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Post by Paxtn on Dec 28, 2021 10:52:15 GMT -6
streamable.com/9k5hfsthis is how the campfire scene is going to appear in version 5 of my edit. Finally getting back around to working on the project. hope everyone had a good christmas
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Post by Paxtn on Dec 28, 2021 12:24:40 GMT -6
I've changed the way Eileen appears in this scene, instead of doing the backwards walking she now fades in slowly creeping towards Stephen, the walk is now slower but honestly I find this way creepier and less silly looking. streamable.com/bgiz0j
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Post by Paxtn on Dec 28, 2021 12:53:01 GMT -6
Almost finished with the owl scene, you should no longer hear the owl before it makes its entrance streamable.com/51nu1i(ignore the frame overlapping that's fixed already) I can't increase the quality or make Tristen's eyes look any better unfortunately, but I think I'll keep this in for version 5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2021 18:39:58 GMT -6
Campfire🔥 and owl🦉 both seem to look and sound great, but Eileen walking forwards goes against Tristen's later dialog of "the little girl walking backwards, Erica dancing backwards, everything backwards" .. I know Eileen still walks backwards earlier in the hospital, but still.. just something to ponder 🤔
By the way, the little girl standing on the edge of the collapsed bridge is not Eileen (as some viewers have thought) but instead she is a ghost child of Blair village. In Erica's voice she repeats to Stephen "you know who it is" because she wants Stephen to kill witchy Tristen to reverse the evil, allowing it all to transpire once more (an innocent woman murdered)
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Post by Paxtn on Dec 29, 2021 0:16:48 GMT -6
that is a good point about the backwards dialogue from Tristen. I would really love to have Eileen not 'fade out' as intended by Berlinger, it's one of the last things that is really bothering me.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2021 15:17:43 GMT -6
Only Stephen would see Eileen walking towards him, and he never mentions the sighting to anyone later, so you could do it that way if you really wanted to. Tristen's sighting already had Eileen walking backwards which covers her own dialog later.
Or.. you could cut Stephen's Eileen sighting all together by making sure he never hears children crying in the distance when he goes to check on Tristen.. but I know you don't like leaving footage on the cutting room floor.
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Post by Paxtn on Dec 30, 2021 3:57:29 GMT -6
I'll let you decide on this scene, keep as edited? or revert to original backwards. I can easily switch it back so it's a matter of preference. I would prefer my viewers of the cut be happy with the edits than not, so I would be okay with you deciding. Let me know.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2021 12:38:32 GMT -6
I am incapable of making such decisions!
Edit: upon second thought, Eileen walking forwards after walking backwards would not remain true to the "esrever" of it all .. so I would leave it alone or cut the scene altogether.
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Post by Paxtn on Dec 30, 2021 14:29:26 GMT -6
I will revert changes on this scene and keep as normal
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2021 19:17:02 GMT -6
It's just one of the scenes I've never found necessary.. doesn't really seem to further the current story.
Stephen seeing Eileen and receiving her warning "You brought it back with you!" doesn't make much sense when Stephen never speaks to anyone of what he sees through his own total disbelief. Even after seeing Erica on the bridge he lied to everyone by saying the last time he saw her was when she was heading upstairs for van keys. Besides, Erica covers the whole "we brought something back with us" later, which Kim even repeats to Jeff.
And Stephen hearing the sound of crying children in the distance doesn't seem to further the story much either (other than an auditory cue about the witch getting her revenge on the Blair children in 1786)
Basically, there's too much unnecessary Stephen in this movie.
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Post by Paxtn on Dec 30, 2021 23:52:22 GMT -6
Stephen was always in doubt though, it's maybe why he never said anything other than "You heard that too?" to Tristen. Always trying to convince himself it was mass hysteria rather than an actual paranormal event. That's just my take on it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2021 1:36:02 GMT -6
Yes. That's what I meant by his total disbelief.
And so by keeping his supernatural Eileen experience to himself.. it never furthers the story. We already know he doesn't believe in anything supernatural. He made that clear at the campfire. It's a difficult concept that I am trying to convey. Let me try again. It's a weird narrative thing..
We already know Stephen refuses any supernatural experience to be anything more than hysteria. So later when he doesn't mention that he saw Erica on the bridge .. it's enough for his disbelief narrative to shine through, which in turn makes his earlier Eileen bridge sighting (that he told nobody about) a null and void scene in every way.
It's another filler scene to reach a 90 minute runtime.
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Post by Paxtn on Jan 5, 2022 5:35:40 GMT -6
Okay so I've done some slight adjustments to the hospital scene with Eileen walking backwards, I have three options here for version 5. Would anyone take a look at these for me? I really don't want to let this scene go to waste v1 - streamable.com/rshqx4 directors cut footage, alternate angle with a colour filter added to mask some of the low quality V2 - streamable.com/yfwkgq directors cut footage, no colour filter at all V3 - streamable.com/633jk1 theatrical footage, no filters applied (higher quality, less scary looking) edit - I've chosen to use V1 with the Sinatra 'witchcraft' cut and V3 theatrical footage with the draft script cut.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2022 14:51:42 GMT -6
Option #3. The first two are jarring. And I was hoping for a V5 with Type O intro.
edit: I typoed on Type O. 😆
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Post by Paxtn on Jan 5, 2022 15:05:58 GMT -6
Yes there will be version 5 two alternate downloads, for TYPE O intro version (draft script) It will now feature alternate credit theme. Slaves on dope. streamable.com/lu2p5aThis song is apparently meant to be apart of the movies soundtrack, but I was never able to identify it anywhere in the film. It was most likely in an earlier version and just never removed from certain listings. There is also this song which is meant to appear in the movie, though I think it was also removed. I was to choose between the Slaves on Dope song, or this - I chose slaves on dope. There is really no place for this song, other than the campfire scene, or maybe it was elsewhere. I can't be certain where though. Anyway, if all things go well I should able to release both version 5 tomorrow
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2022 15:25:25 GMT -6
Oh hell no on Slave credits. Please, I liked the creds the way they were in the V4 Type O version.
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Post by Paxtn on Jan 5, 2022 15:26:44 GMT -6
Meat Beat Manifesto - Unreal? I'm guessing you much prefer the draft script version lol. Alright, I'll keep it as it was just for you. Haha
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2022 15:29:24 GMT -6
Where she kept whispering something about "so that I can kill" .. I liked that.
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Post by Paxtn on Jan 5, 2022 15:30:55 GMT -6
Where she kept whispering something about "so that I can kill" .. I liked that. Me too, it really suits the theme of the movie. That song is from Blair Witch Project soundtrack, 'josh's mix' and I thought it was just a great idea to add it in.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2022 15:32:53 GMT -6
Yeah. I was pleasantly surprised with it for the ending creds.
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Post by Paxtn on Jan 5, 2022 15:39:59 GMT -6
good feedback. there is not too many changes in version 5, however as you know the new 1080p replacement footage looks fantastic, I've done A LOT of audio re balancing, added in the owl scene, added in the directors cut music for the campfire scene, 'fixed' the Eileen hospital scene and a few other things I can't remember. Though I think it's my bed time now, I will be back tomorrow hopefully with some download links. Have you got any last requests whilst I'm in the editing stage?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2022 15:47:39 GMT -6
Only the other things I talked about in my initial post in this thread. I hope they've also been dealt with.
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Post by Paxtn on Jan 5, 2022 16:06:10 GMT -6
"I recommend getting rid of the hanging Tristen moving from back to front with a missed frame in between. She was swinging in a circle to begin with anyway.. and cut the footage overlapped with credits over Jeff's beginning interrogation at the end of the film. It works out fine when cut properly."
I'm confused, could you try and explain? the only things I cut here were the gore shots, the missing frame is simply not there, I can't really fix it because I do not have it.
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Post by Paxtn on Jan 6, 2022 14:22:09 GMT -6
Version five 'final cut' has a teaser trailer now, which is a recreation of a trailer which was featured on TV. minor differences.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2022 14:43:46 GMT -6
I only noticed the added text at the end. You're having too much fun with this 😜
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