I'd like to hear CC's and TJ's comments on it. 
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Slow Motion: I agree with your view on its use. We're not going Peter Jackson on the movies, we'll be using it to extend certain shots here and there. The goal is to make it look natural. If you can tell it's been slowed down the idea will be scrapped as it will stick out and detract from the scene in question. I like your suggestion of Anakin staring at Maul. I would like to make a connection between the characters some place as well, especially since we're continuing Maul's charcater into Grievous. We'll have to look over the available footage and see what we can come up with.
-Show the clip of them entering the house, anakin shaking the dust off and cut the clip right before "mom, mom i'm home". Add in an audio clip of shmi saying "anakin?" (from the "anakin its your bedtime" scene).
I like that, only I'd add Shmi's line after "Mom, I'm home." It would be a response to all these strangers in her home. Shmi's tone of voice works well here. This would set up the next line, an explanation ("These are my friends, mom.") As for everything else in this scene, I'd leave it the way it was in the original. The only thing I'd cut would be "I’m building a droid, wanna see?" Of course if we were to move the 3PO scene to later in the film more work would have to be done. If we can find an appropriate place for it later then sure, but it not then we should leave it be. Altering any 3PO dialogue is extremely easy as stated several times already in this thread. The trick is not to go overboard. Even though we have a lot to work with, many of his lines are fine as they are and should be left as such. Plus this gives Shmi a chance to get dinner ready.
When it gets to the point where anakin looks at qui-gon and says " your a jedi knight arn't you?" (add in a little bit of that "magical" sounding Star wars music)
-Take the shot of qui-gon looking up at him and use the "slow down" method so it appears that he's a little more shocked by the statement.
Yes, something akin to when Obi-Wan pulls back his hood in ANH, mystical chimes (perhaps even an altered version of that very cue. Extending Qui-Gon raising his head is a good idea too; we should definitely experiment with that. Other than that, the only alterations I'd make to the dinner scene would be cutting some dialogue for various reasons:
-Cut “Boom!”
-Cut “I can’t believe there’s still slavery in the galaxy.”
-Cut “I had a dream I was a Jedi. I came back here and freed all the slaves.”
-Cut Qui-Gon’s “Podracing” before he says “Greed can be a powerful ally.”
Regardless of the placing of the 3PO scene, I think all your suggestions are valid one and should be experimented with. But definitely cut “Oops!” and “I’m building a pod racer!”
I haven’t really thought this scene through completely, but maybe we should insert Sio Bibble’s scene with Nute before the Royal Ship receives the transmission. We can have the subtitles say they’re making him send it or they’ll kill his family or something. This would go before all of this, as Obi-Wan reports it to Qui-Gon after the dinner scene. Maul/Grievous' arrival would come after Qui-Gon's "Either way we're running out of time." This is a good dramatic place for it, as in the original the following scene was the Sith on Coruscant.
Qui-Gon's Deal with Watto:
Adding sound effects to the environment is a good idea, but if done here it would also needed to be done to the earlier scene in Watto's shop. Nothing too obtrusive, but enough to enhance the working nature of the store. Music experimentation is always welcome. As for Anakin, the only thing I'd cut would be "It wasn't my fault, really!" If there's anything else he does that's offensive I didn't notice it.
As qui-gon is ending his transmission with obi wan , it is halted after qui-gon says "a ship without a power supply isn't going to get us anywhere". End transmission. I feel that has a better flow than mentioning "theres something about this boy".......then hanging up in obiwans face right as he was onto a revelation.
I never thought about it this way. That is more of a "Captain's Log" way to say things than a conversation. I suppose it should go. I don't think that line would meld into the talk in the desert though. But I totally agree that scene needs to be reworked, as Obi-Wan is just disrespectful. Also, certain shot will need to be flipped to account for Obi-Wan's braid being on the wrong side.
Qui-Gon/Shmi scene: It has been suggested this be moved to later when Anakin leaves home. If so some of the dialogue would have to be altered. Thoughts? (I think it’s fine where it is.) Other than that I think it's a wonderful scene with no editing required. Cutting out midichlorines doesn't make it necessary to cut out the virgin birth. Something has to be especially special about Anakin to make him the Chosen One, something that I think was lost in MagnoliaFan's version when cutting this plotpoint.
I like 3PO and R2’s quips about Jar-Jar, but for the good of the scene we should probably cut them, starting the “activating the pod” scene with Kister saying “You don’t even know if this thing’s gonna run!” Then it would continue as per the original version.
The Pod Race is something to come back to, agreed.
-After the podrace we have the scene with watto and quigon, which is pretty good all the way through. I don't really have any problems. Adding some music to the scene will put some character into it. I'll look at it again and see if there is any dialouge that can be trimmed down.
No dialogue trimming, but definitely some music. MagnoliaFan added some of Jabba's theme when Qui-Gon mentions the Hutts. That's what we want to go for.
-When quigon is going back with anakin to their house I would cut out the dialouge they have "these are yours"...."YES!". Just music and the image of him handing the boy his prize.
Good idea. I'm on the fence as to whether the Greedo fight should be re-inserted.
Freedom scene:
Cut:
-“Did you here that?”
-”Now you can make your dreams come true, Ani. You’re free.”
-”You mean I get to go with you, in your starship?” (if we can cut it)
-”Yipee!”
-”You’re coming with us aren’t you mom? (accompanying shot and Qui-Gon reaction)
The 3PO goodbye scene definitely needs work. Thoughts?
Cut:
-“Yes…I guess.”
-”Then we will se each other again.”
-”I will come back and free you mom, I promise.”
Re-insert deleted probe droid scene (just the part after Jira). Then comes the Maul/Probe Droid scene. Cut “Qui-Gon sir wait, I’m tired!” In the ship cut:
-“What are we going to do about it?”
-”We should be patient.”
-”You’re a Jedi too?”
There was the idea of playing “Pleased to meet you” over the ship leaving Tatooine (because of the goofy visuals). Thoughts?
I have sent the Master List to ID and TJ. Just so everyone is in the know, much of the opening has been revamped, as many of the ideas we were trying for just didn't translate well when edited together. Our goal here at Starkiller Ranch is to present the best possible version of Star Wars, and that's what we intend to do.
