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#655174
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Aalenfae's PREQUEL TRILOGY (Heavily delayed - computer exploded)
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aalenfae said:

The problem with larger cuts (and mine are already pretty large for this scene!) is that the scenes are already edited pretty tightly. Cutting larger amounts of material (apart from a few lines and stuff) tends to have the effect of making scenes feel unnaturally short, which is sometimes just as bad as the stupid stuff that was cut. 

There has to be a very fine balance between content and natural flow. If stuff feels cut out, it'll feel like an edit. And I want to avoid the "edited" feeling as much as possible.

This attitude is one of the reasons I've got confidence that your edit will be good.

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#655015
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Aalenfae's PREQUEL TRILOGY (Heavily delayed - computer exploded)
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aalenfae said:

timdiggerm said:

aalenfae said:

Alllllllrighty guys!
Here's some progress I've made on TPM!
Finally something that's not very actiony.

Here's the heroes arriving at Coruscant in TPM.
This is essentially my first run-through with editing, so expect more changes and streamlining along the way.
http://vimeo.com/71182240

The removal of Ric's lines make it so we have no idea who the Chancellor is until the scene is almost over, not to mention the really long sweeping shots with nothing happening.

I kinda hope you're commenting a little tongue-in-cheek here, haha. The removal of random exposition (especially exposition that's restated in-context by the characters later - such as introducing the Chancellor) is a major goal of my edit.

I get that, and although I think it's a worthy goal, I think that faneditors can sometimes go a little crazy with cutting too much. Sometime it's okay if something is stated twice. Here, maybe the audience should know who the Chancellor is going into the scene, but it logically makes sense for Palpatine to introduce him to the Queen, so.... huh.

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#654865
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Aalenfae's PREQUEL TRILOGY (Heavily delayed - computer exploded)
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aalenfae said:

Alllllllrighty guys!
Here's some progress I've made on TPM!
Finally something that's not very actiony.

Here's the heroes arriving at Coruscant in TPM.
This is essentially my first run-through with editing, so expect more changes and streamlining along the way.
http://vimeo.com/71182240

The removal of Ric's lines make it so we have no idea who the Chancellor is until the scene is almost over, not to mention the really long sweeping shots with nothing happening.

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#654864
Topic
STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Bester said:

Sorry, I'm using my work PC and can't access Vimeo here (only via the Android app on my mobile).  Of the clip in question (a trench run display graphic entitled "Targeting Computer Redesign 2"), he says:

"I'm assisting with VFX for an under-the-radar redux of ANH"

Sure sounds like ANH:R HD to me.  Unless someone else is working on such a project?

Well it wouldn't be under the radar if you'd heard of it, now would it?

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#654751
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Novels to bridge the gap between Episode VI and Episode VII
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DuracellEnergizer said:

 

The Imperials have the ability to create the Sun Crusher, an indestructible fighter-sized ship that is capable of destroying stars? Give me a break! If the Sun Crusher was some piece of advanced hardware built by an unknown alien civilization, though, that the Imperials just happened to find floating abandoned in the Maw? Now that can work.

 

Indeed, that thing should have had Centerpoint Station-like origins.

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#654738
Topic
The Unofficial Complete REVISITED SAGA Ideas and Random Discussion Thread
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So I've finally got around to checking out existing prequel edits (so far L8wrtr's & Secior's TPMs. Is there an existing thread for either of those where I can opine?) and something occurred to me.

Adywan's intense attention to detail and fixing everything possible (see: Han's frozen shirt, among a bajillion other examples) is an impressive hallmark of the Revisited saga. What the heck is he going to do about all the times in TPM when the CG doesn't work? Watching the film, I was actually impressed with how many times the effects did work (given how well the prequels are treated around here and my own memory) but holy cow are there some parts where Jar Jar stands out like a sore thumb, etc. So, thoughts?