As far as the jumping back and fourth you mentioned, Jedi_jra, I have fixed that. I decided against cutting around so much and simply let the sequence finish out... mostly because there wasn't a place to put some of the footage. I'm still tempted to cut out Yoda climbing through the tubes and escaping. I've thought about actually completely removing that sequence but it would be near impossible to jump from them struggling with their arms holding each-others arms... and then somehow jump to them fighting. I thought about inserting that punch that Anakin does to Obi-Wan, but then you'd see it twice and I didn't like that.
However, I have taken all you have said and gone back and done this edit of my ideas (not the anakin over the waterfall. I'm still not 100% convinced, but again, i haven't been able to watch most of the videos.)
Anyways, you can download my video here:
Part II version 2
The list of the changes:
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This picks up right were Part I finishes. It includes the dialog between Padme and Anakin and Obi-Wan. I'm tempted to remove the dialog from my video because I'd like to put it on YouTube, but Its over 10 minutes just of the battle so... but it would be left as is in the film... I don't see too much wrong with it.
I'm also tempted to remove some of the battle on the landing area because if you look, there is an error. They start battling and Padme is clearly lying on the ground. There are some close ups, then it's as if they start over and Padme is now missing... they move away to the edge and so fourth... So I'm considering editing some of this to fix this
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01) It cuts early from the battle on the mustafar landing pad to Yoda and Palpatine still battling in the Senate Chambers.
02) After Palpatine strugles it cuts to Mustafar again
03) As they move into the main Separatist War Room, I cut from them entering the room, to the sequence of them fighting in the middle of the room.
04) I replace the shot of them destroying the console with the same from a different angle used earlier when they first enter the room.
05) It cuts early from Mustafar to Coruscant after Obi-Wan gets kicked in the face
06) I cut from Yoda falling on one of the senate pods, to Palpatine pulling another one out to hurl at him.
07) It quick cuts back to Yoda looking up.
08) Then back to Palpatine who throws the pod. Yoda stopping the pod is the same, the close up of his face is the same.
09) I remove the shot of Palpatine laughing and wiping his face and instead stay on Yoda, cutting to a slightly further out shot of yoda spinning the pod.
(In an ironic twist of fate, when I made my complete score, I had a choirless Duel of the Fates, but in Episode III, they recorded new vocals and in order to capture/use the vocals, i had to layer the choirless instrumental with the DVD rip. IN doing so, I introduced slight SFX that you don't really notice on the album, but since I used them here to re-sync the music, they actually add to the scene and sound natural this way rather than being pure music)
10) It cuts from Palpatine looking around for Yoda to the Mustafar high-wire battle. This has DOTF layered over the SFX only rip from the starwars.com mashups.
11) As Obi-Wan leaps down away from Anakin, it cuts back to Coruscant and Yoda leaps up to the pod to battle Palpatine.
12) I change the sequence of the shots of Yoda Falling and also shorten the overall length. I cut from Yoda on the ground to his cape falling.
13) I then cut to Palpatine dangling in the air.
14) Then to Yoda looking up at the coat
15) We jump back now to Mustafar. Since Obi-Wan jumping down onto the arm is where we left off, the rest of the "Heroes Collide" sequence is really short. I lengthen this by taking some from before the arm has the large lava explosion.
I take a few of the shots in sequence and put them here, layering the SFX only from starwars.com mashups with the cue "Heroes Collide."
16) The cut back into the true heroes collide sequence starts when Anakin hits Obi-Wan
17) I extend this by looping and flipping an early angle of the two struggling (I may need to shorten the beginning of this a bit).
18) I cut to an exterior shot of the Senate Chambers at night from Episode II, with new raw Coruscant audio of speeders flying from a deleted scene from Episode III, with the correct Episode III music layered underneath to lead into--
19) Cut to interior senate chamber of the troops reporting they cannot find Yoda's body.
20) I cut out Palpatines line that "Vader is in Danger," and cut directly to him looking off in the distance.
21) Cut to Yoda crawling in the tube. I shorten this by only having him say "Hurry."
22) Cut to Senator Organa in his speeder saying his line.
23) Cut to yoda getting to the junction from which he can escape. This plays out as it does in the film.
24) Cut back to mustafar. Mustafar exterior shot from earlier in the film when we see it for the first time as the separatists speak to sidious.
Raw Mustafar SFX replace the film ones with correct music playing underneath.
25) Cut to a few unused shots of them fighting from the "Heroes Collide" sequence, with raw SFX underneath from the mashups.
26) Cut to the two fighting and getting their sabers pushed onto the arm from the Volcano Explosion sequence. (Correct music layered over it.)
27) Cut to a shot of a volcanic eruption normally used in a few moments with raw SFX from the trailer, music layered over it
28) Cut to the lava falling onto the arm and the two running for Cover.
--normal placement of eruption
29) Cut to the long shot of the arm breaking free. The next few shots remain the same until
30) Cut to a shot from latter of the arm floating in the river with the music resynced to fit the transition.
31) Removal of a few seconds of Obi-Wan looking on as the arm falls over the cliff (music resynced)
32) Removal of a few seconds of Anakin standing on the droid as it freaks out confused. (Music resynced)
33) Removal of a few seconds of dead air time to cut to Obi-wan's line "I have Failed you."
34) Removal of a few seconds and a bit of dialogue from Anakin so he just says "The Jedi Are Evil" instead of "From my point of view the Jedi are evil" because it's OBVIOUSLY his point of view.
35) Removal of a few seconds to get to anakins line "This is the end for you my master"
36) I cut the shot (a few seconds) between Obi-Wan's line "I have the high ground," and Anakin's line "You underestimate my power."
37) I cut the shot between of Obi-wan flinching between the shots of Anakin Jumping and Anakin flying, right before Obi-wan cuts anakin down.
38) I restructure this sequence. The first cut adds a shot of Anakin looking up to Obi-Wan and then back to Obi-Wan as he says "You were my brother anakin. I loved you." (The music has been resynced)
39) This cuts to Anakin saying "I hate you." (The music has been resynced)
40) This cuts to Obi-Wan walking away, and picking up the lightsaber and turning back around.
41) This then cuts to Anakin catching on fire as obi-wan watches. (The music has been resynced)
End of Part II
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I just watched your edit, Marvolo, and I'm liking the idea better. There's not much changed but enough that the continuity is there...the problem is finding the correct climax musically and stylistically. I like that you kept the erruption at the end and then cut to him leaving. I liked that idea and when I did it on my video, I thought it was cool myself hehe...
Anyways, I'm going to have a go at it, using your idea as a framework.