I pray you see this worthy project to completion, Harmy. These clips are beautiful.
Sounds like a very fun project, and I will be looking forward to watching it!
I guess I should watch your prequels first.
Luke and Vader battling on a Star Destroyer, removing much of the Jabba stuff, and even a new ending. Very promising. Cool indeed!
Truly exceptional work; the wide shots are especially beautiful. It really looks like the ROTJ Palpy.
Oh, and my earlier comment was meant to contrast my distaste for the Classic Edition with your current efforts which I really like.
Well, a 720p version 3.0 using the GOUT V3 as a source sounds very exciting. :)
Hacking together older footage and the new HD or DVD source was one thing that never convinced me about the "Classic Editions."
I think your approach of using the same source for as long as possible prevents it from looking as jarring. Especially when you could have salvaged part of one shot; just don't bother and let it be what it is. It looks better that way.
Harmy said:
I don't think I will do STAR WARS because Ady said that he'll be doing a DVD reconstruction
That's the first I've heard of this, and that is exceptional news.
By the way, is the password on the encrypted PDE files something that could be PM'ed to me?
(I know you've already done it, but it was a while ago and the message is no longer in my inbox.)
Why not author a DL-DVD and avoid any loss in quality, adding in several audio options?
Thank you.
I'll let you know ASAP. I have to ship them to Glorfindel, then the ball's in his court.
And I thank him for his interest and assistance.
Sent.
Thanks to Glorfindel, the 2.1 versions ought to be on MegaUpload or somewhere sometime soon. Happy New Year!
Seconded.
Could someone direct me to it as well? Thanks.
Not to worry. Now that the semester is over, I will soon (learn how to, and then) upload them to a filesharing site.
Alas, I do not. Sorry. :(
Have you seen my LOTR edits? They were done in conjunction with Lord Phillock, who posted the original "book cuts" a few years ago.
It seems like we had similar design goals, and I'd be interested in seeing your versions as well.
It seems a difficult thing to have TTT end with Shelob, unless the intercutting between story strands gets way out of chronology.
Just so that everyone knows, version 2.1 (the final version) of these fan edits are now available at a certain pirate-themed downloadsite.
These final versions put each film on one DL-DVD. Also available is a set of smaller, 1.5 GB MP4 versions.
Is there somewhere "free" where one could download these?
I've been absent from the forums for a while, but would also like a PM tip on where to obtain these.
Just had a few thoughts about the workprint for you.
I think it's important that you not remove the scene where Gandalf tells Frodo about Gollum. The thing about pity is a driving force for how Frodo treats Gollum.
I know you don't want to, but I second the idea of going right from Balin's tomb to the bridge without the fight scene. It's a good way to knock off a few minutes that don't further the plot, especially since there's no mithril anyway.
The prologue has too much backstory to be safely removed, but perhaps you could begin the film with Gandalf's arrival at the Shire, and put bits and pieces of the prologue where they'd go. (The Last Alliance battle when Gandalf reads up on Isildur, etc.)
Unrelated to any ulterior "purist" motives, cutting the elves from Helm's Deep offers another way to shave off some precious minutes. Their presence in the film was a necessity from the semi-cancelled involvement of Arwen and Elrond in the battle. You could cut the battle for Helm's Deep altogether and really save some time. Rohan could go from Theoden regaining his right mind into the scenes after the battle is over, leaving the Ents to take care of Saruman.
All three edits are finally up in DVD and mp4 form on the bittorrent world.
Thanks again to Lord Phillock and Kerr, who deserve the most credit for all this.
That figures. Any nerd worth his salt has gotta realize that it's available for free online, right?
Seeding a torrent is one thing, since it's flexible and dynamic.
But on my network, with family who use it constantly, it's near impossible to get these DVDs up on Rapidshare (or file sharing site X).
If anyone would be willing to upload these DVDs in 100 MB archived chunks on Rapidshare for me (and send me the URLs), I'll send you a copy of the three movies (six discs).
Just PM me if you are interested. No waiting, no downloading. (Just some uploading. :P)
Version 2.0 of these fan edits are now available on ThePirateBay and other common torrent sites, in DVD and MP4 editions.
I think these are much better, and have been created from scratch all over again. Kerr has been helping me, and so has the Phil behind the first "book cuts." Both have given great ideas and have collaborated with me to produce these edits.
They will also be up on rapidshare (compliant with jDownloader) and on fanedit.org soon!
Enjoy, Tolkien nerds!
Wow, that's terrible news. Indiana is hanging over a cliff!