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Hal 9000

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#1347837
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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It sounds good to me, coming through my phone anyway. If each channel in the 5.1 mix feels right compared to its original, it should do fine. This’ll be super helpful in getting this together. The first thing I’ll try is the unused score for when Rey catches the saber in TFA. I just don’t think triple-dipping Burning Homestead would have felt right in the theater. It’s great but it was already (re)used in TFA.

There may be cause for an alternate audio track. That’d be a safe place to add music to scenes that didn’t have any, like the Death Star Duel or fight on Pasaana. And maybe using Burning Homestead for the saber catch. Just an idea…

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#1347818
Topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Poppasketti killing it again. Whenever you’ve got them how you like them send me the full quality export!

The TIEs in the opening shot appear to be heading toward the Star Destroyer, not down to the planet. If we cut to TIEs leaving the destroyer, I’d probably assume they’re different ones. Personally if we wanted to put TIEs in an extra shot, just going from the opening to a forest landscape with TIEs presumably heading to where the action is would work. Maybe a couple troop carriers could be there, as though the troops had vacated them and already left the area. But then we’re just opening a can of worms of what can or should be done with such a shot.

I’m happy to utilize any end result that feels natural, but I repeat I never was bothered by the way the film opens, other than the sucky crawl and mentioning Palpatine right off the bat.

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#1347682
Topic
The ‘Custom Special Edition’ That Almost Wasn’t, But Then Was (Released)
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Hehehehe… boy. The audio files I had prepared for this for months do not take advantage of the the improvements to the Sarlacc sequence I did for an update to the OOT-synced 1997 SE audio project. The shot where Luke stares down the Sarlacc from the plank has the wrong sound.

I only put out the 1080p version so far, so I’ll pull it until I can correct and reupload.

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#1347491
Topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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It’s not even half baked but here’s where I’m at:

Flames of rebellion burn across the galaxy. The tyrannical First Order has moved to suffocate a growing uprising through __________.

As Rey continues her Jedi training under General Leia Organa, their brave agents attempt to unite the disparate worlds in the name of RESISTANCE.

Meanwhile, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren has traveled to Mustafar, chasing whispers of a hidden power that would allow him to destroy any threat to his rule…

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#1347384
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Looking great! It’s such a short, dynamic shot, but you’re pouring such care into it.

I won’t speak for the one who renders the crawl, hopefully Ridley, but I’m sure someone can render out an alternate for use with a non-Mustafar edit. Maybe it can just be worded so it doesn’t matter either way. If Mustafar is gonna be there I’d like for first-time-me to know what I’m looking at.

And that’s a good point so I will avoid referring to a galactic censorship in the crawl. I’d hope to mention Leia in some way, if not Rey. Alluding to her sensing Palpatine could feasibly work. Maybe I can take a new pass at it later today. And the opening sentence needs to be perfect.

Jeez, what else was there… Oh, the Falcon. I’m not planning to open with that shot, but if it’s made available I know someone will!

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#1347241
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Star Wars: <strong>The Rise Of Skywalker</strong> Redux Ideas thread
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Good work! Are there any lightning sounds from elsewhere in the movie relatively free of music? Even if you leave what you’ve got more or less, mixing in a few ‘authentic’ lightning sounds might help sell it.

Also, when you do have it how you like it, would you mind maybe posting a version without added music, to let others experiment with that aspect alone?

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#1347140
Topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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I have no love for the lightspeed skipping scene, and to me it’s more flippant than the SKB magical galactic death beam. I know I’m a geek weirdo and people shouldn’t care about this, but to me it’s sooo bad.

To me, seeing the TIEs follow the Falcon into hyperspace is enough to allow for a later lightspeed skipping reference to spark imagination about other things Poe had to do to shake the pursuers. Even seeing TIEs with technology last scene only on capital ships doesn’t feel right.

Ideally the mention of lightspeed skipping could be elegantly removed without losing the earlier or later portions of the scene. Ending the iceberg escape scene with the falcon entering hyperspace without TIEs would be ideal, save for effects or holes left later on.

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#1347130
Topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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kewlfish said:

There are so many great ideas on the thread that would contribute to many great edits that I would love to watch… do I personally like the Mustafar sequence… yeah. But I would be super interested in seeing edits where Kylo drops out of hyperspace and goes straight to Palpatine… that after-crawl pan that poppa did was pretty sweet and did feel like Star Wars.

Well put. Thanks to all; calls have to be made.