Versus: The Way to Shadow

[Rodney]

This is a Star Wars fan film put together by two school mates over the period of six years.

The film is in french with subtitles and contains some harsh language not usually seen in Star Wars films.

 

 

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Of interest, there are hundreds of stormtroopers in the film but no one wore a stormtrooper costume. All appearances where 3D models animated and composited into the film.

 

There are several making of videos that are well worth reviewing as well.

Here's their website that has links to several:

 

http://1k0.blogspot.fr/2014/03/versus-twts-making-of.html

 

Here's one thatperhaps outlines the effects breakdowns best:

 

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The general thought here is that animating humans isn't always the best approach when actors can perform that element through live action instead.

Special Effects and digital actors can then fill in as necessary.

 

It should be also noted that the majority of filmwork like this, to include compositing, can be accomplished in A:M, although dedicated compositors are generally preferred for chroma key, masking and motion tracking.