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Get ready for "Star Wars - Shroud of the Sith", a radical fan edit of "The Phantom Menace" — Page 7

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Also, as I was watching the current cut I have, I had another somewhat radical idea. In the Amidala “reveal” scene where Padme convinces Nass to help the Naboo, how would you guys feel about Padme speaking the Gungan language to sway Nass into liking her? If I had someone who could pull off a convincing Natalie Portman (or at least, Natalie Portman speaking Gungan), I could just have them match the sounds to her lip movements (similar to the Bad Lip Reading series on YouTube) and rewrite some of the dialogue. In my edit, having Padme speak Gungan to Nass would be an interesting parallel to Jar Jar speaking Basic to her (which is a whole other thing in my edit).

I might not end up doing it, but if I did, would that be a welcomed change?

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I would be up for it as long as it doesn’t sound like she’s spouting nonsense and also contains subtitles, loving your great work so far!

“Someone crack open a blast door!”

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How’s the edit coming along so far?

“Someone crack open a blast door!”

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Its coming. I’ve previewed a rough cut for some friends, and they all seemed to really like it. Right now, I’m just going back and fixing some audio issues. I originally wasn’t using the 5.1 audio for some scenes I cut early in the process, so I’m going back and updating those.

I’m also re-re-dubbing the Boss Nass stuff, as the main issue my friends had with my cut was Nass’ voice sounding too similar to one of the Neimoidians’ voices. And after watching it completely though, I absolutely agree with them. So I’m redoing his voice from the ground up.

There are also a few SFX additions I made that need touching up on, and one that I decided to add after my screening with my friends.

It doesn’t help that I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so it’s tough for me to say something is “done”, as I’m constantly thinking of ways to improve it.

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Sheepish said:

It doesn’t help that I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so it’s tough for me to say something is “done”, as I’m constantly thinking of ways to improve it.

I feel your pain.

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JUST BE LIKE ME AND DO EVERYTHING PERFECT THE FIRST TIME

IM THE BEST AT DOING PERFECTION

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My one request: edit Jar Jar Binks out of all of the sequences on Tatooine. With his high-pitched voice, his constant clumsiness, and his cartoonish face in almost every shot, it is difficult to enjoy the movie.

It may or may not be possible, but it would make the movie a thousand times better.

Also, I like the chosen one prophesy, and I have a feeling it will be referenced in Episode VIII. Luke may have traveled to the first Jedi temple in order to research the prophesy. Additionally, the Jedi Order is a religious order with mystical powers, and a belief in prophesy is consistent with that. So I would not cut the prophesy, especially since it is likely to be referenced in future Star Wars films.

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Scott109 said:

My one request: edit Jar Jar Binks out of all of the sequences on Tatooine. With his high-pitched voice, his constant clumsiness, and his cartoonish face in almost every shot, it is difficult to enjoy the movie.

It may or may not be possible, but it would make the movie a thousand times better.

Also, I like the chosen one prophesy, and I have a feeling it will be referenced in Episode VIII. Luke may have traveled to the first Jedi temple in order to research the prophesy. Additionally, the Jedi Order is a religious order with mystical powers, and a belief in prophesy is consistent with that. So I would not cut the prophesy, especially since it is likely to be referenced in future Star Wars films.

See Smithers’ edit for that, Sheepish’s goal here is to redub Jar Jar and make him into an important character.

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Smithers said:

Jeebus said:
See Smithers’ edit for that, Sheepish’s goal here is to redub Jar Jar and make him into an important character.

Scott109 wants my changes but also disagrees with my changes.

I’m half convinced that he’s a troll. He seems to only post long walls of text about how he disagrees with things.

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Smithers said:

Jeebus said:
I’m half convinced that he’s a troll. He seems to only post long walls of text about how he disagrees with things.

And then claims that he wasn’t 100% serious

TWO MONTHS LATER

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Scott109 said:

My one request: edit Jar Jar Binks out of all of the sequences on Tatooine. With his high-pitched voice, his constant clumsiness, and his cartoonish face in almost every shot, it is difficult to enjoy the movie.

It may or may not be possible, but it would make the movie a thousand times better.

Also, I like the chosen one prophesy, and I have a feeling it will be referenced in Episode VIII. Luke may have traveled to the first Jedi temple in order to research the prophesy. Additionally, the Jedi Order is a religious order with mystical powers, and a belief in prophesy is consistent with that. So I would not cut the prophesy, especially since it is likely to be referenced in future Star Wars films.

He has done extensive work on redubbing Jar Jar to improve the character. Please don’t make such outlandish rude requests.

Return of the Jedi: Remastered

Lord of the Rings: The Darth Rush Definitives

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darthrush said:

Scott109 said:

My one request: edit Jar Jar Binks out of all of the sequences on Tatooine. With his high-pitched voice, his constant clumsiness, and his cartoonish face in almost every shot, it is difficult to enjoy the movie.

It may or may not be possible, but it would make the movie a thousand times better.

Also, I like the chosen one prophesy, and I have a feeling it will be referenced in Episode VIII. Luke may have traveled to the first Jedi temple in order to research the prophesy. Additionally, the Jedi Order is a religious order with mystical powers, and a belief in prophesy is consistent with that. So I would not cut the prophesy, especially since it is likely to be referenced in future Star Wars films.

He has done extensive work on redubbing Jar Jar to improve the character. Please don’t make such outlandish rude requests.

+1

Scotty, me boyo, if you want a fan-edit tailored to meet your exact specifications, either make your own or hire someone to make it for you.

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TV’s Frink said:

JUST BE LIKE ME AND DO EVERYTHING PERFECT THE FIRST TIME

IM THE BEST AT DOING PERFECTION

Teach Me

Scott109 said:

My one request: edit Jar Jar Binks out of all of the sequences on Tatooine. With his high-pitched voice, his constant clumsiness, and his cartoonish face in almost every shot, it is difficult to enjoy the movie.

It may or may not be possible, but it would make the movie a thousand times better.

Also, I like the chosen one prophesy, and I have a feeling it will be referenced in Episode VIII. Luke may have traveled to the first Jedi temple in order to research the prophesy. Additionally, the Jedi Order is a religious order with mystical powers, and a belief in prophesy is consistent with that. So I would not cut the prophesy, especially since it is likely to be referenced in future Star Wars films.

Well, it’s a bit late for that. I can’t do much about his face, but Jar-Jar will have a new voice, if that helps.

And if you like the chosen one prophecy, there are dozens of fan edits out there that keep it. I don’t hate the prophecy, but I like the idea of everything essentially having chaotic consequences, instead of it all being foretold. And honestly, removing the prophecy in Episode I only required the removal of like three or four lines, so is it really that important to the plot?

As for the potential reference in Episode VIII…well, I’ll cross that road if and when I get there. These edits are meant to blend the PT more seamlessly into the OT (which is another reason I removed the “chosen one” prophecy), not necessarily the ST. If Episode VIII calls back to the prophecy (which I really doubt, to be honest), then I’ll probably release updated versions of my prequel edits to reflect the reference. But until then, there will be no mention of the prophecy in my edits. At least, not directly.

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Also, speaking of Jar-Jar’s voice…I’m still having a bit of trouble with it. I’m just not satisfied with what I’ve got so far, and I consider his voice to be one of the most important aspects of this edit. I’ll post some comparison links soon, but for everyone who has seen an edit with a redubbed Jar Jar…what worked, and what didn’t? Is there a version you were completely happy with? Is there a version you disliked?

Or, if you were to have your choice of voice actors for a remake of Episode I, who would you want for Jar-Jar?

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Sheepish said:

Also, speaking of Jar-Jar’s voice…I’m still having a bit of trouble with it. I’m just not satisfied with what I’ve got so far, and I consider his voice to be one of the most important aspects of this edit. I’ll post some comparison links soon, but for everyone who has seen an edit with a redubbed Jar Jar…what worked, and what didn’t? Is there a version you were completely happy with? Is there a version you disliked?

Well here are the ones I’ve seen:

  • Magnoliafan’s version was alright at most parts except for when it was obviously reversed.

  • The anti-cheese edits sound too deep and feel like he’s always ending his sentences with question marks.

  • Yads’ version “The Lone Gungan Edition” (it’s on myspleen listed as “TPM radical re-edit”) sounded pretty good, I don’t remember anything wrong with it but I’d have to watch it again to make sure.

Just try to avoid making it sound like modified human voices, try not to make it too deep or reverse it. I’d try to draw inspiration from the alien languages from the OT (Greedo, Jabba, Droids, etc.) if I were you, they sound very natural and real while still keeping it simple.

Prequel Fan-Edit thread: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Yet-another-series-of-prequel-edits/id/17329

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I like the idea of both having dooku with a darksaber, as well as a jedi lightsaber (blue, green, maybe yellow colored saber) maybe episode 2 he could have a jedi lightsaber and then in ROTS he could have the more darkside darksaber. Also everything you are doing is outstanding. Hope to see it someday. I was making an edit and now i just want to see yours haha

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I’ve been trying to get in touch with the OP on a different issue for a few months now with no luck.

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I actually do have a few updates, but I’ve been taking a short hiatus from the project, just to regain some of my sanity. I won’t mention anything until I have clips available to back it up, but you’ll be able to see some progress within the next week. Honestly, it’s essentially finished, minus one major change I’m implementing and a few smaller tweaks.

I was actually planning to possibly invite a few of you to a rough screening (probably through a private Vimeo link or something) just to get some feedback and get a new set of eyes on the cut to catch any mistakes or weird jumps I may have overlooked.

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Sheepish said:

I actually do have a few updates, but I’ve been taking a short hiatus from the project, just to regain some of my sanity. I won’t mention anything until I have clips available to back it up, but you’ll be able to see some progress within the next week. Honestly, it’s essentially finished, minus one major change I’m implementing and a few smaller tweaks.

That’s fine, I as well am taking a minor break to ease my frustration with final audio editing. Glad to know it’s still coming!

I was actually planning to possibly invite a few of you to a rough screening (probably through a private Vimeo link or something) just to get some feedback and get a new set of eyes on the cut to catch any mistakes or weird jumps I may have overlooked.

That would be really cool! I’d be down

Prequel Fan-Edit thread: http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Yet-another-series-of-prequel-edits/id/17329