What a complicated project this is turning out to be! Well, too bad that the OT DVD's won't be anamorphic, but as I wasn't expecting ANY kind of official release, I suppose it's better than nothing.
And the final name of the bounty hunter is... Marcus Fett. It's my favorite and met with wide approval. I have contacted "Nanner Split" with dialogue and instructions, and the recordings should be in by the end of June.
I finally sat down and tackled the second scene of the film, the scene in Palpatine's office, editing it all the way through. I had to make a couple changes to what I had planned, just to making the editing work. Firstly, to retain the long shot at the opening and maintain some kind of lip synch, Palpatine’s line “My negotations…will not fail” was moved until after Windu gets his complete thought out. “We’re keepers of the peace”, and so on. Palpatine says his line and we get a “wronged” close-up of Mace, followed by a close-up of Yoda as Palpatine says, “Master Yoda.” In response to the question, “Do you really think it will come to war,” Yoda simply says, “Impossible to see, the future is.”
Hologram audio is a little tinnier and more shrill to match OT.
OK, the big change is that Padme’s question, “Do you have any idea who’s behind the attack”, and Windu’s response about the spice miners has been reinstated. There were a couple reasons for this, one of which was that it was simply impossible to get Mace from one location to the next professionally without this shot (in which it’s obvious that he’s talking). One second he’s sitting in his chair, and the next, he appears standing next to Padme at the bottom of the stairs. This would show tell-tale signs of “fan-editing”. Also, Padme’s question is a very natural one, and actually the whole reason Yoda’s line was changed to, “In grave danger, you are” was so that Padme could actually say that line without seeming rude after Yoda’s (now cut) kind words. So those lines will stay; I know that Mace’s “intelligence” is bunk, but you don’t find that out until later. Not a big deal compared to the drawbacks of removing it.
So work continues- I have the film split into 20 parts and am working through each part in an organized fashion until each section is perfectly complete, at which point I move on to the next section. I’m not doing this in order, and there are many sections that will be easier to complete because most of the work is already done.
And thanks for the images, Twister
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There are a couple shots that I desperately need but have been unable to locate. One is for Coruscant at night, meant to go before the interrogation on the streets. The type of shot I’m looking for is this:
It adds an atmosphere I’m not achieving with any other existing shot. This angle would work as well:
I also need a shot similar to the following for the Naboo picnic scene. It is the second to last shot, preceding the final shot as they look at each other. The idea is that gray clouds are covering the sun, so that the last shot is considerably darker than the others before it. This is adding subtext and making a comment on the Anakin/Padme affair. Like it’s being frowned upon from the sky, or something of that kind; it’s up to audience interpretation. Anyhow, I desperately need a shot like this in DVD quality:
Thanks so much for your help and patience,
-TM