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Hal 9000

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#1420572
Topic
Worst Edit Ideas
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Eyepainter said:

Make this the ending to Episode I:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HcRSmifnon0

Make all Sith die by their own hand. In ROTS, Dooku jumps off that balcony, only to land and cause his head to fall off. I guess Vader already does, and Palpatine in ROTJ doesn’t count anymore. Palpatine in TROS could fry himself perhaps, with Rey turning off her sabers as he keeps pouring the juice onto himself.

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#1420570
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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^ Looking forward to it, RogueLeader!

Sherlock, I see what you mean about Lando. But I think removing him taking out the trooper makes his introduction feel very strange. I’d expect Poe to say, “Hey we gotta get to our ship who are you?”

I like the idea of moving Rey’s death forward, however, aside from the seemingly large task of musical score, I’d hate to break it apart from Finn’s reaction. With what you suggest I imagine chuckling that Finn is sensing he’s once again been put in the friend zone in favor of Kylo Ren. Like he’s saying “Oh no, not this guy again. Get away from her why don’tcha.”

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#1420560
Topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Burbin, would you mind sending me the shot you tweaked of Rey turning on her yellow saber?

Sherlock, I don’t see a lot of fruit in tweaking Lando. It could’ve been done better, but I think that would just muddy it further. Why do the heroes stop to follow this random guy for no reason when they were sprinting for the Falcon? Lando decided to give a care after being inspired by (Rey) Skywalker… I guess?

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#1420395
Topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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I can add the TIE sound coming in softly at the tail end of the lava shot but I don’t want it to draw your attention.

I see the lava shot as similar to a shot in ROTS of an eruption (the one from the trailer). It’s super brief and may not be immediately connected to the location where the characters are. It just sets the environment very quickly.

That’s an interesting and plausible idea, that it wasn’t meant to be Mustafar initially. Even though the castle shot uses Rogue One footage, I think these three shots form a natural progression: Lava as we expect from the planet, Vader’s castle with lava in the background, and a shot of a scorched forest that blends well with the castle shot.

Now that the music has been addressed, I’m liking the three shot version. There’s a little drum sting when we cut to the lava shot that I put there but you can barely hear it, though it felt wrong to boost it to the point that it was audible. Regardless, this feels pretty good to me on the whole.