So I'm editing, remastering and re-scoring Episode One (feedback wanted)
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Mylobage — 9 years ago(January 30, 2017 03:58 PM)
Those made the films worse. Removing a "cheesey" scene does not make the film better. Especially, when those scenes are interlinked with the following movies, exposition, or explanations.
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calamb — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 12:02 PM)
I haven't set an official release date, but it wil 100% be out this month. Hopefully within the next week or two.
At the request of a few SW fans, I'll be posting a clip on YouTube today with a few scenes of my new edit (first the original version, and then my new cut/edit) just to show everyone what to expect. I'll post a link up here once it's up. -
calamb — 10 years ago(January 11, 2016 12:59 PM)
I thought I posted the link here, but I must have forgotten to. Anyway, this is just a one-scene preview, to give you the idea of what I'm going for, in terms of color-correcting, rescoring and all that.
The scene involves Darth Maul riding off to find the Jedi. I have touched up on the clip a bit since I uploaded it, but you'll get the idea. The video itself goes into a bit more detail about the scene's changes. Hope you like it. -
Volley2020 — 10 years ago(January 04, 2016 09:09 AM)
There's a lot of good points in here OP, but I don't like your changing of John Williams score for Phantom Menace. Each film has its own set pieces in regards to music, and John is the only aspect that worked for this film.
But hey, I'll reserve judgment to see what you can do with inserting the original music in this film. I can't wait to see your edit, get it up to YouTube quick eh? 1080p, the works please. -
calamb — 10 years ago(January 04, 2016 12:52 PM)
It'll be 1080p for sure, no worries.
As for the music, I definitely understand your concern. My reasoning for re-scoring the film is in the interest of making the best possible production. When cutting the film, bits of music are cut along with their respective clips, so it sounds a bit jumpy in places, so I'd have to lay new music over it anyway.
That being said, I don't want you to think I'm completely neglecting Williams' work here. There are some great pieces included in TPM's soundtrack that will be there to stay. Anything I replace will be replaced with another of Williams' pieces either from the original trilogy, or something done for a different Star Wars film or medium. I'm not replacing it with the score for Tron or anything like that.
There are just a few scenes I think are underplayed with the original music piece and could work better with a more emotional bit. That's part of my strategy to distract from some less-than-stellar acting in places, too. If the actor can't draw emotion from the audience, then I want to use music that will. -
