Watched the AOTC workprint. In short, it’s a triumph, I think you’ve made the best version of AOTC out there from a narrative and pacing perspective. I was a little skeptical of the decision to remove the asteroid dogfight, but it absolutely makes sense looking at the flow of the edit as a whole. The addition of the training scene from Kenobi works wondering from a narrative perspective, nicely foreshadowing Anakin’s downfall the Dooku fight. While it doesn’t totally match up stylistically, I find it no more jarring the the inclusion of the deleted scenes, many of which have unfinished VFX and have long been a staple of prequel edits.
My only quibble is while The 3PO removal is seamless, it unfortunately makes the edit incompatible with other versions of The Phantom Menace. Just something I will have to live with, I guess.
Very excited to check out ROTS!
Thank you so much for the kind words and for checking it out. I know the 3PO removal will be the thing some people have qualms with, but considering I made these specifically for my preferences, I’m happy with it. I hope and encourage anyone to steal my ideas to make their preferred version.