Here is a sneak peak of a new scene I’ve been working on. I’m having good fun making it and I hope you all enjoy it too!
Yes! Thank you so much for working on this edit! People are way too afraid of fanediting ANH and ESB in non-purist ways. I understand having respect for where the series began, but these two films are by no means perfect and could use touching up just as much as anything else in the franchise.
I also want to state that I personally disagree with a lot of what AZLN said. Pretty much every fanedit that exists for this film already is for some degree of purist. Be it an edit that simply enhances the visual fidelity, or an edit that tries to find the perfect blend between the original edition and special edition of the film.
I was also wondering about a few personal hiccups I have with the film, and if you plan to touch on any of them, or would be open to messing with any of them:
I always get the sense that I’m meant to care more about Biggs, but he’s so in the background that he hardly even registers as a character. I feel like including his introduction scene would help a lot with that narrative arc. Especially with you adding in Luke’s reaction to his death later in the film.
Speaking of Luke reacting to death, I’ve never liked the way the film handles Luke’s reaction to his aunt and uncle being killed. I know it spurs his motivation for revenge against the Empire, but he shows a hundred times more emotion to Obi-Wan dying, whom he should realistically be far less close with. I’ve heard Luke has a haunting thousand-yard-stare when he finds his aunt and uncle, but really, he’s just kind of somberly staring. Besides, Luke isn’t the type to so quietly internalize his mourning. His main recurring weakness is how quickly he’s overwhelmed by emotion when his loved ones are in danger. And with his reaction to Biggs’ death being added back into the film, this sticks out even more like a sore thumb. I’m honestly not sure what could be done given the source material, but I’d love if a creative solution could be found.
And when it comes to Luke mourning Obi-Wan, I feel like Luke shouldn’t hear Obi-Wan’s initial “Run Luke, Run” beforehand. At this point in time both Luke and the audience should be feeling the loss of Obi-Wan, and this line directly gets in the way of that by essentially grabbing the audience by the collar and screaming he’s still there in some capacity, so we don’t need to feel bad about it.
C3PO is always whiny, but he’s just kind of a jerk in this film in a way that feels unlike him. Specifically how he’s constantly blaming others for everything bad that happens. I know this isn’t entirely unintentional, since he shows a bit of growth at the end of the film with his kindness towards R2-D2, but it still feels uncharacteristically mean of him and it would be nice if it could be cut back on, even just a little.
I feel like Luke shows some jealousy over the idea of Han and Leia getting together when Han asks him if Leia would ever like a guy like him, and Luke so quickly and grumpily shuts the idea down. This, too, reads as another moment that lacked awareness of the future of the series given Luke and Leia are siblings.
The characters “have a bad feeling about” a lot of things in this film. The line is cute and cheesy the first time, but gets very redundant, very fast, and the dialogue of the film would only benefit from its exclusion.
In any case, I am extremely excited for when this fanedit releases. I love Adywan’s work, but even with just the changes you’ve listed so far, I have a hard time picturing this not being my go-to version of the film to watch when all’s said and done. Good luck, and thank you for all your hard work and dedication!
Hey!
I just wanna say thank you for commenting! I really appreciate it, and you’ve given me a few things to think about.
I think it’d be fun to add Biggs’ introduction back in. This is supposed to be more of an extended version of the film, and I can always make a separate purist cut without any deleted scenes. So yeah, I think I’ll give it a go! If anyone knows of any HD or 4K-upscaled versions of the scene, please send me a link!
I know what you mean, but I feel like Luke’s reaction to Biggs’ death is still pretty brief, so hopefully it won’t feel too different from his reaction to his aunt and uncle’s deaths. That said, it’s definitely something I’ll keep in mind.
Maybe I’ll make it sound more distant, so it’s more like, “Wait, did we hear that, or was that just the wind?” I think that could be a cool way to keep the line while still letting the moment breathe a bit more.
I agree with this one, too. I’m planning to incorporate some additional dialogue from the radio drama, including some different line readings that I think feel more like the C-3PO we know and love.
Yeah, no incest! Haha. I don’t think that moment is particularly important to this film, and it gets pretty weird when you consider the context of the saga as a whole.
Honestly, it’s cheesy, but I kinda like it. It’s Star Wars, after all. The whole thing is a little cheesy, and that’s part of why we love it!
Once again, thank you so much for taking the time to write all this out. I’m really trying to make something special that people with different tastes can enjoy.
Even with the feedback I’ve received so far, I’ve already made some changes to the colour grading to make it less dark and grim, which I’m really happy with. I’ll hopefully be showing that off soon!
Feedback like yours genuinely helps me look at the film differently and think about things I might not have considered otherwise. I’m excited to keep working on this and see where it ends up. Thanks again!
Using footage of Luke from the Falcon’s cannon scene is pretty creative and works really well here ngl, great work and can’t wait to see more!
Here is a sneak peak of a new scene I’ve been working on. I’m having good fun making it and I hope you all enjoy it too!
Impressive. Most impressive.
I love it.
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My Star Wars Fan-Edits
this was really good!!!
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Using footage of Luke from the Falcon’s cannon scene is pretty creative and works really well here ngl, great work and can’t wait to see more!
Sadly I can’t take credit for that, I first saw that idea on EC Henry YouTube channel. He is such an inspiration. Hopefully with a bit more work and a new pc I’ll get my renders looking as good as his!
One minor nuisance I have for this movie is Leia’s line too Tarkin before the destruction of Alderaan about him “holding Vader’s leash.” I know it was meant to insult him, but it implies that Tarkin outranks Vader in the chain of command.
I think many of us look at Vader as only taking orders from the emperor.
Hello there, enjoy the new binary sunset matte!
LINK - https://vimeo.com/1239642562
One minor nuisance I have for this movie is Leia’s line too Tarkin before the destruction of Alderaan about him “holding Vader’s leash.” I know it was meant to insult him, but it implies that Tarkin outranks Vader in the chain of command.
I think many of us look at Vader as only taking orders from the emperor.
Thank you for commenting! And I agree, so I went ahead and did it! Here you go!
(Had to do some cheeky VFX to get the cut to work, but it was lots of fun!)
LINK - https://vimeo.com/1239745556
Hello there, enjoy the new binary sunset matte!
LINK - https://vimeo.com/1239642562
this reminds me of dune, in good way ofc, good work!
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Thank you Skybatman! That’s the best compliment!
I’m really looking forward to this. Your changes are great. Do you think you’ll have it done by this year?
I won’t comment on the objective merits of the project as a whole, but I do have one question.
How exactly did the Empire get a stock photo of the droids together?
Isin’t it like an important plot point that they don’t know how they look like and they’re just combing tatooine for any droids?
-TGWNN
I won’t comment on the objective merits of the project as a whole, but I do have one question.
How exactly did the Empire get a stock photo of the droids together?
Isin’t it like an important plot point that they don’t know how they look like and they’re just combing tatooine for any droids?
That’s so true, I didn’t think of that! I’ll throw that idea away. Thanks for commenting!
I’m really looking forward to this. Your changes are great. Do you think you’ll have it done by this year?
Sadly, I keep getting new ideas, and people keep leaving comments with even more great suggestions! As you might have seen in my last few posts, I’m actually in the process of redoing the colour grading. Thanks to some of the feedback, I’ve realised the original grade was a bit too dark and desaturated.
BUT I’m hoping to get Part 1 finished and uploaded by the end of this year. I’ll also be updating you all more often, as I’ve done some pretty cool things that I’ve been meaning to share!
Thanks for commenting! And please feel free to leave any feedback or suggestions. I’m always happy to hear them!
Hi everyone! Keeping the ball rolling, I wanted to share a work-in-progress sequence. I’m still working on the animation, but so far, I’m quite proud of how it’s coming along!
LINK - https://vimeo.com/1241942774
I won’t comment on the objective merits of the project as a whole, but I do have one question.
How exactly did the Empire get a stock photo of the droids together?
Isin’t it like an important plot point that they don’t know how they look like and they’re just combing tatooine for any droids?
That’s so true, I didn’t think of that! I’ll throw that idea away. Thanks for commenting!
Maybe just remove R2 from the picture and center threepio?
I won’t comment on the objective merits of the project as a whole, but I do have one question.
How exactly did the Empire get a stock photo of the droids together?
Isin’t it like an important plot point that they don’t know how they look like and they’re just combing tatooine for any droids?
That’s so true, I didn’t think of that! I’ll throw that idea away. Thanks for commenting!
Maybe just remove R2 from the picture and center threepio?
I’m not sure. I think it ultimately just creates a plot hole. Although I had fun making the shot and the posters, it’s not really necessary for the plot and ends up creating more problems than it solves.
If I really wanted to keep it, perhaps I could change the picture to Han Solo? That way, it establishes him as a dangerous person, and the posters make sense as Jabba would have just put a bounty on him.