could the same be done with TPM perhaps? with the film opening with the naboo cruiser running the blockade? the opening music from ANH could be used pretty nicely perhaps?

This is how my edit of TPM starts, mirroring the capture if leia in ANH. I've also tried to make the movie more of a stand alone movie. The most radical thing I think I've done though is I've eliminated Jake Lloyd completely, but the plot of the film stays more or less the same. Strangely I've left Jar-Jar (who I hate less), in the film, but will change his voice later (I was thinking Polish maybe). I've got the video whittled down and assembled pretty much the way I want it, but haven't touched the audio yet. I've also tried to remove the more egregious CG elements to make it look closer to the OT. I've approached te whole thing as if it were say 1974 and Uncle George made TPM. It'll never be prefect, but Jake Lloyd makes me wanna kill (where as Jar-Jar only makes me want to hit things.) Mr. Binks becomes much more palatable if you can't hear him.