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I Need an early draft of TPM

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Hey all, I'm new here. I've neve posted beore so I guess this is also my 'hi' post.

Most of you are probably completely unfamiliar with me, but my tag on here and a few othersites (JWFan.net) is GoodMusician. My Tag on both JPLegacy and YouTube is BrachioInGeN... So if you've seen those names, they're me :-P

I'm an avid John Williams fan, and a completist. If they sold every take of every cue on a 15 cd set, I'd sell my soul for it lol

Anyways, if you're familiar with me, you'll know that I have posted several videos on YouTube where I am inessence, studying John Williams score to the Star Wars Saga (including some Jurassic Park trilogy thrown in for good measure ;-) ).

Anyways, a recent project of mine has ben restoration of the complete scores, namely finding unreleased bits in video games and the such. I've used that to make a pretty extencive score study of Episode I, and Episde III to a far lesser extent. Episode II, unfortunately, had very little released and so there wasn't much I could learn.

I don't want to go too much into specifics as I want this to be a pleasan suprise when I'm done but, I'm in search of an early draft of the script. Lets just say that I'm piecing together how certain scenes were meant near the end (hint hint) so if anyone knows where I can find a script that would have this sequence as it was originally edited, I would be much abliged. I've been able to find a couple, but I can't find one that has the original sequence.

Of course, once I am finished, this will be posted on YouTube for all to see.

Thanks again for any help and great to be here!


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Well, by the overwhelming responce, I can see that I have one of two answers:

There exists no other script past the final version,

or

I put this in the wrong area... It is a request so I put it in the fan request and help area... If Ineed to move it I can but have not been asked to.


Well, I thought I should also mention that I made the edit without the script. I've included all the removed shots I could find and am currently working on the sound portion.

Will keep you all updated.


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Revised third draft, June 1997

Earliest I can find.

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Thanks...

What I'm trying to do is take the complete score and compare it to the film to find out what the edit was hen JW scored he film. I'm comparing it to the scripts and it still doesn't fit right.

Like in the scene where the droid ships start firing at the gungans but they're in the shield. It says that happends after the battle in the courtyard. Musically, that doens't work because the music for that scene clearly indicates they begin firing before the transition to the courtyard music.

The script is eaither too early or too late... I'mnot sure whch to think. Is it the only one available? The one I have I think is the same..


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You would actually have more luck comparing the final cut to the shooting script. Early scripts are going to be of a limited value for what you are doing.

EDIT: Oh, and welcome aboard!
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Shooting script.. .hmm... didn't think of that!

DOes anyone know of one of those? or where one of those are??

And thanks hehe...

I know this doesn't have to do with my thread, but there is one thing I'd like to add... I found it in one of the making of featuretts

I need to add some bars to it--its ok if it squishes the image a bit--becuse I want to intercut it with the film rip... I heard there was a walkthrough on here somewhere but I am at a loss as to where on the site... Someoneknw where they are?


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Book Description: Del Rey Books, 2000. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM US *** Pages: 144, A SENSATIONAL SLICE OF MOVIE HISTORY!For the first time ever, Star Wars fans can own a realistic facsimile of the script from Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. This amazing edition re-creates the complete shooting script, chronicling all the excitement of The Phantom Menace, and more -- sequences that never appeared in the finished film!Complete with sixteen pages of color photographs, this screenplay is sure to be a treasured part of every Star Wars fan's library. Bookseller Inventory # 0345431235
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I'm pretty sure the draft posted above is the version used for the shooting script. Principle photography for TPM started June 26, 1997 so that script's date would be accurate. It's also the same script that's printed in the Illustrated screenplay book. Not sure about the book Laserman posted, I've never seen that one before. Might be interesting to check out.


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Yea... is there some sort of link or... where did you read that article from at least? I will have to check the book store...

I just know that there has been talk before about how the final battle for Naboo had been re-cut like 16 times and John Williams was asked to re-score some things several times and how he as slightly annoyed by it... I've found almost all the material available musically and visually... I just wanted to try to make my edit as...authentic as possible.

Right now, I'm pretty sure of how I'm doing it. I've only diverged in one part and that was I moved the section for "Droid Battle" forward from where it is listed on the cue lis (which is unofficial and already known to be inaccurate). Rather than having it after "up the wire" (when they launch their grappling hooks) and before "The Great Duel," I moved it to before "Battle for Naboo III" which starts off with the edited out segment of the lightsaber battle and then shows Anakin in space and more of the Gungan batle... it fits better ther I think because if it's pushed till latter, it makes the time lapse between the activatio of the droids and their march upon the Gungan army too long.

Unfortunately, I had to remove a lot of video. I did it for the sake of keeping the music authentic. There are a lot of little edits... shifting the orders of shots to match up with specific musical cues, and also fixing the film becuase in the theatrical cut, the whole battle takes much longer and is, theirfore, re-edited wth more footage.

I should be done with the preliminary video/music in a moment. I hope to begin working on the sound soon.

Thanks for all the help


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GoodMusician, I might have something I could send your way. If you could turn on your Private Messages under the profile settings...
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LOL! Didn't see that option... sorry.

Go ahead and send. Thanks for the help everyone heh.


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I don't know if you're interested or not but someone on this board created an isolated score track for a re-edited DVD of the Theatrical Cut of TPM. I have the audio but I believe he was going to up the DVD to Demonoid. Actually... if that guy's reading please let me know as I'd like to get a copy of the DVD. But anyway, it might be of some use to you.

To contact me outside the forum, for trades and such my email address is my OT.com username @gmail.com

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You mean just the music? Thanks, but I have it. I've made my own complete edit of the score (4 cds worth of material including a 40 min interview, alternate takes, flubbed takes, alternates, concert suites, and live recordings).

Thanks anyways. The only thing I would need would be the isolated sound effects. If anyone knowshow I can get some sound effects that would be helpfull.

I have the lucasarts sound effect library, but those arn't starwars sound effects...they're just raw sounds so ..

Thanks for all the help guys. I think I've finished the video editig. All I have left is the audio.


Is it not sad that in this time, we are more surprised by acts of love than acts of hate?
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The PC lucasarts games are an excellent source for sound effects.
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I might have to see if I can get a rip from them. Is it stored in a specific file or place? I know that the music files were stored that way...it's how I was able to get a lot of the unreleased music was siply ripping the music files.

I'll talk to my fiend about it. I only need a few sounds.

Thanks again

Update:

I've done some preliminary mixes of the sounds and music...so far so good. THere are only two scenes that I added that need their original sounds replaced because of people talking over the rips... I'm currently mixing it all to test it.


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I uploaded my videos. THanks for all the help. I made a thread about it here:

http://www.originaltrilogy.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=9&threadid=7564

It has links to the YouTube videos.

Thanks for all the help


Is it not sad that in this time, we are more surprised by acts of love than acts of hate?
-Me