Oh, I am so excited for this. I would love a link!
Cool! Sent it to you.
Hello! could i get a link? š
pm me a link. sounds very promising!
Can I also get a link?
Sent to all three!
Please send me the link. Thanks!
PMād!
Can I get a link to both your TFA and TLJ cuts? I really want to watch them! Thanks.
Sent. Let me know what you think after you watch!
I really enjoyed it! Canāt wait for 9! Do you have a title for it yet?
Good to hear! I do, but Iāll wait for my next thread. I probably wonāt start editing for a month or so. I might get the thread up soon though and start working through things. TRoS is going to be the toughest for me to fix.
Iād also like to check it out!
Sent, have fun!
Can I have a link please.
Sent!
Ok just finished the first 30 minutes.
YES!!! You really managed to craft a very different but more engaging experience for Luke and Reyās first lesson. Kudos on the use of TFA trailer music it worked so well.
It genuinely feels like Rey and Luke are bonding and that times passing between scenes. The cuts between ābalance, force, lifeā and āisland days/staff trainingā was brilliant!
Looking forward to moving on with it.
Awesome! So glad it connected with you. Canāt wait to hear your thoughts on the rest.
Hi I coudnāt find the link? Could you possibly resend it?
Sorry, mightāve been my fault. Just sent!
This sound incredible - could I get a link to both your TFA and TLJ cuts? Looking forward to watching them!
Thanks!
Thanks! Sent, let me know what you think after you watch.
Awesome, can I get a link?
Sent! Thanks for watching.
In theatrical he keeps wanting to run away and desert the Resistance.
Not quite, he wants to find Rey to convince her not to return to the Resistance fleet since theyāll inevitably be killed off in the chase.
I mean, true, he is leaving because he wants to rescue Rey, but he has absolutely no desire to fight for the Resistance. Remember that in theatrical TLJ takes place immediately after TFA and Finnās whole arc was about running away from the fight. He doesnāt fully commit to the Resistance until he kills Phasma and self-identifies as āRebel scumā for the first time. In the deleted scene right after that, Rose asks if he is going to keep running away, and he says that the Resistance is his home now. So yes, he wanted to save Rey, but he identified that he had been trying to run away from the entire fight since Mazās castle.
Either way itās a moot point for this thread since my cuts have removed this part of his character, as well as added a time gap between TFA and TLJ where he officially joins the Reistance.
Iāve been able to fix enough of the initial bugs that I think were significant enough to warrant releasing a v2 of the Workprint. It is uploading now. You can PM me and I can send it to you later today.
Sent and sent!
Uploading right now, will send out links in the morning. PM me if interested in watching the workprint and helping me make fixes.
Howās the progress on the edit? Iām super excited!
I got to go through and touch up a few soundtracks earlier today. All thatās left is to create and render the new crawl, do a quick once over through the edit, and then export and upload! Since itās the weekend Iāll be able to stay up late and knock it out within the next 6 hours or so.
Glad to see some anticipation for it. I am excited to share. This was a much bigger task than TFA!
As a longtime EU fan Iām really interested in this edit! Can I have a link? Thanks!
Then this is the edit for you! Sent, but mind the bug list stated in OP. After a few more reviews Iāll release the final cut.
Skybatman said:
I liked, but you can still see the reflection of Holdo in the ship.
Pesky reflections. I just put a tracked blur mask on it so in the workprint release it should now be pretty much gone.
Sounds great! Itāll be nice to see Luke portrayed how he should be. I donāt know how it could work, but any chance any of Lukeās footage from The Mandalorian could be brought in? It would be cool to see that version of Luke in the films, maybe like a flashback or something.
Hmm, I canāt think of anywhere it would go in TLJ, but Iāll keep it in mind for when I tackle TRoS. The purpose of my edit is to make Luke more like the Mandalorian scenes, so you can watch both with a consistent version.
orion13 said:
Cracking! I really liked the interior shot showing what looks like the empty ship alongside Lukeās struggle.
Great, thatās what I was going for. Especially after Hux mentions that itās empty I thought it was important to show that the ship actually is emptyā¦ In Star Wars youāve always been able to detect lifeforms on a ship pretty much instantaneously, so I donāt understand in theatrical how they didnāt scan that Holdo was still on board piloting. My cut removes that inconsistency and also doesnāt break all of space combat lore by allowing ships to hyperspace travel through other ships. Now itās just the force.
Iād delete the shot inside the cruiser from 1:26 to 1:27. You can see a little of Holdoās arm moving. Other than that, exciting stuff!
Ah, I see it. Fixed that. Also changed around a few shots and soundtracks. Is this any better? https://vimeo.com/user51558385/review/500592539/eff7d03548
I think itās better not to show Luke until right before the ship goes to hyperspace, that way you create a mysterious build up š
Hmm, itās an interesting idea. I might play around with it.
My reason for showing him throughout is without the Holdo scenes thereās still some missing context and I donāt know how easily a viewer would connect the dots if I only show Luke at the end. Also, earlier in the movie when Luke saves Leia from space we see a similar scene of him meditating events across space like that so I donāt feel there is a mystery to preserve now. I want the viewer to physically see Luke displaying his immense power.
I just read through your changelist; this edit sounds brilliant! Your ideas will be a wonderful way to fix the issues with Lukeās character in this film.
Thanks, I hope when you watch it you can experience a different version of Luke that will hopefully resonate with the people who didnāt like what they saw in TLJ.
Speaking of Luke, Iāve rendered a test preview of my scene where Luke destroys the Supremacy. Let me know if thereās any way to improve upon this as Iām still going through my cut doing bug fixes.
orion13 said:
Sweet looking forward to the surprise, in relation to your TFA cut the only possible change I would suggest is the transition between Rey on Jakku at the start to Kyloās stardestroyer. It feels like it should be a wipe screen like OT & PT (the one where it seems to zoom into the next shot?) , I think it shows the complete change in location quite well for the audience. But that just my two cents! Keep up the good work man
Thanks for the tip! Iāll definitely check it out and see what I can do. Thereās a couple transitions that I want to touch up in the TFA edit.
Regarding this TLJ edit, I have completed a first rough draft. Check out the rest of the Act III changelogs for an update. I am looking at fixing a few things before actually uploading, so Iād say Iām aiming for a Friday Workprint release.
I had a thought about whether the āLuke trains Leiaā scene could be used as a night training scene between Luke and Rey? We already know Lukeās going to have his Green Lightsaber at the end of TLJ and by possibly reframing the fight as being Reyās āturning pointā in her intense but advancing training with Luke could make much more sense why we the audience feel sheās becoming a worthy successor.
Oh, man. You actually just gave me a really good idea. Not necessarily with using that footage with Reyās training, but I think I have a great place for it. I donāt want to spoil the surprise yet though.
From your comments itās clear that your edit will make it seem like Rey has been training with Luke for a while. How long is it in your headcanon for this edit?
Iāll have to double check the timing of events in the edit, but upon first glance I think itās reasonable to assume that the whole movie takes place across a couple of weeks. This is done by assuming time advances in the day/night montages.
Iāve always felt that if the ST had let Rey train with Luke for a few months at least it wouldāve been much more believable.
The challenge is also in balancing that with Rey and Lukeās relationship. That has to be paced at the same level as her training. And with the turmoil they experience itās tough to get that in sync.
Iām currently toying around with one of the scenes where Rey is silhouetted against Ach-Toh training in the sunset and trying to colour and edit it to create the same scene but appearing in a variety of conditions (Sunset, Sunrise, Night, Day, Rain, Snow) and making them snapcut together giving a quick 10 or 20 second impression of days or weeks passing between lessons and scenes on Ach-Toh.
Thatās sounds pretty cool. Feel free to post it in here when you complete it.
I saw that youād have draft tomorrow. Could I have a link to it when itās done?
Of course. It might be tomorrow night but Iāll send it to you as soon as itās done.
Watched your edit! Blimey thats much better. I agree that TFA for all its mimicry of ANH is easily the best of the ST. By trimming down the āridiculousā humour and leaving the more dry, sarcastic moments itās much easier to take the characters seriously. Kylo and Finn are especially helped in this way in the edit.
Great to hear. If you didnāt see any other bugs outside of the list posted in OP I think it might be ready for a full release then? Really glad it helped your viewing experience.
Best part is your version of the āRey meets Lukeā vision. This looks Gorgeous really properly ethereal, and Luke being all unfocused against the slightly mystical backdrop is fantastic. By having Rey reach out to Luke in this manner it also makes alot more sense why your Luke will not be as reticent or stubborn in TLJ nor needs any big introduction between the two. We see the vision scene and then its much easier to assume that Luke thinks things through a bit more by the time she gets there and they already have a solid rapport.
I wish I could take credit for that, but as the changelist says it was made by the talented NeverarGreat. I included it because I agree that it does lend credence to the fact the Luke is still present in the force and begins a connection between him and Rey. Iām looking forward to showing you my TLJ version of Luke! I am nearing completion on the draft and will hopefully upload it tomorrow.
Do you plan on keeping Lukeās lightsaber blue in this edit? I saw one on Youtube where it was changed to green and you said that you were planning on changing the guardsā staffs to sabers so maybe it would be of interest to you: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QwWrmSP65lM&feature=youtu.be
Indeed! It is green. I cannot fathom a trilogy without Luke wielding his own lightsaber a single time.
All sounds great Iām really interested to see what happens with TROS and whether Ben turns up in your version or Kylo remains as threatening a villain as Jaecen/Caedus.
Could you possibly send me a PM for the TFA cut you did? Cheers
Sent! Check my TFA thread for a changelist and current bugs. Please post a review there after you watch and let me know of any other mistakes I can fix before final release.