Synopsis:

THIS IS AN OLD AND OUTDATED VERSION, PLEASE VIEW THE NEW VERSION TITLED "FRANK HERBERT'S DUNE - THE SPENCE EDIT REVISED" Over 1 1/2 hours removed. Every shot has been individually cropped to fit the 2:35:1 aspect ratio. Elements of the score have been changed, many subplots have been cut, many obnoxious colors have been desaturated.

Intentions:

Intention: To create an exciting and complete feature film version of the Dune Miniseries that runs at under 3 hours.

Change List:

There's honestly way too many things to note them all, but here's the big stuff: - Crop the footage to 2:35:1 and desaturate the over-bright colors to make it more "cinematic". The film was actually originally shot in 2:1 ratio, so the cropping actually works quite well. Still, ever shot had to be hand cropped. - Brian Tyler's score from Children of Dune has been incorporated and blended in with Graeme Revell's original score. Both composers are credited. - New opening credits sequence. - Princess Irulan's subplot with Feyd is removed. It doesn't really add anything to the story, she's just finding out things we already know. - Paul is less whiny, less childish. Because this footage is so condensed, I needed to make him a little stronger right off the bat, so we can believe he has grown into the leader he becomes. - The first act of the movie has been chopped up the most, completely reordered with a large amount of scenes removed. - The majority of the cutting I did was for pacing and truncating the plot. Though it's still a long film, this length to me feels like the perfect amount of time to tell this story without it feeling hacked to bits.

Additional Notes:

Editing Software: Sony Vegas, Handbrake.

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