Then you have to worry about lip-syncing though
Also… I would love a link to view this edit!
Oh yes. Inspiration just struck me.
The Jedi, the Witch, and Ron.
I think I’ve seen “Master and Apprentice” used for a different edit. I like it but it doesn’t feel weighty enough for me. Another I’ve seen was “The Phantom Apprentice” which I associate more with Maul, “The Path to Peridea” which feels too impersonal, and “A Threat from Beyond” likewise feels too impersonal and just generally vague. I’ll stick with what I have for now and if I am struck with inspiration, I may change it. (and it’s totally not because I already put that title on a poster and the crawl and can’t be bothered to make new ones 😅).
Anyway, I’ve updated the main post. I have v0 ready for viewing! I am happy with this initial release and don’t consider a rough cut. The only things I currently have in mind for a v1 are embedded chapters, subtitles, and maybe a smaller file option. Though, if anyone watches it and has feedback, I will incorporate that, too.
AI generated subtitles 👌
The race to find Imperial GRAND ADMIRAL RON
After getting through the preliminary edits for all 8 episodes, I couldn’t bring myself to cut a lot that I had been planning to. Hayden is just too good 😅. In fact, the only noticable parts I cut are the New Republic fleet arriving on Seatos and Shin fighting alongside the raiders. The run time is currently at a hefty 3 hours. However, I’m very happy with with the pacing of everything. It moves like a motherfucker and I’m actually kind of pleased that it retains most everything from the show–just squeezed as tight as possible. It feels right. I’ll probably go through the whole thing one more time and get a version 0 out sometime this week for feedback.
Also, thoughts on naming the edit after the last episode? I love the reference to the Narnia series. The WBW is a reference to Narnia, as well.
Damn I knew it was too long. Though I’ll stand by that I think it needs to get more specific to feel like a proper crawl.
FWIW, i was able to shorten mine to 90 words
It is a time of despair. Luke
Skywalker, sworn to rebuild
the legendary Jedi Order,
has vanished.In his absence, remnants
of the fallen Empire known
as the FIRST ORDER have
risen from their stronghold,
Starkiller Base, to threaten
regions encroaching on
the fragile New Republic.
Funded in secret by daring
senators, General Leia
Organa leads a RESISTANCE
against the growing power.Desperate to find her brother
and restore hope to the
galaxy, Leia sends her best
pilot Poe Dameron in search
of a clue to the last Jedi’s
whereabouts…
EPISODE VII
THE FORCE AWAKENSIt is a time of despair.
Luke Skywalker, sworn
to rebuild the legendary
Jedi Order, has vanished.With the Jedi now facing
extinction, agents of the
evil FIRST ORDER have
risen from the shadows
of an Imperial fortress
to claim supremacy over
countless worlds beyond
the fragile New Republic.Growing restless amid
endless debate, daring
Senators have secretly
commissioned the pilots
of a brave RESISTANCE
to find the last Jedi and
restore the light of hope
to the darkening stars….
That last paragraph is awfully close to The Phantom Menace’s crawl. I actually like the language in the original TFA crawl as imo that last paragraph should really hone in on specific context for the opening scene.
Not that anyone asked, but i find writing crawls endlessly fun so here’s my take:
EPISODE VII
THE FORCE AWAKENS
It is a time of despair. Luke
Skywalker, once sworn to
rebuild the legendary Jedi
Order, has vanished.
In his absence, remnants
of the fallen Empire known
as the FIRST ORDER have
risen from the stronghold
Starkiller Base to claim
their supremacy over
regions beyond the fragile
New Republic. Funded in
secret by daring senators,
General Leia Organa leads
a RESISTANCE against the
growing power.
Desperate to find her brother
and restore a spark of hope
to the galaxy, she sends pilot
Poe Dameron to the planet
Jakku, where an old ally has
discovered a clue to the last
Jedi’s whereabouts…
I watched it and overall it’s very well done. I do have notes:
…
Wow, thanks for the extensive feedback! I did think about including “A long time ago…” But I’m going to wait till I get to ep6 and decide if I want to keep Huyang’s line where he says it. If I decide to keep that, I want it to remain a meta reference to the Skywalker saga, and not an awkward meta reference to itself. I’m leaning toward that, so decided to leave it out.
Maybe someone will come up with some workaround suggestion. I only watched the show once so I dunno.
I get what you mean in not wanting to not do the exact same thing, but it’s really not the exact same thing at all. The situations are just different enough, and they are spaced apart. Morgan is talking about the one who stole the map from her and just gives Baylan her name (which is literally how it happens in the show), and Clancy Brown introduces her by name to the crowd (again, literally how it was done in the show). By doing it this way, you’re given us what the show gave us, but allowing them to mirror each other and say: These are our protagonists.
After watching through it again, I think I’ll compromise and further tighten Ryder’s speech, then cut to Sabine’s intro after he says “Where is she?”
For the lightsaber issue, I’ll see if I can keep in the scene where Hera briefs Ahsoka on Home-One while retaining a brisk pace. Baylan asking Morgan “Who is this Jedi” prevents any implication that he and Ahsoka have encountered before.
I watched it and overall it’s very well done. I do have notes:
…
Wow, thanks for the extensive feedback! I did think about including “A long time ago…” But I’m going to wait till I get to ep6 and decide if I want to keep Huyang’s line where he says it. If I decide to keep that, I want it to remain a meta reference to the Skywalker saga, and not an awkward meta reference to itself. I’m leaning toward that, so decided to leave it out.
As for the Star Wars title into, I’m not sure if that’d fit with the music. The current one fades in well with the eerie violins. But I’ll play around with it.
I knew the lightsabers were going to be the iffiest thing retained. I thought it might be implied she’s encountered them before but I know that’s a stretch. It can’t be easily cut because it’s integrated into her conversation with Sabine and the subsequent reveal that Sabine has taken the map – and it’s a good development to Baylan and Shin’ characters. I may alter the crawl to make a reference to some “previous encounter with Morgan’s allies” though I am not a huge fan of altering canon.
When Ryder tells that guy to cover for him, it always gets a laugh from me. I know most people would probably cut it, but I couldn’t bring myself to. I may play around with tightening up the awkward moment so it’s not quite as cheesy though. Plus, having a character revealed after someone else says their name was already done to introduce Ahsoka. I didn’t want to do the exact same thing again.
Cool,like the fact that it gets straight to the point.
Thanks for checking it out!
I really like your choice of shot to introduce Ahsoka herself.
Thank you, I originally had that cut straight to her jumping out of the hole but decided the map needed it’s due introduction. To make that sequence go faster, I spliced together the shot of her turning the first pedestal with the shot of her standing up from the last one. Consequently, the shot of her smirking makes a great intro.
Hello all! 486 clip edits later, v0 is ready! The final runtime is 2 hours 58 minutes. It is hefty, but the hundreds of edits for pacing make it fly by.
File details:
24.99 gb, 3840x1608p, 5.1 surround sound (English track only), H.265 MKV, 02:58:01 total runtime
(smaller file and english subtitles on the way in v1)
I truly believe the Ahsoka series is some of the best Star Wars has to offer but was held back by such poor editing and pacing. This movie edit remedies that by condensing the series as much as possible and comitting to a more theatrical experience. I want this edit to feel like you could view it in a theater and have it stand side by side with the other Star Wars movies. Originally, I had hoped to get the run time down much more but through editing it found that most scenes were either enjoyable or necessary and mostly just needed pacing edits. As a result, this edit can fully replace the series for first time watchers – you won’t be missing anything important.
Scenes that were deleted:
Every other scene remains in this edit in a heavily condensed form. Some scenes are slightly rearranged for a better flow. It moves fast and there’s a lot less useless or dumb dialogue, awkward pauses, or unnecessary/confusing beats.
A new traditional-style crawl was added that retains the orignal series’ music and red coloring. It is slightly condensed with some added context for those who didn’t watch Rebels. The final episode’s title was chosen to represent the edit as a whole. Its reference to the Chronicles of Narnia was most compelling to me. The World Between Worlds is also a reference to Narnia. Though, it is subject to change if anyone wants to pitch ideas!
Crawl
Episode I
THE JEDI, THE WITCH,
AND THE WARLORDThe GALACTIC EMPIRE has
fallen and a NEW REPUBLIC
has risen to take its place.
However, some already plot to
undermine the fragile peace.These sinister agents search
for Imperieal GRAND ADMIRAL
THRAWN, long ago subjected
to exile by the Jedi Padawan
EZRA BRIDGER with help
from the mythic hyperspace
star-whales. If Thrawn should
return, it would galvanize the
rising Imperial remnants and
begin another war.Former Jedi Knight AHSOKA
TANO has captured Thrawn’s
ally, MORGAN ELSBETH, and
learned of an ancient map
vital to her plans. As Ahsoka
searches for the map, Morgan
is taken into custody by the
New Republic…
I put together a comparison of the first ~10 minutes if you’d like to see my editing style. And if anyone asks what the difference between this and Smudger’s edit is, I have no idea! I have not seen Smudger’s edit. Truthfully, the difference is that this one is made by me, and his is made by him. Watch the first few minutes of both to see our different sensibilities and decide which vibe you prefer!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybbNX5maG4gD2tcwKRzB-ukXadSm05Yu/view?usp=sharing
Watching through the full saga fanedited and this is the first of yours I’ve seen (I opted for octorox’s ep I edit). Just wanted to say excellent work. Couldn’t tell what was a deleted scene and orignal, it was all integrated and edited so masterfully. The last time I watched ep II, I’m pretty sure my brother and I gave up 20 minutes in and fell asleep. It was too bad as I remember watching it a lot and loving it as a kid before ep III came out. Now, I feel like I can finally love it as much as I did back then, so thank you.
I’ll list some of my nitpicks here in case you deem them worthy of changing for a future version.
Hello, all. I’m presenting a fully scripted 124 page rewrite of Episode IX. I hope it is enjoyed by whoever finds the time to read it! Here’s a brief overview:
Featuring exciting action based on the writing of The Force Awakens script. This is meant to be a legitimate alternative to The Rise of Skywalker that still feels as though it could have been written by JJ Abrams and belonged side-by-side with the other two sequel movies. This was initially conceptualized in 2018 after the release of The Last Jedi. I fell in love with TLJ on first viewing but after several discussions, I came to understand people’s issues with it. I conceded that it set up episode IX with a nearly impossible task to satisfyingly conclude both the sequel trilogy and the saga as a whole. But after much thinking, a few ideas came to me and the following story was birthed.
Opening crawl:
STAR WARS
EPISODE IX
RESOLUTION OF THE LIGHT
The galaxy is a hellscape! Everywhere,
there is chaos. Since Luke Skywalker’s
death, Supreme Leader Ren has destroyed
all remnants of the once mighty Empire
and the ephemeral New Republic. All that
remains is the FIRST ORDER.
But there is still a spark. As the
Supreme Leader begins a campaign to find
the source of Snoke’s power, the successors
to General Leia Organa travel across the
galaxy in secret, spreading hope and
securing valuable allies.
They have just been called to the
mountain planet of Dyama to aid in its
RESISTANCE…
Premises:
Conclusions (spoilers):
- Rey learns to accept that she will make mistakes and has to trust and forgive herself. She comes to understand that she is essentially good. She refuses to kill Ben knowing it may be the greatest mistake she’s made so far.
- Finn reunites with Rose and finds new purpose in uniting the First Order’s stormtroopers against their leaders. He learns there may be a place in the galaxy for even the Phasma’s of the world.
- Poe and Chewbacca meet on Kashyyyk and trust Hux in a desperate bid to finally win a decisive battle. When Hux betrays them, Poe is separated from his group. He accepts he must be left to die in order for his comrades to retreat safely.
- Ben kills Rey and regrets it. In a kind of force-guided psychological experience, Ben is greeted by his grandfather and learns he has a power within him that Anakin was only able to dream of – the power to save the one’s he loves from death. With the energy of the holocron, Ben is able to revive Rey and they share a mind-meld in which their memories are mixed together (and it is revealed in a twist that much of the story the audience has experienced up to this point is a result of this mind-meld). They come to a near-perfect understanding of one another. Ben learns to forgive and regains control of the First Order in order to de-escalate the battle and eventually dissolve it entirely, accepting whatever consequences the galaxy may have for him.
- Hux is found along with Poe toward the end of the decisive battle and is taken into captivity.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pU3WezlyJRZ_LFptIjmZH3dYSbtVJN6-/view?usp=sharing
Just finished downloading all three movies but the ROTJ torrent just gives me folder title "BDMV" with a couple .bdmv files in it and a .m2ts streaming file in it but no .iso?
chyron8472 said:
Kestrel said:
Erik Pancakes said:
Mine works just fine on my PS4.
What did you burn? The ~7GB AVCHD or the ~18GB MKV? Did you burn it onto a DVD-R DL or BD-R? What software did you use? If you used the MKV, did you convert it to a BDMV folder first, or are you just playing an MKV file that's on a disc (which the PS4 definitely wouldn't support, but many Blu-Ray players would)?
Just for future reference, would a DVD DL still work on PS4?
Yes.
And also what's the difference between AVCHD and MKV? What would work for PS4? Sorry I'm so new to all this.
MKV is a video file format. The specifics of it (like how MKV is actually just a container) aren't important for what you're asking, but suffice it to say that standalone players may or may not be able to play video files--and then only specific file types. It depends on the player as to whether it can play files and, if so, which ones. But usually if people play video files, they do so from a plugged in flash drive or external hard drive (or copied to an internal hard drive as is the case with my PS3) instead of from a disc.
AVCHD, in a nutshell, is a limited bluray format. Basically, it's lower-bitrate, menuless HD video that can be played on most standalone bluray players but is small enough in size that it can fit onto a dual-layer DVD (DVD9).
Ah, ok. Yeah that makes sense, thanks much and wish me luck!
Erik Pancakes said:
Mine works just fine on my PS4.
What did you burn? The ~7GB AVCHD or the ~18GB MKV? Did you burn it onto a DVD-R DL or BD-R? What software did you use? If you used the MKV, did you convert it to a BDMV folder first, or are you just playing an MKV file that's on a disc (which the PS4 definitely wouldn't support, but many Blu-Ray players would)?
Just for future reference, would a DVD DL still work on PS4? And also what's the difference between AVCHD and MKV? What would work for PS4? Sorry I'm so new to all this.