Director's Cut: Chronicles of the Chronicler 3: The Lost World

It was suggested on YouTube that I release a Director's Cut for COTC season 3: The Lost World. There aren't very many of my videos I can actually do that for, and I decided that it was worth a go. This wasn't as simple as just pulling out the old footage and adding it back in, this required me filming footage for sequences that were in the script, but never actually filmed. Luckily enough, all the necessary audio from Carl, Shannon, Frank, and Lauren was already recorded from the first time around, because they recorded straight from the script, even if a scene wasn't filmed.

In total, 19 sequences were added back in (or extended). I had to reconstruct nearly all the models, because in the meantime, the short "Takua and Jaller go on an Adventure" was shot, and characters Rooktoth and Golem were built using peices of Takua (as Toa), Gali, Lewa, and Onua. Makuta was also deconstructed completely for Clarence. I could easily rebuild the Toa, but I didn't have the time or the patience to rebuild Makuta. It's a good thing he was only needed for one scene and I could get by with just using his arm.

Here's a list of what's new:

1. Makuta's escape/Ahkmou's capture***
2. Extended Altair Dialogue at jail house***
3. Altair explains the Mask of Time*
4. Takua and Jaller talk about Pohatu*
5. Makuta's Warning**
6. Extended Altair Dialogue at Hall of Records***
7. Gali Fights Rahkshi in Ga-Koro**
8. Extended Lewa/Pohatu argument**
9. Jaller Discovers Takua's Mask**/Tahu fights Rahkshi in Ta-Koro Ruins***
10. Extended Lewa/Pohatu exchange after Le-Koro Attack**
11. Extended Toa Takua/Altair Dialogue**
12. Lewa's Inspirational speech***
13. Jaller's relief at Takua's return*
14. Tahu/Pohatu/Takua/Gali Dialogue before climax begins***
15. Extended Nuparu/Kongu attack**
16. Pohatu/Kopaka fight Rahkshi***
17. Lewa/Takua/Pohatu/Onua fight Rahkshi***
18. Extended Makuta appearing scene***
19. Extended Makuta fight***

*=Completely new footage and audio
**=unused footage and audio from Principle Photography
***=new footage with audio from Principle Photography

- It can be noted that certain lines of Jaller's and Nuparu's during the climax were re-recorded. Also, the music during the climax is mixed completely differently.

- #5 and #7 were previously released as deleted scenes. #2, #6, and #11 were previously released as audio, but with no video.

- #3 and #4 were a scene that was completely new, but based on a sequence that was in the original plans for the film, but removed from the final draft of the script and never filmed nor recorded prior to the Director's Cut pick-ups.

 

You can watch the director's cut here:  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnaeLczOR4qqWvPb-KwLdDBtfVpLT6MKh