Documentary seeks to defend the prequel trilogy the mouses strategy for selling fans on the sequel trilogy is as much about distancing itself from the prequels as it is about. Hal9000s edit of attack of the clones makes it not just watchable, but somehow the best of the prequel trilogy. Granted, with the star wars prequels there is a tendency for fan editors to claim that they fixed the movies. The entirely there are two edits to vote for this month, a the winner for december 2019 feotm is macmilln with his edit, avengers. Nichols, was to make a much stronger version of the phantom menace based on the previous execution and philosophies of film storytelling and editing of george lucas.
Star wars attack of the phantom sith is a fan edit which combines all the three prequels into a single less than three hours film. Santa was busy over the holidays and so were our continue reading. Episode i the phantom menace, removing many elements of the original film. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, diy, and geek culture. For fans of his work on the prequel trilogy and his the force awakens. Heavily edited versions of star wars prequels remove the. This fan edit started as just a project to keep a consistent tone throughout the trilogy but over the span of a week it quickly evolved into a multimovie project designed to fixremove bad special effects, bad jokes and make the trilogy feel like 1 complete movie, so far this project has taken about 2 months to create and i am currently 98% done. Renascent is the first of a threefilm fanedit which tells story of luke and anakin skywalker, simultaneously. Brilliant fan edits the star wars prequels into one good. Does teaching me to restrain my temper in a public forum count. But while fan trailers are commonplace, trying to edit three movies into one eightfive minute film is not. In past, many budding amateur editors have responded to the perceived travesty of the star wars trilogy special edition and the prequels. Legendary is an excellent edit that addresses many issues with which fans of the series took umbrage. Its not cool to hate the star wars prequels anymore.
Following up on the success of his lord of the rings films, peter jackson took j. And that is when this magnum opus of mine for fan editing was thought up. But there is a good movie in there, and a vimeo user just proved it. Thomas bolts star wars saga fanedit posts facebook. One new fanedit for yall this week, burning out its continue reading week of january 5, 2019 new fanedit. This forum is for new fans and old fans alike to discuss episodes i, ii and iii to your hearts content. Buy the prequel trilogy character pack microsoft store.
Topher grace edits the star wars prequels collider. Sometimes, fan edits are simply explorations of alternate viewpoints or concentrations on characters. Rating is available when the video has been rented. But thats what topher grace did with the star wars prequels, and shockingly it really.
The cult of star wars fandom has already produced a number of quality fan edits, such as harmys star wars. When reconceiving a prequel, barryte starts with a rough set of guidelines and goals. Sure, i wouldnt say the films comprising the star wars prequel trilogy are great movies. Episode i the phantom menace 1999, episode ii attack of the. A fan edit is a version of a film modified by a viewer, that removes, reorders, or adds material in order to create a new interpretation of the source material. Im going to make my wildest fan editing dreams come true very quick here, and i cant wait to have this damn project out. The prequel trilogy, which includes 1999s star wars. Now, as reported by polygon, devotee jeremymwest has crafted a thoroughly hacked version of the prequels which cuts out many of the corny elements many fans felt bogged down the prequel trilogy. Before work began on the prequel trilogy, george lucas sought to finish the original star wars films as he had intended. And seondly, when i did glance at them years ago, all they do is rearrange the current prequel trilogy and just add numerous plot elements. Return to where it all began with some of your favorite characters from episodes i, ii and iii with the the prequel trilogy character pack. Editor darth awesome does an excellent job boiling down the plot of three movies to focus on anakin, cut the cheese from the originals and give us a glimpse at the clone wars era star wars universe. Restructured, i would highly recommend this version of the movie. This started out as an excuse to play around with some video editing software, then went too far and took too long.
Mostly because first of all, i dont want to borrow any ideas or rip anyone else off. The videos have to stay true to the premise that barryte is. The star wars prequels are arguably a disaster, collected together. This edit has been a rocky road, losing a hard drive and switching editing software for the third time is quite frustrating but adobe is what ive always wanted and could never afford. This is a black and white, silent reedit of all three star wars prequels, with. A fan s journey will release digitally on september 14. The phantom edit is a fan edit of the film star wars. The star wars prequel trilogy is a series of epic spaceopera films written and directed by george lucas. Topher grace recut the hobbit trilogy into a twohour movie. His idea was to edit the star wars prequels into one movie, as they would provide him a lot of footage to work with. Unfortunately, george lucas latest chapters werent exactly what fans hoped they would be, and those objections were evidenced in critics berating. With a focus on quality characters, improved pacing and relentless removal of childish humor and redundant storytelling, this edit bends episode i back into. Topher grace screens star wars prequel reedit slashdot.
The star wars prequel trilogy episode i the phantom menace, episode ii attack of the clones, and episode iii revenge of the sith released nearly two decades after the original trilogy concluded in the early 1980s. Prequel trilogy fan edit one storyline, multiple videos play all 7. In his edited version of the very first star wars film, you will find roughly over 200 adjustments, including facial movements in the cantina aliens, and recolored lightsabers. Adywan is the fan editor code name for adrian sayce of shrewsbury, uk.
Episode ii attack of the clones and 2005s star wars. Unsurprisingly, i didnt end up becoming a big star wars fan. I have just recently learned of the concept of fan edits fascinating pieces of art. One new fanedit for yall this week, burning out its we have one new fanedit for you this week. One fearless young youtube user named jeremymwestesquire did the world some justice and created a prequel edit that people can actually watch. I dont have editing software, so ill undoubtedly need help. Personally i wish there was a cut just like this, but kept that same star wars feel, original score and something of a crawl at the beginning but this, even with the huge creative decisions made, is probably my new definitive version of the prequels. Blackkklansman actor topher grace, who has been known to dabble in fan edits, says he has recut the 434minute hobbit trilogy into a single twohour movie. The first fanedit in the l8wrtr star wars prequel trilogy, shadow of the sith both radically improves the phantom manace as well as sets the tone for the entire reedited prequel universe. Regarding your followup question about how rates fanedits.
This fan edit focuses more on anakin skywalker and his fall to the dark side, reducing the politics, the cheesy scenes and lines, silly and childish moments and the romance to show a more believable story of the character and its universe and connect with the original trilogy. The film gets going much faster and has cut out a lot of the gripes fans had with the prequel such as the overlong podracing sequence, the clunky dialogue and of course jarjar in general. Responses for this article were collected from a topic titled the practical applications of fan editing that was posted in the faneditor discussions section of. The purpose of the edit, according to creator mike j. This fan page is dedicated to my fan edit of the prequel trilogy to star wars. The trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 and is a prequel to the original star wars trilogy 197783. Club reports about topher graces fan re edit of the star wars prequel trilogy into a single, 85minute film titled star wars.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The surprising practical effects of the star wars prequels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the prequel trilogy. Does a phantom edit of the star wars prequel trilogy. The series will be called, the star wars prequel trilogy. The criticisms i have of this edit are ones which many other fans will probably enjoy. Not to mention all the stupid overthetop cgi scenes and that awful parade scene at. Tvs frink, creator of the ridiculous prequel trilogy edits and our master of lore asks this.
The result is an enjoyable greatest hits of the prequel trilogy and a surprisingly engaging anakin character study. You can read the rest of the reddit thread and find links to many more photo galleries of behind the scenes prequel photos here. Pt feeling nostalgic and searching for old prequel rumors. The three films will mainly follow the storyline of the original trilogy and will have flashbacks to the prequel trilogy. Could the star wars prequel trilogy be remade as one. Last time i made a similar post i didnt get a lot of responses so i did my own research and settled on hal9000s prequel edits. Tolkeins relatively short rings prequel the hobbit and blew it up into three films, each clocking in at more than 140 minutes. Lucas chose to amend and edit the film in ways that angered fans. For me, as a fan of fan edits and a creator of a few, this hobby just lets me explore my favorite movies in a meticulous and. There are many fantastic edits out there, with a variety of approaches, due to the sheer volume of star wars fans out there with their own visions of how to improve the prequel trilogy.
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