DuracellEnergizer said:
Sometimes I think it sucks when people are absolutely certain of what is almost certainly unknowable, if it exists at all. And it also sucks when people are absolutely certain it doesn’t exist.
This is the only truth I have seen in this thread Chryon.
P.S. The second truth is my terrible ability to format posts on OT.com
Cutlist seems interesting. I’m under the impression that a few more slight things could be removed/altered (like Finn’s “funny” awakening), but as a whole it could work to have a real version to discuss edits further, so… I’m in for a workprint 😃
It’s possible to remove the second time Finn hits his head on the bubble and you can aso remove him falling over but it might be too jarring to then see him in the next scene with his leaking suit when it was fine before.
Thank u! Makes sense now!
spoilers
How do I do spoiler tags? I keep failing miserably.
Honestly not sure about this movie.
Walked out with a plethora of feelings.
Withholding some juicy secrets I see… 😉
In this instance, it was just a mundane, non-editing-related suggestion darthrush.
However, I am indeed withholding plenty of juicy secrets for a future time, unrelated to this edit… 😉
Now THAT is intriguing…
Hal’s fanedit IIRC just removes it completely so that the conflict burrows deeper into Anakin’s own psyche.
Mustafar looked mostly okay. If the prequels had told their story effectively then the effects would be forgivable. There are some really crappy effects in Return of the Jedi but the movie is interesting so it’s okay.
I’d take RotS over RotJ any day, but I realize I’m in the minority here.
Not sure I’d say the same but I think they are closer in quality than most think. RoTJ is just a very mediocre movie at the core with some standout moments.
Visually it is miles ahead of Revenge of the Sith. Your in a forest for half the movie and it’s nice that it actually feels that way!
I haven’t sat down and watched any sort of draft of this edit yet myself, but hopefully it works well to transition directly from Finn and Rose leaving the cell to hyperspace.
Transitioning from that scene back to Luke on the island and then from Luke back to the Resistance fleet works very well IMHO. But, we will have to see.The ‘extensive’ removal of Canto Bight is official on trial status, but I reserve the right to determine that it is not working and include more of it. I’m very reluctant to crop off the broom boy ending because to me it just feels so very ‘fan edit-y’ and inauthentic in a way I can’t put my finger on. Star Wars movies always end with a scene without any dialogue, and even if Canto Bight is hardly there, the meaning of the final scene would still read easily.
I stand by my opinion that an editor needs to get Billy Dee Williams or a stand in so that Lando can be the gambler with the lapel pin that Finn and Rose were supposed to meet. I know I sound like a broken record because I have said this so many times in the Internet! lol
I hope you realize how hopelessly impossible this would be for any editor to do LOL
Hux Don’t Get Thrown Around
-Cut out entire conversation between Hux and Snoke’s hologram.
This information is repeated later, slows down the pace, and makes Hux look pathetic.
These clips share the same weirdness of Rey and Leia, then cutting to the Falcon exterior, then back to the group shot.
On repeat viewing, I must agree. I think just rescoring and replacing soundFX to end on the group shot is the best solution.
Or just end it with the Falcon flying away. I don’t see everyone’s problem with that.
Welcome aboard Ivan. PM sent.
Withholding some juicy secrets I see… 😉
Awesome to see you on here Ivan! Your ambition is amazing and I hope the community here can help give you feedback as you progess 😃
Oh, I was thinking your Falcon ending but no broom boy ending.
I think DZ’s Falcon ending with the switched shots at the end is quite good. Maybe just tweaking the audio a bit, adding sound foley and such would sell it.
Hal, for the fathier chase, do you plan on showing them leave the cell and then straight to hyperspace all in the same scene like in my preview? I got a lot of feedback saying that it felt abrupt.
Here is my idea for an solution:
We see Finn and Rose leave the cell. If BB-8 can be put in somehow then that’s a nice addition like you said but not necessary. After they follow him out the cell, you CUT to the Canto Bight police running down the prison halls and looking at the empty sewer/hole.
Now you can either cut right to hyperspace from there or cut to another plot thread and then when we come back to Finn and Rose, they are in hyperspace. I can try throwing together a preview after school today sometime.
Hal, I was looking over your cutlist and liked the idea of cutting Luke saying “Nothing will change my mind”. It did sound a bit childish in theaters and you made a good point about connecting the two static shots of R2 so I tried it out and wonder what everyone thinks.
Crait Speeder Approach
-No “Salt” comment from solider.
-Rose no longer reminds Finn to put his stabilizer to the ground.
-Cut the joke of Poe’s foot falling through the speeder.
-Cut Rose looking at her medallion.
If someone did do the cropping out of Phasma in 4k, I could see that being an invaluable resource but as others have said before, I just don’t think there is really a viable way of option doing so at an consumer level right now.
Personally, I absolutely love the scene and it is probably my favorite in the movie (along with the Luke/Leia reunion).
All I am doing is moving the placement of the scene in the movie to right before Crait.
Does anyone here have an audio rip of the isolated score or could someone point me in the right direction? I want to try and add this option to my fanedit.
This would be a great resource for people who have no idea how to get it from the digital copy like myself.
Maybe Kylo Ren could’ve said they sold her to get off Jakku.
Doesn’t really have the same ring to it. He was trying to make her feel worthless in order to get her to join him (break her down to build himself up), so I feel like “drinking money” fits fine here. It doesn’t have to be 100% truthful.
Plus… What was it Obi-wan said in the original film…? The idea that characters have to give 100% factual information is kind of silly.
I agree with Handman. The flow of the scene and acting by Adam Driver work too well to cut those lines in my opinion. But I can definitely see the “less is more” approach.
Looks good! ETA for the finished product?
I still have a lot of audio work in a few places and want to wait for a few ideas from other editors/users for certain issues.
New Yoda Transition
-Used OST for transition
That is fantastic.