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Just finished Episode 1: The Pursuit (3 gig).

Excellent job! Everything flows really well. Not once was I taken out of the viewing experience and it never felt like anything was missing. Video quality was also top notch, considering the smaller file-size. Looking forward to Ep2. 😃

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Blueffalump said:

Just finished Episode 1: The Pursuit (3 gig).

Excellent job! Everything flows really well. Not once was I taken out of the viewing experience and it never felt like anything was missing. Video quality was also top notch, considering the smaller file-size.

Thanks Blueffalump!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Those first 3 episodes of Andor needed the most trimming and rearranging, and I’m glad it worked out well!

Looking forward to Ep2. 😃

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the version I currently have up!

Episode 2 is the one I’m still making changes to. There’s definitely a lot more of it that could be trimmed. I’m just trying to come up with a satisfying way to rearrange the scenes.

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I watched your latest cut of the first three episodes. It is very well done and I only have one possible idea: Move all the Coruscant scenes to the end so that they all follow the “Coruscant: Capital of the Galaxy” shot. I am not sure how well that would play out as an ending though.

That being said, I still feel like much of the Coruscant and Mon Mothma stuff is mostly disconnected from the Andor storyline. Assuming it comes to together in the final two episodes, I wonder if a lot of the Coruscant scenes can be moved to the beginning of the fourth film (or maybe even its own film, which I mentioned earlier in the discussion).

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Thanks for the review Solemn.Philosopher!

Solemn.Philosopher said:

Move all the Coruscant scenes to the end so that they all follow the “Coruscant: Capital of the Galaxy” shot. I am not sure how well that would play out as an ending though.

If I move ISB/Dedra’s introduction scene and Cyril’s Coruscant scene to the end, there wouldn’t be any other scenes to use as a buffer between Cassian and Luthren leaving Ferrix and them arriving on Aldhani. I’d have to move the Aldhani arrival to the beginning of episode 2 so there’s some level of buffer between both events. I’m not opposed to this idea, but my episode 2 edit is already so bloated as-is in runtime. I’m making some major changes to my episode 2 cut, so it’s possible I may do this.

I would definitely hold off on watching my episode 2 cut that’s currently up. I’m gonna be putting out a far better one here in the coming days.

Solemn.Philosopher said:

That being said, I still feel like much of the Coruscant and Mon Mothma stuff is mostly disconnected from the Andor storyline. Assuming it comes to together in the final two episodes, I wonder if a lot of the Coruscant scenes can be moved to the beginning of the fourth film (or maybe even its own film, which I mentioned earlier in the discussion).

I’d run into the same issue removing the Mon Mothma and ISB scenes throughout, especially during the preparation for the heist, since we’d have no other scenes to jump to other than Cassian’s. It would be really hard to cut all three days of the heist’s preparation into a single linear scene. I don’t even think a montage would quite work for that.

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Having seen the finale, I’d say it’s safe to cut out all the flashbacks now.

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Blueffalump said:

Just finished Episode 1: The Pursuit (3 gig).

Excellent job! Everything flows really well. Not once was I taken out of the viewing experience and it never felt like anything was missing. Video quality was also top notch, considering the smaller file-size.

Thanks Blueffalump!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Those first 3 episodes of Andor needed the most trimming and rearranging, and I’m glad it worked out well!

Looking forward to Ep2. 😃

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the version I currently have up!

Episode 2 is the one I’m still making changes to. There’s definitely a lot more of it that could be trimmed. I’m just trying to come up with a satisfying way to rearrange the scenes.

By now I’ve also watched Episodes 2 and 3. I found them equally smooth experiences. Top quality!

Personally, I didn’t encounter anything I’d cut from E2 (which is not to say that one couldn’t).The Episode benefits from all the little character moments before the heist, those really made me care, especially when things got tough later on. Even scenes like the Commandant at home with his family seem crucial to me: The latter is in line with the show portraying those who commit evil as leading ordinary lives. It humanizes the Commandant a bit and shows what’s at stake for him. Furthermore it also serves to underline how the rebels commit evil themselves, threatening the life of the ordinary, innocent boy we witnessed earlier. That kid is traumatized for life.

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I’ve just enjoyed your Episode 1 cut, combining the first four Andor’s into one movie length feature.

First and foremost, it’s a professional cut that never once jars or has any technical ‘tells’ that betray it as a fan edit. Watching it for the first time you’d never know this wasn’t a studio product, well done!

Did I like it? No, I loved it! Watching the combined episodes without the interruption of titles and credits felt seamless and your instincts of what could be carefully trimmed and tightened seemed to gel with my own. The cuts are not overdone, and the pacing is still measured and relatively slow to what we are accustomed to from Star Wars. Repetition of setting is a staple of television as the budget constraints dictate but you made this television show seem truly cinematic by prioritising scenes that had visual interest and majesty, and by reducing the number of recycled settings. It really allows the set design, props and costume work to shine - and Andor is incredibly good in this regard.

I’m holding back on watching the second Episode as it sounds like you’re still working on a revision, but I’m looking forward to it already!

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I’m really enjoying your work!

Any idea when you’ll finish your final episode?

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I’m back ya’ll!

After spending the last two weeks trying to get Episode 2 finished, I’m finally satisfied with this current version. I still feel more could easily go, and when I tackle some v2’s I just might cut even more. But for now I’m just a bit fried on the episode and need to step away from it and finish Episode 4 for the time being.

One major change I did to Episode 2 was removing the return to Ferrix. I’ve watched through my Episode 2 cut so many times, and every single time I felt it started to drag on post-heist. I’m sure some won’t be happy with its removal, but I do believe it will be narratively stronger and improve the overall pacing without it.

So with that, the new Episode 2 is now available on the drive and Episode 3 should be up by tomorrow! I’m also waiting for Vol.3 of the soundtrack to be released before I can finish Episode 4.

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Having seen the finale, I’d say it’s safe to cut out all the flashbacks now.

I’m going to keep the flashback in it’s heavily trimmed form that’s presented in my Episode 1 cut. While the sister plotline went nowhere, I think the scene of Maarva finding Cassian needs to be kept.

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By now I’ve also watched Episodes 2 and 3. I found them equally smooth experiences. Top quality!

Personally, I didn’t encounter anything I’d cut from E2 (which is not to say that one couldn’t).The Episode benefits from all the little character moments before the heist, those really made me care, especially when things got tough later on. Even scenes like the Commandant at home with his family seem crucial to me: The latter is in line with the show portraying those who commit evil as leading ordinary lives. It humanizes the Commandant a bit and shows what’s at stake for him. Furthermore it also serves to underline how the rebels commit evil themselves, threatening the life of the ordinary, innocent boy we witnessed earlier. That kid is traumatized for life.

Thank you! Let me know if the new cuts work better than the old ones! All the things you mentioned, are left intact. I agree those are all moments that should stay!

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I’ve just enjoyed your Episode 1 cut, combining the first four Andor’s into one movie length feature.

First and foremost, it’s a professional cut that never once jars or has any technical ‘tells’ that betray it as a fan edit. Watching it for the first time you’d never know this wasn’t a studio product, well done!

Did I like it? No, I loved it! Watching the combined episodes without the interruption of titles and credits felt seamless and your instincts of what could be carefully trimmed and tightened seemed to gel with my own. The cuts are not overdone, and the pacing is still measured and relatively slow to what we are accustomed to from Star Wars. Repetition of setting is a staple of television as the budget constraints dictate but you made this television show seem truly cinematic by prioritizing scenes that had visual interest and majesty, and by reducing the number of recycled settings. It really allows the set design, props and costume work to shine - and Andor is incredibly good in this regard.

I’m holding back on watching the second Episode as it sounds like you’re still working on a revision, but I’m looking forward to it already!

Thank you Matt! I’m glad Episode 1 worked so well for you! I’m pretty satisfied with how that episode turned out. It’s pretty much done in my book.

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I’m really enjoying your work!

Any idea when you’ll finish your final episode?

Hey, thanks!

Sorry I haven’t finished Episode 4 yet. The last two weeks have been spent getting Episodes 2 and 3 to a satisfying point. Unfortunately the final soundtrack hasn’t been released yet. So I will have to wait before I can finish Episode 4.

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The final episode is almost complete!

Kind of a bummer this episode ends up being the shortest, but the arc was only 2 episodes so what can you do.

This part needed the least amount of work. I only did some minor restructuring of scenes and removed any continuity errors with the previous episode edits.

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I’ve updated the drive with all the current versions, including the final episode!

PM me for the link!

Episode 1: The Pursuit
Includes - Andor Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4
Length: 1 hour & 40 minutes

Episode 2: The Heist
Includes - Andor Episodes 4, 5, 6, 7
Length: 2 hours & 3 minutes

Episode 3: The Prison
Includes - Andor Episodes 7, 8, 9, 10
Length: 2 hours & 5 minutes

Episode 4: The Uprising
Includes - Episodes 11, 12
Length: 1 hour & 21 minutes

2 hours and 30 minutes of runtime was trimmed off the season.

I’m pretty satisfied with all four of these cuts. Though I have an idea for updating these even farther in the future. How would some feel about a title change? I’ve got a mock up of a new intro to replace the Andor title card, but I’m very inexperienced with creating something like this from scratch. As of right now I’ve settled on the new title being Star Wars: Ashes of the Republic.

Also how would an 8 episode cut of the show sound? Keeping it inline with the other Star Wars live action series, each episode being around 50 mins to 1 hour. It wouldn’t be to hard to cut each of these supercuts up into 2 episodes each.

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For those who watched this edit and the Disney unedited version: Would I be missing anything if I only watch the edited version? Does the cut material have enough relevance to the show that I would feel as though I am missing out?

WitchDR: If you are looking for a new title, how about, Star Wars: Ascent of the Empire. This title focuses on the present empire versus the past republic and I feel is more in line with other Star Wars titles that focuses on what happens in the present versus the past.

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Good job on Episode 4! Thanks for all the effort you put into these edits, WitchDR!

I’m going to take a little break from Andor. But once I get to them, I’ll let you know how I feel about the reworked espisodes.

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Blueffalump said:

Good job on Episode 4! Thanks for all the effort you put into these edits, WitchDR!

I’m going to take a little break from Andor. But once I get to them, I’ll let you know how I feel about the reworked espisodes.

Thanks Blueffalump!

Episode 4 had huge amount of cuts compared to the rest, so I’m glad that one worked out!

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the 7 episode cut I’ve done. I re-added a few scenes back in, and trimmed others. So they do vary slightly from the supercuts. But like you I’m pretty burned out on Andor after working on it for a few months lol!

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WitchDR said:

Blueffalump said:

Good job on Episode 4! Thanks for all the effort you put into these edits, WitchDR!

I’m going to take a little break from Andor. But once I get to them, I’ll let you know how I feel about the reworked espisodes.

Thanks Blueffalump!

Episode 4 had huge amount of cuts compared to the rest, so I’m glad that one worked out!

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the 7 episode cut I’ve done. I re-added a few scenes back in, and trimmed others. So they do vary slightly from the supercuts. But like you I’m pretty burned out on Andor after working on it for a few months lol!

Haha, I can only imagine the hours you must’ve spent with Cassian and co. I sometimes wonder what that does to one’s mind… Feeling a little rebellious lately? 😉

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yoshif8tures said:

could you give us a cut list for the 7 episode cut?

I never wrote any of it down while I worked on it, which was foolish on my part. Also considering it’s been about a month since I touched it, I’d have to go scene by scene to write each down at this point.

I’m currently working on a other projects, so I’ll try to find some time to throw one together in the next few days.