Johannus said:
I don't think we should see Fett delivering the plans because unless we can get across the idea he is getting something worthwhile out of it then it would just seem like he is changing sides. Admittedly a bounty hunter should be on his own side really but given the rivalry with Han and the fact he was working for Vader in ESB it seems like too big a change for me.
Also I would avoid making the Bothans furry. I know that is from the EU and it might only require filming a gloved hand, but so far I don't think there has been a single edit that uses newly filmed footage of characters (though feel free to correct me if I am mistaken). It would be nice to be the first to do this but I think it would be much more realistic to find a clip of a hand reaching out to a console from Star Trek or Stargate or something like that and editing it to look more Star Wars, and there are going to be far more human clips than furry humanoid clips. This would only require people to watch a lot of dvds or tv and eventually spot a suitable clip (not too unrealistic) rather than finding access to a good quality video camera, lights, and props. If we could film new shots then it would be great to get some shots of Luke in black for new Dagobah scenes where we avoid seeing his face, or new commando and stormtrooper closeups against a forest background to add padding to the Endor battle. But to be honest I just don't think its anywhere near as likely as it is more fan film than fan edit and fan films tend to cost a lot more money to make.
Sorry if I am sounding a little negative here, I would love to think we could, but I think it is something to consider last as it would be the most work intensive of all the ideas suggested.
Having said that I still would love to see a scene with the Bothans stealing the plans, just let Bothans be human to make clips easier to source.
Johannus, it's true that filming our own stuff would be expensive and difficult. I tried to write the scene as revealing without having to actually film much. In reality, with your model of the Shuttle Tyderium (I don't know if it was clear, but this was also supposed to be the explanation of the stealing of that shuttle), we could film the elements outside in space and composite them into a CGI fleet. The only real filming of people would be the hands. But it's only an idea at the present, and one that people voted for in some form.
Don't feel bad about shooting ideas down. You are not being negative. You are just being honest. And maybe you are right and we should make them rather human-looking. I'm okay with that.
...So just looking around, and maybe the new Wolfman movie might have a good close up shot that could get what we need. I don't think it'd be too hard to find something.