ZariusTwo said:
I got as far as having an idea of seauging the bit where Tony admits he's Iron Man to the press with the big charity gala he attends in armor at the start of Two. I'm excited about your approach with the Mandarin as a real entity rather than as an actor, I havent seen the recent one-shot yet, but I look forward to how it's used.
That's actually a great idea, but in all honesty, I loathe the party scene. It's funny, but it's so over the top that it takes me out of the movie. But I'll keep it in mind if I can't get my idea to work. I actually think I've figured out a way to make it seem as though Tony gives Rhodey the suit, which works, because Tony's mindset and illness. And this would help me cut out the party scene.
Regarding the Mandarin, I'm still torn, but luckily I have some time to figure it out. I'm editing under the mindset that he is the real deal. And if I can figure out a way to keep it like that, then great. If I can't, then he will remain an actor, and I will just edit the reveal to be a little less silly. And I will somehow insert parts of the one shot, to at least remind the audience that the Ten Rings are real, and there is a real Mandarin out there somewhere.
ZariusTwo said:
It'd also help if you could establish a timeline for your edit listing the changes
Well to be honest, I'm kind of figuring out the timeline as I go. I admit that that's probably the wrong way to go about things, but for some reason everytime I try to sit and map things out, I get anxious and just jump back into editing as I go.
And I didn't think I was going to be able to effectively post clips that represent the film as whole, but maybe I'll try and release one in the next week or so, just to garner some interest. I can probably show how I've edited some of the Mandarin scenes into IM1.
Johnny Ringo said:
I am interested.
If you turn Trevor Slattery into the Mandarin...you might hit a wall later if/when Marvel reveals the actual Mandarin.
I actually liked what they did with IM3 but I guess it was a bit much for some people.
The more and more I look at it, I think it's likely that I will leave him as an actor, and just cut out some of the more slapstick humor of the reveal. And don't get me wrong, I loved IM3. I just enjoy tinkering even more, to test my editing ability, I guess.
Johnny Ringo said:
will you be keeping Terrence Howard AND Don Cheadle?
For the time being, yes. I'm having trouble finding a way around it, but I am constantly keeping my eye open for a fix. Obviously if one of them has to go, it's Howard. But the events around Tony's kidnapping in IM1 are so Rhodey-heavy, that I'm still unsure. I'm editing under the assumption that there is no fix, but if I find one, I can always retrofit my previous work.