Synopsis:

The first in what I hope is a continuing series of a fanedits which will see episodic Doctor Who stories from the classic era, fanedited into feature length movie style edits. The Caves of Androzani is a 4 part story which is widely considered to be among the very finest Doctor Who stories ever made. It's not difficult to see why, with every main character fleshed out beautifully and a doom laden plot, the tone of which is rarely seen in the programme, resulting in a bonafide classic adventure which has lost none of its impact some 36 years later. What's more, it rattles along at a heck of a pace, with director Graeme Harper making every shot count, to the point where one struggles to think what could be cut in such a fanediting exercise such as this.

Intentions:

The intention here though, is not to trim lots of footage. It's to present a movie style edit which can be enjoyed in one sitting without the need for cliffhangers and the 25 minute style episodic end and beginning credits. Plus, this has been transformed from 4:3 ratio (standard TV for that period) to 1:85:1 ration widescreen. I have attempted this as carefully as possible, going through every scene to try and ensure this looks as good as possible.

Change List:

** New Colour grading added throughout edit ** - Only the opening credits for Part 1 and the end credits for Part 4 are maintained. All other opening and closing episodic credits are cut - First Magma monster attack trimmed, in an effort to try and hide the monster more - When Krelper tries to quit from Stotz's little gang, have trimmed the scene so Stotz does not try to drag and push Krelper to the edge of the cliff, whilst putting a suicide pill in Krelper's mouth. Now the scene stops just as Stotz is holding a knife to Krelper's throat - Slightly trimmed crossfade sequences as Jek's character is introduced - Second Magma Monster attack heavily trimmed, again to try and keep any shots on the creature as a close up and not linger on the creature for any length of time. Added some music from Roger Limb's score to smooth over transition to next scene - As Jek and Stotz are meeting to discuss terms and The Doctor makes a sound behind them, have removed Jek's line of dialogue asking whoever it is to come out. This is due to the fact that it's plain for all to see that it's The Doctor. So now, as Jek turns around, he immediately knows it's The Doctor. Added sound effect to make it more obvious that The Doctor is behind them - Slightly trimmed scenes of Krelper and his colleague chasing and shooting at The Doctor. This is just to try and make it more believable that all their shots miss.

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Special Thanks:

Sophie Welch BionicBob Zarius TM2YC Malthus jrWHAG42 musiced921 Hymie The Warlord.