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Update (2.5.23):
Resurrecting this old edit of mine for a third (and hopefully final) version. It's probably my most requested and those that have seen it seem to be happy with it, but I guess we're our own worst critic and there's been some niggles I just haven't been able to shrug off over the years. Most of these new changes will probably go by unnoticed and are for my own satisfaction, but the two most notable things that might appeal to some are the addition of subtitles and the upgrade to surround sound.
Here's a complete list of new changes for version 3:
- Updated my branding
- Tweaked presentation of FE logo
- Improved font for custom title
- Revisited colour re-grade. Previously I had done a very light tweak across the board, but this time I have divided the scenes into separate tracks and approached them differently. There is less of a teal hue across the film (original left, mine right).
- Previously I cut all future-flashes from the memory segments, leaving mostly kaleidoscopic visuals and some shots of Christina as we transition back to reality. Now there are less shots of Christina and some fragments of the warzone flashback that Stevens' has in full later on have been mixed in (old memory flash left, new memory flash right).
- In my old version two shots were slowed down, dropping frames. They don't look too bad IMO, but I would never do this now and because I can see it's there, I want to get rid of it. The shots have been properly slowed down with AI for a consistent framerate and a smooth look. Film grain has been layered on top to convey a normal sense of filmic movement.
- Reverse shot swooping into the frozen kiss tweaked. There were a handful of frames at the end where the actors move every so slightly, which I have now shaved off.
- The final line "you take care, Mr Stevens" was previously interrupted by a quiet, stray heartbeat sound. I couldn't get rid of it at the time, but I can now. The old score was also bleeding through. It was well hidden in stereo, but likely won't hold up quite as well in surround, so that has now been mostly scrubbed clean.
- We pause a little longer on the shot of Stevens "sleeping" peacefully before fading out. We pause a little longer with a slightly extended music cue before the credits show up. This had always bothered me as I never felt like i had quite nailed the pacing of the end in the HD rework as well as I had in my SD version.
- Higher quality render
- English Subtitles
- Surround sound (FLAC and AC3 options)
TBC, but I might see if I can also sync up the director's commentary track
OP for SD version from 2018:
File Size: 1.28 GB
Source: PAL DVD
Other Sources: Fanedit Templates, Source Code (Orig. Motion Picture ST)
Original Runtime: 89
Fanedit Runtime: 84
Time Cut: 5
Synopsis:
The original “Source Code” is a good film, but is let down by a shallow and a poorly executed twist ending. “Version 1.2” removes the last minute “life” theme and shifts the emphasis to Captain Colter Stevens receiving dignity and closure before embracing his fate. A handful of other small changes have also been made (see cutlist).
Intention:
I initially went in with the sole aim of ending the movie 5 minutes earlier, so as to rid it of the awful “Love Conquers Plot Holes” ending. But after trying it, it just felt too abrupt. Therefore I decided to take a new approach and alter the narrative during the phone call scene in order to use that footage and provide some finality to the closing shots. This is also meant that I had to rescore parts of these scenes in order to cover up some unwanted sound effects (no clean centre channel).
The Gist:
Full Cutlist:
Special Thanks
· To everyone who provided feedback and encouragement (and a particular shout out to Sinbad, who also suggested the title)
· To my sister, for designing poster art
· To my OTHER sister, for bringing my attention to the memory flashes
· To ThrowgnCpr for technical assistance and advice on colour correction
· To my brother, whose idea it was to utilise the phone call scene
· To anyone else I’ve forgotten…
I've had this idea at the back of my mind ever since I saw the film at the cinema, and watching it again recently over Christmas got me thinking about it again. Therefore, since it's going to be a relatively "light" edit, I figure I may as well crack on while it's fresh in my mind.
Planned cut list:
Source: PAL DVD
Other Sources: Fanedit Templates, Source Code (Orig. Motion Picture ST)
Original Runtime: 89
Fanedit Runtime: 84
Time Cut: 5
Synopsis:
The original “Source Code” is a good film, but is let down by a shallow and a poorly executed twist ending. “Version 1.2” removes the last minute “life” theme and shifts the emphasis to Captain Colter Stevens receiving dignity and closure before embracing his fate. A handful of other small changes have also been made (see cutlist).
Intention:
I initially went in with the sole aim of ending the movie 5 minutes earlier, so as to rid it of the awful “Love Conquers Plot Holes” ending. But after trying it, it just felt too abrupt. Therefore I decided to take a new approach and alter the narrative during the phone call scene in order to use that footage and provide some finality to the closing shots. This is also meant that I had to rescore parts of these scenes in order to cover up some unwanted sound effects (no clean centre channel).
The Gist:
· Applied minor colour balance filter
· Removed “Love Conquers Plot Holes” Ending.
· Rearranged scenes to create new ending narrative.
· Shifted the emphasis from “life” to giving Stevens dignity and closure.
· A handful of other, minor cuts
· Removed “Love Conquers Plot Holes” Ending.
· Rearranged scenes to create new ending narrative.
· Shifted the emphasis from “life” to giving Stevens dignity and closure.
· A handful of other, minor cuts
Full Cutlist:
· Applied colour balance filter to whole film, reducing overly dominant colours and increasing brightness slightly
· Added fanedit.org templates
· Added Scribbling Man logo
· Added custom title
· Tightened first train explosion, also:
· Removed naff CG shot of train crashing
· Tightened second train explosion
· Trimmed second post-explosion blackout
· Edited all flashes to exclude any "future" memories (and in one case created a new one)
· Trimmed Stevens getting hit by train
· Removed memory flash completely (I.e. Train hits - Stevens Jolts awake)
· Removed "Bing" product placement when Stevens is using the woman's phone
· Cut “I knew he was a keeper”
· Re-edited and rescored phonecall scene. It’s now ambiguous who Stevens calls, and whether he gets through.
· Cut some of Goodwins more bizarre expressions when looking at Stevens body.
· Trimmed Max’s joke so we hear as little of it as possible without it being jarring. It’s a bad joke.
· Cut “Look” “What?” “All this life…” – somewhat poorly placed alongside Max’s sex joke.
· Re-edited and rescored film during when everyone freezes to include Stevens phonecall to his dad as a partial voice over. Changed closing shots to the infinite kiss followed by Stevens looking peaceful.
· Rescored end credits.
· Added fanedit.org templates
· Added Scribbling Man logo
· Added custom title
· Tightened first train explosion, also:
· Removed naff CG shot of train crashing
· Tightened second train explosion
· Trimmed second post-explosion blackout
· Edited all flashes to exclude any "future" memories (and in one case created a new one)
· Trimmed Stevens getting hit by train
· Removed memory flash completely (I.e. Train hits - Stevens Jolts awake)
· Removed "Bing" product placement when Stevens is using the woman's phone
· Cut “I knew he was a keeper”
· Re-edited and rescored phonecall scene. It’s now ambiguous who Stevens calls, and whether he gets through.
· Cut some of Goodwins more bizarre expressions when looking at Stevens body.
· Trimmed Max’s joke so we hear as little of it as possible without it being jarring. It’s a bad joke.
· Cut “Look” “What?” “All this life…” – somewhat poorly placed alongside Max’s sex joke.
· Re-edited and rescored film during when everyone freezes to include Stevens phonecall to his dad as a partial voice over. Changed closing shots to the infinite kiss followed by Stevens looking peaceful.
· Rescored end credits.
Special Thanks
· To everyone who provided feedback and encouragement (and a particular shout out to Sinbad, who also suggested the title)
· To my sister, for designing poster art
· To my OTHER sister, for bringing my attention to the memory flashes
· To ThrowgnCpr for technical assistance and advice on colour correction
· To my brother, whose idea it was to utilise the phone call scene
· To anyone else I’ve forgotten…
I've had this idea at the back of my mind ever since I saw the film at the cinema, and watching it again recently over Christmas got me thinking about it again. Therefore, since it's going to be a relatively "light" edit, I figure I may as well crack on while it's fresh in my mind.
Planned cut list:
- Improve pacing during a couple of the train crash sequences.
- Remove "I knew he was a keeper" line.
- Cut Stevens texting Goodwin.
- End film when Stevens is unplugged and everything freezes.
- (Possibly) apply colour correction (the whole film has a very cold, bland, metallic look).
I think the main issue will be making sure the film feels like it's ended. Although I've always felt that it should end when everything freezes, it still feels like there's a need for some kind of closure/epilogue. Obviously, the theatrical does have an epilogue, but within that it introduces a twist that makes absolutely no sense. So my fear is that by ending the film where "it should have ended", it will also inevitably feel quite abrupt. There's probably nothing I can do about it, but if anyone has any thoughts...
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Might it be better fading slowly on that penultimate shot of Jake looking peaceful. A trick i use when i dont have many frames to work with in fairly still shots is to reverse the shot and add it on the end for some extra frames.