"Your generic TIE grunt is just plain suicidal. And the TIE Defender jockey is bloodthirsty. But the TIE Interceptor pilot, he's suicidal and bloodthirsty. When you see a squad of those maniacs flying your way, you'd better hope your hyperdrive is operational." ―Kyle Katarn
Until you lead with proton torps at range. They MAY dodge them but they have to break from their head to head run which allows you to get on their tale.
@@Abrxas01 Nah, Proton Torps are too slow for fast moving targets, therfore, they are more a last resort warhead. Concussion Missiles are much better for such targets.
I was never a big fan of these kinds of quotes. The TIE fighter was superior to the Xwing in all ways except shields. As we've seen, shields give you a 2nd chance if you take a hit. But if you have someone on your tail it's hard to lose them. The TIE's could out turn Xwings and were slightly more maneuverable. Everyone forgets that the Xwing was perfect for the Rebels as it was hyperspace capable & could do more damage to capital ships with its heavier quad blaster cannons than the TIE's dual blaster cannons. They didn't pick it because it was a dogfighting master. TIE interceptors should scare any Xwing pilot on sight as it blows them out of the water on every single state minus shields.
ISD Gunners: "Sir, we have solid locks on the enemy light warships. Shall we engage?" ISD Captain: "Kriff no, get me more popcorn from the galley, this is awesome to watch!"
Credit where it's due: Your voice acting for the pilots in-flight comms is excellent. Very by-the-book, military, and fitting to the setting. Lovely video.
@@logicaldude3611 There weren't many Star Wars games in the 2010s. ;) I don't mean the graphics, I mean the atmosphere. Especially the use of TESB music. Late LucasArts games tended to use way more prequel music and EA Star Wars games usually have original music.
@@logicaldude3611 So was I. X Wing vs Tie Fighter was the first online game I ever played. I spent untold hours on it and ended up as one of only a handful of Jedi ranked players in the world. My ISP loved me, unfortunately my parents didn't when they got the phone bill...
Great short video, As soon as I saw the name Talon Squadron and felt a feeling of dread, then remembered why. In the novel "Star Wars: X-Wing, Wrath Squadron" Talon was a squadron trained by Derik 'Hobbie' Klivian and Wes Janson (2 of the pilots from Rogue group on Hoth in the Empire Strikes Back), on their first and only mission Talon lost 11 of their 12 members in an ambush, the sole survivor was Talon 1, Myn Donos, who went into severe depression after his astromech was destroyed (he saw the droid as the last Talon, as long as the droid survived he had not failed all the Talons) before his new friends in Wrath squadron managed to help him through it, he later joined Rogue Squadron.
@@jamesricker3997 the problem with Disney's films is the story, plot, and character... NOT the visuals. Lets maintain some semblance of objectivity and not conflate the two, shall we? This looks great, absolutely. But I'm sure even the creator will agree its hardly cinematic quality. I do not understand this propensity for bitter fans making absurd claims that fan works somehow visually surpass Hollywood motion pictures. Its the WRITERS that Disney needs to stop hiring. The designers and animators though are doing a bang up job, and deserve proper respect for it.
It's just a bit disheartening that an "I'm just trying things out" fan production is better than what Disney can do... Major kudos. Keep up the good work.
That's an enormous exaggeration and totally ridiculous. It's still Lucasfilm making Star Wars not Disney. Rogue One is a perfect example of what ILM are capable of.
@@JackRipper8881 I was thinking more of the uber-cheap effects in The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett when I posted. You're right though, Rogue One is a masterpiece.
One of the best SW space battle fan films on YT. It has actual consequences. Most people show super-human rebels who never miss against TIEs that never hit. Great job, especially including the radio chatter, which makes it way more immersive somehow.
It's always fun when UA-cam recommend a video only to notice that my models have been used in it. Glad you found a use for them :) Great editing in the movie. Hope to see more!
Talon 3 is absolutely on point. They walked that line of adrenaline-induced panic vs. considered, logical calm in their voice and absolutely nailed it. I also enjoyed seeing a B-Wing just come in and unleash hell. Great work!
Awesome, you read of the 1942 Lt. Thach of U.S. Navy tactical weave (two sections of two Grumman F4F fighters)! It was how our much heavier U.S. fighters fought against the more lighter and thus agile opponent of the Japanese Imperial Navy's Mitsubishi A6M Models 22 and 32.
@@DashfordMedia I just watched this. Do you know the SkyForge team? Their graphics, lighting is way better, but the voice talent in yours sounds awesome! I think a collab with them can make some epic battle!
Usually not a big fan of fanmade stuff but this was actually VERY good! id like to see more of this, it was professional quality. the camera was constantly shifting and the action wasnt pushed, if flowed like it was real. the explosions of the ships were realistic and there wasnt any unnecessary chatter from the pilots. FANTASTIC!
Honestly it’s kinda nice not cutting in an out of unknown faces in the cockpit. Just straight deadly power and speed, feeling like you can just barely get away I love it!!!
Why is it time and time again the fans are able to capture that Star Wars magic yet the people at Disney can barely manage a coherent plot? Top marks for the creator!
DAMN!!!!! Had me on the edge of my seat, which isn't something you can say about most SW fan-work! Exemplary compliments to your VA's for injecting the tension!!! The only thing missing from this was the desperate cockpits scenes of the best Star Wars dogfights. If somebody isn't hiring you based on this, tell a wookiee and get their arms pulled off!
breh! this was really intense and dramatic. very exciting stuff. I didn't even think about the "common criticisms" you posted because I was just vibing while watching it.
Bro wtf. This is better than pretty much 90% of the content in the new movies!!!!! Amazing work, actually had me on the edge of my seat. Music worked great, awesome scene!!
THAT WAS AWESOME. There's other much more visually detailed star wars fanfilms out there, but THIS was GREAT! The camera work, the angles, I LOVED that shot with the B-wing, mounted on the gun! That was SO cool! This was all SO cool! Lasers everywhere, tons of rolls and loops and maneuvers, it was AWESOME. This is my favorite one yet. Others try to focus on smaller dogfights but this is like, a FURBALL with a POINT and there's tension, the music rocks, things are FAST. I love it! I'm gonna' watch it again! GODS THE CAMERA SHAKE WAS GOOD.
Really nice stuff, some very dynamic shots in there. If I was to suggest anything it would be putting a bit more glow on the blaster bolts, but that's a minor quibble. Great work 😁
Even if not as high poly as some work you guys really made this pop. Love the chatter and useage of a variety of rebel ships instead of only X-wings plus of course the usage of my fav TIE model
The “camera work” is beautifully done. If this were a real battle, then the camera moves would actually be plausible. I also love the sense of kinetic and frenetic energy especially in some the GoPro style shots ( like the R2 P.O.V’s). 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾
This was honestly the best fan made space battle. And the voice acting, was sooo good. I didn't feel like "oh the animation is good, but the voice acting sounds like just the animators doing it"
2:01 That B-Wing pilot is one helluva pilot l! It takes an immense amount of skill just to effectively fly a B-Wing as it can barely maneuver and turn so you can imagine how much harder it would be to engage other fighters using such a sluggish and hulking ship. Somebody put that guy on an A-Wing he'll be able to shred several squadrons on his own
This is one of the best short adventures coming out this year as Star Wars Fan Films. You're in the (my) running for number one with "The Last Padawan: Part 2." So, very good on you, Sir.
This was absolutely amazing! The voice acting, the directing, it was all solid! It truly gave the feel of a tense dogfight that some others (still good in their own right but) are missing. Please make more of these, as soon as you can!
That TIE In pilot will be remembered for his/her bravery. Thanks to that sacrifice many other pilots survived that day. Long live the Empire!. It's somewhat disturbing that a fanmade vid can be much better than anything we've seen on Star Wars since Rogue One, and I don't say it in a bad way. My congratulations for the good work.
A+…! Holy crap. The voice acting really added that extra layer. SFX and music editing was spot on. Also really liked the space physics of the laser cannon shots. Well done 👍🏼
Yes, this looks great, and I would love to see more if it.... But for the love of god, can we PLEEEEEEEASE have just ONE fan film that doesn't have endless "this is better than " bashing in the comments? Especially when some people cannot seem to divorce writing and story from visuals and animation. The production designers, graphics and animation teams are working their asses off, and deserve far more respect than that. They didn't write the film, they're just modeling the craft and creating the motion.
Dang man, those were some crazy maneuvers! Very well animated, loved the cinematography! Hope the people doing the Rogue Squadron movie see this and use it as inspiration
EPIC i love how i get a surprise every now and then when a fan made short shows up and the fan made shorts are better than the new full length features
uhmmm... just one question... WHERE. IS. THE. REST. OF. THIS. MOVIE??????? I mean, this has got to be the best short movie I've seen in ages... And I am old enough to have watched the original theatrical release of 'A New Hope' way back in the previous century... LOL You have me FULLY invested in characters that are only known by their call-signs in under THREE minutes? This was simply AMAZING work. I really would love to watch the rest of your movie.
That was an epic dogfight! I also love the song choice. The battle of Hoth nusic is underused in a lot of fan film shorts. This was extremely well done, with some great tension!
You know, it's really impressive how these fan films are the ones really pushing the envelope on creative combat aerobatics choreography. The major film studios should start taking notice.
@@NerdManReturns Sorta both, I think- how much better Imperial Pilots who advanced to the TIE Interceptor were... AFAIK, you have to survive so many missions in a TIE l/n before you were promoted to a TIE Interceptor.
The Galactic Civil War is heavily based off the Pacific theater of WW2. Where the heavy military that relied on agile ships with a fanatical devotion to an Emperor fought against everyday people in durable ships who fought for Democracy and each other. ... So in a way you are right. The Rebellion on average has much better pilots then the Empire because Rebel pilots would actually survive their battles. Though an elite Imperial was something scary, the Rebellion would win simply because they did better with teamwork.
Excellent animation and quality voice acting. Was well done. The only real gripe, is the X-wings had no shields. They can take several laser hits before it even breaches the shields. That Interceptor would have scored, likely, two less kills. X-wings are tough. That is a huge reason why they were so dominant.
What would be an interesting story would be where two imperial pilot classmates joined the empire whilst one joins the rebels and the other the empire and grow to absolutely hate each other without knowing it until they both crash on the same planet whilst having a philosophical argument whilst shooting each other until the rebel wins but spare his friend and they both join the rebels
@@Asian-tg4mn Agreed I suppose it could be the other way round as well like I wise it’s just a half baked idea that I metaphorically and literally pulled out of my behind although I’m sure if that were the case, I’m sure it get more likes on rotten tomatoes than the last Jedi 🤣😂🤣😂, but jokes aside that would be a cool plot twist where during the civil war a separatist and republic kids were best friends in the mid rim, just boarding the separatist and republic and one saw calamity and chaos whilst the other saw Tyrant’s and oppression, they both join the republic as auxiliary troops and whilst not exactly on the frontlines, their bonds grew stronger and stronger, however when the war ended and the empire was raised the child who saw chaos joined the empire and the one that saw tyranny defected and joined the rebels, all the while falling in love with his commanding officer, also we could go over the ideological struggles of how faceless the stormtroopers are whilst having fun in the barracks only for the rebel to blow up the unknown troopers ship and some of the war crimes the rebels committed such as using a medical distress signal to call for an imperial recovery fleet made up of civilians, only to get caught up in the blast and so on, during an engagement the imperial encounters his old friend and was wounded, after the battle the rebels gather up prisoners and start executing them, the rebels friends face is revealed and his lover shoots him in the chest and leaves, remembering what and why he signed up to be a rebel and how some of their actions such as assassinating a planetary govern led to a brutal civil war turning it into a wasteland and that, for all the rebels propaganda they were still terrorists who had an illegitimate claim since the oldest of power was democratically handed over to palpatine and we could also have supporting characters such as a moff who actually was pretty nice and treated his men surprisingly decently and treated them very well and interacted with them, all the while he does commit a few crimes such as allowing slavery of the wookies and drug cartels but outside of a few personal interests, he’s even willing to send relief aid and assistance who unfortunately gets executed because of his title despite being very kind, another side character could also be a quick witty female scout who likes to tease the loyal character, (oh come on slow poke with that attitude you’ll never catch me😉) and whilst she does have a crush due to protocols it’s mostly flirting or teasing, and finally an alien twielek who was once a slave but is a mad supporter of the empire and is the commanding officer whose no nonsense attitude and drill Sargent personality makes her cold to others, however whenever she’s alone she’s weak, scared and alone and despite her tactical brilliance as well as her martial prowess being able to despatch several rebel spies, she’s terrible in unarmed combat or whenever dealing with zygerrian’s she shows a strong personality but whenever alone falls into a mental breakdown due to past trauma. (Being British unfortunately all of the side characters die🤣😂🤣😂 just kidding, it’s really up to the director🤣😂😂), and when the short movies over it shows the nuances about others factions and how they both wanted the same thing but went two separate ways, a strong, proud, safe and secure empire in both life and jobs, the rebels who want democracy, hugs and freedom, despite one being controlled by an evil dictatorship where freedom and liberty aren’t allowed vs a bunch of self serving corrupt politicians who’d sell you out faster that Han Solo can draw. Sorry for the long winded rabble but it’s nice to present ones ideas and opinions I suppose🤣😂🤣
@@hadesdogs4366 Damn you might as well start a fan fiction with this story. But yeah stories like yours would be fresh and interesting. #EmpireDidNothingWrong
Actually pretty well done. The fighter cams and blaster tracing- especially up close -feels very kinetic. Spinning and shaking were fine. My gripes are in the lighting. Everything feels way too dark if you've ever watched (and i'm sure you have) any starwars space action sequence. On that note, your TIEs don't have exaust plumes of their own for some reason. Solid foundation, however. Great work.
You did a great job making the dogfights feel dynamic, a most other fan CGI films tend to lack that feeling of speed or snappiness and their fighters tend to move like puppets on string
Even though the imperial starfighter corp gets a bad reputation, their pilots (especially the interceptors) were probably as good if not better than the average rebel pilot. Still gotta love the rebellion and their x-wings. This was great
"Your generic TIE grunt is just plain suicidal. And the TIE Defender jockey is bloodthirsty. But the TIE Interceptor pilot, he's suicidal and bloodthirsty. When you see a squad of those maniacs flying your way, you'd better hope your hyperdrive is operational."
―Kyle Katarn
Until you lead with proton torps at range. They MAY dodge them but they have to break from their head to head run which allows you to get on their tale.
@@Abrxas01 Nah, Proton Torps are too slow for fast moving targets, therfore, they are more a last resort warhead. Concussion Missiles are much better for such targets.
I was never a big fan of these kinds of quotes. The TIE fighter was superior to the Xwing in all ways except shields. As we've seen, shields give you a 2nd chance if you take a hit. But if you have someone on your tail it's hard to lose them. The TIE's could out turn Xwings and were slightly more maneuverable.
Everyone forgets that the Xwing was perfect for the Rebels as it was hyperspace capable & could do more damage to capital ships with its heavier quad blaster cannons than the TIE's dual blaster cannons. They didn't pick it because it was a dogfighting master. TIE interceptors should scare any Xwing pilot on sight as it blows them out of the water on every single state minus shields.
lol
Smh, Sienar shills are everywhere these days huh, how much are those guys paying you?
I really liked that you showed the massive amount of firepower a B-Wing can lay down
B-WING BABY ALL DAY !
I realised about that too! That was brutally cool 😎
B-Wings are the BEST.
I didn't see the b-wing....where in the video was it?
@@Kolonol1 B-wing @ 2:02. Takes out the two ties that were attacking Talon 3.
That brave pilot, taking on impossible odds--and ultimately giving his life--to defend his comrades. The rebels fought valiantly too.
ISD Gunners: "Sir, we have solid locks on the enemy light warships. Shall we engage?"
ISD Captain: "Kriff no, get me more popcorn from the galley, this is awesome to watch!"
lol indeed. I was waiting for the ISD to engage...well anything!! lol
Not shown: ISDs have guns too.
me with actual popcorn!
Here is a theory: Rebel spies have sabotage the weapon systems of the ISD.
@@CHRF-55457 Better theory: they want the Rebels to escape with bunk intel, but have to put up token resistance just so they don't get suspicious.
The animation itself is spot-on but I think the voice acting really elevates this short to another level.
Kudos to all involved!
Very good voice acting.
Yeah, much better than most fanfilms
Agreed
but i dont get what the point of the battle was suppose to be
Came from watching a BSG dogfight and thought that was Kat in that x-wing for a moment. Imagine what Kat, Apollo, and Starbuck could do with x-wings.
Credit where it's due: Your voice acting for the pilots in-flight comms is excellent. Very by-the-book, military, and fitting to the setting. Lovely video.
Every X-Wing pilot here: "I'll try spinning, that's a good trick!"
They pulled a lot of Gs heck
@@PureWater_MW_Korea at least they're in space so not much g force there
@@anm10wolvorinenotapanther32 there is still G forces in space. But Star Wars ships have inertial dampeners so they counteract the G-forces
Me which way is up? Am I upside down???
@Turdas Maximus I know. It's a joke because in Star wars, you rarely see a ship that doesn't line up from the rest.
This feels like the intro trailer of a late 90s or early 2000s Star Wars game.
But with really good graphics :D
lol I was alive during that time playing those games... This is a lot better than that lol Maybe a trailer for a 2010 game.
@@logicaldude3611 There weren't many Star Wars games in the 2010s. ;)
I don't mean the graphics, I mean the atmosphere. Especially the use of TESB music. Late LucasArts games tended to use way more prequel music and EA Star Wars games usually have original music.
Please check out Star Wars Squadrons. Great game that deserves a larger active player base.
@@logicaldude3611 So was I. X Wing vs Tie Fighter was the first online game I ever played. I spent untold hours on it and ended up as one of only a handful of Jedi ranked players in the world. My ISP loved me, unfortunately my parents didn't when they got the phone bill...
This shortfilm is more exciting than all disney starwars-movies together
Thank you! We appreciate the support!
Great short video,
As soon as I saw the name Talon Squadron and felt a feeling of dread, then remembered why.
In the novel "Star Wars: X-Wing, Wrath Squadron" Talon was a squadron trained by Derik 'Hobbie' Klivian and Wes Janson (2 of the pilots from Rogue group on Hoth in the Empire Strikes Back), on their first and only mission Talon lost 11 of their 12 members in an ambush, the sole survivor was Talon 1, Myn Donos, who went into severe depression after his astromech was destroyed (he saw the droid as the last Talon, as long as the droid survived he had not failed all the Talons) before his new friends in Wrath squadron managed to help him through it, he later joined Rogue Squadron.
One for Falynn.
Two for Talon.
@@tattooraptorYou monster, just reading that brought tears to my eyes.
It's crazy how good this is.
Thank you! Glad you enjoy it!
Disney needs to stop hiring some of those people
@@jamesricker3997 the problem with Disney's films is the story, plot, and character... NOT the visuals. Lets maintain some semblance of objectivity and not conflate the two, shall we?
This looks great, absolutely. But I'm sure even the creator will agree its hardly cinematic quality. I do not understand this propensity for bitter fans making absurd claims that fan works somehow visually surpass Hollywood motion pictures.
Its the WRITERS that Disney needs to stop hiring. The designers and animators though are doing a bang up job, and deserve proper respect for it.
Please check out Star Wars Squadrons. Great game that deserves a larger active player base.
Makes me sad when I see a fan vid better than those Disney flicks
It's just a bit disheartening that an "I'm just trying things out" fan production is better than what Disney can do... Major kudos. Keep up the good work.
Haha thank you!
That's an enormous exaggeration and totally ridiculous. It's still Lucasfilm making Star Wars not Disney. Rogue One is a perfect example of what ILM are capable of.
@@JackRipper8881 I was thinking more of the uber-cheap effects in The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett when I posted. You're right though, Rogue One is a masterpiece.
@@JackRipper8881 TROS Exegol battle enters the chat.......
Well then by all means. If you think it's so easy, go make a film. Cool use of the genetic fallacy btw.
The inboard camera shots are fantastic here, and the radio chatter feels very authentic. Bravo!
One of the best SW space battle fan films on YT. It has actual consequences. Most people show super-human rebels who never miss against TIEs that never hit. Great job, especially including the radio chatter, which makes it way more immersive somehow.
Wow thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Holy shit, the adrenaline rush from that one was real...
It's always fun when UA-cam recommend a video only to notice that my models have been used in it. Glad you found a use for them :) Great editing in the movie. Hope to see more!
I'm so glad you got to see it and liked it! Your models are beautiful!
Nice work on the models. textures and details look great. a lot better than I can manage at this point.
You captured the magic that made me fall in love with the space battles in the first movies. Bravo and thank you for the nostalgia
Thanks so much!
Talon 3 is absolutely on point. They walked that line of adrenaline-induced panic vs. considered, logical calm in their voice and absolutely nailed it.
I also enjoyed seeing a B-Wing just come in and unleash hell. Great work!
I love that the number of fighters on both sides was more in line with what we should see in a Star Wars space battle.
That moment in Squadrons or BF2 when you hit a highly maneuverable interceptor with a notoriously non-maneuverable torpedo. Feels good.
Even in space, Thach's Weave works wonders, I see.
Hey thrawn
Awesome, you read of the 1942 Lt. Thach of U.S. Navy tactical weave (two sections of two Grumman F4F fighters)! It was how our much heavier U.S. fighters fought against the more lighter and thus agile opponent of the Japanese Imperial Navy's Mitsubishi A6M Models 22 and 32.
@@lelandhetrick205 The X-Wing strat guide called it the Wotan Weave, an obvious allusion with a more "Star Wars-y" name for the pilot.
B-Wings; slow and heavy in terms of starfighter combat, but if you so much as tickle their cone of fire you’re space dust.
It just got better as it played on...sweet that the B- wing got some love!
Yoooooo, this was like the squadrons trailer. This is really good.
I loved Squadrons and that ad!
@@DashfordMedia I just watched this. Do you know the SkyForge team? Their graphics, lighting is way better, but the voice talent in yours sounds awesome! I think a collab with them can make some epic battle!
Yes! everyone, check out Star Wars Squadrons. Great game that deserves a larger active player base.
@@countluke2334 LOVE that game, especially the story campaign!
100 SUBS? 1,200 VIEWS??? NAHH this deserves SO much more recognition. what a BEAUTIFIUL dogfight. this is pure talent, keep at it.
Oh wow thank you for the supportive words! I'm new to the animation world but definitely want to make lots more! Thanks for watching!
I cried with joy watching this. Why only Filoni and Favreau can do something this good and rest of Lucasfilm cannot, beggars belief.
The Tie Interceptor was THE best fighter the Empire had bar none. Amazing work!
Two and a half minutes of pure excitement - excellent work
Thanks so much!
Those snap rolls are something else! Easily one of the most intense SW dogfight vids out there. Fantastic work!
Usually not a big fan of fanmade stuff but this was actually VERY good! id like to see more of this, it was professional quality. the camera was constantly shifting and the action wasnt pushed, if flowed like it was real. the explosions of the ships were realistic and there wasnt any unnecessary chatter from the pilots. FANTASTIC!
Honestly it’s kinda nice not cutting in an out of unknown faces in the cockpit. Just straight deadly power and speed, feeling like you can just barely get away I love it!!!
OMG, that was FAN-Tastic!
Literally these random Pilots had me more attached to them than anyone from the sequel series!
1:01 Was I the only one screaming "TURBOLASERS FIRE FIRE! TAKE OUT THAT REBEL SHIP!" at the screen? XD
If that’s an ISD-2 it couldn’t they didn’t have guns small enough to track. The real question is why wasn’t it pounding the crap out of the Nebulon-B
No, I was more going "WHY THE FUCK aren't you taking any shots at that Star Destroyer you keep flying over?"
@@Sephiroth144 I think they needed it intact to intercept the transmission it was getting. That’s the best I got.
They didn't need to destroy the Star Destroyer besides, a few shots would have barely done anything against the armour
Yes you were xD
Honestly how you did the story here with the TIE-Interceptor was really well done, you gave a sense of tense emotions as to who would come out on top.
Why is it time and time again the fans are able to capture that Star Wars magic yet the people at Disney can barely manage a coherent plot? Top marks for the creator!
DAMN!!!!! Had me on the edge of my seat, which isn't something you can say about most SW fan-work! Exemplary compliments to your VA's for injecting the tension!!! The only thing missing from this was the desperate cockpits scenes of the best Star Wars dogfights. If somebody isn't hiring you based on this, tell a wookiee and get their arms pulled off!
This was so well done I found myself instinctively reaching for controls that were not there and fighting g-forces that were not present. Great stuff.
Damn this imperial fighter must got lessons from vader
He must've been only one mission away from getting promoted to a TIE-Defender pilot RIP
breh! this was really intense and dramatic. very exciting stuff. I didn't even think about the "common criticisms" you posted because I was just vibing while watching it.
Bro wtf. This is better than pretty much 90% of the content in the new movies!!!!! Amazing work, actually had me on the edge of my seat. Music worked great, awesome scene!!
This conveys so much panic and action that would result from these high powered ships. Great work
This was put in my recommendations. Good algorithm. I am now subbed
Awesome, thank you!
Anyone else binge watching Star Wars fan content?
This is so awesome!!! 💯🔥
THAT WAS AWESOME.
There's other much more visually detailed star wars fanfilms out there, but THIS was GREAT! The camera work, the angles, I LOVED that shot with the B-wing, mounted on the gun! That was SO cool! This was all SO cool! Lasers everywhere, tons of rolls and loops and maneuvers, it was AWESOME.
This is my favorite one yet. Others try to focus on smaller dogfights but this is like, a FURBALL with a POINT and there's tension, the music rocks, things are FAST. I love it!
I'm gonna' watch it again!
GODS THE CAMERA SHAKE WAS GOOD.
Found myself holding my breath. This is the type of space combat I want to see in Star Wars, splendid job!
I was immersed. Got my heart racing. Damn, this is what we need.
This pleased my love of starwars starfighters way more than all other fanmade content I've seen so far
Really nice stuff, some very dynamic shots in there. If I was to suggest anything it would be putting a bit more glow on the blaster bolts, but that's a minor quibble. Great work 😁
This is unreal. More people need to see it!
Thanks, please share!
This has got to be the best fan made Star Wars film I have watched yet!
Even if not as high poly as some work you guys really made this pop. Love the chatter and useage of a variety of rebel ships instead of only X-wings plus of course the usage of my fav TIE model
I really liked how you made a TIE interceptor literally unstoppable. Imagine what would happen if there was a whole squadron of interceptors.
The “camera work” is beautifully done. If this were a real battle, then the camera moves would actually be plausible. I also love the sense of kinetic and frenetic energy especially in some the GoPro style shots ( like the R2 P.O.V’s). 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾
You mean the external cameras mounted on the fighters? Yes I love those too! It's surprise why film makers didn't thought of that!
This was glorious to watch. Kudos to the creators of this. Disney take note, this is how it should be done.
love the realistic tactics and camera works. 💪🏼
Got my blood pumping. Take that Tie Fighter Anime!
This was honestly the best fan made space battle.
And the voice acting, was sooo good. I didn't feel like "oh the animation is good, but the voice acting sounds like just the animators doing it"
Oh wow thank you so much! The positivity is always welcome!
2:01 That B-Wing pilot is one helluva pilot l! It takes an immense amount of skill just to effectively fly a B-Wing as it can barely maneuver and turn so you can imagine how much harder it would be to engage other fighters using such a sluggish and hulking ship. Somebody put that guy on an A-Wing he'll be able to shred several squadrons on his own
My jaw is on the floor. I love the shaky cam blur from impacts, like we are inside a cockpit.
This is one of the best short adventures coming out this year as Star Wars Fan Films. You're in the (my) running for number one with "The Last Padawan: Part 2." So, very good on you, Sir.
Wow. great stuff! Really dynamic, was on the edge of my seat wondering if they were going to get that TIE Interceptor!
This was absolutely amazing! The voice acting, the directing, it was all solid! It truly gave the feel of a tense dogfight that some others (still good in their own right but) are missing. Please make more of these, as soon as you can!
I loved the spinning its space, these guys are nimble without the air speed drag. So well done
The part where the rebels are going to jump to hyperspace was incredible.
That was _EXCELLENT_ ! Loved the wing cam!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was absolutely incredible. I love the tactics involved in this fight. The voice acting was also really good!
Best voice acting I've heard in an animated Star Wars fan film so far, really sells it
Love the instantaneous TIE swarm. This is definately Star Wars universe.
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Impressive most impressive the uses of motion blur really sells the scene .
That was unexpectedly awesome. The thing that normally lets down things like this is the voice acting but it was top notch in this case.
' QUE BATALHA SENSACIONAL !'
Prende o telespectador a não tirar o olho da tela ... fenomenal ...
That TIE In pilot will be remembered for his/her bravery. Thanks to that sacrifice many other pilots survived that day.
Long live the Empire!.
It's somewhat disturbing that a fanmade vid can be much better than anything we've seen on Star Wars since Rogue One, and I don't say it in a bad way. My congratulations for the good work.
A+…! Holy crap. The voice acting really added that extra layer. SFX and music editing was spot on. Also really liked the space physics of the laser cannon shots. Well done 👍🏼
Thanks so much!
I love the great camera work, really smooth fighters and the graphics of the ships and everything was really just beautiful!!
I absolutely loved it. I would live to see the death seed ugly make an appearance. Itwould be so worth it.
This space battle is completely amazing. The fighter POV work was *chef's kiss* perfect.
This is an appropriate video to watch on Star Wars day.
Yes, this looks great, and I would love to see more if it....
But for the love of god, can we PLEEEEEEEASE have just ONE fan film that doesn't have endless "this is better than " bashing in the comments? Especially when some people cannot seem to divorce writing and story from visuals and animation. The production designers, graphics and animation teams are working their asses off, and deserve far more respect than that. They didn't write the film, they're just modeling the craft and creating the motion.
Childhood dreams coming into reality! Keep 'em coming!
Awesome that the Battle in the snow music even works in a space fight
Dang man, those were some crazy maneuvers! Very well animated, loved the cinematography! Hope the people doing the Rogue Squadron movie see this and use it as inspiration
Epic! This is one of the best fan film I've seen!
Thanks a bunch!
EXCELLENT! I really enjoyed the quick twists and turns, A very enjoyable ride!
EPIC i love how i get a surprise every now and then when a fan made short shows up and the fan made shorts are better than the new full length features
Thanks so much!
uhmmm... just one question... WHERE. IS. THE. REST. OF. THIS. MOVIE???????
I mean, this has got to be the best short movie I've seen in ages... And I am old enough to have watched the original theatrical release of 'A New Hope' way back in the previous century... LOL You have me FULLY invested in characters that are only known by their call-signs in under THREE minutes? This was simply AMAZING work. I really would love to watch the rest of your movie.
That was an epic dogfight! I also love the song choice. The battle of Hoth nusic is underused in a lot of fan film shorts. This was extremely well done, with some great tension!
Thanks so much!
These fan films are better than anything Disney has managed so far.
You know, it's really impressive how these fan films are the ones really pushing the envelope on creative combat aerobatics choreography. The major film studios should start taking notice.
This shows how well trained the imperial pilots compared to the rebels
More like how much better the Tie Interceptor was to the average Tie Fighter or X-Wing.
In the end rebel with new republic won the war
@@NerdManReturns Sorta both, I think- how much better Imperial Pilots who advanced to the TIE Interceptor were... AFAIK, you have to survive so many missions in a TIE l/n before you were promoted to a TIE Interceptor.
@@NerdManReturns Actually, interceptor was on-par with both of those fighters, just that skill was the deciding factor in this battle.
The Galactic Civil War is heavily based off the Pacific theater of WW2. Where the heavy military that relied on agile ships with a fanatical devotion to an Emperor fought against everyday people in durable ships who fought for Democracy and each other. ... So in a way you are right. The Rebellion on average has much better pilots then the Empire because Rebel pilots would actually survive their battles. Though an elite Imperial was something scary, the Rebellion would win simply because they did better with teamwork.
did you animate all of those by hand lol man great job
Yes I did! Glad you enjoyed it! Subscribe for some more cool animation content!
Excellent animation and quality voice acting. Was well done.
The only real gripe, is the X-wings had no shields. They can take several laser hits before it even breaches the shields. That Interceptor would have scored, likely, two less kills. X-wings are tough. That is a huge reason why they were so dominant.
Holy crow that was excellent. Dogfights like they should be portrayed. Good job.
What would be an interesting story would be where two imperial pilot classmates joined the empire whilst one joins the rebels and the other the empire and grow to absolutely hate each other without knowing it until they both crash on the same planet whilst having a philosophical argument whilst shooting each other until the rebel wins but spare his friend and they both join the rebels
why rebels? We've seen soo many stories of imperial defectors. Interesting would be switching to the Imperials.
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Agreed I suppose it could be the other way round as well like I wise it’s just a half baked idea that I metaphorically and literally pulled out of my behind although I’m sure if that were the case, I’m sure it get more likes on rotten tomatoes than the last Jedi 🤣😂🤣😂, but jokes aside that would be a cool plot twist where during the civil war a separatist and republic kids were best friends in the mid rim, just boarding the separatist and republic and one saw calamity and chaos whilst the other saw Tyrant’s and oppression, they both join the republic as auxiliary troops and whilst not exactly on the frontlines, their bonds grew stronger and stronger, however when the war ended and the empire was raised the child who saw chaos joined the empire and the one that saw tyranny defected and joined the rebels, all the while falling in love with his commanding officer, also we could go over the ideological struggles of how faceless the stormtroopers are whilst having fun in the barracks only for the rebel to blow up the unknown troopers ship and some of the war crimes the rebels committed such as using a medical distress signal to call for an imperial recovery fleet made up of civilians, only to get caught up in the blast and so on, during an engagement the imperial encounters his old friend and was wounded, after the battle the rebels gather up prisoners and start executing them, the rebels friends face is revealed and his lover shoots him in the chest and leaves, remembering what and why he signed up to be a rebel and how some of their actions such as assassinating a planetary govern led to a brutal civil war turning it into a wasteland and that, for all the rebels propaganda they were still terrorists who had an illegitimate claim since the oldest of power was democratically handed over to palpatine and we could also have supporting characters such as a moff who actually was pretty nice and treated his men surprisingly decently and treated them very well and interacted with them, all the while he does commit a few crimes such as allowing slavery of the wookies and drug cartels but outside of a few personal interests, he’s even willing to send relief aid and assistance who unfortunately gets executed because of his title despite being very kind, another side character could also be a quick witty female scout who likes to tease the loyal character, (oh come on slow poke with that attitude you’ll never catch me😉) and whilst she does have a crush due to protocols it’s mostly flirting or teasing, and finally an alien twielek who was once a slave but is a mad supporter of the empire and is the commanding officer whose no nonsense attitude and drill Sargent personality makes her cold to others, however whenever she’s alone she’s weak, scared and alone and despite her tactical brilliance as well as her martial prowess being able to despatch several rebel spies, she’s terrible in unarmed combat or whenever dealing with zygerrian’s she shows a strong personality but whenever alone falls into a mental breakdown due to past trauma. (Being British unfortunately all of the side characters die🤣😂🤣😂 just kidding, it’s really up to the director🤣😂😂), and when the short movies over it shows the nuances about others factions and how they both wanted the same thing but went two separate ways, a strong, proud, safe and secure empire in both life and jobs, the rebels who want democracy, hugs and freedom, despite one being controlled by an evil dictatorship where freedom and liberty aren’t allowed vs a bunch of self serving corrupt politicians who’d sell you out faster that Han Solo can draw. Sorry for the long winded rabble but it’s nice to present ones ideas and opinions I suppose🤣😂🤣
@@Asian-tg4mn agreed EMPIRE ALL THE WAY
@@hadesdogs4366 Damn you might as well start a fan fiction with this story. But yeah stories like yours would be fresh and interesting.
#EmpireDidNothingWrong
Actually pretty well done. The fighter cams and blaster tracing- especially up close -feels very kinetic. Spinning and shaking were fine. My gripes are in the lighting. Everything feels way too dark if you've ever watched (and i'm sure you have) any starwars space action sequence. On that note, your TIEs don't have exaust plumes of their own for some reason. Solid foundation, however. Great work.
That was the A-Wing slash wasn't it?! Outstanding! Love the B-Wing moment, too!
You did a great job making the dogfights feel dynamic, a most other fan CGI films tend to lack that feeling of speed or snappiness and their fighters tend to move like puppets on string
Even though the imperial starfighter corp gets a bad reputation, their pilots (especially the interceptors) were probably as good if not better than the average rebel pilot. Still gotta love the rebellion and their x-wings. This was great
I hate the rebels, love when they die like in Rouge One. Seeing them die brings a smile to my face.
This is amazing animation. I’m in pre-production for a Star Wars fan film and would absolutely love to pitch it to you.
Sure! Send me a message at nick@dashfordmedia.com and I'll see if I can help!
That was a high octane dog fight. I needed that.