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So, no point of starting a thread for something that’s basically a trimmed version of the 1st episode of smudger9’s series.

I made for myself a shorter version of the I, I cut the first 39min (I just consider those stories uber boring).
Unfortunately, my skills didn’t let me edit it the way the opening could stay.

So, I also cut 20th Century Fox logo (since I cut the classic opening, there’s was no point of leaving this nostalgia call, especially that the studio didn’t have anything 2 do with TCW), the fanedit org logo (cause I wont post this edit of someone else’s fanedit there, though I left the fanedit claimer in the beginning)
and I left lucasfilm logo silent along with “Long time ago…”.

My custom movie starts with Obiwan and the rest is unaltered Smudgers9s brillant work 😉

Here are the first minutes (since the rest is exact the same as smudger9 made it):

https://vimeo.com/487839857
Pass : TCW

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Hi! Are these cuts available anywhere, or can anyone PM me a link? Would love to watch them!

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Can someone send me the links for this series? With these, I might be able to sit through The Clone Wars with my son.

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Just found this original thread, so thought I’d transfer my Siege of Mandalore discussion to here.

I’ve made some great progress with this and it is basically completed, other than the opening pan shot. It will be finished this week and then I’ll do a couple of watch throughs next week from my Greek holiday sunbed and release it just before the Acolyte airs.
Here is the change list.

For now I’ve decided to retain the Bariss content, but in a trimmed version which cuts out the other Jedi recruits. It essentially acts as an epilogue along with Padme’s funeral and the Vader snow scene. The other thing I’ve added to the final scenes is Obi-Wans holo message from Rebels, which plays as Ahsoka looks over the clone helmets. The aim for the final few scenes is provide a definitive end to the prequel era.

Runtime 2h 35mins

Act 1 (54mins)

Star Wars Logos (2 mins)
Opening Crawl
Pan down to shot of a shuttle exiting hyperspace above coruscant (shot from Rise of Clovis)

TOTJ Practice Makes Perfect (4 mins)
Cut to external shot of Jedi Temple from Tales of the Jedi Practice Makes Perfect.
Jedi Temple scene from Arctic Makes Perfect.
Wipe to Ahsoka arriving at the military hanger. Training plays out up to Ahsoka being stunned.

Gone With A Trace (9 mins)
Cut to Ahsoka on her speeder on Corusctant
Remove Ahsoka talking about fixing her own bike - Trace fixes it in this edit.
Remove Trace “don’t take too long”
Remove scene of Ahoska fixing her bike.
Trim fight between Trace and Bintu’s thugs.
Remove Droids storyline. We now cut from Rafa greeting the Alien in the laundromat to Ahsoka and Trace working on Trace’s ship.

Deal no Deal (19mins)
Cut chat about the Silver Angel name.
Remove Anakin and his cruiser - he’s su[posed to be in the user rim. Ahsoca, Trace and Rafa now lift off from the hangar and leave coruscant without incident.
Cut the meeting with King Yaruba - they arrive at Kessel and head straight to the spice mine.
Cut Ahsoka “That was more of an ethical debate”.
Cut trace and Krim talking abut trust.
Cut Rafa “I think we transmitted that to you already…. Let’s get out of here”.
As the crew get captured in their crusier I reversed the wide shot of their ship so that the shot pans out and inserted the clip of Bo Katan and her night owls discussing the identity of the Jedi they can see.

Between the crew dumping the spice and arriving on Oba-Diah I have inserted the Anakin Padme scene from A Distant Echo. I used the establishing shot of Annxes from “The Bad Batch” and rebuilt the audio with re-score using “Anakin and Padme”.
I used an AI Anakin voice to change his concern about Rex from the Echo issue to reference Fives.

Dangerous Debt (4mins)
Only the scene of Ahsoka, Rafa and Trace in the cell has been used.
The rest of the episode has been cut.

Together Again (16mins)
Initial scene of Ahsoka, Trace and Rafa in the cell has been cut - this has essentially been replaced by the scene from Dangerous debt.
Second scene of Rafa and Trace acquiring a nice shipment has been removed.

Act 2 (47mins)

Old Friends Not Forgotten (25mins)
Cut Anakin and Kenobi talking about Ahsoka and Maul as Bo’s ship arrives.
Trim Ahsoka and Anakin walking down the corridor.
As Ahsoka meets the 501st I have used the next sequence from Practice Makes Perfect to create a flashback of her training.
Trim Ahsoka twirling her new lightsabers.
Cut Ahsoka wishing Anakin good luck.
Cut most of Ahsoka’s free-fall to the surface of Mandalore.

The Phantom Apprentice (22mins)
Cut Maul “your way of thinking is behind the times.
Cut Rex and 501st running through the tunnels.
Cut Ahsoka “Tell Anakin……” And Obi Wan “I will”.
Cut Maul talking to Jesse about the grand plan.
Cut Maul “information is a valuable commodity”
Trim Maul/Ahsoka battle including Ahsoka losing and regaining a lightsaber and Ahsoka telling Maul Anakin would have beaten him easily.

Act 3 (41mins)

Shattered (22 mins plus 2mins additional)
Cut Yoda asking Ahsoka if she has a message for Skywalker.
Trim Bo and Ahsoka farewell.
Cut first clip of Maul and Ahsoka sensing something in the force.
As Ahsoka stands on the bridge I have added the next flashback sequence from Practice Makes Perfect.
As Rex and the 501st head doff to hunt down Ahsoka I’ve inserted the first scene from TOTE Devoted of Bariss in her cell as order 66 is carried out.
Cut Ahsoka having difficulty finding Rex’s chip.

Victory and Death (19mins plus 1min additional)
Add final flashback scene from Practice Makes Perfect using the scene of Rex and Ahsoka walking into the Hangar.
Minor trimming to the hangar battle to remove static shots.
Trim sequence with Ahsoka falling through the air.
Inserted Barriss recruitment scene from TOTE Devoted before we see Rex and Ahsoka looking at the crashed Ventor and clone helmets.
Obi-Wan hologram warning from Rebels added to scene of Ahsoka looking at the clone helmets.

Epilogue (10mins)

TOTE Doveted: Barriss arrives at the fortress inquisitorius and we immediately cut to her being tested by the Grand Inquisitor. The other Jedi there for testing have been cut.
TOTJ Resolve: Padme funeral scene plays out in full.
TOTE Devoted: Bariss and the other inquisitors are introduced to Vader.
Final Clone Wars scene of Vader and Imperial troops exploring the wrecked Venator.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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Welcome back!

“This cannot be! Is… Is it an omen?”

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smudger9 said:

TOTE Devoted: Bariss and the other inquisitors are introduced to Vader.
Final Clone Wars scene of Vader and Imperial troops exploring the wrecked Venator.

Might be a stupid idea, but have you considered switching the final two scenes?
In my mind it would work as following: After Padmé’s funeral Anakin hears about what happened to Ahsoka, he goes to look for her. She’s dead, all ties to his old life are over. Cue Bariss and the other Inquisitors awaiting their new leader Vader, the true beginning of a new era.
I do understand how great of a closing shot the CW ending is though, so I understand keeping it as well. Either way I’m so stoked to see what you’ve come up with!

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westo4 said:

smudger9 said:

TOTE Devoted: Bariss and the other inquisitors are introduced to Vader.
Final Clone Wars scene of Vader and Imperial troops exploring the wrecked Venator.

Might be a stupid idea, but have you considered switching the final two scenes?
In my mind it would work as following: After Padmé’s funeral Anakin hears about what happened to Ahsoka, he goes to look for her. She’s dead, all ties to his old life are over. Cue Bariss and the other Inquisitors awaiting their new leader Vader, the true beginning of a new era.
I do understand how great of a closing shot the CW ending is though, so I understand keeping it as well. Either way I’m so stoked to see what you’ve come up with!

The issue really is that there is a bit of a time skip to that Final scene because there are full-on OT-era troopers. Also being without dialogue it works so well as a final scene.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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These are well & truly worth checking out. Episode I - Army Of The Republic & Episode V - Rise Of the Dark Side were my favourites. Episode I completely reimagines TCW 2008 movie, with the all important introduction of Ahsoka Tano. Episode V tells the in-depth story of Darth Maul’s resurrection. Smudger9 has truely done a splendid job weaving these stories together. Clearly a true SW fan. Looking forward to Episode IX - The Siege Of Mandalore…

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Finally an addition to this series.

Episode IX: The Fallen Apprentice

I’ve gone out-of-order to bring you an edit of the final season. While there have been many fan edits of the Siege of Mandalore, this edit uniquely weaves in elements from the Trace and Rafa arc and the “Tales of…” series to produce a balanced movie focusing on Ahsoka’s post-Jedi journey that creates a bridge between the Clone Wars and the Era of the Empire. My Main aims are:

  1. Craft a Cohesive Three-Act Structure:
    This edit aims to deliver a well-balanced and satisfying beginning, middle, and end, ensuring that the story feels complete and fulfilling and serves as a fitting conclusion to the beloved Clone Wars saga.

  2. Highlight Ahsoka’s Journey:
    The narrative focuses on Ahsoka Tano’s evolution, tracing her path from a disillusioned citizen of Coruscant to a hesitant Jedi and ultimately to a rebel poised for action. “Practice Makes Perfect” has been used throughout the edit to show Ahsoka’s relationship with Anakin and the jedi order and to foreshadow events in the final act.

  3. Create a Bridge between the Clone Wars and the Era of the Empire:
    By using select portions of the “Tales of…” series I have ventured beyond the end of the Clone Wars to lay the groundwork for storylines in the early Empire era to create a seamless transition into the next era of the Star Wars saga.

  4. Integration of Subplots:
    By incorporating relevant subplots, such as a condensed version of the Trace and Rafa arc, I have provided additional context and depth to the main narrative. Whilst not the best element of the final season, the subplot is essential for Ahsoka’s arc and to set up events on Mandalore.

Here is a link to a scene where I’ve added the Kenobi holo message from Rebels to Ahsoka looking at the Clone helmets.

https://youtu.be/K8MGtVP1yEw

Detailed Changes

Star Wars Logos (2 mins)
Opening Crawl
Pan down to shot of a shuttle exiting hyperspace above Coruscant (shot from Rise of Clovis)

Act 1 (50 mins)

TOTJ Practice Makes Perfect (4 mins)
Cut to external shot of Jedi Temple from Tales of the Jedi Practice Makes Perfect.
Jedi Temple scene plays out unaltered.
Wipe to Ahsoka arriving at the military hanger. Training plays out up to Ahsoka being stunned. Cut to black with audio of Anakin continuing.

Gone With A Trace (8 mins)
Dissolve transition to Ahsoka on her speeder on Corusctant. Shots trimmed to have the force theme synch better.
Trimmed the malfunctioning speeder sequence so the there is one continuous sequence of her filing down to the platform.
Removed Ahsoka talking about fixing her own bike - Trace fixes it in this edit.
Remove Trace “don’t take too long” and “I could do with the money” - Trace fixes it for free.
Remove scene of Ahoska fixing her bike.
Cut Trace “No sense in you staying if you’re gonna be miserable”.
Cut Trace “Don’t do anything, got it”.
Cut Ashoka “I’d back off if I were you”.
Trim fight between Trace and Bintu’s thugs.
Remove Droids storyline. We now cut from Rafa greeting the Alien in the laundromat to Ahsoka and Trace working on Trace’s ship, this removes the entire second half of the episode.

Deal no Deal (19mins)
Cut chat about the Silver Angel name.
Remove Anakin and the cruiser scene - he’s supposed to be in the Outer Rim! Ahsoka, Trace and Rafa now lift off from the hangar and leave Coruscant without incident.
Anakin’s presence in this part of the story is maintained by using the Anakin/Padme scene from “A Distant Echo”. Anakin’s dialogue is altered so that he mentions Fives instead of Echo.
Cut the meeting with King Yaruba - they arrive at Kessel and head straight to the spice mines.
Cut Ahsoka “That was more of an ethical debate”.
Cut Rafa and Krim talking abut trust.
Cut Rafa “I think we transmitted that to you already”.
As the crew get captured in their crusier I reversed the wide shot of their ship so that the shot pans out and inserted the clip of Bo Katan and her night owls from the end of “Dangerous Debt” discussing the identity of the Jedi they can see. This brings forward the Mandalorian’s appearance to the earliest possible point to better integrate the main plot with the opening act.

Dangerous Debt (3mins)
Only the scene of Ahsoka, Rafa and Trace in the cell has been used.
The rest of the episode has been cut which eliminates the repeated escapes and gets to the point of this arc a lot sooner.

Together Again (16mins)
Initial scene of Ahsoka, Trace and Rafa in the cell has been cut - this has essentially been replaced by the scene from Dangerous debt. The Pikes then take them all to see Krim.
The scenes of Rafa and Trace acquiring the spice shipment have been removed.
Cut Ahsoka entering the Mandalorian ship. The scene ends with her talking to Trace and Rafa and transition wipes to the next episode.

Act 2 (44mins)

Old Friends Not Forgotten (24mins)
Cut the Anakin/Kenobi banter. Anakin just walks out to surrender.
Cut the shot of the 501st hiding under the bridge.
Cut battle droid “that’s a relief”.
Cut Anakin and Kenobi talking about Ahsoka and Maul as Bo’s ship arrives.
Trim Ahsoka and Anakin walking down the corridor.
As Ahsoka meets the 501st I have used the next sequence from Practice Makes Perfect to create a series of short flashbacks of her training.
Trim Ahsoka twirling her new lightsabers.
Cut Ahsoka wishing Anakin good luck.
Cut most of Ahsoka’s free-fall to the surface of Mandalore - a very over-the-top sequence that makes her look indestructible.

The Phantom Apprentice (20mins)
Cut Maul “your way of thinking is behind the times.
Cut Rex and 501st running through the tunnels.
Cut Ahsoka “Tell Anakin……” And Obi Wan “I will”.
Cut Maul talking to Jesse about the grand plan.
Cut Maul “information is a valuable commodity”
Cut Bo Katan/Saxon lift fight - adds nothing.
Cut Maul talking to Ahsoka about the hypocrisy of the jedi council.
Cut the brief Clone/Mando battle scene that interrupts the Maul/Ahsoka scene. Its a much more impactful scene uninterrupted.
Trim Maul/Ahsoka battle including Ahsoka losing and regaining a lightsaber and Ahsoka telling Maul Anakin would have beaten him easily.

Act 3 (44mins)

Shattered (24 mins)
Cut Yoda asking Ahsoka if she has a message for Skywalker.
Trim Bo and Ahsoka farewell.
As Ahsoka stands on the bridge I have added the next flashback sequence from Practice Makes Perfect.
As Rex and the 501st head doff to hunt down Ahsoka I’ve inserted the first scene from TOTE Devoted of Bariss in her cell as order 66 is carried out.
Cut Ahsoka having difficulty finding Rex’s chip.

Victory and Death (20mins)
Add final flashback scene from Practice Makes Perfect using the scene of Rex and Ahsoka walking into the Hangar.
Minor trimming to the hangar battle to remove static shots.
Trim sequence with Ahsoka falling through the air.
Inserted Barriss recruitment scene from TOTE Devoted before we see Rex and Ahsoka looking at the crashed Ventor and clone helmets.
Obi-Wan hologram warning from Rebels added to scene of Ahsoka looking at the clone helmets.

Epilogue (10mins)

TOTE Doveted: Barriss arrives at the fortress inquisitorius and we immediately cut to her being tested by the Grand Inquisitor. The other Jedi there for testing have been cut.
TOTJ Resolve: Padme funeral scene plays out in full.
TOTE Devoted: Bariss and the other inquisitors are introduced to Vader.
Final Clone Wars scene of Vader and Imperial troops exploring the wrecked Venator.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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Can’t wait to watch this, as your edits are always top tier! Thanks, once again 😃

sgscobie

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EddieDean said:

Looks great. Why cut Maul talking to Jesse about the grand plan? That was always one of the highlights of the episode for me.

We get most of that exposition in Maul’s interactions with Ahsoka and I didn’t want to detract from those scenes. The whole arc hinges on Maul luring the Jedi (ultimately the wrong Jedi) to Mandalore so the focus should be on that dynamic.

Maul revealing the nature of the grand plan to a clone didn’t feel right for his character. Clones are beneath him.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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sgscobie said:

Can’t wait to watch this, as your edits are always top tier! Thanks, once again 😃

Thanks so much. EPIX is now in my clone was folder 😊.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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smudger9 said:

EddieDean said:

Looks great. Why cut Maul talking to Jesse about the grand plan? That was always one of the highlights of the episode for me.

We get most of that exposition in Maul’s interactions with Ahsoka and I didn’t want to detract from those scenes. The whole arc hinges on Maul luring the Jedi (ultimately the wrong Jedi) to Mandalore so the focus should be on that dynamic.

Maul revealing the nature of the grand plan to a clone didn’t feel right for his character. Clones are beneath him.

Sounds great either way. I’ve always been a big fan of yours. What’s next in this series for you? What’re your major plans for the remaining content? Any thoughts on an alternative opening movie? As you have, I’ve thought this content to death, so if there’s any valuable perspectives I can offer I’d be happy to.

The Clone Wars: Refocused | Andor: Movie Omnibus

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EddieDean said:

smudger9 said:

EddieDean said:

Looks great. Why cut Maul talking to Jesse about the grand plan? That was always one of the highlights of the episode for me.

We get most of that exposition in Maul’s interactions with Ahsoka and I didn’t want to detract from those scenes. The whole arc hinges on Maul luring the Jedi (ultimately the wrong Jedi) to Mandalore so the focus should be on that dynamic.

Maul revealing the nature of the grand plan to a clone didn’t feel right for his character. Clones are beneath him.

Sounds great either way. I’ve always been a big fan of yours. What’s next in this series for you? What’re your major plans for the remaining content? Any thoughts on an alternative opening movie? As you have, I’ve thought this content to death, so if there’s any valuable perspectives I can offer I’d be happy to.

Thanks Eddie. It was great returning to the Clone Wars. The actual stimulus was the Tales of…. series, which I enjoyed incorporating into Clone Wars content.

Next up is Bad Batch season 3 and then Skeleton Crew. If I have time before Andor season 2 I’ll do a season 6 Clone Wars edit.

Current Project:- Bad Batch EP3: Shadows of Tantiss

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Hi Smudger9, may I have the link for this clone war and episode 5 Ahsoka edit?
Really interested after watching your Mando+Boba edit. 😍

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Can I have the link for the Episode IX? Thanks.

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Can i get a link to Episode IX? Thanks