Hal 9000

I feel you on that one, better to look at particular trees in the forest I feel like.

And oh jeez, sorry I skipped right by Nev’s awesome drawing.

Also, can the Poe line be shortened to just read “each ship [has been] modified with delreadnaught laser cannons”?

I wonder how they’d know it was a celebrity? “Oh this is my uncle.”

Also on my list is to try extending the vision Rey has while training to include the stuff in the ‘Rey Nobody’ version of signs of darkness from prior movies. And maybe toss in “You have no place in this story.”

Without having access to headphones at the moment, I agree that does sound pretty darn good. Thank you so much for taking the time to run that through so many permutations, man.

JJB, I will play with the ancient texts line when I have a little more time. The others were a simpler task to drop lines in without re-editing sequences. Only had about 30 minutes to work with, lol.

I know there are tutorials out there about how to make a voice recording, sound deeper, so I should play around with that next time I can.

Folder now contains more test clips: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LPAnhZcKFOIU7TZN4e1KoBKk0B78A35Q?usp=share_link

That’s all I could steal myself away for right now!

It’s a pretty good take, really. Just has that unavoidable cruft. Wouldn’t hurt to try it.

The “rotting clone” and “final lesson” lines both sound good in context.

These AI lines are great, but they do still have that AI cruft when you give them attention with headphones. Still best to be avoided unless necessary. I can tell a difference in the bass/depth when listening on earphones.

RL, that is without any color correction, so that should be the best to work from.

The “she was quick to learn in our training” sounds perfect. The longer line about diplomacy is not 100% seamless when baked in and having another real Hamill line right afterward, but sounds very good.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LPAnhZcKFOIU7TZN4e1KoBKk0B78A35Q?usp=share_link

Here is the shot of Rey reading the texts.

Poe’s lines during the briefing don’t blend in seamlessly. And his line about the stockpile should be shorter, as there is barely enough time to have him speak. Try simply “an enormous stockpile of star destroyers from the old Empire.” You can see in this folder how it sounds in context.

Leia’s line “he’s too dangerous” needs to be faster, as it takes too long for her to say. The clip used in V3 has her speak more briskly. But the lines about “family’s saber” and “you are family” sound perfect.

The lines about lightspeed clipping/whipping/slipping/tripping would need to be generated as entire lines rather than sentence-mixed in. At present with what I have so far, the V3 lines about lightspeed ramming are the only viable.

The line about the ancient texts after the sandworm either wouldn’t be worth it, having to truncate her existing line, or it’ll take more creativity than I have time for at the moment.

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Hehe, it’s more like I’m trying to be strict with myself.

Like “I’m gonna eat healthy, here’s a carrot.”

“Oh look at me, a bacon-filled doughnut!”

“…well, I’ll diet tomorrow!”

Nah, I think the shorter version from that clip is perfect.

RL, unless someone beats me to it I’ll send you a ProRes clip of the shot of the Jedi texts when I can.

It’s not necessary but I’m okay with it. After all, as others have pointed out, we see baby Yoda use it too.

I agree too. Leia seems tacked on to mention to BB8 in that moment. Just a quick reference to the texts is fine, but isn’t needed either.

Works for me. Ben knows how to do it as well, but he’d been trained properly I guess.

I’m lovin’ it, man. Tickled pink.

DominicCobb said:

Jar Jar Bricks said:

How many times have I redone this single scene today? Lmao:

https://youtu.be/2MdQdcov7VQ?si=rpRbTrVx5sdKc4R8

I think this is the winner.

DZ-330 said:

DZ-330 said:

“I started to train her, and she was a quick learner."

Leia kicks Luke’s ass

"But Leia felt she could better serve the galaxy through diplomacy, as our mother once did. She surrendered her saber to me and said that one day, it would be picked up again by someone who would finish her journey. A thousand generations live in you now. We’ll always be with you, but this is your fight.”

@JarJar, can you try this one? The new one isn’t bad, but I think that initial line misses that Leia only trained briefly.

Seems like maybe keeping the length of her training completely in the dark is maybe the cleanest solution.

That’s a beaut’. It’s like Mark Hamill were still with us today. I love the way “she was a fast learner during our training” sounds.

Burbin said:

"Our mother watched helplessly as the democracy she fought so hard to maintain crumbled before her eyes, so Leia decided to follow in her footsteps and watched helplessly as the democracy she fought so hard to maintain crumbled before her eyes. She surrendered her saber to me and left me to deal with Ben Solo’s darkness alone.

Lesson three. Now that she’s gone, Leia is romanticized, deified. But if you strip away the myth and look at her deeds, the legacy of Leia is failure. Hypocrisy, hubris. A thousand generations live in you now, but this is your fight, and honestly you’re better off on your own."

Sublime.

DominicCobb said:

“Leia was quick to learn during our training”

That’s not bad at all.

NeverarGreat said:

“It was the last night of her training. She had the makings of a great Jedi…but Leia believed that she must serve the galaxy without a sword, like her mother once did. She surrendered her saber to me and said that one day it would be picked up again…by someone who would finish her journey.”

I like this the best out of what we have so far, I think. It’s vague enough but hints at the political stuff. I would like to allude to her political involvement as a reason, but avoiding saying it was the last night of her training helps it feel less weird for this to make her quit.

Another stab at it: “I had begun to train her, and she had the makings of a great Jedi. Leia told me she felt it was necessary to serve the galaxy without a sword, as a diplomat. She surrendered her saber to me…”

Or maybe: “I had begun to train Leia as a Jedi. But there are other ways to pursue peace and justice. Leia believed she must serve the galaxy without a sword. She surrendered her saber to me…”

What an embarrassment of riches with this AI voice.

“It was the last night of her training. Leia just freaked out for no reason and bailed on it, even though I was a good teacher. She just gave up. But she said that her saber would be picked up again someday by someone who was up to it.”

I squeezed ChatGPT for details about Leia’s psyche if we assume that Bloodlines is gospel and TROS is suspect, and this is what it turned out. Wonder if this can help sharpen the phrasing during the flashback:

In the novel “Bloodline” by Claudia Gray, it is revealed that Leia’s motivations not to become a Jedi are rooted in her desire to maintain her political career and avoid repeating the mistakes of her family’s history. More specifically:

Political Career: Leia is dedicated to her role as a politician in the New Republic. She believes that her influence and leadership in the political sphere can make a significant difference in maintaining peace and stability in the galaxy. Becoming a Jedi would require her to leave her political career behind, something she is not willing to do.
Avoiding the Past: Leia is aware of the challenges and conflicts that her family’s connection to the Force, particularly her father Darth Vader, has caused in the past. She is determined to distance herself from that legacy and not let her Force sensitivity define her or hinder her political efforts.
Distrust of the Jedi Order: After the fall of the Galactic Empire, the Jedi Order had not been fully restored, and Leia may have been wary of embracing an incomplete or potentially problematic Jedi training system. She may have felt that her abilities could be better used in the political arena.
Commitment to Democracy: Leia’s commitment to democracy and diplomacy is a core aspect of her character in “Bloodline.” She believes in the power of negotiation and the democratic process to solve problems, and she may have seen these methods as more effective than Jedi intervention.
Overall, Leia’s decision not to become a Jedi in “Bloodline” is driven by her dedication to politics, her desire to avoid the negative aspects of her family’s history, and her belief in the value of democracy and diplomacy in achieving peace and justice in the galaxy.

I’m dumbstruck by these clips and ideas. DZ and JJB are on a roll here. I don’t even dare interject. Don’t disturb genius at work.

That’d be a bit much if you ask me, sorry. Obviously, I do not stand opposed to somebody making it anyway, if they wanted to, despite me, not using it.