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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
Great, and finally some imperials that aren't bubbling idiots. The convoy 's massacre seems coming straight from early WWII 's Pacific war 's chronicle, when the IJN seemed invincible.
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 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!
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.
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.
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.
If I had a nickel for every time a viral fan made animation depicted an amazing Star Wars space battle I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot, but I’m really glad it happened twice.
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!
Definitely a great tribute to the beginning of that audiobook! Makes me want to listen to all of them for the OT and pick up on other things we didn't see in the films. =D
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!
Absolutely brilliant execution and such a simple objective: visualize the classic audio drama! Honestly, I’d be stoked for more audio drama scene adaptations, like the Skyhopper race from the original OR a sweet adaptation of one of the great storyline missions in the X-Wing Alliance game (flying with Dash Rendar to steal the DS2 plans, escaping that one asteroid belt before the Executor catches the heroes, stealing shuttle Tyderium).
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.
Total perfection. You people just managed to pack more Star Wars into four and half minutes of animated film, than the entire sequel trilogy. Bravo guys. I wish Disney had put creatives types like yourselves, in charge. People with true passion and genuine respect for the subject matter. Instead we got pompous hacks more concerned with their twitter feed and political ideology, and a guy with a creepy obsession with wolves. If only.
I love how it's still fast and fluid with impressive technology but for perfectly placed moments interspersed in-between with ships having that slow moving model quality. Like in the og death star battle in a new hope.
I recognized the radio drama immediately -- great call back to Renegade flight and Leader, the original founder of Rogue Squadron in Legends. And it's also a great reference to later Legends material where you see a capital ship and fighter squadron called Remember Derra. Seeing it brought to life is amazing!
It was really cool being able to actually see the radio show play out. I listen to old copies of the radio shows and readings at night sometimes. As much as I like visual media, there is something about radio shows that does capture the mind in a way seeing it doesn't. Still cool to actually see it though.
This was phenominal! Proper original trilogy Star Wars, I was on the edge of my seat instantly! Took me back to my days of plaing X-Wing, before the prequels and sequels.
OMG just wow that was so amazing and great work, Poor Rebels but that is the Empire for you, Love the CGI of the crew looked so amazing well done over all cannot wait for more, Would love to see more of the Incurser Cruiser again that was always a cool design. Loved that you had the rebel Tanker and Tug among the fleet.
Thank you for bringing this childhood memory to visual "life." My parents were longtime NPR listeners, who recorded these old shows on tape when the broadcast (I was 6 at the time), and I may have grown up with these audio-dramas more than watching the OT films. I well remember this short, brutal, and visceral war story, and I'm glad to see it revived with the treatment it deserves. P.S. Some may be interested to know that this incident was actually made canon in the old Legends timeline, with the further wrinkle that the planning and execution of the attack was credited to Grand Admiral Thrawn.
This is awesome! I love how the visuals match the camera angles of the original trilogy with some Rogue One cinematography mixed in. Also the audio just blends into the visuals beautifully!
This is extremely well done and you should take much satisfaction in that. I found myself wondering if the pilots and imperials were CG or actual actors at points, going with "that obviously CG" to "wait a moment that looks a little too real". That's honestly pretty damn scary. It became more obvious at the tail end of the conversation with Captain Needa in their movement and "presence" for lack of a better word. It's honestly hard to describe in words as I can see it but I do not know exactly how to express how it feels off. Still though this was fantastic.
Oh my sweet nerd heaven, this is INCREDIBLE, beautiful, even has the orginal radio drama , LOVE IT SO much, thank you for this sheer awesomeness, someone give Skyeforge A MEDAL
Nice! Comment for the algorithm. I love the gray color for the X-Wings. It gives them a more industrial look, like the default paintjob in Squadrons. We need more starships and snubfighters in Star Wars!
Amazing work. Thus animation has it all and ties in perfectly with Empire Stikes Back. I hope Skyforge throw a celebration. I also hope they will make future projects in time
I’m a huge Star Wars fan and I had the Radio Drama of the entire original trilogy on an old iPod as a kid. This scene was one of my favorites and you completely hit it out of the park on animating. The character’s movements, ship, explosions, etc. was timed perfectly! Job well done!
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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.
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 :((
Finally, a battle where TIE fighters don't serve as comic relief and implode when a Rebel pilot looks at them sternly.
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.
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!
Extremely polished work. You really exceeded all expectations. Thanks for setting the quality bar that high, for others to follow.
I really appreciate that you incorporate EC Henry’s ships to your work!
This feels straight-up professional, I could see this as full CGI movie. Your work keeps getting better and better my friend.
This is beautiful, adapting an audio drama was such a good idea
The imp march always sounds so cool.
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.
Great work. This was really well put together.
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.
This is so cool, I loved the conversation between the two imperial officers
This is how the engagements between the Rebellion and the Empire normally turn out with a crushing defeat
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.
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.
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!
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.
I love these short stories soooooo much
Thanks Shack!
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...
Hey, a Star Wars film where their isn't an Imperial defector or them getting clowned.
Well done.
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.
Finally! A win for the Imperial Navy.
Excellent short film.
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
This is awesome! I've been a fan of the Star Wars radio dramas for YEARS; always wished this scene had a proper adaptation
Finally the good guys won! Long Live the Empire!
Great, and finally some imperials that aren't bubbling idiots. The convoy 's massacre seems coming straight from early WWII 's Pacific war 's chronicle, when the IJN seemed invincible.
Damn, that’s some skilled work. Absolutely amazing stuff.
The moment that dialogue started all I could think was "That made genius." Such an awesome short!
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!
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...
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!
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.
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.
Wow! Just... wow! Thank you for your hard work Ryan Fletcher and Team SkyForge.
The Imperial officers conversation is combination of CGI and radio drama 1980, make my jaw drop. Excellent scene.🤯
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.
If I had a nickel for every time a viral fan made animation depicted an amazing Star Wars space battle I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot, but I’m really glad it happened twice.
That was incredible. Rare to see a fan film where the rebels get completely destroyed too
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!
Fantastic work. Very well done and so good to see a victory for the Empire! Long Live the Empire!
Definitely a great tribute to the beginning of that audiobook! Makes me want to listen to all of them for the OT and pick up on other things we didn't see in the films. =D
Such a nice touch with the droid head and helmet drifting away with the wreckage.
Those four minutes are truly deserving of the word ... EPIC.
OMG you brought back the radio dramas! This was f'ing excellent!
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!
Absolutely amazing, you continually get better and better!!
Long Live the Empire!!
Absolutely brilliant execution and such a simple objective: visualize the classic audio drama!
Honestly, I’d be stoked for more audio drama scene adaptations, like the Skyhopper race from the original
OR a sweet adaptation of one of the great storyline missions in the X-Wing Alliance game (flying with Dash Rendar to steal the DS2 plans, escaping that one asteroid belt before the Executor catches the heroes, stealing shuttle Tyderium).
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.
10/10, this is exactly what star wars should be. Amazing, Great job to everyone involved in making this
love how the human models are getting more love. This was a good short!!
Absolutely incredible! The floating Rebel pilot helmet amongst the wreckage was the cherry on the cake of the carnage
It feels like these animations get better and better with each installment. Keep up the good work!
Total perfection. You people just managed to pack more Star Wars into four and half minutes of animated film, than the entire sequel trilogy. Bravo guys.
I wish Disney had put creatives types like yourselves, in charge. People with true passion and genuine respect for the subject matter. Instead we got pompous hacks more concerned with their twitter feed and political ideology, and a guy with a creepy obsession with wolves.
If only.
Fantastic! You absolutely captured the opening to the radio drama. Well done!
this animation of the ships looks as good as ILM, IMHO They looked as real a possible to me
This is awesome. The fact the audio came from a Star Wars radio show is awesome. The audio sounds very clear. Nice job with the animation too
The floating astromech head was a nice touch.
OMG! This is something I’ve wanted to see my entire life and I didn’t realize it. Thank you!!!!
Still better than Disney
Guaranteed.
I love how it's still fast and fluid with impressive technology but for perfectly placed moments interspersed in-between with ships having that slow moving model quality. Like in the og death star battle in a new hope.
I recognized the radio drama immediately -- great call back to Renegade flight and Leader, the original founder of Rogue Squadron in Legends. And it's also a great reference to later Legends material where you see a capital ship and fighter squadron called Remember Derra. Seeing it brought to life is amazing!
Im always happy to see another SkyForge film, you have incredible talent, nice work
Beautiful animation, but what really drew me in was the crosschat between pilots. Masterfully done.
Dude this is so good. Like this is what star wars supposed to be. Keep up the amazing work.
It was really cool being able to actually see the radio show play out. I listen to old copies of the radio shows and readings at night sometimes. As much as I like visual media, there is something about radio shows that does capture the mind in a way seeing it doesn't. Still cool to actually see it though.
This was phenominal! Proper original trilogy Star Wars, I was on the edge of my seat instantly! Took me back to my days of plaing X-Wing, before the prequels and sequels.
Exceptional, fantastic, great to see the original radio plays come to life, job well done
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.
Oh, that was awesome. For some reason the title didn't click with me at first, so once the audio clicked in and I realized what you were doing- bravo!
OMG just wow that was so amazing and great work, Poor Rebels but that is the Empire for you, Love the CGI of the crew looked so amazing well done over all cannot wait for more, Would love to see more of the Incurser Cruiser again that was always a cool design. Loved that you had the rebel Tanker and Tug among the fleet.
Simply amazing. You've done more for Star Wars than the last three Skywalker movies. They should put you in charge
Ooooh, I know this audio! It's from that old radio drama of The Empire Strikes Back! God, it's so good someone is using this audio!
They did a great job capturing the beginning of the npr empire strikes back
Great short! Thanks for putting this together. A nice story with a great vibe!
Thank you for bringing this childhood memory to visual "life." My parents were longtime NPR listeners, who recorded these old shows on tape when the broadcast (I was 6 at the time), and I may have grown up with these audio-dramas more than watching the OT films. I well remember this short, brutal, and visceral war story, and I'm glad to see it revived with the treatment it deserves.
P.S. Some may be interested to know that this incident was actually made canon in the old Legends timeline, with the further wrinkle that the planning and execution of the attack was credited to Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Your best work yet! Excellent work on the facial work of the rebel commander!
Outstanding work! These shorts keep getting better and better. Really exciting.
That was simply amazing it took time but you guys did a fantastic job. The teams deserves respect and a round of applause 👏🏻!
This is awesome! I love how the visuals match the camera angles of the original trilogy with some Rogue One cinematography mixed in. Also the audio just blends into the visuals beautifully!
Incredible! I love the tie ins with Empire Strikes Back!
This is phenomenal. I forgot i was watching a fan made film for a few minutes. Well done!
Amazing! Loved the greens on the helmet and the X-wing!
hot DANG, Ryan you have ASCENDED!!! INCREDIBLE work!!!!!
This is extremely well done and you should take much satisfaction in that. I found myself wondering if the pilots and imperials were CG or actual actors at points, going with "that obviously CG" to "wait a moment that looks a little too real". That's honestly pretty damn scary. It became more obvious at the tail end of the conversation with Captain Needa in their movement and "presence" for lack of a better word. It's honestly hard to describe in words as I can see it but I do not know exactly how to express how it feels off.
Still though this was fantastic.
Oh my sweet nerd heaven, this is INCREDIBLE, beautiful, even has the orginal radio drama , LOVE IT SO much, thank you for this sheer awesomeness, someone give Skyeforge A MEDAL
Nice! Comment for the algorithm. I love the gray color for the X-Wings. It gives them a more industrial look, like the default paintjob in Squadrons. We need more starships and snubfighters in Star Wars!
Fantastic. Captures the atmosphere of IV and feels so much like Star Wars use to be.
Amazing work. Thus animation has it all and ties in perfectly with Empire Stikes Back. I hope Skyforge throw a celebration. I also hope they will make future projects in time
RIP Commander Narra;
Great adaption of the radio drama. Only thing is Narra doesn't look like his depiction, but won't complain too hard about that.
singlehandedly more true to the franchise than anything Disney's put out, and quality surpasses over 80% of said disney-hosted content.
_good shit._
Amazing work as always!!! A great use of the Radio Drama! I can just imagine animating each of the little bits that aren't directly seen in ESB.
Wow! That was great! I love the severed droid head after the battle!
The fans do the best work. Outstanding.
This is so good! It feels just like an actual scene from empire strikes back!
It's good to see the Empire get a small W and be portrayed as competent.
I’m a huge Star Wars fan and I had the Radio Drama of the entire original trilogy on an old iPod as a kid. This scene was one of my favorites and you completely hit it out of the park on animating. The character’s movements, ship, explosions, etc. was timed perfectly! Job well done!