ST2 had 105 VFX shots excluding most of the viewscreen shots.
This version has 128 VFX.
75 Shots have been replaced including the famous Genesis sequence and 23 new shots added.
I have used a myriad of sources, 4 in particular, 11 in total.
I had previously made two versions of this edit which only replaced recycled shots from STTMP. One based on the Theatrical Version in which the new VFX were similar to the replaced shots by Hike animation. The other (derived from the Director's cut with the more sturated color timing), leaning heavily to DeLImited's Unity II project in which the shots replace Drydock with the Spacedock from ST3 onwards.
In both cases given the exclusivity of the VFX origins, I did not feel I could submit these, and thus they remain in the vault.
However, I recently shared these with a fell editor, and over the years I have ammassed a huge library of reimagined VFX shots from all the ST movies.
When I did a recent tally, I realised the only sequences I could not replace were the initial attack on the Enterprise (and even there there are a couple of new establishing shots), and the final Genesis device detonation shots.
So I decided to see if it would work. Together with many repurposed standalone VFX from other people and fans out there, I constructed this newer version with a plethora of sources.
Since we are in the artistic endevours of reimagining etc, I though it would fun to see what this movie would like with a more modern VFX sensibility.
I have also added many new establishing shots which the original was short off for VFX budget reasons.
I have also reinstated missing dialogue (the Turbo shaft scene and the references to Sulu's forthcoming command of the Excelsior)...and one or two more surprises including score enhancemnts using James Horner music which is not from ST2, but sounds very like ST 2. There is also some additional foley added in places and some VFX fixes of my own. There is alsoi a completely remade from scratch opening title credit roll.
That's the lowdown folks.
This is edit is comlpeted and is just undergoing QC checks.
More to follow including the full changes list.
