is done except for the two music transitions into and out of the sequence, which I will re-score later.

Here is the link if you want to view it.
Password is my username

https://vimeo.com/683662024

Just watched the final battle edit and it looks great. My only comment would be that the conversation in the first scene with Cad Bane, the mayor, and the head of the pyke syndicate jars slightly without the scene of Cad Bane visiting Freetown, particularly the line from the mayor “did you convince the marshall to stay neutral”. If you cut that line and just had the Mayor responding to Cad Bane’s line “you won’t have to worry about Freetown” with “good I want this over as soon as possible” it removes some of the awkwardness of never seeing the “convincing” that occurs between Bane and Vanth and leaves a bit of mystery ready for the reveal that Cad Bane had shot the Marshall for when he’s talking with Boba Fett later. Just a thought.

Great idea, I’ll take a look at that.

I’ve finally got a completed first cut done with nearly all of the sound transitions completed. It weighs in at 2h 55mins, which isn’t too bad considering the work it has to do!.

Its become obvious that this edit is actually Mando Ep3, so I’ll present it as such. The title I’ve gone with is “A New Path” because Mando, Grogu and Boba all choose unexpected directions - Mando leaves the covert, Grogu leaves the Jedi and Boba leaves Bounty Hunting. The logo colour I’ve chosen is “Boba green” to acknowledge that its all from the Book of Boba.

This probably means getting rid of the opening scene of Boba killing Bib and instead opening with Mando. I’ll then cut to Boba in his Bacta tank and the flashbacks will be the story of his survival and rise, with the final flashback showing him taking Jabba’s throne.

I’ll need to watch the cut again in full, but if anyone is interested in seeing the current cut I’ll be able to provide a link next week. PM me.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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It’d be an honor to see the workprint! 😉

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Would love a link when your read to send it out!

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I’m not sure how many times I’m going to watch this, so I’ll wait for the polished version. That said, I’m really looking forward to this edit! Thank you for putting it together.

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Would like a link when you’re ready to send aswell

“You will find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view” — Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Would love a link to the work print whenever it’s available! Looking forward to this edit.

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I’d appreciate a link to whatever is the latest cut of this.
Cheers.

Love your work, Smudger.

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I’m a big fan of your past work.

I’d really like to check out your workprint when it’s ready.

Thanks

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So the first cut is now in a state that I’m happy to share. I’ve sent the links to all that have DM’d me.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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I’m thinking that the entire epilogue with Din meeting Luke and Ahsoka might be better saved for a fanedit of Mando season 3; it’s completely separate from the main plot of the whole film. Just my opinion of course.

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Ice said:

I’m thinking that the entire epilogue with Din meeting Luke and Ahsoka might be better saved for a fanedit of Mando season 3; it’s completely separate from the main plot of the whole film. Just my opinion of course.

I totally agree. However, until we get season 3 I’ll leave it at the end of this movie because it does mean the movie starts and ends with Din’s journey.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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Here is a list of the current changes for the edit

Opening Crawl
Opening pan shot to the ring-world (Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut in a couple of shots of Mando walking through the streets

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to Mando entering the abattoir
Removed a couple of shots of Mando walking through the abattoir
End with Mando leaving abattoir

Ep1 (Stranger in a Strange World)
Cut to Boba in Bacta Tank
Flashback Scene: Ends as Tuskens discover Boba.
Removed remainder of flashback scene
Cut to Fennec waking Boba
Cut to 8D8 briefing scene (from EP3 Streets of Mos Espa). Removed sections that mention the assassination.
Gammorean interruption added. Inserted a manufactured 8D8 line “the three families of Mos Espa are here”
Cut to External shot of the Palace (from Ep3 The Streets of Mos Espa)
Cut to Tribute scene
Removed part where Boba recruits the 2 Gamorrean Guards
Scene ends with Boba Standing up
Added Boba Lines “I should show my face in town” and “Power hates a vacuum”

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to Mando walking through ring world
Removed some of the walking scene to shorten it (shots were used in the opening sequence)
Scene ends with Armourer allowing Din to rejoin the Covert

Ep1 (Stranger in a Strange World)
Cut to Boba and Fennec walking through Mos Espa
Removed Garsa/Boba dialogue about hosing the Gamorreans down
Removed Boba “I walk on my own 2 feet”
Removed Fennec “yours looks shinier than mine”
Removed Part of Fennec/Boba walking out of Garsa’s sanctuary where the Gammoreans are walking behind them (they then disappear due to a major continuity error). Added in short clip of 2 Trandoshans sat at a table to replace the cut segment
Removed Boba hitting the assassin with the electrostaff
End scene with Fennec capturing the assassin

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to shot of ring world.
Scene with the 3 mandalorians plays out
Removed Night of a Thousand Tears flashback
Scene ends with Din receiving the Chain Mail armour

Ep2 (Tribes of Tatooine)
Cut to external shot of the Palace
Use scene of Boba being put into the Bacta Tank by the Gamorreans Ep1 (Stranger in a Strange World)
The reminder of the Flashbacks from Ep1 (Stranger in a Strange World) have been removed
Cut to Flashback scene where Tuskens teach Boba to use a Gaderffii stick. Scene heavily edited to shorten it
Cut to Boba being given his Tusken robes (Spice Train, Tosche Station, hallucinogenic frog, making the Gaderffi stick and tribe dance segments of the flashback have been removed)
Cut to Fennec returning to the palace with the assassin
Removed Boba “speak prisoner”
Removed 8D8 “very expensive”
Removed Fennec “overpriced. You’re paying for the name
End scene with “shall we visit the mayor?”

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to shot of ring world.
Cut to Darksaber training scene
Remove armourer “your body is strong but your mind is distracted”
End scene with Din leaving the covert

Ep2 (Tribes of Tatooine)
Cut to Boba and Fennec approaching the Mayor’s office.
Trim walking segment
Removed Receptionist “Boba Fett…. Do you have an appointment”
Removed Boba “I’ve found one of his stray pets, I’m here to return it”
Removed Mayor “He’s a member of the order of the night wind”
Removed Boba “ah then you admit it”
Removed Boba to Garsa “now you’re sweating like a…“
Removed Boba “I don’t care what your tablet says”
Removed Boba “these are not the death pits of….”
Removed Boba “the cowardly majordomo…”
Removed Boba “your sister is right”

Ep3 (Streets of Mos Espa)
Cut to night shot of Mos Espa
Cut to Boba coming across the biker gang
Remove “you’re a crime boss just like the rest of them”
Remove all Water Monger scenes

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to ring world spaceport
Full scene of Mando boarding starliner
Ends with Mando looking at the chainmail

Ep3 (Streets of Mos Espa)
Cut to Mando in Bacta tank
Flashback scene of Boba and the Pykes/Death of the Tuskens heavily edited to shorten it
Cut to Boba v Krrsantan
Removed Mods fighting Krrsantan (they dont appear until Krrsantan enters the throne room)
Removed Boba entering the throne room in his dressing gown
Cut to Boba/Fennec eating
Removed Boba “enough food, go help with the patrol”
Removed Fennec “you’re the head of a family, you should enjoy the trappings”
Removed Boba “these are Hutts, waiting will give them another opportunity to strike”
Add in subtitle for the Hutts when talking about the Mayor “He has fled Mos Espa”
Removed Krrsantan being released and running off.
Added Boba line from Ep1 “you were loyal to both your bosses, will you be loyal to me if I spare you
Scene recut with use of reverse shots so that Krrsantan stays and agrees to work for Boba.
Cut to Starliner landing and Pykes disembarking
Removed Mod/Boba interaction about prosthetic eye.
Cut to Rancor training scene
Removed Boba “I think he likes this”
Removed Boba “tell Fennec to suit up…….”
Removed Boba “I’ve ridden beasts 10 times its size”
Removed Boba “Is this the spot”
Removed Boba “I think It’s hungry”
Scenes where Boba, Fennec and mods visit the Mayor’s office and capture the Majordomo have been removed

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to Mando arriving on the starliner
Removed Pelli “BD are you good? Hey look its Mando”
Removed Scurriers
Removed all ship repair scenes.

Ep4 (The Gathering Storm)
Cut to Boba in Bacta Tank
Removed Boba Staking out Jabba’s Palace
Cut to short shot of Boba eating at his camp
Cut to Boba discovering injured Fennec
Heavily edited and shortened Mod Parlour scene
Cut to fennec waking up
Removed Boba ‘You are Fennec Shand……”
Removed Fennec and Boba staking out Jabba’s Palace
Heavily edited and shortened Slave 1 rescue scene.
Cut to Boba killing Biker gang
Removed Sarlaac scene
Cut to Boba/fennec at camp fire
Cut to Boba getting out of Bacta tank
Remove reference to the Majordomo being tortured.
Removed Krrsantan bar scene (he’s already working for Boba in this edit)
Cut to meeting with the crime families
Shortened Fennec’s speech to give Boba’s more weight.

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to Eternal shot of Pelli’s Hangar
Naboo Straighter reveal scene
Test flight space scenes removed
Wipe to Fighter landing in the hangar.
End with Mando-Fennec recruitment scene

Ep6 From the Desert Comes a Stranger
Cut to Marshall Vanth - Pykes scene
Cut to Mando arriving at Jabba’s Palace
Cut the Mayor’s Mojardomo from Fennec’s briefing
Remainder of episode runs unedited - Din/Vanth, Vanth/Bane, Bombing of Garsa’s Sanctuary

Ep7 (In the Name of Honor)
Cut to Boba, Fennec & Mando in the ruins of the Sanctuary
Removed dialogue between Boba and the Mods about not relaxing to the palace.
Cut to Bane & the Pike Leader
Removed Grogu arriving on Tatooine
Cut to Boba, Fennec & Mando in the Sanctuary
Removed long shot of Mods on speeder bikes during Fennec’s action plan description
Removed shots where Mayor’s Majordomo is visible
Removed Bane “you should have never left him without his armour”
Removed Flashback to Tusken massacre
Removed Bane “you know its true”
Added in 2 lines of dialogue as Fennec comes out of the sanctuary Bane “Fennec Shand” and Fennec “hello Bane” from the Bad Batch
Removed all of Fennec’s lines where she dissuades Boba from attacking Bane. Now it is Boba that makes the decision not to engage Bane.
Removed shots where Mayor’s Majordomo comes out of the sanctuary and shots of him inside telling Fennec where the Pike Headquarters is.
Now edited so that Boba tells Fennec to go to Mos Eisley.
Removed Mods lines “how many are there”, “At least a dozen”
Removed Mods “thank you”
Removed Fennec “Manners, I like it”
Removed Mando “Its was the smart move”
Removed Boba “It was”
Removed Majordomo being sent out to the Pykes as a diversion.
Removed Boba and Mando shooting excessively at same Pyke
Removed Mando and Boba getting hit numerous times by Pyke gunfire
Removed Mod “where did all these sand scurries come from”
Removed “we’re here to save some city rats”
Removed Boba “save it for the Pykes”
Reduced length of slo-mo scene where Krrsantan gets hit by gunfire
Removed Mando “I owe you a nice long soak in the Bacta Tank”
Removed Mando energy weapons/kinetic weapons line
Removed scene where Droid chases Krrsantan and the Mods save him
Removed Pelli and Grogu arriving - Pelli, Grogu and the Majordomo have been removed from all scenes in the finale.
Edited so that Boba and the Rancor save Mando from the droid rather than Grogu.
Removed Rancor rampage scenes - Rancor now runs off when Bane aims his flamethrower at it and it is not seen again.
Remove Boba “Maybe but I have armour”
Removed Bane “Lets find out”
Removed Bane “Now’s the time you jet off to your Bacta Tank”
Cut from Boba defeating Bane to Fennec taking out the Command centre
Cut to Boba and Fennec walking through Mos Espa and then pan up to Mando in his Starfighter - end scene with long shot of ship (close-up shots moved to end of movie)
Cut to scenes from Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian) where Mando flies past the starliner and interacts with the Rodian. End shot when Rhodian is looking at the starfighter and it appears to jump into hyperspace.

Ep6 (From the Desert Comes a Stranger)
Cut to Mando exiting hyperspace and landing on the forest world.
Trimmed scene of R2 leading Mando through the forest.
Moved first Luke-Grogu scene to later.
Movie cuts from Mando sitting on the log to Ahsoka appearing.
Mando handing Ahsoka the armour now cuts to first Luke-Grogu scene.
Cut Luke and Grogu walking through forest
Cut Order 66 flashback
Cut Luke “The galaxy is a dangerous place Grogu”
Cut from Luke & Grogu by the water to Luke running through forest with Grogu on his back.
Run training scenes to end where Grogu is lying on the rock
Cut to shot of Mando looking up form the forest
Cut to scene of Luke and Grogu in the temple building.
Cut from head shot of Grogu pondering his decision to head shot of Grogu in the Naboo starfighter (Ep7 In the Name of Honor)
Use end scene from Ep7 of Mando and Grogu in the NAboo starfighter
Cut to end credits

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss