DigMod

Super glad you enjoyed the edit Aroki 😃

The video file is 1920x800 if I recall correctly. I don’t render black bars into my mp4 files.

Yeah, Vegas isn’t a fan of ac3 so I have to import wav or aac files for the source. The MP4 5.1 output is the same unfortunately.

JakeRyan17, my website has a request form.

Aroki, can you share a shot of your mediainfo on the file to see what’s happening?

This reads like a precursor to a ric roll or some nsfw portal… :p

Thanks oojason! I’ve been hoping for the response you had. Definitely fuels the drive knowing others are excited. I need to familiarize myself with the movie and get some ideas for the opener pre credits. I feel like I need more of a game plan with thiamine before diving head on in as I’ve only really watched it once all the way through, and honestly was a bit turned off by the zombie stuff. But, the ST vibe and a good deal on the movie brought me back to it.

So I watched part of Super 8 last night and couldn’t help but notice how similar Stranger Things is in its format. Small town, young group of kids, nefarious institution experimenting and trying to cover it up, kids stumble on what’s going on and are hunted by the baddies, etc.

So I wondered if it would be worth while to turn Super 8 into a spin-off of Stranger Things, at least in its presentation. This also gave me an excuse to mess around in Vegas to see if I could make an intro in the style of Stranger Things.

Here’s a proof of concept opener for what would become a 3 episode presentation of the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV3YlL_FsXQ

Fonts
Logo: Benguiat Std Book
Credits: Avant Garde Gothic Bold

Letters
Each letter of Super 8 was given its own video track. Insert>Text>Benguiat Std Book>Color set to 0.16 transparency level>Scale set to desired size (set to animate)> Location set to desired location (set to animate)>Background set to transparent> Outline width set to 1.701>outline color set to same as text color but with 1.0 transparency score. Animate scale and location for movement (do this instead of using the pan & crop tool). As the opening goes on slowly pull back the scaling and begin cross fading letters. Set desired paths using a set scale and animated location for the last assembly scene (where the letters come together) and use the pan & crop to create a continuous zoom out, then fade.

Credits
All names are set to 3 seconds with 5 frame transitions in & out and 10 frames between each.

Chapter
The chapter was a bit difficult to figure out as the transparency and scaling still didin’t create a smooth edge on the letters. I ended up having the color transition from white to green and then chroma keyed the green out to get the crisp edge on the inside of the text as it super zooms in through the text

Theme
The movie is set in 1979 so I wanted to try and find some synthwave stuff from that year. After some googling I found Gary Numan’s Down in the Park. I love the Foo Fighters’ cover of this song from the X-Files album, but I just couldn’t find a way to make the song work. There was a synthwave cover of the song that was pretty good, but it was a little to happy and I wanted something more Stranger Things feeling. So, I started looking into dark synthwave and Stranger Things inspired tracks. I found the TOXXiFY and their track Cyborg Chase. It has a very similar feeling to Stranger Things and captures a bit of the vibe of Down in the Park so I settled on that. After some clipping here and there and rearranging a few parts I was able to make a ~1 min track that I felt good about.

Ideas
I need to go back through the movie to see what the music is like in it. I may add some Gary Numan stuff and other synthpop from the times to give it more of a Stranger Things feel. I’ll also need to find some pre credits footage that follows the story and sets things up without spoiling things. I was thinking about using the editing room footage from area 51, but it doesn’t really capture the ST vibe and it spoils way too much at the beginning.

It’s a basic idea right now of using this custom intro to create three chapters to tell the story of Super 8. Let me know what you think.

https://digmodification.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/super-8-in-the-style-of-stranger-things/
https://forums.fanedit.org/showthread.php?tid=20359

I’ll probably do a whole new version with that opening.

Thanks for your thoughts stevepaynter. You make a good point about the muscle. I had originally cut his death as it just felt odd to not even know these characters and then to have such an emotional scene when he dies. The tone of the film at that point just didn’t fit for me. I’ll mull it around in my melon to see if my mind changes though. The shot of him flying through the air is comical yes, but that was a scene that I needed to utilize a wipe transition to show time passing and to get a wipe transition in. That was one of my main goals of the edit, to add those little features that make movies feel like Star Wars. The shower scene also was cut for the same reason.

Thanks! Coming from you that makes me feel like I accomplished something here 😃 Did you want just the beginning or a whole edit length version?

Alright Hal. Here’s my first draft. Is this kind of what you are hoping for? I need to work on a mask for the cityscape. It has a weird perspective shift that is going to take some time to create a convincing mask for. Anyway, hope you enjoy draft one.
https://youtu.be/xlaPADXtVJw

Sorry for not responding, love is pretty fast and full and all you know…yeah it was a typo 😛

Hey Hal, unfortunately love has been pretty fast and full lately. It’s definitely on the list of to do’s.

That Palpatine younglings idea fixes a MAJOR issue I’ve had with Anakin’s character development, or lack there of. Hope you can pull that off…well I mean I hate that scene because of what happens in it, but it makes more sense that it’s Palpatine.

Haven’t looked in here for awhile. That moon replacement screenshot looks fantastic! I’m also intrigued by your Dooku idea. Keep up the good work! 😃

It never really got beyond concept mode in the past. I recently rewatched Odyssey: A Star Wars Story and saw how I could pull it off with the new footage. There’s about 5-10 seconds of video and audio taken from that fanfilm to help add the footage needed to pull it off. I messed around with it a bit more and found a way to get Jyn and Cassian visually into the U-wing by repurposing some footage I’ll be removing from the film as they descend the tower. I’ll upload another draft when I get a bit of time to work on it today.

I loaded up my old project file the other day and found myself trying to make the survivor cut idea work. Here’s a proof of concept for the idea. Let me know what you think.
https://youtu.be/s5rJ-PkyBow

Here’s what I’d suggest to tone it down.
-Lower onscreen death body count
-Trim or remove Kylo hacking Lor San Tekka down
-Trim or remove Poe’s interrogation
-Remove Finn cursing in the Falcon
-Trim the rathtar scene?
-Trim Force vision Kylo massacre where he impales the guard
-Trim/remove Finn fighting stormtrooper
-Remove Finn yelling that’s one heck of a pilot
-Trim or remove the balcony scene (this will be the hardest part of making the edit PG imho)
-Trim Kylo punching his wound and blood
-Triim Finn and Kylo duel

G&G-Fan said:

Would anyone be able to get me DigModiFicaTion’s edit of Rogue One?

I can help you with that 😉

I think I may have read your OP wrong. The only real anonymous way would be a VPN. The incognito is still linked to your IP.

I just checked my link for this edit and Mala’s .srt file was added some time ago. If you need the subtitle file just fill out the edit request form again and you’ll be able to get it. Thanks again Mala!

Most browsers will let you open an “incognito” or “in private” browser. In chrome, right click the link, “open in incognito window” the link will open and it won’t be associated with your gmail. Click download and it will download to your hard drive.

Ac3 tracks aren’t compatible with Vegas. You’d need to convert it to an aac, mp3, pcm, or wav file. The PCM option is probably what you’re looking for if you want lossless. I believe the stereo downmix refers to what you are hearing while editing if you edit your 5.1 mix in stereo. Your render will output a 5.1 surround track if you select that in the settings.

Looks like I misread your last post PodracingThisis91. I thought you were asking if someone knew where to find the edit. Not sure how and why I misread it like that face palm.

Just finished up v1 of this edit over at FE and thought I’d share it with all of you wonderful people here at OT. Hope you are all safe and well!

Brief Synopsis:
MI6 agent, James Bond, earns his 00 agent license to kill and becomes the infamous 007.

Intention:
Create an 11 episode presentation of the Daniel Craig 007 era films that focuses on James Bond the Spy and the ensuing action. The edit also attempts to bring the last two films into a visual closeness with Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace through extensive color correction.

Release Info:
v1 June 2020 - 11 episodes in iTunes equivalent 6mbps 5.1 MP4 files
v2 Q3/Q4 2020 - 11 episodes in 15mbps 5.1 MP4 Files

Learn more about the edit here: https://digmodification.wordpress.com/edit-gallery/007-the-unofficial-series/

001 - Ellipsis
Runtime: 0:43:57
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
Cold intro of Bond earning his 00 license (removed fade in, now hard open)
+Created background and mask to remove the barrel effect when Bond shoots the informant
-Cut to black removing the Casino Royale intro/song (this is my favorite Bond song and one of my favorite rock songs, but in this format it just doesn’t fit)
+Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
Open on boy running through the camp
-Trimmed the over the top parkour scenes, now Bond is just chasing him on foot through the vegetation, worksite and road
-Trimmed a little bit of M going off
-Trimmed Bond & Solange to just focus on moving the narrative and plot forward
-Trimmed M’s agitated cursing at Bond when he calls at the airport, is transfered to her then hangs up. The majority of her character is just bickering and I wanted to make her more than a disgruntled head of MI6. Hopefully it helps her natural transformation into the more supportive sympathetic role she will take in the third episode.
-Cut Bond falling off the truck and then chasing it down and jumping back on. Now he never falls off
Episode ends with close up of Bond’s face after Carlos activates the charge that Bond places on his belt
+Custom credits (directed by, story by, actor names, studio credits, etc.)
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper

002 - Casino Royale
Runtime: 0:45:41
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
Opening sequence after M walks away from Bond after their conversation at Solange’s home
+Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
-Trimmed some of Vesper and James’ dialogue after sizing each other up on the train
-Removed James’ line about Vesper being single, it now cuts away after he says she’s not his type
End of episode after Bond returns and announces that last hand nearly killed him
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper
Color correction to increase saturation and lessen yellow hues

003 - Vesper
Runtime: 0:41:39
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
Open with final round
+Added Bond opening after James tells Vesper he’s famished
+Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
-Cut Vesper and James talking about his little finger cringe
-Cut Vesper and James horn dogging in the hospital
-Cut Vesper and James in bed in Venice
-Cut James calling Vesper a b**** when M asks if he needs time
End of episode after Bond introduces himself to Mr. White
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper
Color correction to increase saturation and lessen yellow hues

004 - Deception Point
Runtime: 0:44:26
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
-Cut zoom in and artistic shots of Bond and car
Cold open on Bond shifting into gear
-Cut to opening credits after Bond opens the trunk to reveal Mr. White
+Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
-Trimmed M and Bond’s dialogue when they are reviewing the double Mitchell’s room
Episode ends with Bond walking away from the flight attendant at the airport
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper

005 - Quantum of Solace
Runtime: 0:53:45
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
Cold open on Bond arriving to see Mathis in Italy
-Cut to opening credits after Mathis asks, “Come to apologize?”
+Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
-Cut bond sleeping with the Strawberry Fields
-Removed kissing sound when Bond leaves Fields at the party so now it could just be him whispering to her
-Cut Greene talking about Camille being spectacular when she’s on her back
-Cut Camille cursing as they walk out of the club
-Trimmed the poorly layered double mirage like shot of Bond and Camille walking through the desert
-Cut some dialogue between the president and the general
-Cut Greene’s reference of how the president would wake up if he didn’t sign
-Cut the closeup of the the president aide’s upskirt when she’s on the bed
-Cut Bond kissing Camille after she says she wishes she could set him free
End with Bond walking off into the night
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper

006 - Phoenix Agent
Runtime: 0:44:33
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
Open on Bond walking up hallway (no horn crescendos)
+Added Istanbul title on screen
-Removed Eve’s lines about VW Beatles
-Cut to intro after Bond fades out into the water after being shot; Added underwater waterfall sfx smooth transition
+Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
-Cut Bond lover scene and his scorpion drinking game; now jumps to him at the bar during the day when he hears the broadcast
-Cut M cursing on the bridge as she exits the car
-Cut Bond responding b**** when psychologist says the name “M”
-Cut references and Q’s explaining to Bond’about the palm recognizer on his Walther PPK
-Cut shot of Bond testing the palm grip on the Walther PPK while in the car
Cropped a shot of Bond hanging from the elevator to remove the CGI superimposed hands from the frame. The idea is to simply remove the focus from his hands not being in gloves.
Cropped and shortened shots with gloves to take emphasis off of his hands
-Removed scene of Bond disappearing after Severine sees him from the other skyscraper
+Inserted the ending theme from Casino Royale to create a musical ending to the episode
End episode after Bond retrieves the Macau token
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper
Color correction to increase saturation, remove excessive yellows, increase red in skin tones

007 - Concomitant Factor
Runtime: 0:37:37
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
Open on aerial shot of London; rebuilt surround track to make opener more seemless; added typing, glitch and slot machine sfx
+Added intro after M completes her call
-Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
-Removed Bond saying he didn’t order Eve (again, I want to make Bond less of a sex crazed agent)
-Removed Bond trying to undress Eve
-Removed Silva’s advances on Bond, again this is to help the characters stay focused on espionage
-Removed Silva shooting Severine. It’s now implied that Bond saves her
+Added Severine in the background when Silva backs away from Bon after he takes out his henchmen
Cropped shot to remove visual of Severine dead from when Silva looks up at the helicopters
-Removed the pan back down to eliminate the need to do a massive zoom
-Removed some of Q’s cursing
End of episode on Bond looking into the  basement ladder way
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper
Color correction to increase saturation, remove excessive yellows, increase red in skin tones

008 - Skyfall
Runtime:  0:48:26
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
Open with Bond climbing down the ladder after Silva
-Cut to intro after Q responds, “I told you”
+Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
-Removed the man’s line about Bond being keen to get home after he jumps onto the back of the train
-Removed M’s cursing when they arrive at Skyfall
-Removed Kincade calling Bond a little $4!7
End of episode at final scene of movie
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper
Color correction to increase saturation, remove excessive yellows, increase red in skin tones

009 - Rogue Agent
Runtime: 0:38:40
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
-Removed The Dead Are Alive intro
Cold open with Bond on rooftop listening in on conversation
+Added Mexico City title on screen
-Cut last shots of helicopter and Bond looking at the Spectre ring
-Cut opening sequence
+Inserted first 20 seconds of the Quantum of Solace intro/song and added episode title card
-Removed Q’s “oh sh*&” line
-Cut Bond looking at the gadget panel in the Aston Martin
+Added Roman cicadas to outside scenes when Lucia arrives home and when Spectre attempts to kill her
Repurposed Lucia’s later lines about where Spectre is meeting as to have her deliver the lines while Bond is standing there. She now tells him, he says “time for a drink” and transition to him driving to the meeting
-Cut Bond and Lucia’s sex scene
-Cut Hinx gouging out the man’s eyes
-Cut James turning on the music on the gadgets
-Cut Bond taking off the top of a car and Hinx following him down the alley
-Trimmed car chase scene to remove the silly part where he gets stuck behind the driver and
Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper
+Extensive color correction of every scene
Applied masks throughout to isolate colors to enhance or diminish their tones while retaining the intended color of the scene.

010 - For King and Country
Runtime: 0:46:46
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
Open with Money Penny reviewing files about Franz Oberhause
-Cut Madeline and Bond’s sex scene after killing Hinx
+Added dialogue to scene where Madeline and James get off the train
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper
+Extensive color correction of every scene
Applied masks throughout to isolate colors to enhance or diminish their tones while retaining the intended color of the scene.

011 - Spectre
Runtime: 0:44:38
Edit List
+Warning
+FE Netflix bumper
-Cut the portrait scenes as James walks through the ruins of MI6 looking for Blofeld
+Bond theme from Casino Royale ending used as episode credit music
+FE Netflix style bumper
Extensive color correction of every scene
Applied masks throughout to isolate colors to enhance or diminish their tones while retaining the intended color of the scene.

Movies Remastered said:
Did anyone do a version of TFA that kept Kylo Rens helmet on during the Rey interaction scene?
StarkillerAG said:
DigMod did, in his “Heir to the Force” edit. It’s not very convincing, but it’s still an attempt.
Movies Remastered said:
Thanks StarkillAG, I didn’t know DigMod made that version. I think it needs to be rotoscoped to pull it off properly.

Yeah this was my first true edit that I had actually pushed to complete and get on IFDB. The side shots of Kylo during the interrogation, behind when talking to Snoke, and far shots when talking to Snoke were rotoscoped to retain his helmet. I had attempted to do the same with every scene during the interrogation, but the main issue was his hair. At the time I was very much learning how to mask and hadn’t yet dabbled in painting out things using image editors and then combining it with key framed masking. I’ve tried soliciting for community members who have a black series Kylo Ren helmet to finish the scene, but never received any bites. Maybe one day I can revisit the edit or someone with more skill can pull it off. There are a lot of things I’d go back and readdress in it. If you have any ideas or technique tips please let me know.