I made this after reading reports that new fans of The Sopranos were skipping the therapy scenes when watching the series for the first time. Hopefully, this editing exercise proves that you could have just the therapy scenes with Tony and Dr. Melfi (and some cameos from Tony’s unconscious) and still have the dramatic heart of the show.
I cut Ducks using the most recent Blu-ray edition of the series, and Adobe Premiere Pro. All footage comes from season one of HBO’s The Sopranos. Some foley and transitional music cues were added to patch the scenes together.
Black and white was both an aesthetic choice and a necessary one as the pilot episode has completely different cinematography than the rest of the season.
Of course, a go ham-fair use experiment like this would have the lifespan of an FBI informant on Youtube. But you can always share or download Ducks from Vimeo here.
