Going Rogue III: The Shoot

In August 2015, cameras rolled on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story -
and they rolled, and rolled. Gareth Edwards's unconventional
shooting style emphasised improvisation not just in performance
but also in blocking, camera placement, lighting and all other
elements of filming. The film's two distinct shooting styles,
initially separated as Empire and Rebellion, started to blur, and
the pursuit of shots that felt good often overshadowed the
script.





The script, which was still changing, being passed between
multiple script doctors after the shoot began. Find out which of
your favourite Oscar nominated writer/directors did a pass on
Rogue One (number 3 might surprise you!). Also, find out which
cast member would start each take by singing the Frozen
soundtrack.





Edwards shot first, but that might change in the special edition.











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CLIPS:


 - E.C. Henry's Rogue One Editor Interview: Colin Goudie
(spoiler-free)


 - The Director's Cut - Rogue One with Gareth Edwards and
Chris Miller


 - The Filmmakers Podcast - How To Edit A Star Wars Movie
with Rogue One and Monsters Editor Colin Goudie





MUSIC:


"Floating Cities", "Bleeping Demo", "Concentration",
"Half Mystery", "Vanishing", "I Can Feel It Coming", "Scissors",
"Magic Scout - Cottages", "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival -
Intermission", "Twisting", "Prelude & Action", "Night Vigil"
& "Stormfront"





Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/





"Suspended Animation", "Promixa Centauri" &
"Quiescent in Time" by Shane Ivers -
https://www.silvermansound.com