Northern Lights (Lyra escapes Bolvangar, alternative cut)

This is a fan made video, showing a brief alternative scene from the movie The Golden Compass. Instead of what is seen in the theatrical version of the movie, this video incorperates clips from various trailers and a short scene shown as a FMV sequence in the video game.

In the movie this scene is shorter, and shows a lone lyra destroy the 'cutting machine' herself, setting the alarm off and then every child runs out of the bolvangar station. This is not how things seemed to be originally filmed, in this pieced together version, Lyra runs out in to a corridor and sets off the alarm. Some of the children meet her in the corridor and Roger asks if the Gyptians are here. A confused an unsure Lyra just tells the kids to follow her, which they then stumble across the 'cutting machine'. They stand and watch as she destorys the device that was made to seperate them from their daemons.

The shots in this video have been colour corrected to fit the original movie, and the audio has been completely taken apart and redone. Shots such as the children meeting lyra had only the actors voices, so have had to have sound effects and music placed on it from other scenes in the film.

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[horaceli]

I wonder where people get this kind of stuff...

[EnergyUK]

trailers - video game - hardwork :)

[Aiwkid]

I was wondering when you'd do another one of these! I admit the shot of Lyra setting off the alarm doesn't flow so smoothly with the following shot. Dascottjr's idea of an exterior shot bridging the two Lyra ones together sounds like a good idea. Still, this is very good work considering what you've got to work with. Are there any other ones on the way?

[EnergyUK]

Yeah it's a tough one to do with the lack of supporting footage. I'm just about to do a test of dascottj's idea. I'll report back on how it goes. Glad you've liked the videos though.

Yes there will be more! A mock trailer showing my cut of the film, a final of Lyra being captured by the bears, a short documentary showing some of the smaller cut scenes and a look at scenes that didn't make the final cut, a reconstruction of the alternative intro, and possibly more - they're all on the cards.

[dascottjr]

Between that shot where she hits the alarm, and when she's running in the hall with all the kids coming out, I'd put some kind of a shot, maybe the outside of the building, with audio of the alarm going off...just so it's less of a jump cut. I haven't seen the movie in a while, so I don't know what you have to work with. Looks good, though. Best of luck with this.

[EnergyUK]

That's a great idea dascottjr, I don't want to make it look too comical, but I'll give that a go and see what it looks like. Thanks for the suggestion :) It's a tough part due to the lack of footage and your idea could help. I think I have an external shot that isn't used.

[BooBop1987]

Cool!

[millaindie]

This is in the videogame, but not in the movie. I didn't notice! Well, I played the game before I saw the movie(I hadn't finished it completely, but I was finished with this part).

[Grissha]

Whoa, I hadn't seen this version. Man, it's been more than one year and I still find new footage. Thanks for this :]

I want a Director's cut right now. Will they ever make us this favor?