JakeRyan17

Yeah… it’ll be hard to tell what is actually relevant until the full thing has aired.

Another option is to take the approach to Tatooine from Chapter 9 as your intro, then go to the Cantina scene in 10, and take the beginning of the travel with the fish lady. Cut from prior to the X-Wings, and go into the continuation of this mission in Chapter 11. That way the armour is explained in dialogue, setting up the act 1 mission, and we’re off to the races with Dyn meeting the hooded woman (again, presumably in Chapter 11 since he’s still with the frog lady in that scene from the trailer). This is all assuming this character is someone relevant to the story, like many of the theories that it’s Sabine from Rebels. You could cut out potential references to how damaged his ship is, and if he mentions needing repairs, his ship always needs repairs.

I mean, we’ve seen them with the frog lady on that ship when they meet the mystery character in the cloak (presumably Chapter 11)… so while the spider section is episodic, this episode is far less “filler” than the last.

I don’t feel like we need the prison episode, but again it was self-contained enough that if you wanted to you could edit it in with Chapter 10 material.

szopman said:

I dont See any reason why would he add a filler from s01 to this edit. What would be the point? 😀

This is all while discussing how to include filler from s02…

smudger9 said:

JakeRyan17 said:

WtarSars said:

Here is a link to an edit I did of Din and Peli meeting again on Tatooine. Reducing the familiarity with the child and putting more of the focus on their history. Din clearly has a history with Tatooine (knowing Tuskin speak and has “spent much time there”. So I figured let’s just roll with it. I’m not usually a fan of off-screen history (Ch.6 the prisoner) but in this case, it is the only way I can see keeping most of the dialogue without cutting it completely or having to watch a side adventure episode (Ch.5 the gunslinger). I also trimmed a bit of the dialogue that seemed a bit bloated and unneeded.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hLIAY3DZzfeo-Uj73pvTqOCsWNZyXQ8M/view?usp=sharing

Looks good, but this episode was just as much, if not far more, of a side-adventure. It’s also an hour, of a hypocritical 2-2½ hour film.

Unless the plan is for Mando Episode II to be all the Tatooine footage to be one film… then you could stitch Chapters 9 and 5 together along with the eventual proper introduction to Boba Fett.

I’ve got it cut down to 34mins, so it could be the opening act of a 2-hour movie.

In terms of stitching it together with chapter 5… at the moment I don’t see how those two threads can seamlessly follow on from each other. That may change once we see chapter 10.

Similarly, The Gunslinger could serve as the opening act. Have some of his conversation from Chapter 9 setting up that he’s also looking for another Mandalorian, he finds work first, then after saving the Child she gives him the information on Mos Pelgo. Chapter 9 becomes the second act adventure. Cut in the Boba/Fennec tease during those sequences, and lead into a third act that properly introduces conflict with Boba.

A large part of this is my belief that Fennec is alive and that we won’t see Vanth again. So, from where I’m standing, it seems far more likely for the events of The Gunslinger to come back than anything beyond the armour itself from The Marshal to come back again. The big action sequence is fun, but it’s not likely to have any real bearing on the story.

WtarSars said:

Here is a link to an edit I did of Din and Peli meeting again on Tatooine. Reducing the familiarity with the child and putting more of the focus on their history. Din clearly has a history with Tatooine (knowing Tuskin speak and has “spent much time there”. So I figured let’s just roll with it. I’m not usually a fan of off-screen history (Ch.6 the prisoner) but in this case, it is the only way I can see keeping most of the dialogue without cutting it completely or having to watch a side adventure episode (Ch.5 the gunslinger). I also trimmed a bit of the dialogue that seemed a bit bloated and unneeded.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hLIAY3DZzfeo-Uj73pvTqOCsWNZyXQ8M/view?usp=sharing

Looks good, but this episode was just as much, if not far more, of a side-adventure. It’s also an hour, of a hypocritical 2-2½ hour film.

Unless the plan is for Mando Episode II to be all the Tatooine footage to be one film… then you could stitch Chapters 9 and 5 together along with the eventual proper introduction to Boba Fett.

That first scene should definitely be cut.

As far as the rest of the episode, it will clearly be relevant, but we don’t know yet what all will be relevant. Chapter 9 is already the length of two Chapters from season 1. Until we know what all we’re getting, we can’t really make decisions about what to cut or keep (for story, I get that there was some epic action and such). Most of this episode doesn’t seem like it will be significant in the overarching plot, excepting the shot of Boba Fett at the end. If Fennec shows back up in season two, you could use The Gunslinger and just have the shot of Boba Fett as a lead-in for the end tag of that scene.

szopman said:

WitchDR said:

smudger9 said:

szopman said:

I got tempted and watched the 2x01 😇

I am already wondering how you Will deal with the second season, there maybe more stuff that are more important, necessary and on bigger Scale than in the s01. You May end up with two Episodes this Time 😀

Whatever happens, please, dont cut the first sequence of the episode, cause its brilliant 😀

I’m pretty sure I will need 2 episodes this season. Unfortunately the first scene is already on my cut list. 😃

I’m assuming maybe you will try to blend 1x05 with the first episode of this season? I think you could maybe start the second movie off with them in the middle of hunting down Fennec Shand?

At this point, i dont think mentioning 1x5 even makes sense.

Unless Fennec is alive… then it might be, especially if she is teamed up with REDACTED.

Ed Slushie said:

Remember how, after The Force Awakens came out, some people had a theory that Rey’s force abilities were psychometric (like Cal Kestis or Quinlan Vos), and that’s how she’s so good at lightsaber combat? What if we lean into that by adding even more force visions? Like, maybe the entire opening scene of TFA could be told in a flashback when she first meets BB-8.

That could be cool, much better than inheriting force powers from evil granddaddy…

omnimuffin said:

21C Peasant said:

For anyone interested, this is my latest work on the intro to the Battle of Mustafar. This is a major improvement over my last effort to include Vader’s castle. To me, this gives clear context as to where exactly this scene is taking place (on Mustafar, near Vader’s fortress), because in the theatrical version, it is entirely unclear unless you have read the novelization.

The additional music is from the original piece that John Williams composed for the opening scene but was not used. I have already inserted this into my own edit of TROS.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wJJQbeg9kM6EoLf2dNer0AIt6VLz_8oH/view?usp=sharing

Ack, I was hoping to take a look at it but it’s gone now.

It looked so good! Tragic that it’s gone… if it can be re-uploaded, that would be amazing.

smudger9 said:

StarkillerAG said:

smudger9 said:

StarkillerAG said:

szopman said:

You know guys, I like smudgers work so much that I think I will Just wait with watching the s02 of the show until I ll have watched his movie fanedit, So I could watch it without any spoilers and then watch the show as an extended version 🖖🏼

You probably shouldn’t. Some of the stuff that Smudger cut from season 1 will seemingly be important in season 2, so you should watch the actual show first.

Time will tell, but I don’t think I cut anything crucial. I suspect sufficient exposition will be given in season 2.

Well, from what we’ve seen so far, Mando will have to return to Tatooine at some point, and they’ll probably bring the events of episode 5 into it. Also, it seems like the blue guy from the opening scene of episode 1 will be making a return.

Somewhere he’s been before and someone he’s captured before. Can be sorted by an opening crawl reference, flashback or simple exposition. There weren’t any crucial plot points left open.

Fenic being alive could be simple to explain, but if Peli Motto returns and recognises The Child, that will be harder to explain away since plot gaps have been taken out.

I still think the cuts were necessary, but someone should still watch the full season one before going into season two. Alternatively they can wait for a second film (and potentially a second version of this edit) if those plot points wind up needing more screen time (might be a subplot that gets cut from a second film/season edit anyway).

21C Peasant said:

For anyone interested, this is my latest work on the intro to the Battle of Mustafar. This is a major improvement over my last effort to include Vader’s castle. To me, this gives clear context as to where exactly this scene is taking place (on Mustafar, near Vader’s fortress), because in the theatrical version, it is entirely unclear unless you have read the novelization.

The additional music is from the original piece that John Williams composed for the opening scene but was not used. I have already inserted this into my own edit of TROS.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wJJQbeg9kM6EoLf2dNer0AIt6VLz_8oH/view?usp=sharing

Kinda love it. Fantastic work!

Icecream2448 said:

Solo A Star Wars Story fanedit? 😉

I’ve been trying to cobble gameplay footage from Squadrons to complete the deleted scene of Han as an Imperial Pilot. Not been easy.

NeverarGreat said:

That’s a clever idea!

My ideal version would be a 3 in 1, more heavy on cuts than most versions to focus on a single important event for each act - The Riddle Game, Bilbo vs Smaug, and the Arkenstone dilemma. Rivendell would be cut entirely, for example, in order to give more time to the elves which have a real effect on the plot.

I could see that, I guess there are still so much… stuff. Bilbo’s and Thorin’s relationship has got to be the core of the narrative. It would still have to be a massive movie to fit those big moments, but keep everything that gives the Arkenstone plot meaning… but if it’s possible to pull off, that would be great.

I’ve been thinking about taking The Hobbit, and possibly Lord of the Rings after, and restructuring it into a TV/Limited Series format that can better handle the episodic nature of the narrative.

Just bought the theatrical cuts to have some music work solved for me (goodbye Goblin King song).

Links sent!

If the Force and strength is genetic, can the next Anthology film be centred on Shmi Skywalker and her grandiose Force powers?

Isn’t that a post credit sequence now? Seems odd for the cover.

I did suggest making all lightning red, if you wanted to go that direction.

I like the purple saber because it’s what Carrie Fisher wanted, and I feel like she deserves it more than Samuel L Jackson. And as far as only RGB sabers, like… I get it, but that also ignores a lot of cool Lucasfilm Animation.

L9B5 said:

JakeRyan17 said:

L9B5 said:

Would it be worth adding Palpatines transmission from Fortnite? That would make a good intro

Didn’t part of it get put in that meeting on Ajan-Kloss? I feel like we did a few rounds on this topic.

Potentially, but there’s over 250 pages and I’ve only seen the last 10 pages so I’m not so sure

Haha, fair enough. I’m pretty sure part of the message is in there, when everyone is talking about the intel from the spy.

L9B5 said:

Would it be worth adding Palpatines transmission from Fortnite? That would make a good intro

Didn’t part of it get put in that meeting on Ajan-Kloss? I feel like we did a few rounds on this topic.

Movies Remastered said:

Being colourblind tjat whole scene is a nightmare for me to edit. I’m really debating whether I should use the purple lightsaber scene, because I can’t see the colour haha.

For some reason the Gray LUT really allows me to see so much more detail and depth within those scene so I definately think a more natural post Palp pallet could be used. Thanks for you feedback.

Sure thing.

And totally get why the greyscale would help. It would be better contrast, along with the cones/rods not needing to decipher colours they’re struggling with.

Movies Remastered said:

JakeRyan17 said:

Movies Remastered said:

I’m also going for the Gray look for Exegol but was thinking of restoring the colour after Palptines death, kinda showing the dark side was stripping all light and colour from Exegol. What are your thoughts on this idea?

I think that could be a cool idea, but if it’s only restored to blue, I don’t know how much you’ll feel the impact of that. The blue almost feels less natural to me, I feel like the blue fading into more natural stone colours, be that the grey or into warmer tones, would give that effect more. Even if you start with grey and go into warmer natural stone colours. Blue is the least natural for stone or nature though, to the point that it’s wondered if humans could even see the colour blue for most of history.

Yeah, I’m trying to avoid the original colour but bring back a more suitable tint. Watching the scene back in thinking of doing after Rey’s resurrection instead, kinda representing the balance returning maybe?

That makes sense, I was just suggesting that when you change the colour, post-Palpatine’s defeat, to change to a warmer colour. Like sandstone or something, going from grey to tan/orange/red tones

Movies Remastered said:

I’m also going for the Gray look for Exegol but was thinking of restoring the colour after Palptines death, kinda showing the dark side was stripping all light and colour from Exegol. What are your thoughts on this idea?

I think that could be a cool idea, but if it’s only restored to blue, I don’t know how much you’ll feel the impact of that. The blue almost feels less natural to me, I feel like the blue fading into more natural stone colours, be that the grey or into warmer tones, would give that effect more. Even if you start with grey and go into warmer natural stone colours. Blue is the least natural for stone or nature though, to the point that it’s wondered if humans could even see the colour blue for most of history.

I think if it’s to solve the monochromatic nature of the scene, it would be better to change the environment or the lightsaber (as some have changed Leia’s saber to purple) than to make a drastic change that causes so many story questions.

Blue lightsabers have been associated with Jedi, but nothing else blue has been. Even blue blaster-fire has been more associated with the clones/stormtroopers. Blue/cold hued settings have been more associated with the villains throughout. Saying blue = good and red = bad seems really simplistic and not at all rooted in anything beyond lightsabers.

As far as newly established things being different, Exegol and Leia’s lightsaber are both new and haven’t been established as something else in prior films. If the monochromatic nature of the scene is an issue, changing the elements that we haven’t seen in so many of the other films might be a better solution.