IIIIEEEE've got a few more things, (Radical Redux)
I don't know if anyone's reincorporating the deleted PA scenes in ROTS. I thought that, with alot of work, the deleted scene of PA before the senate in AOTC might be added to ROTS. Cut the assassination part, and keep pressing others to war. Add her to the ROTS senate chamber. Might be a fun edit and make her a more central part of ROTS. Above all, ROTS must have a four hour runtime ;)
For the effort to turn JF into BF: Has anyone tried cobbling some PM dialogue (showing OW the clones) to say something like "A bounty hunter named Fett...." and "...,who we acquired as a boy,...." It would mean losing the JF/OW:PI head game,:( but it would save precious time.
I'd like to see a showcase for JW's sweeping romantic/classical SW saga themes. Montages seem to be the best device for that. I've seen that there is an edit centered on OW combining the PT. Maybe a radical edit centered on the romance in AOTC and ROTS or on the life and POV of PA throughout the PT.
For PA, maybe a romance/tragedy about her life with musical/cinematic montages and brief glimpses of key events to cover the actions of other characters outside of PA's presence and incorporating all of the deleted scenes of PA.
For the couple's romance/tragedy, montages and brief glimpses of events of others and of PA and AS when they are not together and remove all references to PA having been queen. All deleted scenes of them together reincorporated.
Back to the combo, I'm ignorant of the capacities and downloading of DVD5 and DVD9. It seems as though some editors want a very quick and tight cut while I'm throwing up problems because I can't bear to lose any of the georgous visuals. Two versions? One has three 45 minute sections while the other has 53 to 56 minute sections?
Maybe the shortened versions of the lab droids scene and the (PE deleted) Dex at the diner and OW consults with Yoda scenes could be reincorporated using a musical montage (no dialogue).
In the 45 minute section, maybe start the musical montage with seeing a shortened Dex sitting with OW, then a shortened lab visit, then shots of Ow sitting in the library, then Yoda, then ending with hearing dialogue when OW and MW walk out to the Platform.
For the long version, maybe start musical montage at the end of Dex/OW talk.
For Dex, maybe start the scene with OW and Dex already seated and recolor/alter Dex's clothes so he doesn't look like a short order cook.
For Naboo romance in the 45 minute version, Maybe start the musical montage as they kiss by lake then sweep through the picnic (first part of PA telling of her past and smiling, then go to meadow rodeo (first part of ride then maybe cut to roll) then to dining room up to laughing about negotiations and ending by fireplace hearing "Tell me...."
Maybe a musical montage beginning with OW behind the astroid and transitioning OW all the way to conference table in less time then hear PE's conference. :)
edit: Okay, that's truly it for the jedi and fan-edits. Just trying to get everything on the table. I know that when I get too fussy it just goes backwards. Sorry. The fun part is seeing what, if anything, the fan-editors do with the notions on the board. I might try a couple of rifs on non fan-edit topics. Thanks and apologies to all who have slogged through my grammar and SYNTAX ERRORS. MTFBWY :)