So I'm gonna do a Terminator 3 re edit

I've come to accept that Terminator 3 exists, and there is some goodness in the film. Its no where near T2 in terms of quality and epicness, but I hope to try to rectify most of those problems. Also I just want to have a copy for myself to show my friends and confuse them which version is the real version.

I am to do it damn professionally, in such that the film has to look completely like a professional did it. No just laying over new music. No everything will be timed trimmed, pacing adjusted, and humor mostly cut out.

The big thing is the updating of the score. T2 score being inserted. I've already toyed with the timing and a new version of the credits, and the timing is amazing.

I had made a re edit of the Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions a while back, but eventually felt that those films just lost too much on the edit. Now with you tube, I can put up large chunks of the edit and show off whats going on.

I'll be using Adobe Premiere, with maybe some photoshop. My intentions are to extend the movie to make it look like it took over a few days (I didn't like having a good chunk of the movie in the day), insert the old T2 score, tighten up some pacing, and remove tons of stupid Claire Danes looking all terrified.

Things already written down in terms of edits:
-T-X will not say "I like your car or gun" it will cut in such a way we know we took them. The growing of the boobs is getting cut too. She's just going to get pulled over and take the cops gun.
-Arnold's entrance at the club and glasses scene will be shortened. The entire talk to the hand subplot is going to be gone. The Elton John glasses as well. He'll just walk out and go the truck and find new glasses.
-Upon Brewster being locked in the truck, it will cut early when Arnold holds up the iron bar and she has a look of terror on her face. This will allow some suspection of is Arnold going to be a good terminator.
-I'm going to try to insert "I'll be back" when Arnold is smashing up the car

I've listened to the entire soundtrack of T2 and will give a listen more and watch T3 again to get better pacing. I have about 5 sections where the music will be replaced. I'll toy around with what will work.

Hopefully some time today I'll start posting some of the work.

The second I get a mac, I will.

sorry the internet was down for a half day

I'm not gonna remove all bits of humor. Just some that didn't work like the new sunglasses and the talk to the hand bit. I'm still contemplating to remove "RELAX!"

Claire Daines has some good bits in the film, but she just stands there and yells at the machines then runs away. It looks cheesy till she grabs the machine gun.

I guess we'll just see what happens in the edit.

nah I don't plan on becoming an editor, I'm already knee deep in med school.

Heh the original sound elements, well I wouldn't go that far. I'm just re inserting the score and making some snips. I'm also just placing some basic filters to make some scenes look like they're taking place at night to extend the scope of the film.

So far I got the first minute or so locked in pretty well where I'm happy with it. The next 2 minutes is needing some slight tight working. Basically its the entire intro to the T2 theme music. Contiplating making the intro from scratch, and having it look like the first movie, or using John Conners dream as the intro and have the music hit high when the terminator looks at the screen. Cut to him waking up.


Yes this is mostly for shits and giggles. I plan on showing the film on a movie night and see peoples reaction.

I'll be isolating sounds from the film and choping out the score. I'll also may go into the previous films for sound effects, and may look on the net for additional sounds.

I'm not replacing the entire score. Just when its appropriate.

I'll have a video of the first few minutes I've worked on pretty soon. School doesn't like youtube. It has the first 1:30 locked in, but another 1:30 is still very rough. I'm still toying with what to do with the titles.

Hmm some people really not liking a fan edit.

Umm isolating the sounds, just don't worry about it. Thats my job. God I'm really gotta get a clip up.

I never said the film was bad, just could use a few touch ups to change some things. I'm not trying to change water to wine, just adding a little powdered lemonade.

Spending my time? Look I'm doing a few minutes each day. I study a good bit of the day (med school), so when I take a break, its usually a cig and sometimes I'll render a few seconds. On car rides I can visually imagine the entire film and make what edits I need. Then just go execute them in premiere. Really I spend more time posting here than working on the film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd6fh2kQ6Mk
there are a few tweaks on this video, like more insertion of titles, slowing down of video in some places, but this is a huge step of where its going.

Do you think I would be stupid enough to post the entire film on the net?

Its just getting made, some clips going up, and then I'm keeping the entire thing for me. Its going to get shown at our weekend movie days as a joke to see if anyone will notice.

Do I think I'm better than most professionals in Hollywood, actually yeah because most movies suck these days.

Relax might be staying in.

Look if I'm coming off arrogant, the whole Heath Ledger thing threw me for a screw. Let alone, yes its just a hobby. I do think though that I do have some skill in the area of editing and shooting, but I guess I would have to show it to you first hand.

You don't know me in person, thus you haven't seen any work, thus be careful making an assumption. I've done some work for people, so its not like I've never done anything.

This thread was meant to talk about what worked and what didn't work in the film, not bash the craft.