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Hal 9000

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#1369281
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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You’re all right, Broom Kid. Doesn’t hurt to reevaluate. But like I said, I don’t want to cut it. I do see both sides and I’m certain someone will make that change in their own version. I can imagine a project of “TROS:A Plus All Those Little Things That People Wanted To See,” or a little more aggressive version. Lol

The music. I also am not a fan of using Burning Homestead for the third time, but we just couldn’t find any other music to fit the moment. Can’t say I’ve tried it without music at all, though. Let me render a test clip and we can see about it.

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#1369247
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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I agree it’s a cool idea and has a lot going for it. I watched the whole opening section that way to try it out and it felt rushed to me. I like the opening “going on a wordless journey” montage aspect of the opening and never had a problem with it. For a movie that often feels breakneck paced, having it open this way is at least something to offset that aspect.

I sincerely applaud this move in another fan edit, but I don’t think it should be this one!

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#1369205
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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The newer green reduction LUT seems to be a big improvement over the first one! I’d been applying the old one at about 50%, but this one might look good at full blast.

If you wouldn’t mind, skenera, maybe it’d be better if you could render out and send me the de-blue clip at, say, 67% application? That is, two thirds of the way to a total de-blueification.

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#1369135
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Guys, I’m fine! I just lament the inability to spend quality time with editing on this project. But I am able to do what is needed to fold this together. I just wish I had more time to dedicate!

I want to keep a tight focus for this project’s scope, in order to actually release a finished product and suspend indefinite “could do-s.”

And, Cinefy, no joke, I would be happy to send you a lossless audio export if you’d like to do whatever you’d like to it musically and let me mux it in as an alternate audio track.

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#1369086
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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I will work on a last workprint. It won’t have the saber crackle sounds, so as to be coherent with the lack of crackling saber visuals for right now.

This will serve as a sync reference so that chapters, subtitles, and commentary track can be done during the wait for the last few things.

There’ll always be more ideas, but the main ones that have emerged and been vetted have been implemented and will serve as a solid base upon which anyone can build.

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#1368939
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Papa’s_rod said:

Hal 9000 said:

And this project is waiting on a few things from a few people, and that may take some time, but that’s pretty much it!

Those few people include the scenes for the Nobody version or those parts are already done?

Good question. The regular version is waiting on a few things, then will be released. After that, whenever the needed scenes are completed by others, the Rey Nobody cut will be completed.

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#1368914
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Yes, that’s a good example of what I mean! I don’t mean any offense to Cinefy whatsoever. I just don’t share a specific goal of wanting to add prequel music throughout, so I’m going to decline anything that doesn’t seem like a slam dunk. But y’know, if Cinefy would like to do an alternate audio track with any or all of those ideas, I can send him the audio output once the edit’s sync is locked.

And this project is waiting on a few things from a few people, and that may take some time, but that’s pretty much it! Once I have those things I will do a color pass using skenera’s LUTs and get all the other stuff ready. That may take some time in its own right. I’m not sure about the commentary. It will be difficult for me to find dedicated time out to record even a solo commentary, let alone coordinating a group one. I might have to just do a solo one in chunks. I’m tempted to just skip it!

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#1368878
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Isn’t that Jar Jar’s motif? When I hear that I remember him feeling petty okie day after his brisky mornin’ munchin’.

I think that little scene is better without music. In this movie, having points like that to just have a little gag outside the main action without music helps a little to slow the pace. I hope I’m not being petty but I think it was a good call not to score that moment in the first place.