Regarding the pod race... I'm not trying to be mysterious about it. It's just a sequence that's very firmly grounded in complicated visuals. I'm not sure a text version would be much help to the editor. It's not really something where you can write out each shot. I mean, I probably could. But I don't want to. Lucas does the same thing, when it comes to the duels, he simply writes "They fight".
But the main points you all need to know are:
-The race will be much shorter, more exciting and easier to understand what's happening.
-It will have completely new music.
-There will be no two-headed announcer.
-No Jabba. No Wald (Warwick Davis in a Greedo costume). No C-3PO. No Kitster.
-All shots with goofy cgi pilots, the pit droid "Three Stooges" routine, fart/burp jokes, and all other foolishness will be removed.
-Anakin will not be using any sort of overt Force powers during the race, as had been previously discussed on this thread. We decided against it. Anakin will win the race through determined piloting skill and his heightened reflexes.
-The content and pace will be very similar to MagFan's edit, minus all of the things mentioned above.
-We're going to try to find a way to make Anakin's victory celebration at the end less abrupt. In the original, Anakin wins and then it just wipes to the next scene, no time to really enjoy the magnitude of his victory, musically or otherwise. So, we're working on finding a way to make it better. His victory is a big event, both on his path to becoming a Jedi and for the eventual fate of the galaxy. It should feel big.
I think that pretty much covers it. If you guys have any other questions about it, let us know.
--ID