Hi everyone, I’m back! I’ve been doing some administrative work the last few days to get a sense of where we are in the project. Here’s the latest status:

Changelist updates - I’ve gone back through the changelist on Page 1 and made sure everything is up to date. There aren’t any major changes from the original plan (the complexity of this project basically means most things had to be planned out from the beginning), but a lot of things have been tweaked in smaller ways. For example, my original plan during Rey’s Training vision was to foreshadow Finn and Poe in danger; however, it seemed more important when I was editing to foreshadow the Sith Fleet instead (since the Fleet is no longer present in the Prologue). This also leads into the next scene, where Poe reveals the Sith Fleet to the rest of the Resistance.

Also of note: I’m trying to replace a lot of 3PO dialogue, in order to give him a more adventurous personality post-memory wipe. I think it’s more fun that way, and adds more significance to his wipe.

New scenes - I’ve been cooking up some new scenes that I’m very excited about. I’m planning on sharing something within the next week once it’s ready, so keep an eye out!
Progress updates - I’ve been looking over the changelist and seeing what’s left to do. The big things are:

Editing - Kijimi sequence (rough cut started, but it’s unfinished) (VOICES STILL BEING ACCEPTED)
Editing - Dagger Vision sequence
Editing - Kylo “tracking” scene
Audio FX - Rework droid audio FX (e.g. C-3PO) based on feedback on the thread. (Thank you!)
Sound mixing - Additional sound design work is needed on several scenes, especially in the third act.
VFX (HELP NEEDED) - Kylo on the Falcon (currently working on the background plates, but I’ll need help with some additional compositing)
VFX (HELP NEEDED) - Death Star Lightning blast (when I was editing the scene, I noticed some issues with the original completed shot, and unfortunately it will have to be redone)
VFX (HELP NEEDED) - Small paint out when Kylo is on the Death Star.

There might be other items that pop up that I’m missing - dialogue lines that need to be reworked, other shots I haven’t accounted for, etc. - but overall, we’re getting very close to the end! Unfortunately, these last few are rather “big ticket” items - the reason I saved them for the end is because I knew they would be a lot of work to complete. What I’m trying to say is, a huge amount has been accomplished, but there’s still a decent amount left to do.

In the meantime, if you’re interested in being a part of the edit, I’m still accepting voice clips for the Kijimi Protest sequence. And, most importantly, if there’s any way you can help me knock out those VFX shots, I would be so, so grateful! Please message me if you’re interested.

Thank you!