Absolutely love when Star Wars fan filmmakers say fuck it and just use the actual Star Wars soundtrack not caring about copyright claims. Love all the mixing and track choices!
I use the theme song for first contact to open my videos for UA-cam when I play star trek and their policy is as long as its non profit and that I'm not make money on their music it say copyright found but the owner allows it to be used on UA-cam as long as that is showing and your not making money off that music or sounds you can't be charged or suited for using the copyright. As you are not making any kinda profit form their material.
Learned of this fan film through Dave Cullen. He said, I'm paraphrasing, "fan films are much more authentic then anything coming from LucasFilm at the moment." It's because fan filmmakers love Star Wars; current LucasFilm does not.
Love It! Animation is incredible! Remember, poor General Dodonna was captured in the evacuation of Yavin and sent to Lusankya, where he would stay for over 7 years until Rogue Squadron finally found him.
"How quickly the great general Dodonna collapsed under the overwhelming might of Lord Vader's rage. He should of realized that there is nothing a single man can do to forestall the march of the Empire. I'm his final moments the fool even let slip that the rebels were intending on capturing our food supplies on Reytha. Even now Lord Vader travels there to restore peace and order..." - Mara Jade
@@thodinthorsson8028 More 'small things': The Battle of Endor should be called the 'Battle of the Sanctuary Moon'. What's next? That's not the Deathstar it's the 'DS1 Orbital Battlestation'. LOL. I live in America. "Don't you mean North America?" *O M G*
Vader almost certainly wouldn’t just slaughter Rebel prisoners on Yavin 4 with no other objective in mind. He would have them interrogated first, trying to discover where their ships had fled to.
@@SumDumGy I'm genuinely amazed at the sheer number of Star Wars fans who only managed to figure out Star Wars was bad after Rian Johnson's abomination. The rest of us figured out we'd be duped during TFA in the cinema.
@@youtube_moderator To be quite Frank, I figured it out in 1999 with The Phantom Menace, then started thinking about it after Attack of the Clones made it worse, realizing George Lucas had been already screwing the pooch since 1984: Two Ewoks movies and then the over-hyped and repeatedly revised OT Special Editions that have made the original works progressively more disappointing. My Star Wars now consists solely of the De-specialized Editions of the OT, with an acceptance of Rogue One being a watchable film I don’t object to.
Vader coming back for revenge is great, Always loved that starting mission from Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike where the Empire launches a massive assault on Yavin in the aftermath.
This looks incredible. From the visuals, camera angles and the secret sauce for anything star wars related… the sound. A huge congratulations on the making of this film.
I can imagine Han wanting Luke to ride along with him and Leia. "Kid, you just blew up one of the Empire's most prized assets and they almost vaporized an entire moon getting to her Worship. Vader will hunt you down forever...no debate...you're with me". Han "I thought you said you didn't want to get involved" Luke Yeah...well if anything happens to you I'll never hear the end of it from her *points at Leia*....or Chewie.
Everything here is great, but what really stands out to me is the choice in music and the way you weaved it into the events being displayed on screen. Absolutely fantastic!
Awesome job! It only took 47 years to know how DV was found after the battle...fast action, great graphics...kudos! Thanks for posting it...your time and effort is appreciated...!
"So Lord Vader, when you gonna tell me how you made it home in one piece?" "That is classified, Gunnery Sergeant." "Hrmph! My ass! Well you can forget those adjustments to your lightsaber-"
At the end of the original 1977 cut Vader gets his TIE under control and he is seen flying off under full power. Though he could have had an engine malfunction afterwards which left him drifting.
Amazing job! Loved the sense of scale and movement of every ship. In my opinion they do not use to get it right on fan films but you did it! Also the lighting and look of the planets! I hope it gets many views and appreciation from fans. You deserve it!
Pretty good fan movie. The only issue I have with it is that Vader's Advance Model TIE Fighter was not disabled by the collision with the other fighter. Vader was eventually able to regain full control after the collision, with his engines still functional. In addition to that, Vader's TIE was equipped with a hyperdrive, unlike the standard TIE fighter, so it is likely that with the Death Star destroyed, Vader's only option would have been to jump to the nearest Imperial base & report what had happened at Yavin to the Emperor.
This is GOLD SQUAD! Even with a slight and welcome retcon (originally, Vader just jumped into hyperspace after he managed to stabilize his tie-fighter), you brilliantly mixes the atmospheres of Episodes IV and V, as well as the Vader we all want to see. Perhaps one way to show the hardship Vader went through (and which above all shows our favorite sith's irritation afterwards) would be to show him staggering out of the smoke-filled cockpit of his damaged tie-fighter.
Your video undoubtedly presents us with a good Star War, in a more satisfying way than much recent canonical material. It brings true TESB and NH vibes. Love the intense imperial march!
I'm pretty certain we saw Vader flying away from the destroyed Death Star at high speed, but his TIE Advanced was never shown jumping to hyperspace in the aftermath.
This is great. The models, the animation, the sound design, the music, the voice lines 👏👏 The only thing that needs improving is the animation. Everything else was perfect
@@HellebustCG a perfect story prequel leading to the events of The Empire Strikes back which is my favorite episode in the original trilogy the most dark and ambiguous of all 19+ years after Revenge of the Sith. good job boss!
I love it!!! I love it!!! I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT! The entire thing was so brilliant! Picking up where the action left off after Han and Chewy out flanked Vaders Tie Fighter attack on Luke just before they destroyed the Death Star and caused him to lose control of his space craft and go spinning into deep, dark space, only to reemerge in The Empire Strikes Back! You filled that void between the ending of A New Hope and the beginning of Empire Strikes Back! Wonderful story and excellent movie More immediately please
Very VERY well done! This actually felt like Star Wars. One thing though: the Tantive IV wouldn’t have been on Yavin. It was still in the possession of the Empire after its capture at the beginning of A New Hope.
The featured ship wasn't necessarily the Tantive IV. In fact, the alliance had a slew of CR90 Corellian corvettes or "blockade runners" at their disposal throughout the tenure of the civil war.
Wow this was the most amazing star wars fan film I have ever seen, the quality was absolutely amazing you did a great job and deserve more recognition. Amazing job, keep up the great work.
If my dad watches this, it's going to blow his mind... yep, that's what's gonna happen, 'cos it's blown mine. Oh my god!! I've not felt like this since Rogue One!! MAGNIFICENT WORK!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Can’t you just enjoy the film without crying and complaining about Disney and the whole complaint that we have heard for like a 10,000 times from purists fans?
Absolutely love when Star Wars fan filmmakers say fuck it and just use the actual Star Wars soundtrack not caring about copyright claims. Love all the mixing and track choices!
I don’t know all the details but Lucas actually supports fan films and allows the use of Star Wars sounds
@@briangrayson2805 Does Disney too?
It's all fair on UA-cam as long as you ain't making money on there copyright
Wants to speak to the Star Wars manager 🤣
I use the theme song for first contact to open my videos for UA-cam when I play star trek and their policy is as long as its non profit and that I'm not make money on their music it say copyright found but the owner allows it to be used on UA-cam as long as that is showing and your not making money off that music or sounds you can't be charged or suited for using the copyright. As you are not making any kinda profit form their material.
Learned of this fan film through Dave Cullen. He said, I'm paraphrasing, "fan films are much more authentic then anything coming from LucasFilm at the moment." It's because fan filmmakers love Star Wars; current LucasFilm does not.
agreed
Fanfilms were made with love to earn love while Lucasfilm made the films with money to earn money!
Think Lucas film though used too be in George’s hands obviously it’s the owners that are the problem not Lucasfilm
Im sure there are many creatives at Lucasfilm who love Star Wars.
rainy yavin look good.
It's raining on Yavin 4. There's no rain on Yavin, it's a gas giant.
@@thodinthorsson8028 there is onn neptune titan. jupiter io.
It looks like 1 of Jupiter's sulfurous moons
Nailed the original trilogy vibe in this! Great work =)
really great work! Please more of that!!
The video is top tier content, truly enjoyed watching this video :)
Love It! Animation is incredible!
Remember, poor General Dodonna was captured in the evacuation of Yavin and sent to Lusankya, where he would stay for over 7 years until Rogue Squadron finally found him.
"How quickly the great general Dodonna collapsed under the overwhelming might of Lord Vader's rage. He should of realized that there is nothing a single man can do to forestall the march of the Empire.
I'm his final moments the fool even let slip that the rebels were intending on capturing our food supplies on Reytha. Even now Lord Vader travels there to restore peace and order..." - Mara Jade
Thats a "Legends" story now.
Damn, you'd think the Empire would have executed any involved.
@@chrisstetsko5020Doesn’t matter. It’s the EU.
And who cares?
I didn't expect the graphics to look that good. Wow. Rainy Yavin is best Yavin.
I agree 100%, but there's one small thing, it's Yavin 4, not Yavin. Yavin 4 is one of the moons of Yavin Prime.
@@thodinthorsson8028 More 'small things': The Battle of Endor should be called the 'Battle of the Sanctuary Moon'.
What's next? That's not the Deathstar it's the 'DS1 Orbital Battlestation'. LOL. I live in America. "Don't you mean North America?" *O M G*
The thunderstorm was a great touch!
Vader seems more terrifying when he doesn't say much. Great vid
Do I heard "be careful not to choke on your aspirations, Director?"
(Luckily Vader managed to redeem himself in this same film, later on)
True, but when you have James Earl Jones voicing Vader you let him talk.
helps the filmmakers avoid writing dialogue and doing all the "acting" stuff.
Awesome work!
The idea of being a rebel prisoner when Vader is angrier than usual and wanting to lash out is genuinely terrifying.
Yeah personally I probably would have made assumptions and tried to provoke the troopers to kill me as soon as I saw that ship coming in to land.
@@MrMikellsof88 then why not meet the Darth in person and spit on his helmet?you die anyway.
@@MrMikellsof88 Your last grenade is not for the enemy...
This masterpiece gives Empire strikes back fr 🔥👌
Vader almost certainly wouldn’t just slaughter Rebel prisoners on Yavin 4 with no other objective in mind. He would have them interrogated first, trying to discover where their ships had fled to.
I can’t remember the last time I watched something like this that FELT like Star Wars. This was outstanding. Amazing work!
Agree
agree
Wow....wow....more please. This is what Star Wars should be.
It is. I saw most of this in the theater in 2017; it was called The Last Jedi, and it was the last time I supported a Star Wars production.
same for me.. but Andor brought the hope back for me :) i just wont watch any of the sequels related stuff@@SumDumGy
then just wait for the Lucas 'Special Edition'
@@SumDumGy I'm genuinely amazed at the sheer number of Star Wars fans who only managed to figure out Star Wars was bad after Rian Johnson's abomination. The rest of us figured out we'd be duped during TFA in the cinema.
@@youtube_moderator To be quite Frank, I figured it out in 1999 with The Phantom Menace, then started thinking about it after Attack of the Clones made it worse, realizing George Lucas had been already screwing the pooch since 1984: Two Ewoks movies and then the over-hyped and repeatedly revised OT Special Editions that have made the original works progressively more disappointing.
My Star Wars now consists solely of the De-specialized Editions of the OT, with an acceptance of Rogue One being a watchable film I don’t object to.
Vader coming back for revenge is great, Always loved that starting mission from Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike where the Empire launches a massive assault on Yavin in the aftermath.
Galactic Battlegrounds also featured a similar mission playing as the Empire, we truly were blessed with so many Star Wars games over the years.
@@RoyalFusilier OG Battlefront 2 also featured a similar mission; a lot of games from back then tried to be consistent in that.
Loved the OG B2 mission!!!
@@OldCityBob One of the three missions that consistently kicked my ass. Felucia, the Jedi Temple, and Yavin.
@@cakeboss4194 Those were all tough missions. I HATED the part in the Jedi Temple where you had to protect the Archives from the Jedi.
This looks incredible. From the visuals, camera angles and the secret sauce for anything star wars related… the sound. A huge congratulations on the making of this film.
Thanks🙌🙌
Love the mix from the New Hope soundtrack to the Empire Strikes Back soundtrack. Very well done.
Star wars isn't dead.We don't need Disney for content when fans keep making short films
Great idea, great execution!
Can’t get enough classic OT.
"IMPRESSIVE, MOST IMPRESSIVE!" ❤ DARTH....Well done, MORE PLEASE!
This is Star Wars!
I can imagine Han wanting Luke to ride along with him and Leia.
"Kid, you just blew up one of the Empire's most prized assets and they almost vaporized an entire moon getting to her Worship. Vader will hunt you down forever...no debate...you're with me". Han
"I thought you said you didn't want to get involved" Luke
Yeah...well if anything happens to you I'll never hear the end of it from her *points at Leia*....or Chewie.
Good ....GOOD, You've done well my friend. 👍
Epic! I can see this taking place during the end of the first original comics run arcs, when the Yavin base was being evacuated.
This seriously might be the best SW Fan Film I have ever seen! So realistic looks just like the OG Trilogy!
The explosions in space were phenomenal!
Outstanding! The music intergration with the action was spot on. I loved Yavin at night/in a storm. Most impressive!
Now this is Star Wars!!!!!
Is that a “now this is podracing!” reference?
Watch out exhaust for brains!
Great slice of work,here guys. Never ceases to amaze me how fan films can nail the kind of content Star Wars fans really want.
Everything here is great, but what really stands out to me is the choice in music and the way you weaved it into the events being displayed on screen. Absolutely fantastic!
Awesome job! It only took 47 years to know how DV was found after the battle...fast action, great graphics...kudos! Thanks for posting it...your time and effort is appreciated...!
Vader's TIE Advanced was equipped with a hyperdrive.
"So Lord Vader, when you gonna tell me how you made it home in one piece?"
"That is classified, Gunnery Sergeant."
"Hrmph! My ass! Well you can forget those adjustments to your lightsaber-"
“Somehow… Darth Vader returned.”
I also like the Family Guy account, where he is stuck in his suit in space for two weeks and calls Palpatine.
At the end of the original 1977 cut Vader gets his TIE under control and he is seen flying off under full power. Though he could have had an engine malfunction afterwards which left him drifting.
This is great, definitely a big improvement compared to your last two projects.
Absolutely impeccable!
This was so cool this is in my head canon. Amazing work! I hope you keep making more awesome videos
Fantastic work!
This was amazing! Well done!
I felt the magic of the OG Star Wars trilogy in this one.
The environments look very very good! Also the lighting is on point! Can't wait to see what you work on next!
Highly appreciated!
Awesome. The way you managed to fit your story to the musics is amazing.
Also, the idea of the tractor beam for Vader's TIE is a great one.
All to easy..... to fall in love with your work!!! :)
The animation in this is stunning, great job! I can’t wait to see what you work on next!
That didnt feel like 7mins... Felt so short, so brief... I needed more! More!!!
Vader sounds good. Good video all around. Nicely done.
Amazing job! Loved the sense of scale and movement of every ship. In my opinion they do not use to get it right on fan films but you did it!
Also the lighting and look of the planets! I hope it gets many views and appreciation from fans. You deserve it!
This was really good, incredible work!! so much better than the recent stuff Disney has churned out!
Damn good work! Feels like a great extension to the series. George would be proud of what you did on your own.
This is a really good animation. Thank you for your great work, and I can’t wait to see your upcoming animations🌟
Pretty good fan movie. The only issue I have with it is that Vader's Advance Model TIE Fighter was not disabled by the collision with the other fighter. Vader was eventually able to regain full control after the collision, with his engines still functional. In addition to that, Vader's TIE was equipped with a hyperdrive, unlike the standard TIE fighter, so it is likely that with the Death Star destroyed, Vader's only option would have been to jump to the nearest Imperial base & report what had happened at Yavin to the Emperor.
I was more invested in these 8 minutes of a fan-made film than when I watched The Last Jedi, in which I literally fell asleep.
I know what you mean. For a while I thought I was watching a genuine Star Wars movie. It was so refreshing to not see any woke elements.
Tbf, that's not a hard bar to surpass. Something made with passion by actual fans will beat that "movie" any day.
ditto
Same 😂😂😂
Man I thought I was the only one that fell sleep during it. My wife yelled at me but 20 min into I fell asleep.
Really immersive. Great soundtrack and wonderful to experience this particular moment in Star Wars history. Thank you for such amazing work.
Fantastic! Beautiful!
Great film and great audio as well. FULL! Sounds especially great on the big system. Thank You.
A short fan film gets the tone, tenor, and pace with all the glorious John Williams music right while KK and BI run the IP into the ground.
This is RIGHT UP there and true to the original format. Loved it!
“ Arise Lord Vader”
Excellent work
I always wanted to see a project regarding the evacuation of the yavin base. Great job!
and the search for new rebel base starts all over again... love it , thank U for this 🙂
Well imagined. Pure enjoyment. Obvious act of LOVE. Thanks
This is absolutely amazing! Keep up the good work!
this was awesome, people like this should be the ones in charge of the lucas legacy not the shills in hollyweird.
10/10 would recomend.
This is GOLD SQUAD! Even with a slight and welcome retcon (originally, Vader just jumped into hyperspace after he managed to stabilize his tie-fighter), you brilliantly mixes the atmospheres of Episodes IV and V, as well as the Vader we all want to see.
Perhaps one way to show the hardship Vader went through (and which above all shows our favorite sith's irritation afterwards) would be to show him staggering out of the smoke-filled cockpit of his damaged tie-fighter.
Your video undoubtedly presents us with a good Star War, in a more satisfying way than much recent canonical material. It brings true TESB and NH vibes. Love the intense imperial march!
I'm pretty certain we saw Vader flying away from the destroyed Death Star at high speed, but his TIE Advanced was never shown jumping to hyperspace in the aftermath.
This reignites the spark of Star Wars excitement within me. The fans are the future of the franchise. Well done! 😊
Great Job with the music it hits so right
Dude, This was actually really good!!!! I want more 😃💙
Awesome, thank you for doing such a wonderful job.
Looks really good! I love how you put in some of the old Star Wars Battlefront music.
To be fair, it's not really battlefront music, it's all from the movies lol
More Star Wars feeling in 3 min. than Episode 7-9 together. GREAT JOB!
This is great. The models, the animation, the sound design, the music, the voice lines 👏👏
The only thing that needs improving is the animation. Everything else was perfect
Thanks!
@@HellebustCG a perfect story prequel leading to the events of The Empire Strikes back which is my favorite episode in the original trilogy the most dark and ambiguous of all 19+ years after Revenge of the Sith.
good job boss!
Fantastic. I'd love to see you guys make a full version of Splinter of the Minds Eye.
Amazing! WE WANT MOOOORE 🔥
That was very cool! A period of the story overlooked! Excellent piece 🧩 to the puzzle! 😎😎👍👍
Loved the use of shadows and how showed the use of shields without them being seen.
I love it!!!
I love it!!!
I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!
The entire thing was so brilliant! Picking up where the action left off after Han and Chewy out flanked Vaders Tie Fighter attack on Luke just before they destroyed the Death Star and caused him to lose control of his space craft and go spinning into deep, dark space, only to reemerge in The Empire Strikes Back!
You filled that void between the ending of A New Hope and the beginning of Empire Strikes Back!
Wonderful story and excellent movie
More immediately please
Love when these fan films don't treat the Imperials as brainless buffoons/canon fodder & the rebels as unharmable gemstones.
Excellent job!!
Very VERY well done! This actually felt like Star Wars.
One thing though: the Tantive IV wouldn’t have been on Yavin. It was still in the possession of the Empire after its capture at the beginning of A New Hope.
The featured ship wasn't necessarily the Tantive IV. In fact, the alliance had a slew of CR90 Corellian corvettes or "blockade runners" at their disposal throughout the tenure of the civil war.
That’s a good point.
@@markwilliamson8047 exactly Tantive IV was scuttled after it was captured by Vader and the entire Imperial Navy after it was spotted outside Tatooine
Awesome stuff, thank you!
I love how it's accurate to the Star Wars universe and can really fit into the Canon
I really enjoyed that. Thank you for creating it.
Wow this was the most amazing star wars fan film I have ever seen, the quality was absolutely amazing you did a great job and deserve more recognition. Amazing job, keep up the great work.
Magnificent!
Impressive ! Very well written and the CGI are awesome. Congratulations !
This has more Star Wars feeling than the disney movies.
Yep!
Like-bait ahhh comment
love it. Disney could learn a lot from you and other Star Wars Fan creators!
If my dad watches this, it's going to blow his mind... yep, that's what's gonna happen, 'cos it's blown mine. Oh my god!! I've not felt like this since Rogue One!! MAGNIFICENT WORK!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
I want to say thank you for creating this masterpiece. This is better than the crap Disney is pushing out.
Very good. Looking forward to seeing more.
Great work! Professional built up tensions.
Puts Disney to shame. At the risk of sounding like an absolute nerd, the force is strong with this clip!
Excellent work! One of the best Star Wars themed fan films I've seen! Compliments!
i loved it great work bravo
Congratulations! Im convinced George Lucas would proudly agree the Force is Strong with this One..!
Great job! Yavin looked amazing🤌🤌
Please keep this up, independent filmmakers. Take back what’s rightfully ours.
This short video is fantastic and better than the three Disney films. Great video thak you
Nice job!! This all looked great! And cool story as well!
Outstanding!
Once again a fan made a better film in his bedroom than a multi-million dollar studio can do with worldwide resources
I wouldn't call this a film, more like a trailer. There's technically no story.
Sad but true the soul this fan made short film has
Jesus just hush and enjoy the film
Compenies care more about The MESSAGE
Can’t you just enjoy the film without crying and complaining about Disney and the whole complaint that we have heard for like a 10,000 times from purists fans?
This is 100% Star Wars, Good Job 👍
Great animation. Long Live The Empire!
The fans are doing the best work!
See Disney? It aint so hard.
It definitely isn't hard when you make something with next to no storyline, and you just copy all the best shots from the original trilogy.
Do you say that because of Disney or a 8 minute fan film?😅
The use of the score was impeccable. Good short film that kept the real Star Wars feel which is most important.
Better than this Disney Star Wars Shit on every level...
Well done bro, great piece of work you made there!!
When a fan film is more entertaining and interesting than current garbage produced. Felt mystery and wonder as I watched it.