QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE Where’s the audio from? The audio is actually from the 1983 radio drama adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. I did some minimal editing to take out a certain part, and added some additional sound effects, but the writing, direction, and voice acting is all from the 80s! If you liked this, make sure to check out the original radio dramas! They’re all on RUclips. Are you going to adapt any more of the radio dramas? Probably not. This was a rather unique scenario where I wanted to test out character animation, and these two scenes fit the bill perfectly: a space battle (kinda, you know, my thing) and then two people talking. I also didn’t want to have any big name characters in the scene, and the only character in this that is actually in the movies is Captain Needa (one of the guys that gets choked out by Darth Vader in ESB). How long did it take to do this? Roughly six months - six long, brutal months, with a lot of breaks in-between. What software do you use? A combination of: Blender (animation, rendering) Reallusion’s Character Creator and iClone (character creation and animation), Substance Painter (texturing), Adobe After Effects (color grading and additional effects), and Adobe Premiere Pro (assembly, editing, and sound design).
I NEVER comment but I just wanted to say I grew up listening the the NPR adaptation of Star Wars and seeing it brought to life... brought tears to my eyes. This is amazing.
I absolutely love the use of the Star Wars Audiodrama here in such a seamless way. Took me back in time to listening to these on audiobook during family road-trips. Well done!
@@xxnightdriverxx9576 : Untrue. The Ambush at Derra IV was planned by Grand Admiral Thrawn (although Lord Vader presented the plan and took all the credit). This was definitely not the norm.
@timonsolus Actually it WAS the norm. Until the battle of Endor, rebel forces were scattered and disorganised, particularly after the panicked evacuation of Yavin 4 and the Empire's reinvigorated effort to destroy the rebellion after the destruction of the first Death Star. During the tenure of The Empire Strikes Back and the preceding years, we see a rebellion broken by combat, scarce in resources and very much on the brink of defeat. I don't know what source material you're using but it's probably from the more modern take which presents the rebels as never-go-wrong perfect warriors instead of exhausted, desperate freedom fighters and the Galactic Empire as an incompetent, useless bunch of morons who don't even know how to operate their own hardware instead of a terrifying totalitarian dictatorship. God I hate modern Star Wars!
@@kn3448the rebels weren’t really so disorganized, they were trained by crix nadine and many others, and many were ex imps. In regards to what you said at the end about them (Disney) apparently changing the material of the rebels? I mean, I haven’t read legends but they’ve stayed the same since the old movies, some are more radical (Saw, Luthen) and the rest are less militant, no one in Star Wars is perfect, and the empire isn’t portrayed as incompetent, I’d love to see where you think that is shown
@@stephen2583 First of all, recon is short for Reconnaissance and intel is short for intelligence, and that last one you gave is completely irrelevant.
@@MonstersNotUnderTheBed Hahaha what? He was purely commenting on the CGI (which is excellent in the sequels). I guess as a true star wars 'fan' you had to meet your hourly hate on the sequels quota.
@@danielthompson6010 Just as you have to meet your hourly gatekeeping quota. Disliking poor quality products that were literally rushed by Disney doesn't prevent you from being a fan.
@@MonstersNotUnderTheBed Prequels still used a lot of physical models, there were actually more used in the prequels than the originals, and I think the quality of the VFX work, especially in Episode III was quite good.
Sporting chances are for sporting events. If you've got the resources to overwhelm your opponents, then you might as well use them. This does not eliminate the need to use those resources intelligently.
Oh my god that was so good. I was at the edge of my seat the entire time. That whole battle happened so FAST, literally I put my hands over my mouth when the captain was killed. I thought for sure he was gonna be okay. He was so calm, collected, responded so well. But his men just couldn't keep up and you can only do so much alone. Like, it was over before I even realized, like my GOD. I'm over here sad and shit like that's how you know ts was good.
@@Nergalsama01 Yup. Luke was really broken up in the scene where he go the news. I feel like General Antoc Merrick was the closest we'll get to Narra in live action.
@@Nergalsama01 He was so great, like man, bro took 2 seconds to register the odds and somewhat made a plan RIGHT THERE on the fly. That's such amazing leadership :((
This the part of the radio drama that really shows the Empire striking back competently. Zahn did a good job adding Thrawn/Fel as the key with the Derra 4 operation. Great legends stuff. Awesome job!
Love how you nailed the feeling of models mounted on filming rigs while still taking it to the next level like the people back then would have with access to modern solutions.
The lines, the choice of camera angles, and pacing feels like something directly out of the original trilogy as if Lucas wrote and directed it himself. This scratches that itch of wanting something new yet familiar that Disney can’t seem to figure out. They need to hire yall.
Nice one! And to think Derra IV was Thrawn's doing. Adding tanker ships and tractor transports also gives the idea of what the rebels needed to use for supply runs in addition to GR-75s.
I 100% agree! I truly felt the pain and anguish when the X-Wing Commander was blown up! I haven't seen CG be able to do that hardly at all but the emotions he was able to animate surprisingly really gave me the feels! Incredible job!
There's also the Rogue Squadron Issue 25 comic, which shows off the Imperial Baron Soontir Fel's perspective of it. Even revealed that Thrawn himself was responsible for this coup de grace.
Modern Star Wars done in a distinctly retro style. There's something about the Original Trilogy that makes the ships feel so real; ramshackle and industrial in the way only a vehicle could be, and it's been captured nicely here. I love the usage of the old radio dramatization acting, too; the battle was a lot more tactically structured with proper unit callouts and sqaudron orders and it was neat to see the rebels put up such a competent fight before the Empire won out. Great work on the animation and especially the atmosphere of the short!
I'm 34 seconds in. I've not seen a full SkyForge star Wars video in a while. I understand that the process is very time consuming. The fact that you have started off @ 34 seconds in with the Star Wars live Radio play of the Empire Strikes Back. Tells me this is going to be good. If anyone has not listened to the live radio plays of the classic three Star Wras movies. I suggest you listen to them on RUclips. Excellent stuff.
Nice, an imperial victory. Love to see it! Reminds me of when I use an interdictor and a couple TIE squadrons to neutralize a transport fleet in Empire at War. I'd also love to see an animation done by you from the imperial's perspective, with more cockpit shots and chatter from imperial pilots. Great work!
Truly amazing work. I love how chaotic it is depicted, really bringing you in and immersing you as it comes of very believable which is hard to achieve without detracting from what is happening on screen
This was well done and quite sublime work, I love the EC Henry additions & the inclusion of Battlefronts Renegade Squadron. Cheers to you ! Can’t wait for the next one. One note though, the officer who reports to Captain Needa has a Lt. Commander rank plaque, not a 1st Lieutenant.
It's not, this Renegade squadron is the immediate predecessor to Luke Skywalker's Rogue Squadron. The Rogues were one of several squadrons flying under the leadership of Renegade Flight's commanding officer, Commander Narra. After his death shortly before the Battle of Hoth, Luke became the highest ranking officer amongst the surviving squads.
It's from the Star Wars expanded radio dramatization of the original Star Wars trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. The first two radio series, based on Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, were produced and broadcast by National Public Radio as part of NPR Playhouse. Excellent stuff. You can find them on RUclips
@@MichaelCasanovaMusic No probs. The 1st (New Hope) and 2nd (Empire) ones are the best. The Jedi one is good but was released a couple of years after Empire.
This is so amazing!!! Really scratches that Star Wars itch I've been having lately, plus it does a great job of showing off how brutal the Empire could be in a way the movies didn't always have time to cover.
Wow, I just gotta state that your Imperial Star Destroyer was spot on... I mean OG, New Hope, with miniatures, spot on! The lighting, the greebling, the nuance, all just made me feel like I was back in the original trilogy instantly. Even the panning actions of your cameras are reminiscent of old ILM.
That was insane! Everything from the Animation to the shot composition to the color grade! Your character animations were pretty damn good too! The large movement of the arms, walk cycle, and head bobbing was extremely well done! The mouth syncing is wasn't great but honestly that's something that even billion dollar films have issues with. Amazing work!! 10/10!
The swipes, the tracking shots, the radio chatter. How is it that something that last less than 5 min have more emotional weight than the Rise of Palpatine? What gave it that weight? the fact that you don't know if the characters are going to make it, this exemplifies the danger and the ultimate outcome of being a rebel. There was a high certainty that you were not going to make it. I cared more about this captain than I did about Poe cause Poe was written poorly. Great video, great short story, nice work.
This short absolutely NAILS something that a lot of other fan films miss... the LIGHTING. Classic Star Wars has a very specific type of lighting for it's model work and this film has it in spades. Well done!
Finally, I’ve been scouring the entirety of RUclips for a fan film that isn’t just rebel propaganda, this was really good, excellent job. And way to stand out from many others.
This was amazing. From the starship models to facial animations to the way everything flowed. Extremely impressive work, thank you for sharing your skills!
I remember reading about this battle in the Xwing Comics and how Baron Soontir Fel recounted the fight. The final words from Commander Narra were near verbatim from the comics. Very nice attention to detail here!
This was always my favorite part of the EMP radio drama. This scene was TERRIFYING to listen to as a kid, so to finally get to really visualize it is amazing. Fantastic work!
Truly incredible work as always, simply stunning detail. Now if someone could show this amount of dedication to the missing Doctor Who videos where only the audio remains, I'd be a happy fan.
Nice! Always loved the radio plays, they were a staple of road trips with my father. Shows how good so much of the writing (thank you, wherever you are, Brian Daley) was. Love your modeling on Narra, and just the calm professionalism as he rattles off orders when the TIEs are coming in.
WOW... just wow. What a fantastic SW story. Characters taken seriously. No "DEI" propaganda. No Incompient "stormtroopers" The top of the R5 hit me when the camera panned out but the helmet really drove it home. Beautiful. I felt more in this short film than I did in all the DisneyWars Films. More please! Also Subbed!
Really well put. Even though it's a short animation, it gives off the real vibes of how desperate the rebels were in their fight and how crushingly oppressive the Empire was. It really makes you want to cheer for the good guys and give a good old hearty boo for the bad guys.
@@kn3448 and yet the bad guys have nuance too. They clearly do the job because they feel its right and what they are doing is maintaining order from chaos and corruption, however wrong they might be. They are not just mindless evil caricatures, like the current franchisees want to give us.
@@robertchandler6254the empire was an evil caricature right from the original trilogy, though. Blame it on ‘dei’ if you like (though you would be silly to) but the empire have always unambiguously been heartless monsters oppressing the galaxy. One of the first things you see them do is blow up a planet ffs I think you’re exaggerating the negatives of now and getting rose-tinted for the past. The empire was always ‘I want to rule the galaxy because I’m a sith. Now I’m going to blast you with lightning’. Vader gets redemption, but none of the others do at all. I never saw that nuance in the originals - in fact, the sequels do it a lot better with Luke being flawed and kylo being redeemed…
AWESOME SHORT FILM! I LOVE how accessible creative CG tools are these days, cuz it gives extremely talented people the chance to do things that seemed impossible just a few years ago. Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us! 👍🙂🐧🐧
That was fantastic. I remembering listening to this on the radio when it first came out in the early 80's. This is really well done. Are you going to do the rest of the additional scenes from the radio drama? It would be cool to supercut them with the movie.
WOW! Fantastic! MIGHT be the best yet. My jaw dropped when it was Renegade Squadron and that the timeline is accurate for that group too! Well done, SkyForge!
Very well done. Isn't it amazing what a quality sound mix and musical score can do for a piece. The editing doesn't have to be flashy or complicated. The only slights I would give relate to the marking of the X-Wings in Renegade flight and Commander Narra's helmet as well as some odd tinting to TIE fighter cockpit windows.
Thanks for bringing this to life! I loved listening to the old NPR radio plays as a kid, and I'm a huge fan of Brian Daley's writing. Love Cdr. Narra's helmet design! MTFBY!
Nicely done! I've storyboarded this scene in my head more times than I can count since hearing SW/TESB:E1 back in '83 - I'm glad somebody actually put a bunch of time and effort and made this opening scene for real!!
Knowing now that the audio is from the old radio drama, it makes sense, I was gonna comment on the impressive accuracy of pronouncing it like "Fall-cun" instead Falcon.
I am a huge fan of you and your work already but I cant share this video enough! You truly are one of the best Star Wars content creators on RUclips. There are several people who already couldnt come close to your star fighting shorts! But you have just given the fandom something special with this one! ESB is the greatest SW movie ever made! You just made an addition to it that makes it even better! I had no idea there even was a radio drama and Im a huge SW fan from the OG era! But this captures perfectly just how much the Rebel Alliance was in deep dire straights despite the Death Star being gone! They awoke the wrath of the Sith! But it also gives us that great little added Captain Needa lore and detail how Vader already knew Luke was his and wanted the ship that ruined his victory that day! I share this anywhere and everywhere I can on Social Media and RUclips! Keep it up please! We dont deserve the amazing content you gift us but definitely want as much as we can get! Thank you for all of it!
I've always loved the Empire Strikes Back radio dramas. Well, all three of them, TBH. Seeing this opening was truly remarkable! Thanks for an enjoyable short! I'm adding this to my SW playlist!
Because...its Disney. But the ironic thing is? They actually act like the imperials, they act like the empire with the way they are just doing things with not listening the masses.
I've always loved that extra scene from the radio drama! Makes you feel like there's more going on to this war and that the Rebellion doesn't always win! Great animation!
I don't get how some random youtuber can just make Star Wars videos that are a million times better than anything Disney and their billion$ can make over the last decade.
Probably due to excessive executive/studio interference. The higher ups don't care, like most big companies, they just say and expect the people lower than them to follow their orders. Then when things are crap, they roll heads, keep their jobs, hire and do the process all over again. Except when they get what they think is a win, they keep going with that bunch of people until the next failure, then they again roll heads and fire them and hire again.
The Imperial sequence was so amazing I literally thought I was watching Star Wars Episode IV with deleted scenes for a blissful yet exhilarating moment. Can't wait for the next Fan Film! May the Force Be With You
Wow.. great job. My brother and i taped the Empire radio drama when it was brand new off Public Radio. Its was magical. I think it filled five 90 minute cassettes. It became our canon version. Thank you for this. Cheers.
Outstanding work, Sky Forge!! Until now, I’ve never seen an adaptation of one of the Rebel Alliance’s worst defeats leading up to Hoth! RIP Commander Arhul Narra and Renegade Flight.
This a freaking great video and the CGI is excellent better than some CGI we have today in some movies. I love how you developed the atmosphere and tone of the animation showing a convoy on their way to Hoth just to be intercepted by a horde of Tie Fighters and used the Empires tactics for the Tie Fighters which is to overwhelm the enemy with overwhelming numbers. Continue the great work
Oh the memories! I can vividly remember listening this on NPR oh so many years ago with my sister as well as a certain young lady who some years later would become my wife. Listening to the battle is one thing, to see the creativity and hard work that you all did to create this visual masterpiece is truly superb WELL DONE
The radio plays (at least the first two, the third came after this time period) were a staple of road trips to the mountains with my father. Fond memories.
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE
Where’s the audio from?
The audio is actually from the 1983 radio drama adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. I did some minimal editing to take out a certain part, and added some additional sound effects, but the writing, direction, and voice acting is all from the 80s! If you liked this, make sure to check out the original radio dramas! They’re all on RUclips.
Are you going to adapt any more of the radio dramas?
Probably not. This was a rather unique scenario where I wanted to test out character animation, and these two scenes fit the bill perfectly: a space battle (kinda, you know, my thing) and then two people talking. I also didn’t want to have any big name characters in the scene, and the only character in this that is actually in the movies is Captain Needa (one of the guys that gets choked out by Darth Vader in ESB).
How long did it take to do this?
Roughly six months - six long, brutal months, with a lot of breaks in-between.
What software do you use?
A combination of: Blender (animation, rendering) Reallusion’s Character Creator and iClone (character creation and animation), Substance Painter (texturing), Adobe After Effects (color grading and additional effects), and Adobe Premiere Pro (assembly, editing, and sound design).
I see you're going more with the pure Radio Drama version rather than the Baron Fel Comic version with the 181st present?
I NEVER comment but I just wanted to say I grew up listening the the NPR adaptation of Star Wars and seeing it brought to life... brought tears to my eyes. This is amazing.
I absolutely love the use of the Star Wars Audiodrama here in such a seamless way. Took me back in time to listening to these on audiobook during family road-trips. Well done!
Today I learned there was a radio version of star wars, very cool!
It's really good. Loads of extra scenes.
This is a classic Star Wars story.
Tactical.
Believable plot.
Behaviors match each combat forces doctrine and tactics.
This is also how many, many engagements would have gone for the rebellion. The victories we see on screen are rare exceptions, not the norm.
@@xxnightdriverxx9576 : Untrue. The Ambush at Derra IV was planned by Grand Admiral Thrawn (although Lord Vader presented the plan and took all the credit). This was definitely not the norm.
@timonsolus
Actually it WAS the norm. Until the battle of Endor, rebel forces were scattered and disorganised, particularly after the panicked evacuation of Yavin 4 and the Empire's reinvigorated effort to destroy the rebellion after the destruction of the first Death Star. During the tenure of The Empire Strikes Back and the preceding years, we see a rebellion broken by combat, scarce in resources and very much on the brink of defeat. I don't know what source material you're using but it's probably from the more modern take which presents the rebels as never-go-wrong perfect warriors instead of exhausted, desperate freedom fighters and the Galactic Empire as an incompetent, useless bunch of morons who don't even know how to operate their own hardware instead of a terrifying totalitarian dictatorship.
God I hate modern Star Wars!
@@kn3448the rebels weren’t really so disorganized, they were trained by crix nadine and many others, and many were ex imps. In regards to what you said at the end about them (Disney) apparently changing the material of the rebels? I mean, I haven’t read legends but they’ve stayed the same since the old movies, some are more radical (Saw, Luthen) and the rest are less militant, no one in Star Wars is perfect, and the empire isn’t portrayed as incompetent, I’d love to see where you think that is shown
Its so classic that it was an actual event in the pre disney EU.
I love the fact that the officer says “reconnoitered.” It just feels unnecessarily formal but totally appropriate for the Empire.
Its called English, not Americanish. Reconnasence not Recon, Intelligence not Intel, Aluminium not Aloominum. Chump not Trump.
@@stephen2583 First of all, recon is short for Reconnaissance and intel is short for intelligence, and that last one you gave is completely irrelevant.
@@taylork2281 LOL, that just went right over your head didnt it.
@@stephen2583 Yeah Trump IS a chump for rolling over on the neo-Bolshie tyranny sweeping the Republic right now.
I guess you also have a problem with Australian English because they sound a little different. Stop whining about irrelevant crap.
It's truly incredible how just one person today can do CGI work that outclasses 2000s era movies. What an excellent video.
Nahh. Prequels are just fine. It's the Sequels that are abominations.
@@MonstersNotUnderTheBed Hahaha what? He was purely commenting on the CGI (which is excellent in the sequels). I guess as a true star wars 'fan' you had to meet your hourly hate on the sequels quota.
@@danielthompson6010 Just as you have to meet your hourly gatekeeping quota. Disliking poor quality products that were literally rushed by Disney doesn't prevent you from being a fan.
@@MonstersNotUnderTheBed Prequels still used a lot of physical models, there were actually more used in the prequels than the originals, and I think the quality of the VFX work, especially in Episode III was quite good.
and do better CHI than most top movie developers today !!
Finally, a battle where TIE fighters don't serve as comic relief and implode when a Rebel pilot looks at them sternly.
TIE Fighters and Stormtroopers are a LOT more dangerous if your name isn't on the poster...
60 tie fighters vs a handful of X-Wings and convoy transports.. Rebels didn't stand a chance
@@DL-lx4eiwell if they were piloted by a squad of AOC type DEI hires I can tell you the empire would have surrendered light years ago.
Sporting chances are for sporting events.
If you've got the resources to overwhelm your opponents, then you might as well use them. This does not eliminate the need to use those resources intelligently.
@@Assassinus2 If you want your pilots and soliders to gain experience, numbers don't always help.
Oh my god that was so good. I was at the edge of my seat the entire time.
That whole battle happened so FAST, literally I put my hands over my mouth when the captain was killed. I thought for sure he was gonna be okay. He was so calm, collected, responded so well. But his men just couldn't keep up and you can only do so much alone.
Like, it was over before I even realized, like my GOD.
I'm over here sad and shit like that's how you know ts was good.
Thank you!
Yeah, that's the thing about Commander Narra. He was a good pilot and a great leader by all accounts. Luke really looked up to him. :(
@@Nergalsama01 Yup. Luke was really broken up in the scene where he go the news.
I feel like General Antoc Merrick was the closest we'll get to Narra in live action.
@@templarw20
Oh no, so that guy was someone close to Luke?!
@@Nergalsama01
He was so great, like man, bro took 2 seconds to register the odds and somewhat made a plan RIGHT THERE on the fly. That's such amazing leadership :((
Using the audio of Brian Daley’s Empire Strikes Back radio play is a stroke of genius.
I came to make the same statement, those audio dramas are exquisitely made.
Dude, you actually "get it." The tone is perfect. The editing. This is Star Wars! And my god that SD looks like a practical effect.
Hey, a Star Wars film where their isn't an Imperial defector or them getting clowned.
Well done.
Damn, feel bad for the rebels. Super cool to see the radio drama adapted
Extremely polished work. You really exceeded all expectations. Thanks for setting the quality bar that high, for others to follow.
This the part of the radio drama that really shows the Empire striking back competently. Zahn did a good job adding Thrawn/Fel as the key with the Derra 4 operation. Great legends stuff. Awesome job!
I really appreciate that you incorporate EC Henry’s ships to your work!
Love how you nailed the feeling of models mounted on filming rigs while still taking it to the next level like the people back then would have with access to modern solutions.
I love these short stories soooooo much
Thanks Shack!
This feels straight-up professional, I could see this as full CGI movie. Your work keeps getting better and better my friend.
The lines, the choice of camera angles, and pacing feels like something directly out of the original trilogy as if Lucas wrote and directed it himself. This scratches that itch of wanting something new yet familiar that Disney can’t seem to figure out. They need to hire yall.
This is what the Empire is like when not facing off against adversaries with plot armor.
Wonderful display of the might of the empire
Glory to the Empire! Long live the Emperor! 😊
Nice one! And to think Derra IV was Thrawn's doing.
Adding tanker ships and tractor transports also gives the idea of what the rebels needed to use for supply runs in addition to GR-75s.
This is beautiful, adapting an audio drama was such a good idea
Human character animation is the hardest thing to get right. This was a herculean task you set for yourself, and your results are admirable!
I 100% agree! I truly felt the pain and anguish when the X-Wing Commander was blown up! I haven't seen CG be able to do that hardly at all but the emotions he was able to animate surprisingly really gave me the feels! Incredible job!
Exceptional work, as always! Loved the Needa cameo.
He admittedly has an ascended role in the Ep. V radio drama, from which this short film is adapted upon.
@@michaelandreipalon359 Yup. He's a better "everyman" within the Imperial fleet than Piett.
Wow, your human animations have gotten way better and detailed than the first few attempts! Great job!
It's nice to see a Star Wars fan film which isn't filmed in forest or sandy beach/desert.
So this is what the characters kept referencing in the X Wing novels! Amazing to see it visualised! Also the tie in to Empire is brilliant!
There's also the Rogue Squadron Issue 25 comic, which shows off the Imperial Baron Soontir Fel's perspective of it. Even revealed that Thrawn himself was responsible for this coup de grace.
@@michaelandreipalon359thrawn basically planned it
Modern Star Wars done in a distinctly retro style. There's something about the Original Trilogy that makes the ships feel so real; ramshackle and industrial in the way only a vehicle could be, and it's been captured nicely here. I love the usage of the old radio dramatization acting, too; the battle was a lot more tactically structured with proper unit callouts and sqaudron orders and it was neat to see the rebels put up such a competent fight before the Empire won out. Great work on the animation and especially the atmosphere of the short!
I'm 34 seconds in. I've not seen a full SkyForge star Wars video in a while. I understand that the process is very time consuming. The fact that you have started off @ 34 seconds in with the Star Wars live Radio play of the Empire Strikes Back. Tells me this is going to be good. If anyone has not listened to the live radio plays of the classic three Star Wras movies. I suggest you listen to them on RUclips. Excellent stuff.
These short films keep getting better and better. Outstanding work to all involved
Nice, an imperial victory. Love to see it! Reminds me of when I use an interdictor and a couple TIE squadrons to neutralize a transport fleet in Empire at War.
I'd also love to see an animation done by you from the imperial's perspective, with more cockpit shots and chatter from imperial pilots. Great work!
This is amazingly well done. The voice sync is well done.
I love these little extra flavour shorts for the OT. Excellent work!
Great work. This was really well put together.
I’ve been waiting. For someone like you to completely recreate the episode IV Death Star battle using this technology
Truly amazing work. I love how chaotic it is depicted, really bringing you in and immersing you as it comes of very believable which is hard to achieve without detracting from what is happening on screen
This was well done and quite sublime work, I love the EC Henry additions & the inclusion of Battlefronts Renegade Squadron. Cheers to you ! Can’t wait for the next one. One note though, the officer who reports to Captain Needa has a Lt. Commander rank plaque, not a 1st Lieutenant.
I don't think this is the same Renegade Squadron, though. Confusing, I know, but...
It's not, this Renegade squadron is the immediate predecessor to Luke Skywalker's Rogue Squadron. The Rogues were one of several squadrons flying under the leadership of Renegade Flight's commanding officer, Commander Narra. After his death shortly before the Battle of Hoth, Luke became the highest ranking officer amongst the surviving squads.
Wow! This is incredible with the voice acting and human animations. Your stuff just keeps getting better and better!
It's from the Star Wars expanded radio dramatization of the original Star Wars trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. The first two radio series, based on Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, were produced and broadcast by National Public Radio as part of NPR Playhouse.
Excellent stuff. You can find them on RUclips
@@mrleglove3377 Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check it out
@@MichaelCasanovaMusic If give extra life to the originals. The voice actor stand in for Han and Princess Leia Organa do an Excellent job
@@mrleglove3377 thanks for the assist! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it
@@MichaelCasanovaMusic No probs. The 1st (New Hope) and 2nd (Empire) ones are the best. The Jedi one is good but was released a couple of years after Empire.
Once again, Skyforge comes out with another work of art. :)
I can see some more of EC Henry's ship works also coming into play too. Well done.
Amazing animation as always, another great movie to add to the playlist
This is so amazing!!! Really scratches that Star Wars itch I've been having lately, plus it does a great job of showing off how brutal the Empire could be in a way the movies didn't always have time to cover.
Wow, I just gotta state that your Imperial Star Destroyer was spot on... I mean OG, New Hope, with miniatures, spot on! The lighting, the greebling, the nuance, all just made me feel like I was back in the original trilogy instantly. Even the panning actions of your cameras are reminiscent of old ILM.
As always amazing work you deserve so many mroe views. Keep up the good work
That was insane! Everything from the Animation to the shot composition to the color grade! Your character animations were pretty damn good too! The large movement of the arms, walk cycle, and head bobbing was extremely well done! The mouth syncing is wasn't great but honestly that's something that even billion dollar films have issues with. Amazing work!! 10/10!
I'm extremely impressed by the Star Destroyer model, if you told me that you plucked it out of Rogue One I'd believe you.
I love how you use the audio from the radio drama. This is another great piece of animation!
This is something Disney should be doing if they want to make some money.
@@miltonkiller707 Yeah, Disney doesn't give two shits
I LOVE THIS! thank you for following the Star Wars EU Timeline, not may fan films do these days.
Hi, Tadd. Yeah, for me personally, I refuse to watch a fan film that follows the creator's own wishes, or merges canons. Yuck.
This is so awesome! Amazing work and well done! I just shared this on my community tab!
Awesome, thank you!
The swipes, the tracking shots, the radio chatter. How is it that something that last less than 5 min have more emotional weight than the Rise of Palpatine? What gave it that weight? the fact that you don't know if the characters are going to make it, this exemplifies the danger and the ultimate outcome of being a rebel. There was a high certainty that you were not going to make it. I cared more about this captain than I did about Poe cause Poe was written poorly. Great video, great short story, nice work.
This is so cool, I loved the conversation between the two imperial officers
This short absolutely NAILS something that a lot of other fan films miss... the LIGHTING. Classic Star Wars has a very specific type of lighting for it's model work and this film has it in spades. Well done!
Amazing work transforming the audio drama into animation. Seeing all the improvements video to video is awesome to see as well. Can't wait to see more
Finally, I’ve been scouring the entirety of RUclips for a fan film that isn’t just rebel propaganda, this was really good, excellent job. And way to stand out from many others.
This was amazing. From the starship models to facial animations to the way everything flowed. Extremely impressive work, thank you for sharing your skills!
Amazing work and solid "conversion" of the Radio Drama- much props!
I remember reading about this battle in the Xwing Comics and how Baron Soontir Fel recounted the fight. The final words from Commander Narra were near verbatim from the comics. Very nice attention to detail here!
The audio is ripped from the radio version of Empire Strikes Back
Argh i missed the last copy of that edition of the comic almost 10 years ago. still have the first 4 copies tho...
This was always my favorite part of the EMP radio drama. This scene was TERRIFYING to listen to as a kid, so to finally get to really visualize it is amazing. Fantastic work!
Truly incredible work as always, simply stunning detail. Now if someone could show this amount of dedication to the missing Doctor Who videos where only the audio remains, I'd be a happy fan.
Wow! Just... wow! Thank you for your hard work Ryan Fletcher and Team SkyForge.
Damn, that’s some skilled work. Absolutely amazing stuff.
This was excellent! the death of the flight leader was dark and unexpected, loved it!
WoW! Henry’s starships looks fantastic in fan films! Great job!
Nice! Always loved the radio plays, they were a staple of road trips with my father. Shows how good so much of the writing (thank you, wherever you are, Brian Daley) was. Love your modeling on Narra, and just the calm professionalism as he rattles off orders when the TIEs are coming in.
That was FANTASTIC!!! As a fan of the old radio drama, this was such a treat! Excellent work!!! :)
This is awesome! I've been a fan of the Star Wars radio dramas for YEARS; always wished this scene had a proper adaptation
WOW... just wow. What a fantastic SW story. Characters taken seriously. No "DEI" propaganda. No Incompient "stormtroopers" The top of the R5 hit me when the camera panned out but the helmet really drove it home. Beautiful. I felt more in this short film than I did in all the DisneyWars Films. More please! Also Subbed!
Really well put. Even though it's a short animation, it gives off the real vibes of how desperate the rebels were in their fight and how crushingly oppressive the Empire was. It really makes you want to cheer for the good guys and give a good old hearty boo for the bad guys.
@@kn3448 and yet the bad guys have nuance too. They clearly do the job because they feel its right and what they are doing is maintaining order from chaos and corruption, however wrong they might be.
They are not just mindless evil caricatures, like the current franchisees want to give us.
Sad how this level of competent writing isn't with us anymore, is it?
@@robertchandler6254the empire was an evil caricature right from the original trilogy, though. Blame it on ‘dei’ if you like (though you would be silly to) but the empire have always unambiguously been heartless monsters oppressing the galaxy. One of the first things you see them do is blow up a planet ffs
I think you’re exaggerating the negatives of now and getting rose-tinted for the past. The empire was always ‘I want to rule the galaxy because I’m a sith. Now I’m going to blast you with lightning’. Vader gets redemption, but none of the others do at all. I never saw that nuance in the originals - in fact, the sequels do it a lot better with Luke being flawed and kylo being redeemed…
AWESOME SHORT FILM!
I LOVE how accessible creative CG tools are these days, cuz it gives extremely talented people the chance to do things that seemed impossible just a few years ago.
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us! 👍🙂🐧🐧
That was fantastic. I remembering listening to this on the radio when it first came out in the early 80's. This is really well done. Are you going to do the rest of the additional scenes from the radio drama? It would be cool to supercut them with the movie.
WOW! Fantastic! MIGHT be the best yet. My jaw dropped when it was Renegade Squadron and that the timeline is accurate for that group too! Well done, SkyForge!
Wow. I actually forgot that I was watching a fan film for a second. specifically when the star destroyer showed up. genuinely felt like Ep 5.
Very well done. Isn't it amazing what a quality sound mix and musical score can do for a piece. The editing doesn't have to be flashy or complicated. The only slights I would give relate to the marking of the X-Wings in Renegade flight and Commander Narra's helmet as well as some odd tinting to TIE fighter cockpit windows.
Thanks for bringing this to life! I loved listening to the old NPR radio plays as a kid, and I'm a huge fan of Brian Daley's writing. Love Cdr. Narra's helmet design!
MTFBY!
Three hits from a tie fighter shouldn't take out a transport. That being said great job on the visuals.
The imp march always sounds so cool.
Nicely done!
I've storyboarded this scene in my head more times than I can count since hearing SW/TESB:E1 back in '83 - I'm glad somebody actually put a bunch of time and effort and made this opening scene for real!!
Incredible work! Love seeing other adaptations of Expanded Universe material!
It's certainly more faithful than Ahsoka will be to the Thrawn Trilogy.
@@saberiandream316 word
@@starwarsfananimations Filoni, no restraints, and the EU. This won't end well...
Knowing now that the audio is from the old radio drama, it makes sense, I was gonna comment on the impressive accuracy of pronouncing it like "Fall-cun" instead Falcon.
This is amazing. Truly amazing. Please, for the love of God, make more and give us all something we deserve ❤
I am a huge fan of you and your work already but I cant share this video enough! You truly are one of the best Star Wars content creators on RUclips. There are several people who already couldnt come close to your star fighting shorts! But you have just given the fandom something special with this one! ESB is the greatest SW movie ever made! You just made an addition to it that makes it even better! I had no idea there even was a radio drama and Im a huge SW fan from the OG era! But this captures perfectly just how much the Rebel Alliance was in deep dire straights despite the Death Star being gone! They awoke the wrath of the Sith! But it also gives us that great little added Captain Needa lore and detail how Vader already knew Luke was his and wanted the ship that ruined his victory that day! I share this anywhere and everywhere I can on Social Media and RUclips! Keep it up please! We dont deserve the amazing content you gift us but definitely want as much as we can get! Thank you for all of it!
Way more entertaining than anything disney has come up with lately!!! 😁👍❤️
I've always loved the Empire Strikes Back radio dramas. Well, all three of them, TBH. Seeing this opening was truly remarkable! Thanks for an enjoyable short! I'm adding this to my SW playlist!
Managed to make the empire feel competent and scary, something disney seems to struggle with really hard.
Filoni especially has a very hard time doing this.
Because...its Disney.
But the ironic thing is? They actually act like the imperials, they act like the empire with the way they are just doing things with not listening the masses.
I've always loved that extra scene from the radio drama! Makes you feel like there's more going on to this war and that the Rebellion doesn't always win! Great animation!
Shoutout to the EC Henry ships that made it into this.
Really good, be proud of your work
I don't get how some random youtuber can just make Star Wars videos that are a million times better than anything Disney and their billion$ can make over the last decade.
Probably due to excessive executive/studio interference. The higher ups don't care, like most big companies, they just say and expect the people lower than them to follow their orders.
Then when things are crap, they roll heads, keep their jobs, hire and do the process all over again. Except when they get what they think is a win, they keep going with that bunch of people until the next failure, then they again roll heads and fire them and hire again.
Bravo! Absolutely masterpiece. I love the obedience and the dialogue between the two imperial officers.
Finally the good guys won! Long Live the Empire!
The Imperial sequence was so amazing I literally thought I was watching Star Wars Episode IV with deleted scenes for a blissful yet exhilarating moment. Can't wait for the next Fan Film! May the Force Be With You
Wow.. great job.
My brother and i taped the Empire radio drama when it was brand new off Public Radio. Its was magical.
I think it filled five 90 minute cassettes.
It became our canon version.
Thank you for this.
Cheers.
This is by far the most perfect depiction of the Ambush at Derra IV. The visuals and the animation are so clean.
Absolutely amazing, you continually get better and better!!
Long Live the Empire!!
Easily the best Star Wars content I've seen in years. Fantastic job on this adaptation!
Outstanding work, Sky Forge!! Until now, I’ve never seen an adaptation of one of the Rebel Alliance’s worst defeats leading up to Hoth! RIP Commander Arhul Narra and Renegade Flight.
This a freaking great video and the CGI is excellent better than some CGI we have today in some movies. I love how you developed the atmosphere and tone of the animation showing a convoy on their way to Hoth just to be intercepted by a horde of Tie Fighters and used the Empires tactics for the Tie Fighters which is to overwhelm the enemy with overwhelming numbers. Continue the great work
Fabulous film. Brilliant CGI and nice for one seeing the Empire, actually win a space battle. SkyForge, 100% quality all round.
Been listening to the Radio Dramas for my entire life... seeing this is food for the soul. Beautiful work!
Wow that was epic thanks for the time ans dedication you spent making this great vid
Amazing as always! I definitely noticed a huge improvement in your characters, truly astounding!
This is a fantastic short film 👏 👏 👏
Oh the memories! I can vividly remember listening this on NPR oh so many years ago with my sister as well as a certain young lady who some years later would become my wife. Listening to the battle is one thing, to see the creativity and hard work that you all did to create this visual masterpiece is truly superb WELL DONE
The radio plays (at least the first two, the third came after this time period) were a staple of road trips to the mountains with my father. Fond memories.