I really didn’t think a movie edit was necessary, but reading through your thought process has absolutely sold me.
Likewise, I didn’t feel like music editing was necessary, but all four of those examples have been brilliant. I especially liked Obi-Wan in the water tunnel, and the Vader fight intro, where the music felt like it matched perfectly.
Thanks! I’m really trying to operate from a “what if this was planned as a movie from the beginning?” sort of viewpoint. It’s not necessarily about cutting things you don’t like or adding things you do like. It’s about what makes it feel like a real movie.
Yeah, exactly. I think the approach you’re taking is a powerful one, letting those ‘movie moments’ hit better. And taking care to pace it like a movie could really elevate the existing content. It sounds like you’re not cutting anything too significant anyway, such that this could serve as a pretty clean replacement either way.