Hal 9000

Combining actors’ faces who either play the same character or are related in some way.

Thank you.

Was wondering, though, what music do you intend to swap with for the end scene?

Sure, I can do that! I’ll add it to my to do list.

Probably not, until the final product. I’ll probably put up a non-color corrected (not watchable due to audio not matching WIP visuals) ‘sync reference’ for commentary and subtitle work.

“Then about a year ago a messenger came to Dáin, but not from Moria — from Mordor: a horseman in the night, who called Dáin to his gate. The Lord Sauron the Great, so he said, wished for our friendship. Rings he would give for it, such as he gave of old. And he asked urgently concerning hobbits, of what kind they were, and where they dwelt. “For Sauron knows,” said he, “that one of these was known to you on a time.”

‘At this we were greatly troubled, and we gave no answer. And then his fell voice was lowered, and he would have sweetened it if he could. “As a small token only of your friendship Sauron asks this,” he said: “that you should find this thief,” such was his word, “and get from him, willing or no, a little ring, the least of rings, that once he stole. It is but a trifle that Sauron fancies, and an earnest of your good will. Find it, and three rings that the Dwarf sires possessed of old shall be returned to you, and the realm of Moria shall be yours for ever. Find only news of the thief, whether he still lives and where, and you shall have great reward and lasting friendship from the Lord. Refuse, and things will not seem so well. Do you refuse?”

‘At that his breath came like the hiss of snakes, and all who stood by shuddered, but Dáin said: “I say neither yea nor nay. I must consider this message and what it means under its fair cloak.”

‘”Consider well, but not too long,” said he.

‘”The time of my thought is my own to spend,” answered Dáin.

‘”For the present,” said he, and rode into the darkness.

‘Heavy have the hearts of our chieftains been since that night. We needed not the fell voice of the messenger to warn us that his words held both menace and deceit; for we knew already that the power that has re-entered Mordor has not changed, and ever it betrayed us of old. Twice the messenger has returned, and has gone unanswered. The third and last time, so he says, is soon to come, before the ending of the year.

When synthesized audio that mimics specific voices is perfected, I’ll look forward to Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams narrating their ‘Adventures of’ EU books.

I’m not sure, either. Just about every beat of the movie could’ve stood to be a little slower, to be fair.

Thanks for posting, and the encouragement.

I feel like to do that right the ghosts would have to step into frame during the last shot. I dunno, might ruin the simplicity and stick out.

I don’t remember, either, but it’s true. Just feels extremely fan film-y and is not needed.

Because we’ve all been so good lately, here’s this in order to appreciate it in context: https://vimeo.com/454916059

Yes, indeed. There’s not a dammed thing wrong with that at all.

Lol

“The more you tighten your grip, Disney, the more moviegoers will slip through your fingers.”

“Not after we have demonstrated the power of the streaming TV miniseries.”

Looks wonderful. Have you done anything yet with the wide shot as the ghosts begin to come into view?

I love it.

“We’re losing audience trust. Strap yourselves in while I make the calculations for audience favorability.”

It’s not too terribly far off from this, but anything to make it feel less like young Luke would help, especially his posture with his arm.

I’m sure you learned a thing or two, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out.

Having just finished re-reading Splinter, I’m going to have to strike it from my personal canon. It doesn’t fit into a post-ESB world.

I’m planning to re-read the Solo trilogy next, though, to see whether it or the film wins out.

I’m still bitter the novelization of Solo wasn’t released closer to the film’s debut, as I had hoped to read that first, able to just picture Harrison Ford in my mind’s eye and pretend it’s any old EU novel before seeing the movie.

Hallo, sir.

Yeah, I know the OP is a mess. The reason is that Kerr’s actual edit should’ve been released long ago! This is basically that unreleased project with some EE bits folded back in by me.

It’s an edit likely to be most enjoyed by someone familiar with the books who wouldn’t have minded if the films were a little closer to them but okay with that for the most part. I like to think that this bends slightly in that direction without at all compromising the films as films. There’s also quite a bit of good ol’ fan editing magic due to restructuring in TTT and ROTK.

I guess if someone can download the clip from YouTube at max quality and stitch it into the original shot, that’d be worthy of a V1.1.

Hey, thanks!

Yeah, probably, if someone can get the footage. I sent him a message once and never heard back.

Jonh! Good to hear from you. I agree its a good start, but his head seems like it was smooshed onto his body like play-doh, like his head and neck don’t mesh.

Here’s another version of the extra lever shot. I extended Chewie’s grown, which hopefully works, and used a different piece of buffer audio from earlier in the scene that doesn’t have the wind that was causing issues.
https://vimeo.com/453744130

I’ll have to find some Chewie sounds and try to gently extend that reaction.

How’s this? It puts the music even more through the wringer, but it might be acceptable.

https://vimeo.com/453476256