Here's a quick list of changes I made a couple of weeks ago. I think, if made, this would get the movie in at least a watchable condition.
I agree with Erik 100%, and in fact that's the only thing I can think of to solve the problem. (That was point 10 on my list)
I will continue to add to this list as we go along, and I think it'll be easier now that we're all getting to be on the same page:
1. Put in Spence as Anakin instead of me. His voice is more similar to Hayden's, but a lot better.
2. Try Tim for Jar-Jar. I still like the idea of Australian Jar-Jar, but we already know from Tim's video tests that he has a good setup and that it would be convincing.
3. Mix the music, effects, and dialogue at a consistent volume throughout.
4. Add LFE to the movie (from a technical standpoint, a piece of cake. What someone could do, actually, is go through the movie and list all the points @ which the bass could use a good kick. Giving me a list including minutes and seconds, like 44:32, for instance, would make it happen faster).
5. Remove the 2 Wrath of Khan cues from the asteroid belt (replaced by no scoring).
6. Put the original kid's voice for Boba Fett back in. It's not that big a deal. We can make it through a couple bad lines. New voice only distracts.
7. Do the rest of Windu's saber shots (I actually forget how I did that, I'll need to read up again).
8. Somehow swap out the Independence Day shots for new Star Wars dogfight shots? (This is a tough one. Adywan is the only one I know who could do something like that, but he's busy with his own project).
9. Change the music as Anakin and Padme are flying into Geonosis.
10. Somehow fix the "Disappearing Anakin" continuity error at the end. This is a major problem but I don't really know a good way to fix it. I painted myself into a corner. I wish I had a shot of all 3 characters in frame, but obviously I don't because the whole scenario was never part of AOTC. One thing I could do, that's coming to me as I write this, is perhaps splice in quick close-ups of Anakin with the saber over his head (from the previous duel with Dooku), just to remind the audience that he's still there. I don't really know. Can anyone else solve this puzzle?
11. Try and make Owen's voice mesh better with the character onscreen. Right now he has the same symptom that my Anakin does.
12. Rerecord Mas Amedda with better equipment. Same actor, hairyhen.
13. Finish the sound effects for the final battle and mix in the trooper voices more smoothly, especially when the troopers first arrive (really, the sound there should be mostly ship sounds and lasers and explosions, not a bunch of voices all at once. They're too exposed).
14. A couple of shots that look too soft: (could you look for these)
15. Maybe remove the extreme close up of Boba when Jango's head is cut off. Maybe replace it with something else.
16. Do something about the Blade Runner shots in the cantina. The really long one, in particular, is probably too recognizable, and there's a frame rate issue with a couple shots.
17. The music as Jar-Jar is proposing his great idea in the Senate might need to be replaced (especially the end, followed by the original music picking up- this sounds awkward).
18. The "Obi-Wan Kenobi- hand him over to me now" line makes it too long with the camera pointed at the ceiling. Too stylized for Star Wars. Maybe I'll shorten the line, or cut the shot out all together. This scene is not all that important- it gets us from one place to another.
19. Try and rework the arena and the following battle. Again, I may need new FX shots to do that.
20. Fix the following errors (I'll start the list):
-When the ship lands on Naboo, the ship and the sound of the ship are several seconds apart.
-After Yoda talks about the shroud of the dark side, in the shot after that, you can tell Obi-Wan is saying something, but he's not supposed to be.
-Fix the very first transition (the iris) and the transition after the funeral.
-Reduce Yoda's jerkiness- increase frame rate, but not 24 fps.
21. When Windu first pulls out his saber to deflect bullets, I want to try and tighten the editing (may not be necessary)