What follows is a fairly
detailed description of the changes that will be made in Version 1, Version
2, and Version 3 of the Enhanced Re-edit of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
This includes information on some of what will be edited from the film, and
what shots will be altered or replaced with CGI (computer generated imaging).
There will also be some notes as to why these changes are being made.
Remember:
Version 1 will have no changes aside from new special effects.
Version 2 will have new special effects, and some reediting.
Version 3 will have new special effects, and more reediting.
This version will be called
"Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - The Enhanced Edition"
Version 1 will have no major alterations
aside from new special effects.
No special effects will be added that alters anything seen in the theatrical
version plot-wise.
The running time will be about the same as the theatrical cut.
The only trimming will be the poor bluescreen shots during Kirk's fall
from the mountain, etc.
This Version will be called:
"Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - The Enhanced Re-Edit V.2 "
This Version will have new effects, and will have some reediting.
NOTE: This is still a work-in-progress.
There may be other alterations not listed here,
and some alterations listed here may not be in the final cut of Version 2.
SCENE: Opening scene with Sybok and J'onn.
This scene will have no changes.
SCENE: Opening Credits
After the camera pans up from Sybok to the sun and fades to white, there will be new opening credits.
The camera will pull away from the sun, then pan around to open space. The title will appear similar to how it does in the theatrical version (including the sparkle), over a new moving starfield. After the credits, a few figures will be seen flying by (planets, nebulas, etc) before a tilt-down to earth. The camera will zoom down through the clouds of earth, dissolving to the establishing shot of El Capitan. This is based on what was originally intended for the opening credits. This will all be done during the opening music and will not alter the running time of the opening credits.
There will be no changes to the scenes of Kirk's climbing during the opening credits.
SCENE: Kirk's discussion
with Spock on the mountain, and his subsequent fall.
All of the bluescreen shots of Spock and Kirk will be removed.
Kirk's scream as he falls will be removed.
Some lines will be trimmed at the end of the scene.
SCENE: Dar talks to the ambassadors.
Some editing will be done to the
cat dancer portion of the scene.
SCENE: Sybok takes over Paradise City.
This scene will not be changed.
SCENE: Scotty and Uhura
are notified by Starfleet.
This scene will be removed.
SCENE: Sulu and Chekov get lost.
This scene will be removed.
SCENE: Campfire scene with
Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.
A few line edits will be made (such as the "Bourbon and beans" line).
SCENE: Kirk, Spock, and
McCoy get some sleep.
The scene will end when Kirk says "Go to sleep, Spock."
SCENE: Klaa blows up a probe.
All special effects in this scene will be redone with CGI.
Klaa will be firing on a different kind of probe than the one we see in the
theatrical version.
When the probe explodes, there will be a shot of the Bird of Prey flying through
the explosion.
Also, the sound effects will be altered so there will be no "scream" when the
probe is fired upon.
SCENE: Uhura picks up Kirk
and Spock.
New CGI shots of the shuttlecraft will be added.
SCENE: Shuttlecraft to Enterprise.
New CGI shots will replace some of the special effects in this scene.
SCENE: Kirk exits the shuttlecraft.
Smoke effects will be added to cover the feet behind the shuttlecraft.
Some minor audio edits will be made.
SCENE: Kirk talks to Admiral Bob.
A few edits will be made to tone down the sillier moments of this scene (such as the stuttering intercom and the stuck turbolift).
The "Go Climb a Rock" words on Kirk's shirt will be removed and/or cropped out.
Kirk's chair will not squeak as he shifts in it.
SCENE: Klaa finds out about
Enterprise.
The shot of the Klingon ship will be replaced with new CGI.
SCENE: Kirk views the hostage
tape.
The starfield shot will be removed, and a new shot of the Enterprise
will be added.
The Captain's Log Recorder gag will be removed.
A few minor line edits will be made.
SCENE: Spock tells Kirk
and McCoy about Sybok.
The establishing starfield will be removed. A new CGI shot will be added
showing the Enterprise approaching the camera slowly, until it closes in on
the window, showing Spock staring out the window. This shot was originally
intended to be in the film.
SCENE: Enterprise reaches
Nimbus III.
A new CGI shot of the Enterprise approaching Nimbus III will be added.
This shot was originally intended to be in the film.
SCENE: Shuttlecraft goes to Nimbus III.
The shot of the shuttlecraft entering Nimbus III's atmosphere will be replaced
with new CGI.
The shot of the shuttlecraft zooming by on the planet's surface will also
be replaced with CGI.
The exterior shot of Paradise City will be digitally changed slightly.
SCENE: "Captain Chekov."
None of these scenes will be altered.
SCENE: Kirk looks through
binoculars.
Kirk's line of "But we'll have to get their attention." will be removed.
SCENE: Uhura's fan dance.
This scene will be removed.
SCENE: Paradise City battle.
A few lines will be trimmed (such as "Hold your horse, Captain").
A new CGI shot of the shuttlecraft approaching overhead will be added.
A new CGI shot of the shuttlecraft preparing to land will be added.
The shot of Spock neck-pinching a horse will be removed.
The cat dancer fight will be removed.
SCENE: Kirk and Spock are
captured.
Some minor line editing may be made.
SCENE: Emergency Landing Plan "B."
Most of the effects shots will be replaced with CGI.
In this new CGI, the shuttlebay doors will open slower.
When the shuttlecraft crashes into the bay, new CGI will be added showing the
shuttlecraft's nacelles being torn away.
The shuttle will skid through the bay much faster.
The Bird of Prey firing the torpedo will be replaced with a new CGI shot.
When the Enterprise goes to warp and the torpedo misses, this will be a new
CGI shot.
SCENE: Kirk fights Sybok.
The Kirk/Sybok fight will be trimmed down to eliminate the obvious wirework.
SCENE: The argument in the
brig.
All shots of the brig's bars in this scene, and all subsequent
scenes, will be CGI enhanced to make them look less like florescent light bulbs.
Various lines will be removed to tone down the silliness of this scene.
Spock's line of "Vulcan princess" will be changed to "Vulcan."
SCENE: Sybok removes Chekov's pain.
This scene will not be altered.
SCENE: Kirk opens a panel.
Some minor audio changes will be made.
There will be new CGI sparks briefly raining down from the panel.
SCENE: Sybok's speech.
The Enterprise warp shot will replaced with a new shot.
As Sybok is giving his speech, a subtle heartbeat sound may be added during
the early parts of his speech.
This is to make it more clear that he's influencing the rest of the ship's crew with
his mental powers.
SCENE: The jailbreak.
Some line editing and alteration may be done here.
SCENE: Kirk and Scotty in
the Engineering corridor.
Scotty banging his head will be removed.
SCENE: The turboshaft.
The shot of Sulu finding Scotty unconscious will be removed.
The deck numbers will be digitally removed.
SCENE: The distress signal.
A new shot of the Bird of Prey will be added.
A few line edits may be made.
SCENE: Scotty wakes up and talks to Uhura.
This scene will be removed.
SCENE: The secret pains of McCoy and Spock.
Some of Kirk's lines may be slowed down.
SCENE: The Great Barrier.
All new CGI shots of the Great Barrier will be added, including the Enterprise
having a much rougher ride through it.
New CGI shots of Sha-Ka-Ree will also be used.
SCENE: "No conditions."
This scene will be unaltered.
SCENE: Shuttlecraft enters
and lands on Sha-Ka-Ree.
The shot of the shuttlecraft approaching Sha-Ka-Ree will be replaced with a
new CGI shot.
Reflections of the planet's surface will be added to the shuttlecraft's
front windshield.
The shuttlecraft landing shot in the theatrical version will remain, but there's
a brief half-second glitch in the film at the beginning of this shot. This
glitch will be trimmed.
SCENE: Kirk and company
explore the pinnacle.
The medium shot of the pinnacle will be digitally altered, because a road can
be seen in this shot.
SCENE: The columns.
Digital alterations will be made to some of the model
shots of the columns rising from the ground in this scene.
A few subtle dark clouds may be added
to the sky throughout the scenes as Kirk and company are within the columns.
This will help make these shots feel less like a soundstage.
SCENE: "God" appears.
The animated side-view wide shot of the streak of light shooting upward from
the columns will be replaced with a new CGI shot.
All silhouette shots will be digitally altered to look less like bluescreen.
The "many faces of god" will be slightly enhanced.
The actual godhead, played by George Murdock, will not be replaced in the
column shots, but there will be enhancement of the field around him.
Some continuity errors with the godhead's size will be reworked.
SCENE: What does God need
with a starship?
The lightning bolts coming out from the godhead's eyes will be digitally replaced
with more realistic effects.
SCENE: Enterprise fires
a torpedo.
The torpedo shot will be replaced with new CGI.
The torpedo will more closely resemble torpedoes seen in the other TOS films.
After the torpedo fires, the camera may briefly "chase" the torpedo toward
the planet. This shot was originally intended to be in the film.
The torpedo explosion will be enhanced with CGI.
The leaping shot of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy from the torpedo explosion will be
digitally improved.
Raining cinders will be digitally added as Kirk, Spock and McCoy rise up from
the ground.
Fire and/or smoke will be added to some shots.
SCENE: "Let's get out of here."
Sound effect alterations will be made.
A new CGI shot of a Creature slowly beginning to form up from the ground will
be added.
As Kirk, Spock and McCoy turn and run, the forming Creature will be digitally
added in the background.
Fire may be added to some shots.
SCENE: Kirk, Spock and McCoy
enter the shuttlecraft.
Some of the music Jerry Goldsmith intended for this scene will be reinstated.
Some shots will be reshuffled in this scene and some new CGI and sound effects
will be added.
SCENE: Bird of Prey fires on the Enterprise.
The effect shots in this scene will be replaced with new CGI shots. The
Bird of Prey will de-cloak and quickly fire upon the Enterprise. We will
actually see the torpedo impact with the Enterprise. Some of the music
Jerry Goldsmith intended for this scene will be reinstated to fill the extra
time. All subsequent scenes of the Enterprise will show the Enterprise with
some battle damage.
SCENE: Kirk alone in the
shuttlecraft.
The shot of light bursting from the shuttle's windshield will be replaced with
a new CGI shot of the Creature's hand smashing through the windshield,
shattering it as sparks from the computer panels shoot around. This was how
the shot was originally intended.
The shot of Kirk running out of the shuttlecraft will be digitally enhanced
with fiery Rockman effects to replace the blue lightning bolts erupting out
from the shuttlecraft.
SCENE: Spock talks to Klaa.
The Bird of Prey/Enterprise shot will be replaced with CGI.
SCENE: Kirk is rescued.
Some of Jerry Goldsmith's music that was intended for this scene will be
reinstated.
The blue lightning effects will be enhanced with CGI fiery effects.
The godhead shots in this scene will be replaced with new CGI Rockman shots.
The continuity error of Kirk's arm positions on the mountaintop will be corrected by reshuffling some shots, to give Kirk time to lower and raise his arms again.
SCENE: Kirk aboard the Bird of Prey.
Some line edits will be made.
SCENE: Observation lounge.
The Bird of Prey/Enterprise shot will be replaced with CGI.
The shot of Sulu and Chekov admiring Vixis's muscles will be removed.
SCENE: Return to shore leave/Ending
credits
The closing credit music will be replaced with the closing credit music used
on the soundtrack, thus eliminating the "bird squawk" sound effect during the
Klingon theme in the theatrical version of the closing credits.
Version 3 will have
more editing to give the film a more "serious" tone.
Certain scenes like the rocketboot turboshaft scene and the "stand back" scene
will be affected,
as well as more line-edits of the sillier parts.