So the actual edit is now complete. I just need to convert the low res SD footage that I edit with, to HD which I’m already half way through. Annoyingly I can’t find any Non-DV 4K files to use (my usual source hasn’t uploaded any) so it’ll have to be 1080 for now.

I spent an awful long time mulling over the Lanupa sequence to see how I could cut the crew separating. However, it just isn’t possible without compromising the story. Lanupa contains too many key plot points and at least one is lost if the Lanupa sequence is significantly trimmed.
At-Attin’s co-ordinates
Jod’s betrayal
Jod and the Crew separating
Jod’s capture by the pirates
Reveal of the At-Attin ship
The crew realising that the X-wings are the good guys

The compromise I reached was to keep the separation of the crew by aggressively trimming it, usinging the pirate kangaroo court scene as a spacer and altering the discovery of the Skull Ridge Mountain entrance, to save runtime. This has led to a 10minute extension to the runtime, but I feel it’s worth it to preserve the pacing and the story. 2h 50 is a bit above where I would like to be but still less than my absolute limit of 3 hours.

The opening crawl is here. Any thoughts?

“In the aftermath of the
EMPIRE’s collapse, peace
has been restored by the NEW
REPUBLIC. But due to its
limited resources lawlessness
has taken root in the OUTER
RIM.

Amidst the chaos crews of
PIRATES, bound by an
unyielding code and led by
daring captains, vie for
dominance over the galaxy’s
most lucrative trade routes.

Driven by the legend of AT-
ATTIN, a mythical world of
eternal treasure, they unleash
mayhem in their quest for the
galaxy’s most coveted prize.
Cold, hard credits….”