Well folks, it's finally here. Yes, I've finally finished the highly-anticipated sequel to my popular "Power of the Dark Side" video, "The Force". This montage picks up where the first left off, featuring Episodes IV-VI. Like the movies themselves, my original trilogy video is way better than my prequel video.
I guess I should explain the eight-month gap between videos. I blame most of the delay on the music. Last time, I used a single operatic/orchestral/techno song with three even movements. It was perfect in every way. Shortly after finishing the first video, I started looking for a second operatic/orchestral/techno song with three movements that would convey the mood of the original series. Yeah, that didn't happen. It took most of the eight months to find three songs that "went" together, and sounded similar enough to the first video's music that someone could watch the two videos in a row if they wanted to.
Then I had file formatting issues. I won't bore you with them.
The actually editing process only took about 24 hours (straight!) Going through six-seven hours of film took a good chunk of time, and then working it all into a storyline and matching it to the music took the rest of the time. Once I finally got going, I was so hooked, that I couldn't do anything else. I have images of Mark Hamill permanently etched onto my retinas, but it was all worth it. :)
Of course, getting the stupid video to render perfectly took 8 hours of pure frustration. I could get a large, high-bitrate file to render perfectly... but getting a file small enough for youtube and myspace proved to be a challenge. I had to settle on a version that "skips", which I'm sure will annoy me more than it will ever annoy anyone else...
Oh, and I apologize in advance to all my fellow Sebastian Shaw fans. I know, I know. I own the wrong set of DVDs.
Anyway, without further ado... I proudly present "The Force".
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