Wow thanks again for the feedback, guys!
Monroville said:
Some good work there, SSWR!
I like how you got Yoda to do the coughing. As a suggestion, could you make an alternate edit?
Personally, I could see the beginning with Vader removed entirely and just start on Dagobah. In fact, I would not show the X-wing or R2 and just show Luke (recoloring his EMPIRE outfit to black) running through the forest and CGI Yoda off his back (since he would be back in the hut, with Luke doing his final training on his own) and maybe his green lightsabre on (or it could be kept off to save it for the barge fight reveal). I would never show Luke's face, so when he reveals himself before Jabba, it is the first time we see him completely.
What kind of programs do you use for your editing?
Well, I like the sound of that too...If I tried that it would be even more rough...I can't erase Yoda very well with what I use (adobe premiere and photoshop elements)...I don't know...I might attempt something like this eventually...
Bingowings said:
There's a lot to love about SSWR's last lesson mockup.
To those who think it spoils the reveal at Jabba's Palace as I said before the reveal is already broken in the theatrical cut where the mysterious powerful looking Jedi falls down the first trapdoor.
To build a more interesting last lesson it may be fun to mirror the very first lesson.
Remember Luke deflecting remote blasts with his sabre?
If Vader can deflect Han's bolts with the Force alone it would prove that Luke has stepped up a notch if he learned to do it too (totally useless against the power of Palpatine's Force Lightning but he did say they were feeble skills).
Here's how I see it.
Sinister music (something like The Magic Tree from ESB).
A mysterious hooded figure approaches Yoda's house.
A couple of remotes activate and he effortlessly deflects their blasts against them using only the Force (no saber yet).
Is Yoda safe? Who is this sinister chap?
He lifts his hood to reveal Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight.
Yoda sitting on a log congratulates him and then coughs, Luke looks concerned.
Then the scene inside.
That way you can start the film (from Luke's end) on Dagobah and still have the mysterious intro, a final lesson that mirrors the first and sets up a scene at the end.
Is it doable?
"I'm just making this up as I go along"
I agree about the 'ruining Luke's entrance' thing. Although I have a slightly different view of this: I've never really thought Luke looked like a 'bad ass' in this movie...yeah kind of when he enters Jabbas palace...but the rest of the movie? nah...yeah, he is more wise than ESB...but to me he's still learning quite a bit...which is great! we can still relate with him becuase we are still on this journey with him. does that make sense? so to me losing that entrance at jabbas doesn't really bother me....but again that's *my* line of thought.
And Bingo, I like your thought on this scene too...I'm not sure how i feel about the remotes...i like the fact that on dagobah it's all organic lifeforms...no technology anywhere (other than what Luke brought...which maybe you could argue he brought the remotes...). But I like the idea of mirroring the first and last training scene...very cool...
Thanks again! :D