BATMAN FOREVER: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - "Don't work too late..."
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2024
- Hello - and thank you for joining me to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the smash hit superhero movie Batman Forever - which exploded into movie theatres in 1995!
My goal with this fanedit was to present a cut of Forever that aligns more with director Joel Schumacher’s intended vision. By reinserting deleted scenes and alternate takes - as well as drastically restructuring the film to more accurately follow the shooting script by Akiva Goldsman - I believe that Forever can shine as a serious and darkly fascinating character study of the Caped Crusader - while still retaining the larger-than-life, ‘comic-book’ fun throughout, of course!
This fanedit uses the earlier Blu-ray transfer as - despite the bump in fidelity - the newer transfer that came bundled with the 4K release features some unsatisfactory colour timing/grading changes in my opinion. The deleted scenes/workprint footage were sourced from the same release, while alternate takes were primarily sourced from trailers & bonus material. The score uses excerpts from Eliot Goldenthal’s work on Alien³, Interview With the Vampire & Demolition Man, alongside the rare recording sessions for both Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. As well as Goldenthal’s score, an iconic theme from Danny Elfman’s work on Batman (1989) also makes an appearance.
For a more detailed breakdown of what’s new and different in this edit, please check out the changelog!
Batman Forever: 30th Anniversary Edition was cut, edited and assembled in Adobe Premiere Pro 2020, before being colour graded & visually overhauled with Dehancer in DaVinci Resolve. The ‘35mm’ version uses 35mm transfers of Batman Forever trailers as a visual reference. The ‘35mm’ version aims to replicate the visual flavour and aesthetic of these vintage film trailers in both colour choice and depth. Topaz Video Enhance AI has been used to upscale the aforementioned deleted scenes, while Eleven Labs voice AI cloning was used - in combination with real human voice acting - to fill in for missing dialogue takes.
I am not the first to put together a Batman Forever fanedit - and I certainly won’t be the last. So with that said, I must pay respect to the works that came before mine:
• Batman Forever: Red Book Edition by Scaperat
• Batman Forever: The Virtual Workprint by Josh Jensen
• Batman Forever: Restored by Lucas Valcanti (luc4valcanti)
I would also like to thank luc4valcanti, Onyx_Tw, MinddKidzag, CutSchumacher, Neil Rickatson of 1995 Batman.com and burtonsgotham for their assistance on this project! This fanedit simply would not be possible without their support and contributions.
Until the fabled ‘Schumacher Cut’ is in our hands, I hope that this fanedit will bring joy to Batman fans around the world. #ReleaseTheSchumacherCut!
Courage now… truth always… BATMAN FOREVER!
Yours,
Jordan (jordanjabroni) 
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While the Elfman theme sends chills down my spine, it seems inappropriate. I like the pan up that mirrors the first two films, but I would change it to the theme by Goldenthal
The film immediately snaps to Goldenthal's score when the credits roll, which continues throughout the duration of the end credits. The idea here was to connect '89 and this, seeing as the setups are similar with Chase in Vicki's place. It's a mirroring of that scene, this time emphasising the title of the movie ('Batman Forever' - 'Does it ever end, Alfred?')
Also, while I've used Goldenthal's work for everything else in the movie (even inserting cues from Alien³, Demolition Man and Interview With the Vampire), this just felt right. The trailers for Batman Forever used Elfman's finale over the hero shot of the Batsignal run, so it's also a reference to that nostalgic moment too.
@@jordanjabroni good job
@@DJRadioMasterRahjiladelphia26t Thank you!
@@jordanjabroni you're welcome
@@jordanjabroni so, have you seen your batman forever 35mm workprint version
Great job, but instead of using music pieces from interview with the vampire, demolition man, and alien 3 can you use music pieces from the first 2 Tim Burton batman movies and Tim Burton's sleepy hollow?
Hello and thank you for your reply!
Aside from the '89 finale recall in my new ending, there is no reuse of Danny Elfman's work on the Tim Burton movies.
I adore Elliot Goldenthal's work on Batman Forever and those three titles - Demolition Man, Alien³ and Interview With the Vampire all have connections to this movie (Demo & Interview used as temp scores for the Batman Forever workprint, Alien³ music used for Dick's neon alley fight).
I am not seeking to replace Elliot Goldenthal's work with Elfman, as some edits have in the past.
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