The Sith Reborn- A Prequel Trilogy Edit

After years of contemplation and hundreds of Anakin-like nightmares, I have decided on a way I can edit the prequels into a fashion that I and other fan's will be happy with.

Star Wars: The Sith Reborn will be a 90 minute cut of Revenge of the Sith designed to be the beginning of the Star Wars Saga, I decided to do this because, the other 2 movies are bloated with filler which no matter how edited it is, does NOT feel like or need to be included into the mythology of Star Wars

I played around with a 3-in-1 edit, but trying to combine 3 movies with completely different stories, appearances and style is near impossible and is very disorientating for the viewer.  Revenge of the Sith can match the Original Trilogy in tone, pacing and story if edited right.

Major Changes:

. A new crawl will be added, discussing the Clone Wars and the Jedi's alliance with the Republic.

. This movie will be colour-corrected in order to make it look like a movie made in the mid 70's.

. Footage from Attack of the Clones will be used for a couple of flashbacks, one focused on Anakin's relationship with Padme before the war and another on his mother's death on Tantooine. These scenes will take us away from Coruscant for a while whilst the film gives us a good insight on Anakin's life. 

. Any obvious references to Episode I & II are cut. E.g. the mentioning of Qui-Gon is cut, this can now make Obi Wan, Yoda's former apprentice. Count Dooku will also be cut from the one scene he is in in this movie.

. Padme will survive beyond The Clone Wars, the twins will also remain anonymous in these films since I cringe every time i hear their names declared by Padme.

. Vader and Anakin will seem like separate people in this edit because this makes Anakin's transformation less degrading and can work with the idea in the OT that Anakin no longer was himself when he turned to the Darkside.

. Sidious' one apperance is cut. Palpatine's only alter ego is The Emperor and he fully transforms into him when he reveals himself to Anakin and Mace Windu.

.Mace's saber is green, it only appears once and that is when it is held to Palpy's throat. Yes, Palpatine vs the Jedi is cut, this will display Palpatine as a victim of an attack by Mace Windu and show that Mace's intentions of personally killing Palpatine our clear.

. The movie will be thoroughly rearranged and cut to maintain a quick pacing and to not bore the viewer with depressing political drama.

I apologize for my butchering of the English language, I am not good at wording my thoughts :)

Actually really interested in seeing how this works out. 

Your "victim" idea for Mace Windu vs. Palpatine seems pretty cool if pulled off in a way to make sense, I'm just wondering how you would show them get from Palpatine's desk to the window without showing them fight...

If you only showed the montage of Anakin and Padme, then Anakin giving in and going to the chancellor's office. Cut from Anakin entering to Mace swinging and Anakin jumping in and cutting off his arm. No dialogue between Anakin arriving and mace dying.

That is a great idea! Thanks :)

I was planning to have the romance montage earlier in the film, but moving it to the before Anakin rushes to Palpatine will be more effective. We can have the scene where Anakin and Padme look into the distance. Then the montage can begin of Anakin and Padme being romantic from Episode II. Anakin then rushes to save Palpatine. We don't see Mace and the jedi confronting Palpy at all. Anakin enters to Mace ready to strike. Anakin cuts Maces hand off. Mace is gone with the Windu.. I think that sounds like a plan :)

I will test that out soon and upload that with the introduction I have finished. It's a bit rough but I'm only working on the draft so it won't be perfect.

Wow, what a coincidence! I think I'm more motivated to do this now I know people are actually into the idea...

I'm trying to upload my intro video on YouTube to prove I can actually edit but uploading videos slows my internet down to a screeching halt. Soo that will come soon, but I do not know when; my apologies.

P.S. There will be more progress in the summer since not failing my exams is a priority over Star Wars unfortunately...

Finally, my first preview is uploaded! I wanted to put it on vimeo, but the clip needs to be below 500MBs before I have to start paying them...

I warn you, it's not the most perfect editing and this will only be for my rough cut to see how the movie can flow together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbVVVNLESt0&feature=youtu.be

...It's like Count Dooku was never there...

Yeah, your right. I got cocky. Oops

I'll try and find another mean of getting this preview on-the-line...

I dont know how to contest a video...

Yeah I've decided to just go for the edit instead of worrying about previews. Progress is going well. The AOTC flashback with Anakin's mum plays out without a problem and everything is pacing out fine. I've decided I would like to use the kk650's regraded versions of ROTS and AOTC but there will be further colour corrections which I wouldn't mind help for...

Kk650s look really good but his aotc suffers noticeably in dark areas

Yeah, the darkness of the regraded AOTC could be quite effective for flashbacks.