While I have had a hard time setting film dates with my friends, I have been working on everything else I possibly can, from learning the Video Copilot lightsaber plugin and working on intros and credit rolls, in the obvious Star Wars fashion. We have also finished and perfected the choreography, and practiced enough to know the beats of the fight and know where our opponent is going. Here is the polished blocking doc and the intro/credit scroll. Choreography and Blocking
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So I think that because I have never filmed something or made a short film before, I'm treading a lot of new ground and going into a lot of new territory. I'm having a lot of fun with it right now, and being able to actually go through and produce a product. Being able to express myself creatively is awesome, and practicing fighting with lightsabers is probably one of the more nerdier things that I've done. So far I've finished blocking and choreographing the fight, and have begun to develop the story and how it will be shot, including the infamous Star Wars crawl and Cantina Band for the credits. This is the choreography my friend and I wrote. Choreography and BlockingSo for this project, I haven’t had much experience with filming things in general, I’ve had a lot of ideas and plans, but nothing I can ever set in motion, so this project is finally helping me get into the swing of things. I want to make this lightsaber fight as accurate as possible, so I’ve been reading up on fighting with swords. I learned the basics of how to fight with a sword, then I defined each of the 7 lightsaber forms that are in the Star Wars universe, messing around with them and seeing which ones work with the fight I’m doing.
Fighting With A Sword: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Y6ZDdsOvs The 7 Forms Of Lightsaber Combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP7sbwbIzks Basics To Each Lightsaber Form: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcRTCxAZ53Wed6Y 79JXwTbw2sHPmFgHx |