Here is the trailer
https://youtu.be/wyFzIJkC8dY
Gimme gimme gimme!!!
Workprint 5 going up! Same link.
Hell yeah. I can’t remember if previous workprints were in 1080p, but I appreciate that this one is. I plan on actually watching this one all the way through - the first time since I saw it in theatres. I’ll provide feedback if I end up having any, but damn, I’m mostly just excited to watch this.
Just wondering, is the original post fully up to date?
Yeah, here we go!
https://vimeo.com/446264574
What a beauty! Love it when the tiniest changes make such a difference.
Hey Hal, unfortunately love has been pretty fast and full lately. It’s definitely on the list of to do’s.
Atta boy, DigMod. Atta boy.
Yes to just leaving “Ghouls” alone. It sounds like it would take too much effort considering how minor a change it would be.
Doesn’t look like the most recent Vimeo link is live yet or it’s a bad link (never mind, it’s working now), but in the end, I’d prefer whichever plays the smoothest. For those of us who want the lightspeed skipping scene it wouldn’t be too tough to add it into the edit after the fact anyways.
I think we could come up with a interesting dialogue change for the two stormtroopers commenting on the Knights Of Ren, maybe something in relation to changes or messages we wanna get across in the edit.
Heres some random ideas I thought of.
Stormtrooper 1: “Knights Of Ren”
Stormtrooper 2: “We don’t need help from those cultists”Stormtrooper 1: “Weren’t those Snoke’s guards?”
Stormtrooper 2: “Not anymore”Stormtrooper 1: “Snoke’s old guards”
Stormtrooper 2: “It’s been years”Interested to hear anyone else’s ideas.
I really only brought it up because a) it felt like a quick fix, and b) the dialogue is (in my opinion) awkward and difficult to understand. In keeping with what Hal is trying to accomplish with this edit I think it would be best to either cut the line or leave it as is. I won’t be offended either way.
Yeah, I thought he was saying “Goals!” When I first watched it. I wonder if someone could just do an alternate line reading that’s more clear.
I can do an alternate line if anybody has a good idea for what to say
What’s easier - muting the line or replacing it? Because I honestly think the one stormtrooper could just turn to the other with unease without saying anything at all.
Just hopping in here to ask about the stormtrooper saying “Ghouls!” at 19:02 in workprint 2 - is that staying? I honestly think it should be removed. Not only is it an awkward line, but when I first saw it in theatres I thought he was saying “Cool!” Anyone else with me on this one?
I’d also love a link for a test viewing!
I like the idea of the Mudhorn already waiting outside the cave. I’m at work so I’ve only seen the clip on my phone with no volume, but I wonder if it would make sense to flip the shot of the Mudhorn roaring. It seems to mess a little with the 180-degree rule as it doesn’t seem to be roaring at the Mando.
This would be cool but I doubt it could be done 100% convincingly. Deepfakes can be uncanny but you can usually see the seams.
True, true, true. It would surely take significant effort for what amounts to only a few seconds of footage. I really only threw it out there with the hope that some deepfake expert might see it and be all like, “oh yeah, I can do that no problem!” It’s weird how I’ve seen such impressive examples of deepfakes while others really don’t hit the mark.
Okay, so this is most likely excessive, but hear me out.
If we’re talking canon here, Rey’s father is less of an actual son of Palpatine, and more of a “son” in that he is a clone originally created to eventually house Palpatine’s consciousness. Since this edit is already emphasizing the cloning aspect of Palpatine on Exegol, it would be a real “chef’s kiss” moment if Rey’s father was deepfaked to have Ian McDiarmid’s facial features. It would also help remedy the fact that, because of how the theatrical movie plays out, we have all imagined old and disfigured Palps having sex with Rey’s grandmother and those thoughts are best kept in the recesses of our subconscious.
I’m only 18 minutes into the second workprint, but YES YES YES YES YES!!!
I’m convinced the restructuring that’s been done here is how the movie was intended to be edited to begin with. I have no idea how they mucked it up so bad. I know that the added footage from Dom isn’t final yet but even in its current state it’s an improvement!
Hopefully I’ll actually find time to finish this workprint (I only got 30 minutes into the first one you released). Excited to see what an extended opening on Mustafar might look like - could be the cherry on top!
Here’s my half-assessed attempt at helping:
Based on a 30 second Google search it looks like there might be a few shots from The Meyerowitz Stories (also a Baumbach/Netflix production…) that might work. Might be worth a watch - looks like it’s a pretty decent movie regardless.
Just wondering if there’s a plan to do a colour correction of sorts. Moments of this movie are actually quite ugly as a result of the overwhelming blue hue and I can’t quite get over it!
I think that second one is mine! You can cut it for sure if you want. There’s also some other takes with different energy!
Either yours or mine…
To be honest, when I originally sent in my voice clips I thought Hal only wanted “For Skywalker” so I said that line in, like, 6 or 7 voices and called it a day. I’m more than happy to record something different for my contribution because I agree that too many "For Skywalker"s is a little excessive.
Here’s a couple thoughts based on this wonderful clip LILLIAN02330 posted earlier: https://vimeo.com/421944019
Picture this:
Crawl
Pan down to TIEs approaching a destroyer (with some tiny specks beneath, subtly moving toward the planet
Aerial shot of a patterned lava flow, with a few troop carriers flying by, either above camera or very closeby underneath, overtaking the camera (could use the forest shot instead)
Troop carriers land, and troops emerge, heading into battle
Distant shot of a lava eruption with trees in the foreground
Kylo Ren is seen on a rampage, and scene goes on from there
This.
Overall, this one was super well done! The amount of work you’ve done with this footage is immense and I can’t imagine it was easy. I’m genuinely curious to see how the pacing of this plays out once it’s complete - it’s almost art house in the way it takes its time and often lacks dialogue.
The one this that stood out to me was when Kuill and Mando are at the Razorcrest saying their goodbyes. Mando says that he could use a crew member with Kuill’s abilities and skills, but we never really get to see those skills in this cut. Perhaps he’s just referring to his ability to capture and tame wildlife? (That doesn’t seem to be a skill Mando would find particularly valuable). Maybe it would be possible to cut this part out.
Looking forward to part 3!
It’s looking good! I only watched on my phone, but the edits seemed pretty flawless. As far as the ending goes, are you planning on having it flow into “act” 2? Because at this point it still feels like an ending of something.
As far as suggestions go, perhaps volume levels should be looked over again during the intro and transitioning into the episode footage? I’m no audio expert, but the fanfare was maybe a little loud compared to the Mando OST that follows it.
Also, in the crawl, maybe “law and order HAS” should be changed to “law and order HAVE” since you are referring to two subjects. Unless you mean the Law & Order TV series! One final suggestion would be changing “in a dangerous part of the galaxy” to “in a dangerous corner of the galaxy”. The word “part” just seems a little simple for lack of a better term.
Really looking forward to seeing how this project evolves!
https://vimeo.com/414395138
pw: faneditGave this another shot…
Awesome! I only listened to it over phone speakers, but I’d appreciate a more obvious “t” sound between “just” and “Rey”.
I agree with you, Poppa - I expected her (and wanted her) to say “just Rey” the first time I saw the movie. It so beautifully allows her to remain a Palpatine while still acknowledging that one’s family line doesn’t define who you are. I think this could work for a Rey Palpatine OR Rey Nobody version. Even if none of the major edits decide to use this clip, I’d love a version I could insert into an edit eventually!
Even if you’ll let me and I end up using this sequence as you’ve edited it, I’d still include the medal shot, personally. But I don’t plan to remove it being given to Chewie.
Makes sense if you’re keeping the Chewie scene. Not the right thread, but do you have plans to make it play out a little better? Or maybe I’d like it more in the context of a fan edit.
Oolala! Some of that music works suspiciously well… Super awesome work.
I’ll “third” refining Leia’s added line.
It’s probably been mentioned already but what’s your plan with Leia holding Han’s medal? I didn’t notice her holding it the first time I saw the movie, and after noticing it in subsequent viewings it still looked dumb. Especially if Chewy receiving Han’s medal at the end is being cut.
I was going over the most recent draft of the crawl, and while it’s very good, I have just one suggestion.
Original:
“A shadow has consumed the galaxy. To suffocate the spark of rebellion, the First Order has scattered and isolated those with the bravery to face the darkness.”
Grammatically, it feels a little weird starting a sentence with “to”. I think a brief edit to something like “The First Order has scattered and isolated those with the bravery to face the darkness in an attempt to suffocate the spark of rebellion” OR “In an attempt to suffocate the spark of rebellion, the First Order… Etc.”
Something like that. I hope I’m not being too nitpicky!
Very nice!
I’m not too sure what you mean with the comment about the intro. Since Episode 9 just started with a different soundtrack and a title card. I’m planning to keep the intros reasonably consistent throughout the mini series.
I can always play with a variety of ideas whilst I’m editing these arcs together 😃
Sorry if my post wasn’t clear.
To my recollection, episode 9 begins with green text that says something like “Lucasfilm Presents…” with some music behind it. Then the classic Star Wars crawl begins but in a red font (probably a reference to Maul) and then fades into the typical announcer Clone Wars intro. None of us are really a fan of that last announcer part, but if you replaced it with a “Solo-esque” crawl at that point I think it would all look super great. In my mind, that was Filoni’s way of saying “these last four episodes are special and deserve a movie-like treatment.”
If that still doesn’t make sense, then don’t worry about it!! What you have going it great and I’ll be watching it regardless 🙂
Just to add another opinion to the mix, I’m an advocate for doing a Shaw/Christensen hybrid, or an aged Christensen who’s the same age as Shaw. That way we still get Christensen, but don’t aggressively contradict the general opinion that Shaw is the proper force ghost of Anakin in ROTJ. Seems like a reasonable compromise.