Hello! It’s been a full year since I first posted about this project, and I’m ashamed to say that I’ve been very lacking in my updates since then. Given how desperate I’m sure everyone is for news (this is THE most important Star Wars project of all time, I know), that’s a major flub on my part. I’ve never been very good with social media in general; but it’s something I hope to improve for this coming year.
However, just because I’ve disappeared from the public scene, does not mean I’ve abandoned the project - far from it! I’ve actually spent most of the past year chipping away at this edit in my free time. I’ve been splicing new lines of dialogue, building and testing new sequences, sourcing new audio, crafting LUTs, and I’ve even been dabbling with some VFX work, which is all new territory for me. Largely speaking, I’ve been trying to gather all of the pieces I’ll need to assemble this cut of the film, and I do have a lot of them ready at this point! Some of my early tests have been really exciting, and I am hoping to share some of them with you in the coming months.
I’ve also been incredibly lucky in another respect - several members of the community here have expressed a willingness to help me tackle some pieces of this puzzle that are beyond my abilities. I don’t want to name names just yet, because I don’t want to put any undue pressure or obligation on my collaborators; but I would like to express my sincere gratitude for their efforts and their support!
So, where do we go from here? What’s next? I’m still waiting for a few clips from others; but in the meantime, there are still lots of things to work on, lots of sequences to design…and of course, lots of audio to mix along the way! I will sincerely try to crawl out of my little hole more often, and post some actual updates as we move forward with this edit. I’m still not ready to commit to any set release date; but rest assured that the project is NOT abandoned, and that I’m still fully committed to seeing it through. And when we eventually get there, I hope that you’ll all agree it was worth the wait!
If you’ve read this far, thank you so much for taking an interest in this project. Live long and prosper!