It has been two months since the initial release of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and I have received TONS of great feedback from all over the interwebs! I am very happy that so many of you have enjoyed this fanedit, and your comments and suggestions have been greatly appreciated.
I have taken the time to tally up the most-requested changes to the fanedit, and will list them below for your convenience. They are sorted in order of most requested to least. If you have other suggestions or would like to chime in on the ones I've listed, please leave a comment below!
31 Comments
Steve
6/1/2015 09:28:18 am
First off, great job on the edit and thanks for making it!
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Dustin
6/1/2015 10:48:21 am
Hi Steve, I am planning to color correct the Hobbit so it has a flatter and less vibrant look. An Unexpected Journey was especially oversaturated and bright, and looked far too cartoonish compared to LOTR. I'm not going to make The Hobbit look like Saving Private Ryan or anything...it will probably be somewhere between LOTR and the original Hobbit films.
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john
6/2/2015 07:20:07 pm
I think that when the dwarves are singing the misty mountains song you should include a flashback of erebor when it is being attacked by smaug. Ive seen it in another edit and it was awesome
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Troy
6/3/2015 04:26:18 am
Thanks for making some of these additions. Your edit has been my favorite that I have seen thus far.
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Dustin
6/3/2015 04:50:28 am
Thanks! I'm still packaging this as a single film, but that is why I have an Intermission in the middle so people can choose to just watch half of it if they wish. The side quest film will still be its own standalone piece, because it is so tonally different than the main story of The Hobbit!
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Jose
6/4/2015 02:04:57 am
Thank you for taking into account our suggestions, Dustin.
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Sandro Algra Barradas
6/4/2015 05:54:44 pm
Hi Dustin,
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Dustin
6/9/2015 12:46:25 am
Hi Sandro, I actually inserted the entire Moria flashback into Durin's Folk and the Hill of Sorcery. I am going to try finding a way to show a little more backstory in the main fanedit if possible. That flashback scene is 6-7 minutes long, which is a ton of time.
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6/7/2015 08:19:34 pm
Thank you for the feedback on the feedback. I was most interested to hear what other viewers wish for which all makes sense. I am looking forward to the EE at an academic level but most interested to see your final outcome. I have not raised your edit on the site I contribute to because I was advised otherwise on the grounds of illegality. I was also censored for referring to you by your forename which apparently is breech of privacy.
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Dustin
6/9/2015 01:06:31 am
Thank you for the feedback on the feedback on the feedback! When the time comes later this year after I have a final version ready, we can discuss physical Bluray availability. I'm sure many people would prefer a physical copy and won't have the means or knowledge to create one from my provided files.
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Justin
6/9/2015 11:32:29 pm
It really surprises me that people want MORE Azog. Personally, I would love to see an edit that completely removes him and Legolas from the movies entirely (along with everything else you've already removed). Then again, I didn't realize this was going to be a trilogy when I went to see the first movie, and I have never been more disappointed in my life about anything. Sorry for the melodrama. I like the work you've done! Makes me wish I knew more about video editing so I could gut it down to about 2 hours lol.
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Dustin
6/10/2015 12:29:41 am
Yes that surprised me too. Azog was poorly handled in the film, but from a narrative perspective he sort of has to be there because of his showdown with Thorin at the end. I just wish they had made him a real actor in prosthetics instead of a tacky CGI creation.
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Ahmed Husssein
6/11/2015 09:38:20 pm
Thanks for the feedback, I will address each of you points:
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Komodo
6/16/2015 01:10:35 am
I've watched both of your edits and they look awesome. They're the most professional edit so far and the ones which do the best job adapting the story. However I thought some little bits of footage could improve the edit a bit.
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Marius
6/18/2015 05:09:12 am
I agree with this! Btw, are you still planning on keeping the intermission..?
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Ryan
8/16/2015 10:49:29 am
This edit is very professional. It is the best I have seen yet. I would only suggest two small changes.
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Dustin
8/24/2015 06:43:17 am
Thanks for the comments Ryan! I'm going to rework that stone giants scene so we actually see Bilbo slip. I like your idea of cutting right to the cave and using the EE scene in Rivendell as a flashback. I'll mess around with that and see if it works or not.
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Armando
9/28/2015 06:14:41 pm
+1!
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Fred Chater
8/24/2015 04:27:35 am
Hello Dustin,
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Dustin
8/24/2015 06:57:38 am
Hi Fred, I have received a few comments from viewers that would like to see the goblin escape sequence shortened even more. To me, it was a much-needed action scene after so much buildup plus we actually get to see the dwarves use their weapons.
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Fred Chater
8/25/2015 02:01:09 am
I think removing the gold statue bits would work and simplify the need to digitally remove gold. You'd be heroic to do that... But I think equally valid, and faster for the run time would be removing any gold statue or gold coated dragon at all. I don't mind that sequence really but neither does it add much.
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Kyle
9/7/2015 07:48:46 am
Dustin:
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Dustin
9/8/2015 07:39:08 am
Hi Kyle, I will check and see if I can fix Bilbo's line at the beginning. I honestly can't remember how it played out since I haven't watched the original film in a while!
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Kyle
9/10/2015 08:50:05 am
Awesome, thanks!
Dustin
9/10/2015 09:31:14 am
Sure, I'd be willing to take a look at your modified title graphic. Send me your email address via the Contact form at the top of the page and we can go from there!
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Will
9/23/2015 01:51:05 pm
I feel like in regards to number 5, you could include more battle footage to focus a bit more on Bard and Thranduil. Obviously you want to keep the focus of the battle on Bilbo and the dwarves. But just a few action shots here and there of Bard and Thranduil would give the battle a bit more variety and clarity.
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Nicolas
10/21/2015 10:24:17 am
Hi Dustin
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Nicolas
10/21/2015 04:30:16 pm
I mean, I know some bits of the background are unfinished when Bilbo speaks, but I know you could do your best effort.
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Dustin
11/3/2015 08:43:37 am
Hi Nicolas, I have to admit I'm a bit torn on the acorn planting scene. It is nice to have a character moment with Bilbo, but at the same time I feel the scene is a little too preachy. Plus Martin Freeman's acting is surprisingly off here. I will try to include it but no promises! However, I can guarantee you the scene with Bofur and Bilbo will be in!
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Andrés
11/4/2015 04:05:37 pm
Hi Dustin! I'm super excited by the work that you are doing! thank you so much for it. As you know there are other fanedits and there is one scene in one of them that I believe is really powerful. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to include something like it:
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Andrés
11/5/2015 09:00:26 am
Or at least to include the full song. I had the impression the song is pretty popular. I think is one of the best things in Jackson's realization :)
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