Hey Guitarfan01. Thanks for the compliment.
Sadly my EP3 "treatment" never really got beyond a vague outline of plot points that needed to be covered. I was having structure issues with EP2. Then the creative climate here shifted to Dread-pirate Roberts and Awesome Warrior Jedis. Once ChainsawAsh departed, I kinda lost interest as well.
Whether its considered good or bad news, coming across my NPT files last week kinda got me excited about the possibilities again. A friend of mine loaned me the PT soundtracks. Its amazing how a little John Williams can inspire some scene work. I've filled in details and about doubled the size of the EP1 treatment (I think it would have made a pretty awesome film). I think I've figured out how to fix the structure of EP2. My goal with EP2 is to make it end like a victory for the republic, but the losses should be devastating for our beloved characters. It is now starting to lay groundwork for EP3 pretty nicely. I'm trying to set myself a deadline. I want to get all my ideas for the NPT down by August 1st. Keep your fingers crossed.
Here are my new questions for the week:
How should Jedi combat work?
I think this needs to be reinvented. As anyone who has read this thread knows, I HATE the idea of bada$$ Jedi. To me that goes against EVERYTHING from the OT (Ugh, Samuel L. Jackson? Obiwan swinging his sword like Conan?). So, if the force should only be used for knowledge and defense, then how DOES one succeed in battle? I really don't even like the "force push." If I walk up to you and "push" you across the room, to me, that speaks to "aggression," one of those naughty words Yoda spoke of. So we need to come up with something new, like the Jedi equivalent of judo. Jedi Judo? I'm so sorry, but PLEASE bear with me. How can the force weilder use the aggression, anger, and attack of the enemy to their advantage? That's what I'm looking for. Any ideas would be appreciated.
next...
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can POSSIBLY imagine." How does Ben know this? How does he become "more powerful" in EP5and6? Is it because he is now PART of the force? Wouldn't it be cool, if the reason he defeats Vader in EP3 is because of a moment of pure power fed by the Jedi Vader himself helped destroy? Maybe the force was "strong" in Luke during the Death Star battle because Ben was WITH him at that moment. Of course this raises the question, why did Ben abandon Luke when he confronted Vader in Bespin. Why did Luke HAVE TO do it alone?
Again any ideas to help connect the dots would be great.
Remember: if we want to make something cool for the NPT, it must not only fill in the blanks and the past of the OT, but it must also make us look at the OT in a new light. THEN i think it would be a successful story.
Thanks for your kind attention.