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Hal 9000

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#1346575
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Oh my God, you guys, how much do you expect me to be able to read during the cracks in my day? lol

I could only skim the last THREE pages for the moment, but I guess I’m of three minds about Mustafar.

I really don’t mind the film as it is, as we get a sense of “Ah, he’s chasing a thing to get to a place but they aren’t stopping to tell us about it because we infer what we need to know.”

I am okay with adding other shots to the Mustafar scene because people feel that it would be a good idea, provided it comes across well and fits in.

Since I like Mustafar just fine, I’m reluctant to remove it completely, but there’s a solid point to doing that, since it’s been eviscerated of the meat that we know was originally there.

Poppasketti, would a pan UP from the crawl fit better? The camera would then continue to to go up to follow the TIE, rather than changing directions. I wonder if another second or two could pass before his TIE enters frame, too. But that’s some good work, per usual.

I know other things were brought up, too, but I only have a couple minutes. I don’t particularly care to rescore Han or Leia’s moments on the Death Star, personally. John Williams is the best part of TROS.

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#1346242
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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I feel you, I was so discouraged early on and am grateful for such communal help.

I figure that if the TIEs follow the Falcon aaaaaand scene, the viewer would infer that Poe pulled further shenanigans to lose them (pushing the Falcon to her limits due to the FO’s new hyperspace tracking capabilities) as referenced when Rey chides him for lightspeed skipping. I got the transition to feel fairly natural to me, and I think I would have accepted it.

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#1346226
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Movies Remastered said:

Hal 9000 said:

I can’t encode a clip right now because ROTJ is exporting but I wipe away from the lightspeed scene after they blast through the ice wall and are followed by TIES. Skenera extended the shot to allow for a smooth transition.

I was trying to cut just before the Ties as I’ve cut them out the end of that scene. I’d like to see your edit wgen you can.

How far in from finishing a rough cut are you?

Oh, I really don’t know.

If you end up being able to remove even the TIEs, I would consider whether the later conversation about lightspeed skipping will make sense.