Post by fetalcenobite on May 28, 2013 6:20:51 GMT -5
I'm making a phan edit of Phantasm that runs all the way through as one continuous story, without any of the "Previously on Phantasm" type stuff. I'm trying to keep it under 5 hours, so I feel like some of the bullshit in III & IV has got to go. However, I still want the story to make sense, ya know?
Unfortunately, there are some scenes that I'm having trouble fitting in, because of odd little details, differences, & continuity errors between the end of one film & the beginning of the next. I'm trying to blend it together as much as possible as to get the best looking footage & all the extra things going on in certain scenes. I hope this makes sense to someone.
I'm only about halfway done with the rough draft, but here's what I have so far.
-Starts off with the opening scene from Oblivion, with the hearsts driving through the graveyard, the Tall Man walking ominously through the mausoleum, & Mike driving.
-Using some audio/video trickery & editing, I used the P2 logo, but cut it off just before the II shows up, without the music from 2.
-The music (?) from the beginning of P1 has been playing for a minute now and it is a nice segue from the graveyard hearsts, etc. into the graveyard with Tommy & the Lady in Lavender.
-I was considering throwing in the deleted scenes from Reggie's ice cream shop, etc. into the middle here, just for fun, but it's been a long time since I've seen them. Going to buy the DVD tomorrow, because I guess I only have my VHS and the ones on the computer. WTF, right? They shall be judged accordingly.
-I'm having major problems with fitting in Liz's explanation of the mental connection between her & Mike. It doesn't make sense for her character to show up just out of the blue without that explanation, but I want the mirror/fireplace scene to go directly into the battle/explosion of Reggie's house. Also, did anyone else ever notice how you're at Mike's house at the end of P1 and then magically at Reggie's house at the beginning of P2?
-I also really like how you get to see the Tall Man pull up to the house & pull out the casket, but Liz is narrating over that & I feel like it really breaks the mood. I was considering changing the audio to make it work, but I'm not sure yet.
-In the P2 TV edit, there's a bag of bonedust or something on the table in one of the evil crematorium dude's labs with Sam Raimi's name on the side, so I put it in there, cuz it's neat.
-Unfortunately, James Legros played Mike in 2, and it throws off the continuity of it a bit, especially when you see 2 and 3 back to back. On the other hand, I feel like that situation kind of lends itself to the overall weirdness & atmosphere of the series. So, during the transition between the 2 movies, I took the opportunity to switch back & forth between the 2 actors for a brief moment.
-There is a little bit of extra footage at the beginning of 3 that we do not get at the end of 2 that I would love to fit in. However, there is some narration going on over it, and that really turns me off.
-I do not like the presence of the cartoonish zombies in 3 or 4 at all. I also do not like Rocky or Tim, so I'm going to try to limit their presence as much as possible for the latter half of this deal. I don't want the story to just have huge gaps in it, though. For sure the whole purple mutant cop zombie fight scene with Reggie has got to go.
-I love Reggie, but I'm going to try to focus more on Mike & the Tall Man for the majority of the 3 & 4 portion. I feel like the flashback scenes in 4 give the whole thing a nice full circle effect, so those will stay where they are and not incorporated back into P1.
-I am for sure going to use the alternate ending with the Tall Man going back to the beginning with Mike & Jody standing there in Jebediah Morningside's lab.
Questions, criticism, ideas, opinions, & suggestions are all welcome. I'd love to hear anyone else's thoughts. I'm not going to do this sloppily. I've already spent too much time messing with minor details, but I just can't help myself; It has to be perfect.
Unfortunately, there are some scenes that I'm having trouble fitting in, because of odd little details, differences, & continuity errors between the end of one film & the beginning of the next. I'm trying to blend it together as much as possible as to get the best looking footage & all the extra things going on in certain scenes. I hope this makes sense to someone.
I'm only about halfway done with the rough draft, but here's what I have so far.
-Starts off with the opening scene from Oblivion, with the hearsts driving through the graveyard, the Tall Man walking ominously through the mausoleum, & Mike driving.
-Using some audio/video trickery & editing, I used the P2 logo, but cut it off just before the II shows up, without the music from 2.
-The music (?) from the beginning of P1 has been playing for a minute now and it is a nice segue from the graveyard hearsts, etc. into the graveyard with Tommy & the Lady in Lavender.
-I was considering throwing in the deleted scenes from Reggie's ice cream shop, etc. into the middle here, just for fun, but it's been a long time since I've seen them. Going to buy the DVD tomorrow, because I guess I only have my VHS and the ones on the computer. WTF, right? They shall be judged accordingly.
-I'm having major problems with fitting in Liz's explanation of the mental connection between her & Mike. It doesn't make sense for her character to show up just out of the blue without that explanation, but I want the mirror/fireplace scene to go directly into the battle/explosion of Reggie's house. Also, did anyone else ever notice how you're at Mike's house at the end of P1 and then magically at Reggie's house at the beginning of P2?
-I also really like how you get to see the Tall Man pull up to the house & pull out the casket, but Liz is narrating over that & I feel like it really breaks the mood. I was considering changing the audio to make it work, but I'm not sure yet.
-In the P2 TV edit, there's a bag of bonedust or something on the table in one of the evil crematorium dude's labs with Sam Raimi's name on the side, so I put it in there, cuz it's neat.
-Unfortunately, James Legros played Mike in 2, and it throws off the continuity of it a bit, especially when you see 2 and 3 back to back. On the other hand, I feel like that situation kind of lends itself to the overall weirdness & atmosphere of the series. So, during the transition between the 2 movies, I took the opportunity to switch back & forth between the 2 actors for a brief moment.
-There is a little bit of extra footage at the beginning of 3 that we do not get at the end of 2 that I would love to fit in. However, there is some narration going on over it, and that really turns me off.
-I do not like the presence of the cartoonish zombies in 3 or 4 at all. I also do not like Rocky or Tim, so I'm going to try to limit their presence as much as possible for the latter half of this deal. I don't want the story to just have huge gaps in it, though. For sure the whole purple mutant cop zombie fight scene with Reggie has got to go.
-I love Reggie, but I'm going to try to focus more on Mike & the Tall Man for the majority of the 3 & 4 portion. I feel like the flashback scenes in 4 give the whole thing a nice full circle effect, so those will stay where they are and not incorporated back into P1.
-I am for sure going to use the alternate ending with the Tall Man going back to the beginning with Mike & Jody standing there in Jebediah Morningside's lab.
Questions, criticism, ideas, opinions, & suggestions are all welcome. I'd love to hear anyone else's thoughts. I'm not going to do this sloppily. I've already spent too much time messing with minor details, but I just can't help myself; It has to be perfect.