I just watched @ironman23's
"Jurassic World: Blockbuster Edition" and it's gonna be a good fanedit
. The editing is mostly invisible but due to one big error it's not quite Academy-Approved just yet (I've detailed that below).
Overall this a tightly edited version with a whopping
25 minutes trimmed, without it feeling hacked to pieces. It doesn't really fix any parts that I personally disliked in the movie but I'm sure that's just down to my taste. However, the removal of the entire Vincent D'Onofrio character and subplot was really cool and a textbook bit of fanediting! Arguably it improves Pratt's character since he now appears more decisive, due to his actions being entirely of his own design. I think it also served to make the Raptor/Bloodhound scene seem more credible because now Pratt doesn't spend the first half of the movie repeatedly saying what a dumbass idea it would be
.
The one thing that needs fixed before I can approve this is...
01.14.24 - You left in two closeup shots of Vincent D'Onofrio watching the screens. Surely this is an error as he's absent from all other scenes?
While you are going back to fix that, there are a few other minor things that certainly wouldn't cause me not to approve this edit but might be worth taking a look at again if you agree...
00.00.11 - The opening "own the source" fanedit disclaimer is a good idea but IMO starting with the sentence "I do not own any of this material..." sounds wrong. Perhaps something like "I do not claim copyright of this material..." would be clearer.
00.03.53 - Music change is pretty decent in execution but still noticeable. Maybe it could be further finessed? It's a good idea to not make a music edit on the same frame as you make a video cut. Try fading the music across a few seconds before the cut. It helps trick the viewer into thinking it always sounded like that because they aren't watching a cut at the same time.
00.59.47 - You can still hear the crying about Masrani on this brief control room shot. It just seems a little odd given that you remove the next shot showing the woman crying.
01.18.14 - Is the B.D.Wong evacuation scene needed as the InGen subplot isn't a factor here? But it also might work better if it was cut into the middle of the evacuation montage after the public announcement, to give it some context.
01.18.25 - "Is this what you had in mind?". Who is he speaking to and what is he speaking about? Maybe it's just a general expression of resignation but since the tech guy no longer has the beef with D'Onofrio, this could go.
Let me know if any of my points need clarification.
p.s. A lot of people here like edits to be less than 4GB for convenient memory-stick TV-viewing (Personally I don't, I prefer a bit of extra quality). As your edit is just slightly larger at 4.04 GB it might be worth slightly adjusting the bitrate. It wouldn't make any noticeably difference to reduce the file by 0.04 of a GB. Just a suggestion.