In response to Garstazi’s advice over on fanedit.org, I have updated sound isolation test number 3 below to make the transition between music and dialogue smoother. I have also gotten some further advice from VarsityEditor on ways to improve the scene. This clip has entertained quite a few ideas, so if you would like to pitch in and give your two cents, feel free to let me know what you think.

https://youtu.be/9ebDCoHuYZA

Below is the fourth and what I hope will be the final sound isolation test I will do for this edit. This one’s a bit of a tricky one because on the one hand, the removal of the air supply hiss does make the dialogue more audible, yet on the other hand, when the music comes to a close, the silence seemed a little off. This one’s got me torn, and I could use some feedback on it.

Be warned, though. If you have yet to see 2001 yourself, and don’t want anything spoiled, you might want to watch the movie first before watching the clip.

https://youtu.be/BbjZ3kTfexc

Back after a long while of work, appointments, and meetings. Here’s a third sound isolation test. I’m not sure if the transitions are the best, but I’ll let the viewers decide.

https://youtu.be/vjk22rZqs90

Below is a revision of the previous sound isolation test I posted above. Under advice from a fanedit.org user named VarsityEditor, I have shortened the soundtrack in the scene and given it a super-long crossfade to get things the way I intended it to be. It doesn’t loop like VarsityEditor suggested, but doing so is hard, and perhaps when I feel up for it, I’ll try Varsity’s suggestion in full. For now though, here’s what I’ve done:

https://youtu.be/-lLhjhp-VP8

Below is the second sound isolation test I’ve decided to show off. This scene has been one of the more difficult parts of the edit, and making the dialogue easy to hear has been one of many challenges with this scene.

2001 Funkadelic Sound Isolation Test 2
https://youtu.be/pMoBKHNcD7A

The rejection of the song below is arguably the most heartbreaking decision I made for this edit (at least, so far). This was going to be the original song for the scene above, but the problem with it was that James Brown’s voice was either too loud for anyone to hear the dialogue, or the background music was too quiet for anyone to hear. So for those technical reasons, I wasn’t able to use it. I had hoped to use it because the serious parts of the film were the hardest to work on, and finding a funk song that isn’t all sunshine and rainbows is a hard find. I eventually settled on the Bar-Kays “Standing on the Outside” instead, because the vocals and music were balanced well enough that it didn’t intrude on the dialogue in the scene above.

Down and Out in New York City by James Brown
https://youtu.be/YkKxiREGDx4?si=Y1amDre0tlvmY-XH

In the wake of the events that have happened on fanedit.org over sock account ArtisDead, I have re-uploaded my edit of Batman Forever, scratching him off the special thanks list. I have also removed the cover of “Kiss From a Rose” during the end credits of my edit, as that was a suggestion that he forced on me. My apologies to those who liked the song, but I have my reasons for removing it.

Below is the first of what will be quite a few sound isolation tests. I want to offer my thanks to VarsityEditor over at fanedit.org, for sending me his sound isolated work on 2001. I will continue to post more of these as I get around my rather busy work schedule. For now, though, I leave this one as both a demonstration and a teaser.

https://youtu.be/YoMxBjT5Ays

Below are two color tests I’ve thrown onto the monolith scenes. I felt that these would make more sense for the kind of edit I’m doing, and it makes the film feel even more like something out of the 1960’s and 1970’s.

Note: Yes, I’m aware that the song, “Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow” is in both videos. In a lot of ways, that song became the main theme for the monolith, and as such, it is not the only song in the film.

https://youtu.be/hksRM4wk-G0

https://youtu.be/c-XDuQOOV34

https://youtu.be/9ngXbUFGLjU

At last. At long last. Stanley Kubrick’s legendary film the way you remember it. Only funkier. Groovier. And far more severely dated. Drug use will be neither confirmed nor denied.

2001: A Funkadelic Odyssey changes

The Funk

Also Sprach Zarathustra
Eumir Deodato

Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow
Funkadelic

Friday Night, August 14th
Funkadelic

Fantastic Voyage
Lakeside

Standing on the Outside
The Bar-Kays

Funkytown
Lipps, Inc.

Funky Stuff
Kool & The Gang

Galaxy
War

That’s the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire

Contact
Edwin Starr

Slippin’ Into Darkness
War

Mama’s Dead
James Brown

The Boss
James Brown

Visual Changes

• = added
  / = changed

/ Added film grain, scratches, dust, dirt, and bad, bluish, contrast to severely date the film

• Added psychedelic background for the overture
  / Changed title fonts and texts
  / “The Dawn of Man” title changed to “The Dawn of… Funk!”
• Added an “Ooh yeah” G-Major sound effect to “Dawn of Funk” title
  / Added a magenta cast to the prehistoric monolith scene for psychedelic effect
  / Added a green cast to the astronauts’ whistling noise moment for psychedelic effect
  / Changed “Jupiter Mission, 18 Months Later” title to “18 Months Later, One “Funked” Up Mission”
• Added “Screaming Whoa” C-Minor sound effect after “One “Funked” Up Mission” title
  / Changed “Intermission” title font and text
• Added psychedelic background for intermission
  / Changed “Jupiter, and Beyond the Infinite” title to “Funk. And Beyond the Infinite”
• Added “Very High Woo” A-Minor sound effect to “Funk. And Beyond the Infinite” title
• Added psychedelic background for end credits and exit music
  / Changed end credit fonts and texts

Submission approved! Sending PM’s now. Thanks to everyone who contributed!

Submission sent to IFDb. Gonna be working on releasing the edit soon.

Since the process of writing down the subtitles is taking too long, and seeing as I’ve already released a trailer, I think the time to start releasing the edit is sooner rather than later. I will be working on the submission process on fanedit.org over the course of this weekend. Thank you for your patience.

CamSMurph said:

Eyepainter said:

You can expect it to drop right now!

https://youtu.be/O8HOQaS9iJU

Enjoy!

Already have! Is that a remix of Seal’s Kiss From a Rose? 😃

You are correct. ArtisDead over on fanedit.org found it online and suggested I use it in both the end credits and the trailer. The full version will be in the end credits of my edit.

You can expect it to drop right now!

https://youtu.be/O8HOQaS9iJU

Enjoy!

Trailer is almost complete! Just gotta check for audio issues before I begin work on uploading it.

Finally shaved that trailer down to 2 minutes and 29 seconds! Now for the audio part. 😬

Will do, Cam! I’ve cut that 25 minutes down to 10 as of the last time I posted. I’ll probably begin assembling it the next time I boot up DaVinci Resolve.

Yes, I’m aware that I’ve gone silent here. As a few visitors on fanedit.org have probably figured out, I am one of the names listed on the Red Apple Crew’s latest endeavor with Clint Eastwood. Because the crew wishes to keep things hush hush, all I can say for now is that I’ve been busy with the “episode” and I’ve been preoccupied with that one over the last few months. Fortunately, my contribution to the Red Apple Crew is almost complete, and I’m now able to get back and return to Batman. I’m now working on assembling a trailer for Batman Forever at this time. I’ve managed to cut things down to 25 minutes worth of footage, but that’s still a lot to cut down to a 2 1/2 minute length. I’m not sure how long it’s gonna take me to complete the trailer, but hopefully, it should make up for my mysterious disappearance on here.

NeverarGreat said:

Superweapon VII said:

JadedSkywalker said:

Starcrash. I’ve finally watched a sci fi film that is worse than the Star Wars Holiday Special. One of the worst films i have ever seen, worse than At the Earth’s Core even.

This movie has a cult following, and I just don’t get it. Caroline Munro’s hot. Big whoop. T&A alone can’t elevate a bad movie to so-bad-it’s-good.

Maybe it depends on the crowd, but I remember seeing it at a special screening with a few hundred B-movie fans and thought it was hilarious.

I did some binge-watching on a lot of B-movies and Roger Corman movies last year (Star Crash being one of them), and my experiences are hit-or-miss. It either entertains me or it doesn’t. I’ve watched plenty of b-movies that left me bored despite the rabid fanbase. While other times, I watch one that is universally despised by everyone else, but ends up being an unintentional comedy riot that makes my night.

I guess when it comes to b-movies, it truly is a subjective experience, even more so than with more “artistic” films. When you watch a movie that’s supposed to be good, there is a real effort to make it something more universally applicable to everyone. This is why people take it personally when someone says they hate, say, The Shawshank Redemption. That’s rarely the case with a cheesy b-movie where rookie mistakes are made on a consistent basis. Either those technical blunders are gonna get a laugh out of you, or you’re just gonna notice their existence and be reminded you’re not invested in what’s going on.

Tl;dr: the entertainment level of a b-movie is variable in my world, and if someone doesn’t like Star Crash, I understand why. Not everyone has to laugh at the same things.

Submission approved! Calling it released now.

Edit uploaded for now. Sending PM’s.

Found out the subtitles on the commentary track are going too fast. I’ll work on fixing that up, but with that said, I think it’s time to get the edit uploaded. Better now than in November. Keep in mind that if you’re planning on reading the commentary, the subtitles are gonna be a little fast. Excuse that mistake for now. I’ll send an update when the commentary issue is fixed and I’ve reuploaded it.

Commentary is done! I did have plans to work on the subtitles next, but something has come up on fanedit.org. I won’t say what it is, because it’s top secret stuff I can’t share, but because of it, I am faced with no other choice but to start work on releasing this edit sooner rather than later. And since it’s the month of October, there’s no better time to prepare a submission on fe.org than now. My only fear is if I run into the same problem I had last time with my Eyes Wide Shut edit where my submission kept disappearing. Still, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this time will be different.

105 minutes into the commentary, and less than 40 minutes to go! 😁

Almost 60 minutes in with the subtitles.