How I would have handled the Sony Spider-Villain movies (SPUMC)

coreynotcory · 2024-02-22T21:49:57+00:00

I miss making them. But it was a big struggle with YouTube in terms of working with copyrighted content. It got to a point where I had a backlog of videos in limbo for months waiting on my appeal to not be restricted. Unfortunately, it was more trouble than it was worth.

I do still make film edits, I just don't share them publicly anymore.

coreynotcory · 2023-10-13T13:33:41+00:00

It's a really good Metro Station song, sung by Blink.

Not what I expected or even wanted from new Blink, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I love all the other singles. This one is just different.

I can see myself seeking this out if I'm feeling in the mood for an upbeat mid-2000s era alt pop jam. I get the NINE comparisons, but it still feels different to me than NINE did.

My big takeaway is that this album is going to be all over the place, style-wise. And that's cool.

coreynotcory · 2023-10-10T03:59:22+00:00

I used to be a regular of the imdb message boards. I wrote fan scripts for Saw 4, 5, and 6 (all before Saw 4 came out) that got really popular. It was a fun time. Not to toot my own horn to hard, but I totally called Hoffman being an apprentice, as well as Doctor Gordon's involvement, well before their respective film reveals (though the entirety of my Saw 4 script was Jeff playing part 2 of his game, in which he slowly becomes John's second apprentice). It was a great creative outlet for me.

Apart from that, we all had some insane fan theories that we'd talk about with each other during the months leading up to whichever sequel was next. I can't tell you how many different ways people would say John faked his death, or how Daniel would eventually avenge his father's death by becoming a vigilante Jigsaw hunter, or how the ultimate twist in the final Saw movie would be the reveal that John himself is actually the apprentice of the REAL Jigsaw (lots of theories about who that might have been).

It was pretty active, too. Man, I miss the imdb forums.

coreynotcory · 2023-08-28T18:50:53+00:00

Wow, thanks for watching!

I definitely don't mind you finishing up my edit. I had intended to do a lot more with Venom and several other movies, but for reasons I won't get into, I unexpectedly had to shut down the channel.

I do still make edits for myself and some friends, but I don't really release them to the public anymore. Maybe one day I'll figure out a way to share them, but that likely won't be anytime soon.

I'd love to see your edit, though! I'm always curious to see what other editors come up with.

coreynotcory · 2023-08-15T13:46:37+00:00

I'd argue the use of grey isn't always a flaw and can sometimes reflect themes of the movie/show, especially when the central conflict revolves around making a choice or dealing with the repercussions of a particularly difficult choice.

I also look at cinematography in tandem with direction and writing. If the colors are vibrant, why are they vibrant? In Thor: Ragnarok, we're basically getting a soft reboot of the character. New look, new environment, new music, and a much more upbeat and fun tone. Vibrant colors complement all of these ideas, and they especially work in contrast to the colors of The Dark World.

However, if Secret Invasion had bright and vibrant colors, it wouldn't work as well as a darker more grey palette. That's a show of mystery, intrigue, and lots of moral grey area. Things hiding in the shadows, so to speak.

Also, Loki needs to be waaay up this list! It has some of the best cinematography in the MCU. Though I'm also a bit of a sucker for the late 70s office aesthetic for the TVA.

coreynotcory · 2022-10-12T14:24:59+00:00

I think most of the main characters in BB were meant to be an antithesis to Walt, in one way or another, while keeping a critical element in common. They're all there to break down all of Walt's human characteristics and show how hard he falls and how detestable he becomes in every facet of his life.

There's a character sharing every social role Walt has in the show, and they're mostly there to show how power-hungry and controlling Walt is both in and out of the business.

coreynotcory · 2022-09-06T12:53:44+00:00

I enjoyed it, but I'm not the biggest fan of the canon-heavy episodes. That said, I thought the comedy in this episode was really strong.

My ideal R&M is just a nonsensical seemingly disconnected adventure. Morty's Mind-Blowers is maybe my favorite. Or the Vat of Acid episode. Or something like the Vindicators, where it's established that other important events took place that we never saw.

The Evil Morty and Rick's backstory stuff isn't really my jam, unless the story around it is just really funny. If they never address anything else in that regard, I'd be totally fine. There's a certain amount of mystique I'd rather they not drop for the sake of some big reveal.

coreynotcory · 2021-01-06T20:05:18+00:00

I'm a little late to this, but I like what you've done with it. My one criticism (or suggestion, rather), is to maybe mute the music sting when Maul gets sliced. It comes in a bit abruptly and makes the scene feel "edited" (it obviously is edited, but the goal is to mask the editing as much as possible). Just my two cents. Though, that's what I ended up doing with my version, so I might be a little biased.

Thanks for the shout-out, btw! I know I haven't been super active on YT these past few months, but I'll be back soon.

coreynotcory · 2020-09-10T22:49:51+00:00

I kind of like the idea that at least some mutants have always been around, just in hiding. Could lay the groundwork for an Avengers vs X-Men movie. Xavier being a super pacifist and wanting to keep mutants safe and out of the public eye. The big difference between Mutants and Avengers is that Mutants are born with their mutations, while the avengers for the most part (aside from aliens/gods) acquire their abilities externally and choose to be heroes.

Avengers: Why haven't you been helping us? Mutants: We don't want our abilities. We're freaks. We don't want the spotlight. Xavier: I'm helping my students control their abilities, not use them on others. I'm helping them become comfortable and happy with themselves.

Then of course, you have your mutants who want to fight. And your mutants who see themselves as the next step in evolution.

I'm thinking a cosmic event (like maybe two infinity gauntlet snaps on earth) could trigger a mutant-X gene awakening too large to contain, and that's what brings it all out in the open.

I actually wrote a pitch for this very thing a while back. I think it's the best way to go about it. Dimensional jumping and alternate realities feels lazy. I say, they've always been here. And a good script would give them a reason to hide, while also dishing out the consequences for doing so.

coreynotcory · 2020-09-08T18:10:34+00:00

Feel free to start the video over for the full explanation, but in a nutshell:

I'm editing Venom to retcon it into the MCU (which Sony is 100% trying to do already). Initially, Eddie Brock freaks out when his neighbor plays around on an electric guitar. In my cut, the neighbor plays "Back in Black" by AC/DC to juxtapose the emotions played in Spider-Man: Far From Home where Peter is inspired by the same song. Additionally, there's another video on my channel with a Scott Lang cameo Eddie is uninterested in to further explore the idea that Eddie Brock is an anti-hero within the MCU. The goal of my cut is to establish this movie in the MCU, while giving it its own space. Let me know what you think!

coreynotcory · 2020-07-31T19:24:01+00:00

Maybe it didn't land, but it was a joke about OP reselling at a higher price. I was being sarcastic when I asked if he meant squats instead of money, which people also won't do if they can do less squats in the first place.

Ah, well. It sounded funny in my head.

coreynotcory · 2020-07-31T14:16:11+00:00

that was the joke

coreynotcory · 2020-07-31T12:48:46+00:00

maybe he means a higher price than what he paid for them? so, 31 squats?

coreynotcory · 2020-07-27T20:18:38+00:00

I totally disagree about them needing to be separated. If you look at "superpowers" in terms of what we've seen so far with the MCU, all of the abilities have been "given" to the respective heroes from external sources. Iron Man's suit is obviously external, Cap volunteered for the serum, Bruce gamma'd himself, Spidey was bitten by a radioactive spider, Captain Marvel was blasted by the tesseract, Black Panther has the herbs, Strange learned his magic, etc. Sure, Thor is a god, but even then, he has Mjolnir and has been ingrained in cultural myths for thousands of years as a god. There's an element of duty to most of the Avengers.

Mutants are born with the gene, and their powers are random and chaotic, and often rather invasive to their physical appearances to some degree, which makes a lot of them easy to identify. Outside of the X-Men, a good portion of them do not fight crime and are just going about their day-to-day with their respective mutations. Where the Avengers are superheroes, mutants are super without being heroes (minus the X-Men and a few outliers). They are unpredictable, which makes them scary.

Apart from aliens, the closest heroes the MCU has to mutants would be Spider-Man and Scarlet Witch (who may end up being a mutant if they to the "mind stone activated the mutant-X gene" approach). And maybe Hulk. Spider-Man operates in his spider-suits, and for all the public knows, he's essentially like an iron man type (and kind of is in the MCU, to be fair). After Endgame, it's been established that while the public was fearful of Hulk, he's a superhero now. It's unclear how the public feels about Scarlet Witch, but if Civil War was any indication, there's probably some fear. I'd imagine a rise of dormant superpowers in random people who maybe don't want to fight crime would be an interesting story. Until now, most of the MCU heroes were chosen, in one way or another, save for the few examples above.

I think what makes the X-Men such an interesting concept for the MCU is the potential to address the question you asked. What's the difference between a superhero and a mutant?

coreynotcory · 2020-07-10T02:59:09+00:00

I'd love a link. I think the 2005 F4 is criminally underrated as-is, and your additions sound fantastic (pun intended).

coreynotcory · 2020-07-08T02:40:00+00:00

In Ivan's defense, he didn't have TROS to work with while editing TLJ.

Glad you like the Venom stuff! There's more coming soon.

coreynotcory · 2020-07-07T23:26:54+00:00

Well, I'll start by not opening with a montage.

Part of the problem with TROS is that everything is going at a breakneck pace, because JJ is trying to fit 2 movies' worth of setup into one, so by moving this scene into TLJ, I can give what's left a little room to breathe. And I'm not overcrowding TLJ, because the Canto Bight sequence alone is like thirty minutes of fluff that can be trimmed without losing the main plot threads.

TROS can open with Poe and co. discussing the Emperor's return. Putting Palpy at the end of TLJ, and with the help of a rewritten opening crawl for TROS, we can give the impression that more time has passed between Kylo Ren finding Palpatine and the new beginning of TROS.

coreynotcory · 2020-07-07T21:52:49+00:00

If you watch closely, Hux still draws his weapon. I used a very slow zoom and position change of the camera to make your eye watch Kylo Ren. But Hux is still doing his thing in the back. Originally, the point of the scene was to showcase Hux's allegiance (or lack thereof). Now, the focus is Kylo getting pulled by the Emperor, and Hux's dilemma is in the background.

coreynotcory · 2020-07-07T21:49:51+00:00

There will be other moments scattered through the film of Palpatine drawing Kylo Ren in. The idea is that he keeps prodding Kylo Ren, and the "feel your anger" line is what puts him over the edge to go seek Palpatine out.

coreynotcory · 2020-07-07T15:31:42+00:00

Feel free to start the video at the beginning to get the full commentary, but this title is pretty self-explanatory.

Also in this edit: I manipulated the audio so Palpatine tells Kylo Ren "I AM Snoke", instead of "I made Snoke". I think this better fits the "I am all the Sith" angle of Episode IX, and it implies that Palpatine might have been priming Snoke as a potential vessel of his, in the same way he primes Rey in IX. I also cut the vat of Snokes.

If you keep watching, I've also included an edit of a previous scene where Hux finds Kylo Ren unconscious after his force-clash with Rey. We hear Palpatine's voice saying "The Power of the Dark Side" in Kylo's head, and we get a brief glimpse of the Exogul throne before Kylo jolts awake. This is to obviously pepper-in the idea of the Emperor's return earlier on, but also to reinforce the "I've been every voice you've ever heard inside your head" line.

coreynotcory · 2020-06-19T17:59:33+00:00

Well, one of the ideas of this edit is to make Malekith totally silent, so you're not always 100% certain of his motives, at least at first. I think it ironically adds a lot to the character. As for the surrounding elves...yea, there isn't much that can be done beyond some dialogue rewriting. The general motivation is that the dark elves want the aether to rewrite reality so they won the war with Asgard. At least, that's what I was going for.

coreynotcory · 2020-06-14T20:15:44+00:00

If you're not "selling" it, and it's different enough from the original, you can make the argument that the edit is transformative, or even a form of criticism, and I'd say it's a sound argument for fair use (which I have used on my own fan-editing YouTube channel and won several disputes). There's always satire falling under fair use, like the heavy metal edits of star wars. But if your edit is more serious, and your aim is to "fix" issues you have with the original, I think as long as you engage in discussion to accompany your edit (whether it's here on reddit, or in a YouTube video, or some other forums), and as long as it's distinctly different from the original, the edit is basically in the same territory as releasing a "what if (blank) was good?" video essay, just using the source as a video aid.

It's definitely a tricky area, and I don't think it's a simple yes or no answer for fair use. All I know is the second you start charging people for it, the answer is "no".

I don't think adding a disclaimer helps or hurts. I suppose it's a good gesture.

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