Movies Remastered

idir_hh said:

Like this? (0:31) https://youtu.be/dFG0YgxEN2M

That Leia & BB8 scene ❤

JKMaxx said:

I agree that the helmet scene works better in the opening, if only for continuity reasons.

I’m just not a fan of that piece of music over the helmet scene at that point of the movie. I’ll probably try something more dramatic but there’s too much soundtrack coming from the centre channel. I’ll play around when I get more time.

idir_hh said:

I thought some of your changes were excellent, they even inspired some of my edits.

Wow! That’s pretty encouraging to hear. Thank You!

How close are you to finishing your edit?

At the moment I’m working out the structure of the plot. I’m really still in the brainstorming phase, figuring out the right structure for the first act, which really is the trickiest part of the film. I’m experimenting with different ideas
though.

I’ve decided to completely redesign an opening scene between Leia & Luke to slow the pacing down. Here’s a small list of what I’ve done so far.

Hal 9000 said:

Yeah, that’s very nice. I still think it seems a little weird to see him on the bridge for a second. If the helmet scene were moved there, it’d be perfect. As long as the consensus ends up saying that’s the way to go rather than leaving it during or after Rey trains.

I felt the same. I’ve moved the helmet scene several times but may move it to the opening scene now. Hopefully that’ll be the last time.

idir_hh said:

Is there a 1080p version of this anywhere? Love those extended tree shots.

Here’s the source: https://youtu.be/cwP9LB_i8P8

Awesome! Thank you.

idir_hh said:

I think a combination of shot 2, Chase Adams’ establishing shots https://youtu.be/bVM5aOUbRdk and Vader’s Castle would work perfectly.

Is there a 1080p version of this anywhere? Love those extended tree shots.

Anakin Starkiller said:

You’re unlikely to find people volunteering to perform any significant FX work, but might I suggest EbSynth? It works wonders in my experience, so long as you provide it enough keyframes.

It seems my reply got deleted. Thanks for the heads up on EbSynth, I’ll give it a look over when I find some times.

kewlfish said:

DorkSyde said:

Hmm, I was working with some of these just for fun-sies… Do these fit in a little bit better? I’m not the best color corrector. I was just glad I didn’t have to follow a spaceship frame-by-frame for these lol

Mustafar Iron Tree Establishing Shot 1 and 2:

Shot 1 - https://vimeo.com/419180121
password - Ascendant

Shot 2 - https://vimeo.com/419180312
password - Ascendant

I liked your other scenes so much I went back and did an edit just to try and fit them in. Shot 2 works well for that edit now. Really good work. Thanks!

I’m having internet speed issues so stream keep buffering.

I got 1/4 Way through…

I like the removal of Landos intro. I tweaked that scene a lot but removing it completely really cuts down on the ‘convenience of bumping into people and finding macguffins’. It seems a lot more organic when they find the dagger this way.

I’ll watch the rest when I can get an engineer out. A few nice ideas in here.

jonh said:

I was inspired by this short film,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRbbvsxXaBs&t=304s

I got that vibe from the first frame, Jonh. I’d like for this to become live action cannon. Loved the addition of this story and they did a great job on the voices.

Have you played around with softer shadows on the last closeup of your segment? Could be my screen but Lukes features look a little harsh. It has a great feel to it though.

Delpheas said:

Movies Remastered said:

idir_hh said:

Continuity error with Rey and the saber.
https://i.redd.it/0eju4uoy3jy41.jpg

Has anyone managed to edit this out yet? I’ve been trying but can’t seem to find a fluid cut. I didn’t really like either of those Leia scenes tbh but I’ve already had to cut a few of her scenes.

The easiest thing to do is just cut out the back and forth with the lightsaber so that Rey holds onto it the whole time, that’s the most thematically consistent with TLJ anyway. There’s no reason for her to suddenly feel unworthy of a lightsaber she’s been using for a full movie already.

Exactly! Plus that continuety error drove me crazy once idir_hh pointed out.

I managed to find some other similar BB8 footage from the caves that fit perfectly. It now gives Leia handing Rey the Saber later way more gravitas.

Not getting any quote response notifications. Does that not happen on this site?

idir_hh said:

Continuity error with Rey and the saber.
https://i.redd.it/0eju4uoy3jy41.jpg

Has anyone managed to edit this out yet? I’ve been trying but can’t seem to find a fluid cut. I didn’t really like either of those Leia scenes tbh but I’ve already had to cut a few of her scenes.

This is very ambitious and Incredibly intriguing. May I have a link please?

sade1212 said:

As long as you stick to Adywan’s donation model rather than Ivan Ortega’s you’ll be alright, I think, but generally getting money involved with fanediting is risky.

That’s some very good info. Thank you very much.

What’s the Adywan donation model? Only found his stuff last year an it blew my mind! Can’t wait for the next edition of RotJ.

I’ve been researching a lot on fair-use and youtube copyright rules. It seems that Disney will most likey just claim the fan edit scenes and place ads on them if they’re not too long?

I’ll defo look into vimeo aswell. I run another fairly successful channel as it was just what I’m used to. Always up for learning new ways to share ideas.

Hal 9000 said:

Sounds like you’ll fit right in here, then.

For me, IX is gonna be more community driven than ever, and that’s saying something. I really don’t care for the movie, but hey, I’ve gotta finish the saga. This ones gonna be more of a ‘Hal9000 presents an OT.com production.’

The more the merrier. We tend to share stuff and have bonded lately over our shared trauma.

That’s exactly where I’m at. I did start being secretive and trying to release mine before everyone else but it was such a huge undertaking that it’s gonna take an entire community like this to fix it!

I’m excited to be a part of this but please tell me if I do anything wrong. Still having trouble finding out how to reply to people, how to read replies, and searching for stuff but it’s early days yet.

Is raising funds for props, costumes, crew, etc a no no? I’m not sure I’ll get enough time this year to shoot the Rey and Kylo scenes I’d like to add but was advised to set up a Patreon, PayPal, or Kickstarter? I’m learning as I go so It’s all new to me. Also, why do people avoid youtube and use Vimeo? Is it a copyright thing or password-protected access etc?

Option E is definitely my favorite so far. Really good work.

Hal 9000 said:

Hi there. FWIW, I’d say the thing to be cautious of here and at FanEdit.org is any perception that you’ll be doing anything commercial related to fan editing. It’s kind of a prime directive sort of thing: it’s there to protect us and make this whole thing safe and able to go on.

If you ever pursue FX to remove Klaud let me know, since removing him may be an incidental support to being able to move the chess scene to the very end of the movie. (Making the scene at the start in need of starting after Klaud’s proper introduction, so removing him from the remaining shots would be cleaner. But I don’t really want to remove him were it not for this other change.)

It’s an honour to speak to you. I’ve heard a lot about your work and seen various things you’ve done.

I have no intention of going commercial or making any profit from my work. I had an idea of trying to raise cash to shoot some extra scenes in the future I.e. Rey building her Saber and reshooting Kylo Ren for TFA scenes or commisioning work I cant do myself if I couldnt fine anyone but those are only ideas for now.

I wasn’t going to eliminate Klaud completely, I just cut his opening scene as I thought his “mechanic” job was a little silly. Got a lot of hate for it.

I’ve very keen to see what your take on the movie will be. Saw you’re struggling with free time aswell.

Best of luck.

Hal 9000 said:

Did you get my reply? It seems to have vanished?

DigMod said:

Ivan all but snubbed the fanediting communities when he was questioned about his fanedit for profit model. We’re all very passionate about protecting our hobby/obsession.

Oh really? I’m new to all this so didn’t follow the situation. I thought he was just raising funds to reshoot some scenes and pay voice actors?

Cutting Klaud is probably a good thing as he doesn’t really add any value to the story. He has less significance than a pit droid unfortunately.

Try telling that to the group of people that think he should have his own spinoff LOL!

Are you still using iMovie to make your edit?

No, I’m only doing those tutorials to show people that simple cuts can still be made with free software and try to encourage people to do it themselves without being intimidated with expensive programs etc. I do all my edits with Premier Pro.

Anakin Starkiller said:

You’re unlikely to find people volunteering to perform any significant FX work, but might I suggest EbSynth? It works wonders in my experience, so long as you provide it enough keyframes.

Thanks, I was told to try this site as a lot of people are pressuring me to finish my edit but I just don’t have much time right now.

I wouldn’t say they were significant. They’re fairly simple edits for someone who knows after effects.

The day to night switch is really simple but I’m colourblind so it’s a bit of a nightmare to get right.

I’ll check out EbSynth. Hadn’t heard of it before but looks pretty cool. Cheers.

idir_hh said:

I thought some of your changes were excellent, they even inspired some of my edits.

Wow! That’s pretty encouraging to hear. Thank You!

How close are you to finishing your edit?

I just started work on this for the 1 year anniversary but there were 5 very small clips I tried to edit out.

I’d love to see your edit if it’s not too late for a link, please?

No, is that a regular insult or a bad thing?

Mostly people hating that I cut Klaud and made some scene changes they didn’t agree with.

LNP?

Thanks, I’m really appreciating all the feedback. I got a lot of negative comments on Reddit at the start but its overall becoming way more positive. Had a few people mention this site so I thought I’d join it.

There’s some really amazing things going on here. Glad to be on board.

haha! Thanks, I’ve felt slightly intimidated in the past but feel I can hold my own a little more now.

I’ve got a good feeling about this…