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#935647
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Idea: Incorporating tone poem(s) into TPM edit?
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Sheepish said:

It’s funny, I’ve actually been playing with incorporating part of QGJ’s into TPM. Before Anakin shoots the reactor at the end of the film, I have Qui Gon (who is already dead at this point, in my edit) say “Trust your instincts, Anakin”, but then, I’ve been trying to add “A path will be placed before you” from the tone poem. Sort of like my edit’s version of “use the force, Luke”.

If done right, that could work really well!

If you found a convincing way to incorporate Darth Maul’s tone poem, I would very much like to hear it.

You may be able to put parts of it in his scenes where he talks to Darth Sidious

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#935234
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The "Worst Thread" Thread
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I can’t find it because it was quite a while ago but once there was a “Mace Windu is a sith lord theory” thread and the OP got all upset at us for not taking him seriously.

EDIT: Found it! http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Mace-Windu-was-probably-evil/id/17364/page/1

The best part is that he still checks the site every once it a while lol http://originaltrilogy.com/user/CARZ/id/16190

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#934817
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If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place
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So recently I’ve started watching my favorite movies with commentary tracks (which I never really cared for before) and I’m shocked to see how many blu-rays and dvds that don’t have commentary tracks! Why aren’t there commentary tracks on so many of the newer releases?! The Martian and The Force Awakens don’t have commentary an neither do a bunch of my older blu-rays. This really irks me

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#934036
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Smithers' Prequel Fanedits (a Work In Progress)
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Scott109 said:
Jango Fett is the assassin whom Obi-Wan is seeking in Episode II. If you remove him, would you not have to remove the assassination attempt as well? And if there is no assassination attempt, what is the explanation for why Anakin and Padmé travel to Naboo?

Obi Wan will go to investigate Dooku while Anakin and Padme go into hiding (no speeder chase)

What surprises would removing Yoda from the Star Wars prequels preserve?

In ESB, Yoda is made out to be a great warrior like the other Jedi and the audience is surprised when the little green puupet is revealed to be Yoda himself. Removing yoda from the PT will preserve that reveal.

How will you change General Grievous’ four lightsabers into a single double-sided red lightsaber?

I won’t.

Wouldn’t the contrast between the live action Darth Maul and the CGI Darth Maul be too jarring?

I don’t think so, since they’re a movie apart

Do you intend to remove Darth Maul’s death from Episode I?

No, he will be brought back in Episode 2

What lightsaber fights (other than presumably Yoda’s) would you want to eliminate? What new ending would you have at the end of your second episode?

-both of yoda’s
-anakin and obi wan vs dooku in AOTC
-palpatine vs windu (it’ll be an off screen battle)

If Padmé does not die, why does she willingly part with her son Luke?

she won’t willingly part with her son, i’ll upload a clip of what I’m doing

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#934030
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Smithers' Prequel Fanedits (a Work In Progress)
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Scott109 said:

Smithers said:

Bingowings said:

<span style=“font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em;”> I watched the first trailer for</span> TPM <span style=“font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em;”>I assumed that the duel with Maul took place on a spaceship and that Padme telling everyone to get to their ships would take place in the same time that the earlier hanger scene took place.</span> TPM <span style=“font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.2em;”>(Naboo, Tatooine, Coruscant, Naboo) seems to go around in circles when it really needs to go in a straight line (for me Coruscant, Tatooine, Naboo).</span>

I’m going to play with this idea, I just realized that since the opening will be moved to the third act:

-Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon go to the droid control ship <span style=“line-height: 14.4px;”>undercover at</span> the end and are spotted so they have to fight some droids

-They make their way down to the hangar when Darth Maul shows up

-Meanwhile, Padme and Naboo soldiers battle droids in the palace while there’s a battle outside the droid control ship

-Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan battle Maul in the power generator and it ends with only Obi-Wan escaping alive

-Obi-Wan gets on that red ship (that didn’t get blown up) and destroys the control ship from the inside (instead of Anakin going into a war)

I know this would take some VFX but I think it would work

I like the idea of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon battling Darth Maul inside the Droid Control Ship. It would be reminiscent of Luke battling Vader and Sidious aboard the second Death Star.

This won’t be happening anymore. The control ship battle will be moved to the beginning.

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#931811
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Get ready for &quot;Star Wars - Shroud of the Sith&quot;, a radical fan edit of &quot;The Phantom Menace&quot;
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Sheepish said:

So, I was going to keep this scene a bit under wraps until the release, but I really would like some insight. It’s the full-length podracing sequence. It’s been 100% rescored. The two-headed announcer is gone. Padme’s voice has been pitch-corrected to make her appear slightly younger. Lots of restructuring (too much to list right now).

But the biggest change comes in after the 7 minute mark. I won’t say what it is…just let me know what you think.

This is one of my favorite changes in this edit, and I just want to see what some of you think of it. The SFX needs some polishing (most of it has been recreated), but it’s nearly 100%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcsiqIzXwx0&feature=youtu.be

The video’s blocked 😦

Try vimeo instead, they never block anything.