I, for one, was somewhat limited by the various audio sources I drew upon. Even if I used the BR audio as a base, I made use of audio from other places and it seemed silly to export it much higher than the lowest common denominator.
Yeah, the TPM DVD audio is really bad.
And hopefully there is a sign posted that Rick McCallum is banned from the studio, and his legs will be broken on sight.
Maybe I'm not charitable enough to Star Wars' patriarch, but the most recent creative input from Lucas that I'm aware of is giving Palpatine the name "Sheeve."
I honestly take comfort knowing Lucas is removed from the bulk of what's going on.
Well then.
Sans bonus material, there are projects already underway to restore the OOT and '97SE, as well as color correcting the BluRays. I'd say bide your time until those ripen and make your own custom box set.
I agree, it seems to be dim and undersaturated. However, I'm curious what general settings you applied to the film.
You can find them on myspleen and FanEdit.info. Hope they're to your liking.
*Backs away cautiously* I'll just include them with the edits themselves. *Runs*
Here's a new script to reflect the upcoming V3 of my TPM edit, for the collection.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sprs7tm9p4dxdfq/ep1hal9000cutlistV3.doc?dl=0
I'm a young'un, but I'm pretty excited about Episode VII. I honestly felt very indifferent when it was first announced; the surprise did not translate into thrill. But once Pandora's box was opened, I'm getting my hopes up higher than is responsible. I'm hoping for something good to chew on for a long time, if that makes sense.
If 7 is greater than or equal to ROTJ, I will be happy.
It gets my vote for best use of R2 popping out of a starfighter toaster-style.
Good question! Let me start by answering a question you didn't ask: why I back tracked by reincluding it in the first place.
Upon viewing V1 with some friends, it seemed very odd for the films to totally omit any information whatsoever about Anakin's father. So, removing it seems to go against my goal of maintaining a theatrical level of quality. Also, I'd bet future films will at some point reference it. While I don't particularly like the chosen one plot thread, I had sufficient doubt to think it'd be better to include at least the establishment of it.
I did tone it down a bit, especially in Ep3 where Obi-Wan doesn't mention it during his "I love you" speech to quadruple-amputee Anakin. And I think Qui-Gon's words to Yoda, "You must complete what I could not," could be viewed as telegraphing that perhaps Luke is the chosen one after all.
Did you compose the base script yourself? Things like "R2 mugs for the camera yet again" don't sound like Lucas would have written them. ;)
The first step is admitting you have a problem.
I'm posting this here to hold myself accountable. I could fiddle with my edits, review other edits, and think up ideas for further tweaking. However, I really want to put a stop to this and close the door. However, I need to keep all the files in place for an eventual version with Emanswfan's sources. Therefore, I'm announcing that I am done with the edits. What lies in the Final Cut timelines is the final product, and there will be no further changes until encoding V3. The madness has to end somewhere, and I'd love to put the prequel era behind me as we coast closer to the 'big bang' of the sequel trilogy era.
I'm in the contemplation stage of encoding what I have as V3, the finished version "for the ages," and publishing it, rather than waiting for the regraded sources. Once all three of those are extant, I will likely reencode V3 with them. That way I can mentally be finished with the PT edit project and move on.
And as a way of leaving myself an out clause, if any worthwhile ideas for changes cross the threshold of breaking my announcement of being finished, I will post about it here. Aside from such a case, I am finished! And I'll likely be releasing V3 in the near future, once I get my Custom ANH:SE finished.
Just stumbled onto these gems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSCm8yAxBr8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8aSJBC9u0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkl7cHcX_E
The Inquisitor was revealed as a glimpse at the end of the episode. Seems weird for him to turn around and call Vader right then. Will Vader then turn around and call the Emperor right then, too?
+1 for 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6.
I wonder, are you planning on shifting the 'ruminations of Padme' scene to before Anakin informs Mace about Palpatine being a Sith? If so, have you done any work on that portion yet? That sounds like a very interesting change to make.
If it wasn't so well done, I'd pick a consistent low quality version over Harmy's. Harmy's are beautiful to look at, and seamless enough for me. (ROTJ is a bit rough for the time being, but that'll be addressed soon enough.)
For my edit of AOTC, I amalgamated other editor's ideas for the various plot threads, largely operating as a curator.
I more or less mimicked Slumberland for the romance plot. He carved out a nice little bit of characterization early in the film for Padme. She refers to Anakin as a child when they meet, then points out that he's grown up before leaving together. He also converted the lakeside kiss scene into a day-for-night replacement for the fireside scene, though he inexplicably included Padme pulling away from it.
I retained a truncated version of the "forbidden love" angle. It is hinted at that Jedi aren't supposed to do that, but it's not expressed as being strictly forbidden necessarily. It's enough to get the audience to understand (and remember through to the next film) that the two of them need to keep it a secret. (And hopefully the sequel trilogy depict "New" Jedi who are free to marry and procreate, and retcon the PT such that only the latter Jedi were so conservative.)
I used part of Secior's idea for Count Dooku. Seciors moved his meeting with Sidious to the front of the film and made it much more clear that Dooku is working for Palpatine by trying to assassinate Padme. I did not reorder that particular scene, so Dooku does begin as a ""mystery"" in my edit as in the theatrical version, though we do find out that Palpatine's behind it all (rather than Nute Gunray demanding Padme's head out of pettiness).
I lovingly borrowed many ideas from the good 'ol Phantom Editor, including his method of removing some of the ""mystery"" plot thread about the toxic dart, and the general order of scenes during that part of the film.
Two small things: I changed the recurring mention of "ten thousand" Separatist systems to merely "one/a thousand," because I feel it alienates the audience a bit less. Incredibly minor, though. I also removed many of the Jedi's commands to Clonetroopers during the battle, implying that the Jedi are going to become dependent upon them during the war.
That's my take on Episode II, following in the textual tradition of fan editing and making use of what others have done. As always, I edit because I want the end product to exist.
I quite liked Droids in Distress. I think the show's shaping up to be something nice.
You might put footage from Groundhog Day of either Bill Murray reporting, or the top hat men themselves on stage.
Jurassic Park theme durin the SE Looksirdroids scene.
Hope things are going well. Any updates you can share with us?