Where can I find your fix?
The unfortunate reality of the Star Wars prequel and Disney trilogies is that they will always be around. Forever. They will never go away. It can never be undone.
I also prefer to be referred to as “TNT”, not “Freezing”.
Give me a minute TNT. I’ll upload it somewhere.
Give me a minute TNT. I’ll upload it somewhere.
FTFY (Fixed That For You)
The unfortunate reality of the Star Wars prequel and Disney trilogies is that they will always be around. Forever. They will never go away. It can never be undone.
I also prefer to be referred to as “TNT”, not “Freezing”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Kk-zwN8CU&feature=youtu.be
There. Although keep in mind that I don’t have very good editing software. This is mostly just a look at a potential fix idea.
Honestly feel dumb for not even considering the idea of cutting early to remove the issue. If I recall, I also believe someone already fixed this issue by masking out the blade from the entire shot. Maybe it was DigitalMod.
Let me take these in reverse order as best I can! I probably will comment by topic rather than each person’s comment just to save time, sorry!
REBEL RING
Hal, (one exception!), here’s the link to the updated Broom Boy scene, which has the exact same audio timing, but extends shots after the ship goes to hyperspace to cover the rebel ring shot:
https://vimeo.com/393368723
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FINN/ROSE SHUTTLE SCENE
I definitely will not be cutting this scene. It means too much to Finn after his story was trimmed, and after all of the chaos, it’s nice to have a quiet character moment. I will look at the scene again to see if anything can be done to make it feel a bit more polished, but not sure exactly where I will land on that.
PRAETORIAN GUARD FIGHT CONTINUITY ERROR
This is just one of those things that doesn’t really bother me, and without an easy solution, is not worth fixing. However, looking at Jar Jar Bricks’ edit, it does seem like a pretty clean and simple edit! I also like the masking idea which would maintain the pacing, and if someone has done that already I’d love to see it.
FINN COCKPIT EXPLOSION
I’ll take another quick look, but I think I’m happy with it looking natural. I don’t think it needs to be in your face just to show that there’s a change (the idea really being to hide the change). The Rose explosion is different because it’s an exterior shot and the blast hits the rear of the cockpit, whereas Finn’s speeder was hit in the middle of the ship, spliting it in half. That and the red from the cannon beam would cover much of the bright flash.
CANNON HUM WHEN FINN EXITS COCKPIT
This is a good call, and something I think I should be able to EQ out of the mix so you can’t hear the cannon beam sound (or at least minimize it).
3RD LESSON CARETAKERS SCENE
As we’ve discussed before, the third lesson scene is not really visually complete and doesn’t seem necessary. It’s nice, but I don’t think it’s worth bringing the caretakers back for, and doesn’t add enough to the narrative in my opinion.
I think the covers the last day’s comments! I do appreciate the pouring in of positivity and ideas, and I’m sorry I can’t respond specifically to every single comment. Thank you all for the interest and help!
PRAETORIAN GUARD FIGHT CONTINUITY ERROR
This is just one of those things that doesn’t really bother me, and without an easy solution, is not worth fixing. However, looking at Jar Jar Bricks’ edit, it does seem like a pretty clean and simple edit! I also like the masking idea which would maintain the pacing, and if someone has done that already I’d love to see it.
It was Immersion VFX on YouTube. They did an edit where they turned all of the Praetorian weapons into lightsabers, and they also fixed that continuity error, which you can check out here. Maybe we could get in touch with him through Instagram or Twitter and see if they would be willing to share that shot with us, minus the additional saber effect. I know DigitalModification was also working on this, but I can’t recall if he finished working on it or not.
I believe that he-who-must-not-be-named was given access to that visual effects fix for his “fan-edit”, so I see no reason as to why Immersion VFX wouldn’t oblige. And it was a version without the lightsabers.
Ah, gotcha. Works well, good job.
I believe that he-who-must-not-be-named was given access to that visual effects fix for his “fan-edit”, so I see no reason as to why Immersion VFX wouldn’t oblige. And it was a version without the lightsabers.
Actually, I’m pretty sure Iv*n used the original version of the Praetorian fight. He tried to make the disappearing knife less noticeable by cutting from the guard pinning Rey to Rey dropping the lightsaber, but it didn’t really work (just like a lot of other things in his edit).
My preferred Skywalker Saga experience:
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As cool and promising as this idea was, the end result of so many lightsabers in this particular scene at once is not an improvement over the original film. And of course he who shall not be named’s edit was just awful alone for its terrible voiceovers.
heil Palpatine!
As cool and promising as this idea was, the end result of so many lightsabers in this particular scene at once is not an improvement over the original film. And of course he who shall not be named’s edit was just awful alone for its terrible voiceovers.
Don’t forget obvious editing, like Ackbar being rotoscoped into some shots, like having him replace the old lady who introduces the Resistance crew to Holdo just so he can provide info about a spy, filling in the plot hole of why Holdo never told Poe the plan. There’s also footage that is taken from EA’s Battlefront II.
The unfortunate reality of the Star Wars prequel and Disney trilogies is that they will always be around. Forever. They will never go away. It can never be undone.
I also prefer to be referred to as “TNT”, not “Freezing”.
And all of that is relevant to Rekindled how exactly?
And all of that is relevant to Rekindled how exactly?
How much better Rekindled is than other edits
heil Palpatine!
And all of that is relevant to Rekindled how exactly?
Dude, I was responding to StarkillerAG’s comment.
The unfortunate reality of the Star Wars prequel and Disney trilogies is that they will always be around. Forever. They will never go away. It can never be undone.
I also prefer to be referred to as “TNT”, not “Freezing”.
While thinking of going down the road of asking Immersion FX for the edit without the lightsabers and all the back and forth that might entail, I started playing with it myself. It’s only 17 frames that needed to be changed, so I kept going and eventually think I got to something usable!
Praetorian Knife Removal (removal at 0:22)
https://vimeo.com/394568223
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Wow, that was fast poppa! The error never really bothered me much but I guess it is a straightforward fix.
It would be cool to see the guard fighting Rey lose that blade in the previous shot of them fighting in the distant background. There’s a point where there is a big flash of light where they hit blades, and I feel like it could be removed at that point to imply that Rey cut it, explaining why the other blade is gone in the next shot of them. But Rey could’ve broke it offscreen too. Again, it’s a nice little fix but not a big deal.
Anyway, good job!
Excellent work, seamless as always. Ever since I first noticed that continuity error, I’ve never been able to unsee it. Great job for fixing something I thought was unfixable. The choreography in the rest of the fight is still really sloppy, but there’s not really much you can do about it.
My preferred Skywalker Saga experience:
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
Here’s a pass at spicing up the first shot of the deleted shuttle scene, adding reflections and particles to help polish the scene.
TLJ - Shuttle Scene - 1st Shot
https://vimeo.com/394579555
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I’d say a little more transparency and less strong of an effect would be perfect.
The Skywalker Saga:
I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX
This is the way.
I’d say a little more transparency and less strong of an effect would be perfect.
Agreed. I also think a bit of debris and viewscteen reflection in the last shot would help a bit as well.
RogueLeader said:
It would be cool to see the guard fighting Rey lose that blade in the previous shot of them fighting in the distant background. There’s a point where there is a big flash of light where they hit blades, and I feel like it could be removed at that point to imply that Rey cut it, explaining why the other blade is gone in the next shot of them.
Alrighty, RL! One may never be able to notice it, but in the distant BG, Rey now knocks off the blade in the praetorian’s left hand (sending the blade falling).
Praetorian Knife Removal (disarm at 0:06, removal at 0:22)
https://vimeo.com/394568223
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After I typed that comment I thought to myself, “Man, this is so nitpicky…” I cant believe you actually did it! Yeah, it is probably a detail 90% of viewers wouldn’t even notice, but continuity is important to an editor, if you can help it. Thanks for actually doing it! Poppa, you’re a wonderful human being!
I’d say a little more transparency and less strong of an effect would be perfect.
Agreed. I also think a bit of debris and viewscteen reflection in the last shot would help a bit as well.
I made adjustments, including to the last shot! The last shot actually always bugged me because the star field and planet seemed to be fixed to the viewscreen and not actually in a 3D environment. So, I replaced the star field and adjusted the planet so that as the camera moves, the environment looks more 3-dimensional.
Deleted Shuttle Scene Improvements
https://vimeo.com/394579555
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Poppa…
You are a god among men!