Originally posted by: Commander Courage
In regards to bringing out the focus on Qui-Gon, I think the story will speak for itself and we shouldn't go out of our way with odd cuts that don't look quite right. My one complaint over the first clip was the "closeup" of Qui-Gon in the cockpit. It accomplishes nothing but breaking up a nice widescreen shot and should be put back the way it originally was (IMO).
In regards to bringing out the focus on Qui-Gon, I think the story will speak for itself and we shouldn't go out of our way with odd cuts that don't look quite right. My one complaint over the first clip was the "closeup" of Qui-Gon in the cockpit. It accomplishes nothing but breaking up a nice widescreen shot and should be put back the way it originally was (IMO).
Well, that was a rough cut. None of this stuff feels natural on its own, you have to massage it. Can you imagine ANH without that awesome first close up of Leia or the first close up of Luke? It would be much less.
But beyond simply not favoring Qui Gonn, this scene has no subtext without the close-ups. It doesn't have to be where the hoods come off, it can be as they cross the room-- but somewhere, the FS version is going to favor Q and give an opportunity for a nice close up that anchors us to this old Jedi's malaise over this dopey assignment.
The shots on the ship may work better the original way, but I sense more tension in the off-center composition. I think the beauty wide shot is better after we get the med shot-- if all the action on the cut can be made smoother. I also think adding the final med shot will make a big difference so the scene goes: med. wide. med.
We'll see...