STAR WARS: THE GREY - TRAILER
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- Опубликовано: 7 янв 2024
- 'The Grey' is a cinematic concept trailer set in The Old Republic!
It was made as a tonal representation of a live action script I wrote back in 2019. When I finished the script, then brought some of the characters to life working with concept artists, I became obsessed with the idea of seeing these characters move. This is my fist time diving into Unreal Engine. Over the past two years I've taught myself enough to mostly accomplish what I was going for, and evolving along the way. What started off as an idea for a few select simple shots, turned into this behemoth. Like I mentioned, this is my first time diving into Unreal, or any kind of CGI for that matter. I'm an editor by trade, so while I'm familiar with VFX and work flows from that standpoint, I am in no way an artist. There are so many things I would love to fix here given the time, but I felt like it was the right moment to finally put my pencil down and let this thing fly.
I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did creating it. There's a bit of a story summary of the film below.
For a deeper look at 'The Grey', follow me on instagram.
/ starwars_thegrey
"Set thousands of years before the events of Skywalker -- during the GREAT GALACTIC WAR of the OLD REPUBLIC, 'THE GREY' is a galaxy sprawling space epic that deals with the psychological ramifications of manipulation, loss, and conflict within one's mind.
Apprentice to the Sith Lord, DARTH MALGUS, MHOLLAR is a hardened Emperial General with a strong connection to The Force. Years prior, a young and eager Darth Malgus abducts the newborn Mhollar from his parents the very night he emerged into the galaxy. The blood thirsty tyrant, laying waste to Mhollar's young family.
Malgus, raising the child in his own image, imprinted his ruthlessness, tenacity and combat prowess onto the young boy. However, the task proved challenging as the boy's natural essence repeatedly rejected the Sith ways. After 30 years, Malgus succeeded in transforming Mhollar into the hardened warrior who stands by his side, head of the Sith Lord's army. However, conflict still clouds Mhollar's mind. The powerful dark side user still at odds with his true self."
#starwars #lucasfilm #trailer #jedi #cg #sciencefiction #scifi #entertainment
NO GENERATIVE AI WAS USED IN THIS PRODUCTION
Directed by: Brandon D. Porter
All animation done in @unrealengine, rendering with the path tracer.
Motion capture animation was done with the @rokoko smart suit pro. 95% of the anim was this workflow, with a few things from Actorcore and Mixamo.
Original Music by:
Jonny Mendez
Sound Mix by:
John Bolen
Color Grade by: Quin Alvarez
Concept Art by:
Dave Keenan
Riyahd Cassiem
Pat Keegan
Cam Floyd
Character Modeling by:
Christopher Wright
Rezi Qaldani
Huy Ngo
@Mandalorianbusiness
Thank you to the many artists who's models I purchased on the marketplaces of cgtrader.com, turbosquid.com, artstation.com, unrealmarketplace and sketchfab.com.
Thank you to the amazing community of Unreal Engine users out there that offer countless tutorials for free! The few I constantly went back to were @JonathanWinbush @WilliamFaucher @3djc @jobutu @solomonjagee and @jsfilmz
Special thanks to my wife, who dealt with me moonlighting with these instead of hanging with her a lot of nights! Also thanks to my friends who've heard me talk about this nonstop and continued to give constructive feedback even though I was probably annoying.
Shout out out to @topshelfnerds for my amazing new logo and the media push to get this out here. Truly a one of a kind human!
Special thanks to Amanda Gormon for her beautiful words that perfectly sums up my story. Even more so, all of Star Wars. “For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it”.
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"Not affiliated with Lucasfilm/Disney." No wonder the trailer is so damn good. It definitely shows promise.
I had the same exact thought 😂
I was wondering the same thing not even half way through, but I was more wondering "How in the 1000 Chinese Hells did the people at Disney.....make this?"
It would be called "The Gay"
@@BasementPepperoni Hahahaha. Looks like they didn't. I saw this trailer some time ago, thinking that Disney finally got their act together. Then I saw The Acolyte. 🤢🤢🤢
Could have fooled me looks like its a blq guy and a strong female and the white guy is the bad guy. Looks like a disney star wars trailer to me.
Bro the fact that most of this was made by you alone is mindblowing. This is very very close to the quality of all the official Old Repiblic cinematics. You should be extremelly proud of what you achieved here. Definitely subbing to you
I really really appreciate that. I appreciate all of your support too. It's been a journey! BTS coming soon.
The fact that this is 35x better than any rubbish being put out by a full on studio is mind blowing.... send the studio wankers home - get this guy making Star Wars movies
So psyched for this, just found on recommended now and it looks insanely good!
@@StarWarsTheGrey I’d love to see the BTS content. What you’ve done here is pretty mind blowing. 💪🏿🙌🏿
wow amazing textures sounds and movement.You can see the love you spent into making this.
“This is the Star Wars we deserve but sadly not the Star Wars we will receive.”
Bro lmao they would never have the BALLS to step into The Old Republic 😂😂 if they really wanted to make more than what George Lucas made with star wars the old republic is the literal goose with the golden egg with a ENDLESS list of characters and more than enough room for 100 new ones
That's why I'm gonna watch the acolyte maybe they'll see that we want the older times away from the Skywalker saga
@@trvpmusic2569 So how did you like the Acolyte?
@@trvpmusic2569 They won't do it because people like you will bitch and moan about everything.
You know, like you do now.
@@trvpmusic2569 They put new characters in constantly and you guys end up despising them for petty reasons.
Malgus deserves his own movie. Well done.
Start a crowd fund to make this in full! Crazy how fans are just making their own material now Disney has no clue what to do with the franchise 😂
I couldn’t agree more! Disney really has no idea what to do with anything anymore lol
He'd get sued into oblivion and the project would be dead. Best course of action would just to continue to gain traction and show his ability and try to get hired
Dave faloni knows what to do with the franchise
Revenge of the fans
@@DaG.O.A.T.only Dave filoni n company. Anyone outside his group are like blind posers doing a very bad job at mimicking Star Wars. Just look at kenobi. It’s so bad
Deserves a standing ovation really. Noticed the old school sith betrayal taking place frequently in the trailer. I miss seeing the transformation process and plot twist from jedi to sith in stars wars.
Thank you so much. Yes, the story has some deep complexities. Hopefully I can bring you the whole thing one day.
Disney needs to start putting people like you in charge of their movies and shows. Fans that make stuff through the love of it, not just people doing it for money who don’t care. Good work.
I can't believe you started this project as an editor and not a VFX artist. This is wildly impressive and not just for a SW proof of concept but as a demonstration of how far passion can take you. Hats off, I'd LOVE to see this fully realized over anything Disney has in development.
Thank you for the kind words!
This can only be created by True Star Wars Fans. Masterpiece. Thank You.
I agree, and keep Disney well away from it. They will just screw it up.
Man I has to suck to ONLY watch Star Wars shows and movies but never read the books.
@@mrmacho41 That's how these people work, unfortunately.
Unbelievable, you are really delivering the Star Wars feeling while watching it
That really means the world to me. Thank you.
While Disney keeps destroying Star Wars content creators keeping making amazing content that gives people hope.
Weird how you guys enjoy fan content that is noncanon but the moment it MIGHT have happened in the actual movies you throw a shitfit.
"Oh yes, there's a Jedi with a family that has a baby, obviously nothing wrong here."
Simply unreal. I wish Disney had the stones to make Star Wars content this awesome, but they’re really holding the franchise back as a whole. Great work man, I love this.
So glad you like it
Looks 100 million times better than anything Disney has put out good job guys
I appreciate that!
Fan films like this reminds me of the reasons why I love Star Wars and always will. The dedication to the Old Republic era and the amazing cinematography in the trailer is incredible. Well done I’ll watch your channel with great interest.
Thank you 🫡
I actually got shivers....WOW well done this is a thousand times more hype than anything Disney has made. It has been years since a starwars trailer has made me feel that excited.
I’m really glad you enjoyed it
This looks far better than anything Disney Star Wars has ever put out
Impressive... Most Impressive!
Haha. Thank you!
This blew me away! I've been thinking of getting into Unreal from Blender, but have never seen something as convincingly done as this so well as a complete package. Well done!
I just saw a vid where you can import Blender files into unreal for rendering which is a huge gamechanger. it is like 10x faster i think or much more.
OOOH! That would be amazing!@@notthesamecc1927
Yea I did that on a few occasions. I used blender for a lot of modeling stuff. The slowest thing about UE5 right now is Path Tracing render time for complex scenes. But they are fixing a lot very fast.
What did you use to make the trailer? Want to something similar
Truth be told, when I was watching it, I thought it was an actual star wars game cinematic. I was thinking, yeah, we'll see. Been here before. Then I saw that it was concept not made by a studio. Really well done. I seriously thought there was a new game coming out.
I appreciate that!
I’ve said countless times…. we need this type of energy back in Star Wars. This looks amazing.
So incredible. Makes me wish we could have a show set in the Old Republic utilizing the animation from the older trailers.
They announced an old Republic movie but it's been delayed because of the mandalorian movie and the. I just hope they don't make it about Revan. With a movie budget if they don't do a huge battle between a bunch of Sith and Jedi then Disney should just give up at this point.
I remember playing the first one and thinking that the story was better than all three of the prequels and it was. Playback amazing.
I really don't want them focusing on characters from the games though on what new characters. I don't want to watch Revans origin story again.
@@JoshFisher567 did they say live action or animated?
I'm really curious about the birth of the Jedi movie. The story of the first force users of Tython and the blades of Ashla/Bogan tie into my story.
Does that movie include the Rakata race
@@JoshFisher567 It's not going to be the real Old Republic.
This is FN incredible. The characters (especially that new one) managed to evoke so much emotion! Totally makes me want to indulge in a ROKOKO suit as well and the environmental effects are so spot on. Thanks so very much for sharing and let us know if we can assist in any way. Much appreciated. May the force be with you!
Thank you so much. It's a world I really enjoyed creating. Hopefully I can bring more of it to you.
"BEFORE THE AGE OF SKYWALKER" i love that
why is it fan made projects look a million times better than anything disney has come out with? i would watch this project 20 times over the new stuff from them.
And this is why Im so positive about what is to come with Unreal Engine, and more and more accesable CGI animation. You have done a massive achivement here! I wouldnt belive you were a "starter" animator if I havent read the description! :D I really admire your hard work! The cinematography is beyond beautiful! Please make more :D
Thank you thank you! Your words mean a lot!
It will never cease to amaze me the heights fan are capable of reaching. Kudos to all those envolved!
thank you
Bravo, this is what the franchise needs. New stories intertwined into canon
I love the time line of this "Trailer"
No movies from The Old Republic have been made yet😮
This came out great. Ready to see more from this.
Thank you so much. Lucasfilm, give me a shout!
@@StarWarsTheGrey
Your three-minute-long trailer legitimately brought me more joy and excitement than the three movies Disney puked out in the latter half of the last decade.
There were about 12 times there you had me going "is this a real star wars project?" Absolutely awesome
Hahaha. Glad you enjoyed the ride. Maybe one day I can bring you all the full vision.
The Star Wars that we need but will never receive. May the light shine in our Darkest hour!
Never say never! Let’s make sure they see this!
If only stuff like this actually came out of the 'mainstream" studios and devs. This is what diversity is supposed to be, a character strong enough to stand on it's own as an icon, love it!!
I like how this appears to be directly tied to Knights of the Old Republic Parts 1 & 2.
You see within, the same model for HK-47, & T3-4B. Did anyone else notice these droids?
Your eyes do not deceive you.
Holy crap! Be proud of this - it’s better than anything Disney has put out in the last decade! (Edit: I liked my own post, I just needed a small consensus…)
Haha. Thank you!
was just about to say the same, this 3 minute vid made me feel more star wars vibes than the 3 disney sequels
HOLY SHIT!!! This looks better than ANYTHING Disney has ever put out for this franchise.
As a life long Star Wars fan and someone who getting tired of this new generation of fans. You brought me back to the side of faith keep up the work.
That truly means a lot. Thank you.
@@StarWarsTheGrey can’t wait to see it. May the force be with you. On this long and far away journey.
This is epic!! Well done!
Cheers. Thanks for watching!
This is amazing, I love seeing this era come to life! If you ever feel like doing more, please do! 😍
I will. Thank you!
Man star wars can be so awesome I pray one day soon it will get back to glory. There is so many story opportunities in this vast galaxy that span an infinite timeframe
This is the Star Wars movie we’ve been wanting. @disney hire these guys and let them do the thing and watch it make money.
This is fan made? This is F$%^&#@G FANTASTIC!🤯
Haha! It is indeed.
Absolutely breathtaking brother. This is true artwork🔥🔥🔥
Big up
That trailer is 100% better than the last 3 movies
Love that you loved it
Pretty easily the best UE5 star wars video I've seen yet
Amazing! This is what we need in Star Wars 🎉
Thank you for watching!
absolutely spectacular! The best star wars media I've seen in a long time! Makes me wish for a full length film!
Glad you enjoyed it!
A big WOW! I have not felt this much excitement for the Old Republic since playing KOTOR so long ago. More, please!
I hope I can bring you the whole story!
Make this a full film I actually beg. If Disney put half of this love into the sequels they might be somewhat watchable. Amazing job mate
Appreciate you
One for the algorithm, this looks as good as the Old Republic cinematic trailers! Keep up the great work.
Ah man, I’m nothing compared to those artists, but thank you! Yes hopefully the algorithm takes this thing to the top. Spread the word!
Think this is a really cool concept, that smirk in the cell was perfect in so many ways. I think the only thing Im missing is that moment when he decides to make a turn to the light, what gives him the ability to look passed the dark side for the light? Coming through the fire I really wanted to see a hint of the yellow eyes there, thinking he could project a bit of the darkside even now working for the light. Really impressed
Has the feel of a movie based on the MMORPG. EPIC
Finally someone who realizes the potential of starwars and can make a better story than Disney ever could, I truly something like this is the next movie they make but I’ll keep dreaming!
I’ll keep trying to make the dream a reality
Wow, watching this I was completely blown away. Hats off to you man this is beyond incredible what you have created here. This is so epic!🔥
Im so glad you enjoyed it. That means a lot to me!
Looks amazing! Well done! Can't wait to see more
Got some behind the scenes stuff coming soon.
its crazy how much better this looks than anything Disney can make with unlimited money
The animated for this is superb, this should make Disney cry for their failures.
Okay listen bro this is astonishing! I love so much swtor and the era it sets on and I ve discovered your trailer…. This is just so AMAZING I am speechless. That’s crazy. I would 100% support this project!!
I really really appreciate that. Glad it resonated with you!
This looks really promising! Your direction is VERY cinematic!
Thank you. Imagine if I had a real budget!
@@StarWarsTheGrey Been there, done that! Check out my ultra low budget short film. ruclips.net/video/pHdcOaWJtkU/видео.htmlsi=YiogjcCjDwvAHAFf
Sith creed gave me chills - that voice actor is top notch
1000 times better of a movie idea than the main sequel.
Bravo my friend. Bravo 👏🏾. I got chills at the end. Right up there with the best SW cinematic trailers!! 🔥 🔥 🔥
Appreciate that, Chad!
And this is why I'm so positive about what is to come with Unreal Engine, and more and more accessible CGI animation. You have made a massive achievement here! I wouldn't believe you were a "starter" animator if I hadn't read the description! :D I really admire your hard work! The cinematography is beyond beautiful! Please make more :D This came out great. Ready to see more from this. Unbelievable, you are really delivering the Star Wars feeling while watching it This blew me away! I've been thinking of getting into Unreal from Blender, but have never seen something as convincingly done as this so well as a complete package. Well done! So incredible. Makes me wish we could have a show set in the Old Republic utilizing the animation from the older trailers. This is epic!! Well done! This is actually so good-looking! Very excited to see what comes out of it! Great work you guys! Absolutely breathtaking brother. This is a true artwork🔥🔥🔥It will never cease to amaze me the heights fans are capable of reaching. Kudos to all those involved! This is incredible! I am so looking forward to seeing more of this! Will this be made into a full short film/film? Looks amazing! Well done! Can't wait to see more This looks really promising! Your direction is VERY cinematic! absolutely spectacular! The best Star Wars media I've seen in a long time! Makes me wish for a full-length film! Looks 100 million times better than anything Disney has put out good job guys Start a crowdfund to make this in full! Crazy how fans are just making their own material now Disney has no clue what to do with the franchise 😂, Wow, watching this I was completely blown away. Hats off to you man this is beyond incredible what you have created here. This is so epic!🔥This is amazing, I love seeing this era come to life! If you ever feel like doing more, please do! 😍This is a Star Wars story I want to see. More please. 🔥This was fantastic. I would absolutely watch and/or play this story. Very well done. Thanks for posting the vid! This is freaking awesome!!! Well done, man. I really want to see stories from The Old Republic Era. Subscribed!
This looks amazing!!! You should be bloody proud of yourself, well done Absolutely epic! Amazing work!
One for the algorithm, this looks as good as the Old Republic cinematic trailers! Keep up the great work.
Why aren’t there more people like you holding the reins of the beleaguered franchise? Imagine what you could do with their resources. Better than anything Disney has put out. Excellent work Thank you for doing this! It looks amazing, to say the least! Looks pretty cool. Happy to see more of this in the future if it happens. Very nice job! It looks professional as if it were for a future game. This looks phenomenal. I cannot wait🔥!!!! What If this is you when you’re new to UE…. I can’t WAIT to see what you do as time goes on! Amazing work! This looks really unique and I'd be intrigued to see the end result This looked incredible way better than what Disney has released recently though the gunship probably would not have existed, it is one of my favorite things so Woohoo! I would definitely watch the full movie/series if you decide to do it. maybe cut it into chapters like Darth Angelus is doing with Heir to the Empire now that you have a lot of the bits already made. Also, what have you been using or consulting to increase your learning with Unreal? I,, have prepped a PC to play with it but I am not making much progress. Great work! Oh, my lands. Finally, someone has tapped into the Star Wars we've all been wanting. I can't believe someone was a dedicated enough fan to know of AND create something adding to the SWtoR Era. Bravo my friend. Bravo 👏🏾. I got chills at the end. Right up there with the best SW cinematic trailers!! 🔥 🔥 🔥The very last line of this trailer saved it for me. I seriously thought I was watching a trailer for a new story mode for Disney's The Old Republic game. Absolutely amazing, they should hire
This looks so epic!! I like how this appears to be directly tied to Knights of the Old Republic Parts 1 & 2.
You see within, the same model for HK-47, & T3-4B. Did anyone else notice these droids? this was incredibly well done! Why can't this be official? I want this in theaters! Really good job. I'm judging visuals of course, since I don't know the story, but seeing such a trailer in live-action from LucasFilm would give me goosebumps. I'm tired of stories and Disney shows, that feel like they are generated from the algorithm. Heck, I would even welcome back Rian Johnson, just to have something fresh and divisive to discuss, rather than blank works, that in my opinion Filoni and Favreau are currently making.
This has been one of the best Star Wars anything, I’ve seen in a long time. Star Wars really Is in good hands if fans keep making stuff like this! 10/10 🔥I want to fund this. This is absolutely awesome. Swtor cinematic quality! This is what Star Wars is all about! Lucasfilm, hire this guy already! The concept is gripping, very intriguing, and fills the viewer with insane emotion! Disney could never make something this good. Love it.
Copy and paste much?
Holy shit.. this is one of the best trailers I've seen. If only star wars gave us strong men. This is the star wars I want to watch.
10 times better than anything Disney is planning lately
African Protagonists in a Star Wars story. I love this. Amazing work and I'm looking forward to enjoying the film
This is incredible! I am so looking to seeing more of this! Will this be made into a full shortfilm/film?
Unfortunately no. I wouldn't do the script justice. My hope is this trailer makes enough noise Lucasfilm see's it.
This is where the remake/rebuild of Star Wars needs to begin
That flame thrower shot around the 2:20 was chefs kiss
Ha! Glad you liked it. It was a pain in the ass to do 😂
When someone else remembers the OLD Republic. Amazing video! Revan got captured by the Emperor but was rescued by the Republic three centuries later. Veradun, or Darth Malgus, attempted to create a new empire and was destroyed. Meetra Surik the Jedi Exile helped the Republic and Jedi defeat the Emperor, Tenebrae, in his true form. Amazing games.
Disney take notes.
This is how you create a trailer true to Star Wars!
This is 3 minute clip was better than all of the prequel trilogy combined. Amazing work!
A great trailer. I like the emphasis on the tug in the main characters voice and facial expressions like its very hard to leave the dark side. Great trailer man.
This needs more views. Let Disney know what they are missing out on.
This is way better than what they are putting out. Someone get this man a shield!!!!
This is the era Star Wars needs to cover.
💯
Wow I am blown away by the quality of this. Incredible
I appreciate it!
Aside from season 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian, this trailer evoked more emotion than anything Disney has done with Star Wars.
You see this, Disney?! *This* is what Star Wars looks like!
Thank you for the support!
This trailer kicks ass aint gonna lie from a true Star Wars fan.
Disney have a lot to learn about how complex the Sith works. Thanks you imagine guys a movie like that
Would rather watch this 3ish minute clip than the last trilogy. Nicely done.
Glad you liked it!
I need this as a series a movie and action figures.
I’ve got a 1/6th figure custom made!
years ago I read the Darth Bane series and was blown away. I have always been pro good guys, but there was something about Bane that just seemed more real than any other Star Wars I've ever read. This would be a great Star Wars live action.
This is fkn insane, someone get this man a whole team and a studio.
We, star wars fans, need it!!!
Absolutely insane that you made this mostly by yourself.
This is pure gold, made by someone with passion. Too much of the world is people just doing it for the money not really giving two shits.
We need more of this in the world, things made with love and passion.
It is nice to know that someone can still do Star Wars right... Amazing work!
i sense a disturbance in the force....a feeling i haven't felt.....WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!' I'm in, o7
Haha. Thank you!
I saved this vid in my Star Wars playlist with all the other game trailers, it's that good.
That’s quite the honor. Thank you!
This wasn't just "that old Star Wars feeling". This got me excited about the franchise again and you aren't even affiliated. Do whatever you have to do to protect this IP as I'm sure you have. This is pure gold.
Really really glad you liked it. Love that it gave you that nostalgic feeling.
I reached the end and I kept saying please let this be a movie, please let this be a movie!! Dear God we Need this
Haha. Thank you!
I legit thought this was an official star wars game. The story looks really interesting too. Make this happen.❤
Very nice. This is the creativity and originality that Disney should take an example of
I’m really glad you liked it. Thanks for the watch.
I would watch the hell outta this.
Again, it’s so crazy how fan fictions are LIGHT YEARS better than Disney Star Wars.
The only real thing to say is never totally give up a completely original work!!!
This needs to be made into a movie.
you are an artist! would watch the movie based on the trailer.
Let’s goooo, Disney needs to make an old republic series
That would be amazing!
I was about to rag on this because I figured if anything Disney did was called “Gray” it’d be horrifying.
This is awesome and well done.
Awesome! This is Star Wars.
This was cringe asf
@@dudeDOGn Disney bought Star Wars so it could destroy it for people like you, and now you come here also to badmouth something dope you will never be able to make,
ha don't make me laugh.