Star Wars Visual Effects, from AT-ATs to Tauntauns

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  • Learn the secrets behind the Star Wars saga's many innovative visual effects, from the Death Star's detailed interiors to the towering AT-AT walkers.
    This vintage featurette opens by detailing the chess game played between Chewbacca and C-3PO in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The creatures in the game were animated via stop-motion then superimposed onto the chess board, with a visual trick giving them a holographic appearance. The scene took place on the Millennium Falcon, itself a model, photographed by a computer-controlled camera. It was shot stationary on a blue screen, which allowed for different backgrounds and other moving objects to be added later. The same technique was used to create the film's dogfights and Death Star trench run.
    Matte paintings were also a heavily used form of visual effects in A New Hope. During Obi-Wan Kenobi's deactivation of the Death Star's tractor beam, Alec Guinness was shot on-set. A matte painting served as the background, with a spot left open for the footage of Guinness to be inserted.
    Mark Hamill narrates behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, in which Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett work on the tauntaun sequence. The miniature tauntaun is animated one frame at a time by hand via stop-motion. It takes the two one hour to create one second of finished stop-motion film. The same technique is used to animate the AT-AT walkers, shot on a set of baking soda and microscopic glass bubbles. It took nine months to design and build the AT-AT models, many of which were different sizes to create an illusion of depth. The snowspeeders from the Hoth sequence were also miniatures and shot on blue screen, either stationary and filmed with a computer-controlled camera, or controlled on a line for explosions and crashes.
    In creating the asteroid field sequence from The Empire Strikes Back, more blue screen work was used, combining various ships like the Millennium Falcon as well as individual asteroids into one shot. Backgrounds were then be created and inserted into the sequence without detection, resulting in one of the film's most thrilling visual effects centerpieces.
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  • @Rogue9
    @Rogue9 8 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Crazy how much time and effort went into these shots back then! Although the result was well worth it.

  • @Titanic19127
    @Titanic19127 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1978

    Lord.... the time put into these older movies is unreal

    • @Patara.
      @Patara. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      M&N Distribution I mean like if done well it can blend in just fine with editing software these day.

    • @JohnDoe-zh6cp
      @JohnDoe-zh6cp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Takes even more time now. CGI artists have to render each frame indiviually

    • @BioClone
      @BioClone 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      "its way easier to create a model in a modeling program and add some FX using a computer and make them move on the screen, rather than create a physical model from scratch and move it and the camera around"
      Not, it isnt...
      It allows more detail, cleaner working, reusability and less space and money on the materials... however its not, by any mean, easier... also CGI requires much more work and experience to achieve great results, while its much easier to get experience and achieve good results modeling a fisical object...

    • @bouchandre
      @bouchandre 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      If you only knew the time it takes to do digital stuff.. oh god...

    • @UnchainedEruption
      @UnchainedEruption 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      M&N Distribution “older”

  • @captainviggo4575
    @captainviggo4575 10 ปีที่แล้ว +700

    6:44 Thank god they didn't go for that jumping AT-AT. Hilarious.

    • @Towert7
      @Towert7 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      agreed! wow.

    • @Jakarii
      @Jakarii 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LOL

    • @smw1279
      @smw1279 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They did in Robot Chicken

    • @hugejackedman7423
      @hugejackedman7423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@smw1279 Glad it wasn't in Star Wars though.

    • @amarolatoja2272
      @amarolatoja2272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@hugejackedman7423 pretty sure the animator was only fooling around mate

  • @starwarshq
    @starwarshq 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1991

    George Lucas was extremely wise to surround himself with such talent! These guys are the "forefathers" of special effects and truly revolutionized film making. :D

    • @tiffysinclair7760
      @tiffysinclair7760 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Absolutely

    • @AndyLeeChannel
      @AndyLeeChannel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      agreed! I really love their masterpieces, their works

    • @georgioquestor597
      @georgioquestor597 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Actually special film effects got started in the early 1900's, with short films such as A Trip to the Moon (1912). Much later in the 50's Ray Harryhausen brought his unique style of effects of which many of the SW effects people thank many times over. Star Wars is a culmination of all these SPFX techniques learned from decades past.

    • @johnhajdo3167
      @johnhajdo3167 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tiffy Sinclair only the sith deal in absolutes

    • @ClasssicAri
      @ClasssicAri 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The “ForceFathers”

  • @StarWars
    @StarWars  10 ปีที่แล้ว +1147

    Learn how blue-screens, stop motion animation, and intricately built (and destroyed) models made up the Original Trilogy's much-loved special effects.

    • @3ccdmike
      @3ccdmike 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dykstra st work.

    • @petitlouiscoeurcarlini9908
      @petitlouiscoeurcarlini9908 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      très bon

    • @HarbourRat
      @HarbourRat 10 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      To me, the stop motion effects looks more real than the CG effects of today.

    • @MrSabram07
      @MrSabram07 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This is so great. It my dream job

    • @Midnunes
      @Midnunes 10 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Old fashion beats the crap out of modern day cg effects... my respect and a really big applause for those who made these films!! May the force be with them!

  • @GryffDavid
    @GryffDavid 7 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    The jumping AT-AT at 6:46 is epic.

    • @autumn702
      @autumn702 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      And here we see a baby AT-AT, frollicking alongside it's mother.

    • @user-nn5my1lc5q
      @user-nn5my1lc5q 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Gryffydd David
      It's my firm belief that Robot Chicken saw this animatic and used it for their racing walkers

    • @captainrex4403
      @captainrex4403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LMAO!!! All the years that I have watched this making of documentary I never noticed that!!! Good catch.

    • @lolafinch
      @lolafinch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's how they move when deployed on low-g moons.

    • @niilo7552
      @niilo7552 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      atatat

  • @kzteligo
    @kzteligo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +479

    This is what I call DEDICATION!

    • @onionboy7099
      @onionboy7099 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now this is dedication

  • @ToastyTime
    @ToastyTime 10 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    Amazing! Star Wars changed my life forever, and I love these behind the scenes things.

    • @Joe.Joseph
      @Joe.Joseph 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey bashur, I love Star Wars too!

    • @Jeffgaming11
      @Jeffgaming11 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here

    • @1nfinitune533
      @1nfinitune533 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bashurverse hey dude I love star wars too and do u know what AT-AT stands for?

    • @lindseykoczalka8997
      @lindseykoczalka8997 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bashurverse I LOVE STAR WARS TOO!!!!!!

    • @Justanothercrow123
      @Justanothercrow123 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andrew Stewart All Terrain Armored Transport, guy.

  • @NorwegianBoy94
    @NorwegianBoy94 9 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    That is insane, 8 hours work for 1 second footage! No Wonder why Star Wars is one the best if not the best movies ever made! Star Wars FTW

    • @josegarcia303
      @josegarcia303 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kent Olav Jakobsen nah not the best but its good

    • @UnchainedEruption
      @UnchainedEruption 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kent Olav Jakobsen All animation, stop-motion or otherwise, is like that.

    • @justinb954
      @justinb954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      KevinKent, Olav Jakobsen... All the newer big budget movies with 200 million dollar budgets have credits that roll for 30 minutes. There's hundreds of people involved.

    • @Skankhunt-xr5lb
      @Skankhunt-xr5lb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@justinb954 credits that roll for 30 minutes...? like which movies huh

    • @christianlee5666
      @christianlee5666 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Skankhunt-xr5lb Every movie...

  • @animatedshaakti3364
    @animatedshaakti3364 7 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    We need a special edition of this video. A few extra rocks would do nicely.

    • @oldaccount409
      @oldaccount409 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

    • @yuriridley8144
      @yuriridley8144 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Animated Shaak Ti
      LMAO

    • @SketchTurnerZero
      @SketchTurnerZero 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Animated Shaak Ti Not one, but three Special Editions ;)

    • @clevoro
      @clevoro 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And a few explosions if you put Michael Bay on this

    • @Everik-ct6pg
      @Everik-ct6pg 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wee need to make the Explosions more impactive, the Explosions are the key to all of this

  • @mwells219
    @mwells219 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    It still amazes me how well the ages old matte painting effects works.

    • @bouchandre
      @bouchandre 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Still not as well as today's digital matte painting and compositing.

    • @thegreatagitator4675
      @thegreatagitator4675 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I worked with optical and digital effects during the 80s/90s and I find this still more impressive.

  • @pkmovies92
    @pkmovies92 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1384

    THAT, my friends, is the real movie making!

    • @captainrex4403
      @captainrex4403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      So true!!! They thought it was gonna be a flop and prepared for disaster but little did they know they created a masterpiece, a game changer in movie making, and special effects!!! And the special effects have survived the test of time and has held up well over the years!!! That my friends is talent!!!

    • @MegaJoojee
      @MegaJoojee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      well why would you do it so slowly today wheb you can get same results in a fraction of a time. it only needs some thinking and a good blend of visual and practical effects. there is nothing "better" in this old and slow way of making things.

    • @markusgaul8467
      @markusgaul8467 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the film tension is ten times as great as current films.

    • @treystephens4490
      @treystephens4490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@markusgaul8467 I've almost forgotten about Disney Star Wars already.

    • @treystephens4490
      @treystephens4490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MegaJoojee it looks more real with real world creations.

  • @renderizer01
    @renderizer01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    John Dykstra's work on that motion control rig was nothing short of revolutionary. And to think that Dennis Muren would later go on to be instrumental in initiating ILM's shift to CG. Thrilling times.

  • @user-rf5px3gh3p
    @user-rf5px3gh3p 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This is nothing short of amazing. What an achievement Star Wars was.

    • @captainrex4403
      @captainrex4403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So true!!! They thought it was gonna be a flop and prepared for disaster but little did they know they created a masterpiece, a game changer in movie making, and special effects!!! And the special effects have survived the test of time and has held up well over the years!!! That my friends is talent!!!

  • @heroebennett
    @heroebennett 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    still looks better than most of the cgi on film

    • @frankie2time298
      @frankie2time298 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      they are all looking fake either way 

    • @RJrules64
      @RJrules64 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Jorge Rodriguez Are you kidding me? Have you ever tried to do CG? It's just as difficult and time consuming as Practical effects.

    • @AlexGarcia-cs9uz
      @AlexGarcia-cs9uz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +richard Bennett
      Ha ha ha ha no

    • @insanelook
      @insanelook 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +RJrules64 What ever, CGI:s will never change the charm of stop motion FX.

    • @bouchandre
      @bouchandre 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sorry but Watching the original Star wars after Watching Rogue One and Star wars just looks fake. I mean it looks real enough, especially for it's time, but it wasn't to the point where you couldn't tell what was real or not.
      THAT BEING SAID, Models can sill look spectacular when using modern technology and digital compositing. A great example would be Interstellar. Everything felt so real in that movie because there wasn't a single greenscreen and very little CGI. Most shots of the Endurance were done with a model, as well as all the other ships. They even went as far as to project the space background outside of the windows to have it all filmed in-Camera. I think it's quite an achievement.

  • @Wolfdings
    @Wolfdings 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And honestly, it looks way more realistic and natural than any computerized attempt nowadays. I loved watching these movies back in the 80ies and I still love watching them today. No remastering, no computer - pure joy!

  • @andrewvanrhoberts
    @andrewvanrhoberts 10 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    CGI can't replicate the magic of actual models like these,

    • @ChrissonatorOFL
      @ChrissonatorOFL 9 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      ***** Perhaps. It depends on who is doing the CGI. This model work could easily have be crappy.
      I mean, ILM did the model effects for many Trek movies, for example, Search for Spock and the effects were amazing, but the same exact models used in Star Trek V filmed by another company (because it was cheaper) was less than spectacular.

    • @cj64films
      @cj64films 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** True, but i do think that special effects and visual effects should be used together.

    • @yugen
      @yugen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Blame capitalism. Consider how much money it costs to pay a whole crew for 8 hours to product a single second of footage. There's no way producers are going to pay for that when they could have a single person make it in a few hours.

    • @Everik-ct6pg
      @Everik-ct6pg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But CGI Doesn't take 2 years to make

    • @UnchainedEruption
      @UnchainedEruption 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Dallas Van Winkle That’s not the fault of “capitalism,” that’s the fault of lazy Hollywood executives who care more about making money than making good art. Lucas cared about the films he made, and it shows.

  • @juicymullet4468
    @juicymullet4468 9 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    I always knew the Tauntauns were stop motion. In some scenes it was kinda obvious, but the fact that the walkers were blew my mind. I guess since they moved slower it was easier to pull off. Nothing will every touch 4-6. Nothing.

    • @TacSon
      @TacSon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Harrison DuRant The same thing I learned from doing stop motion animation. The more frames and details you give to the model, the more realistic of the shot you'll get later. And doing stop motion animation kinda consumes a lot of time but worth it.

    • @JC130676
      @JC130676 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Do you know the internal temperature of a Tauntaun?
      LUKEwarm...

    • @BortaMaga
      @BortaMaga 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't notice it was stop motion at all lol

    • @AyanKhan-og3sd
      @AyanKhan-og3sd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So your saying that 4-6 Are perfect are you dumb

  • @johnnyfavorite1194
    @johnnyfavorite1194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    To fully appreciate the genius-tier innovation generated at Industrial Light and Magic it is helpful to consider that they built the Computer Operated Motion Control Camera System *FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARDS ON UP.* The equipment necessary to complete the fluid motion control shots of Star Wars’ various spacecraft simply didn’t exist in the mid 1970s. The task required the invention of near unprecedented technology.

  • @THEGOOD360
    @THEGOOD360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hard work, creativity, and a passion for project. Something that the new movies seem to lack almost entirely.

  • @xalener
    @xalener 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    ESB's model work is still unmatched to this day. Seriously, if the method would only come back with modern compositing techniques, it would be unstoppable. This movie has the best stop motion I've ever seen too.

  • @mizzapizza2180
    @mizzapizza2180 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    that glass effect is amazing

  • @GryffDavid
    @GryffDavid 7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    The guy walking into frame at 4:48 was a huge surprise.

  • @Archivist42
    @Archivist42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The sheer time invested into the smallest detail is incredible. These films are so deserving of their success!

  • @Jabholt013
    @Jabholt013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    All the time and effort they put into these practical effects makes me appreciate the original trilogy so much more. Glad I grew up on the Original Trilogy.

  • @JasonZakrajsek
    @JasonZakrajsek 8 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    4:19 The camera knocks a piece off the model. lol

    • @lobiankk77
      @lobiankk77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jason Zak I saw

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I noticed that and laughed out loud

  • @soberossack6610
    @soberossack6610 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is one of the reasons why I love Star Wars. This is art

  • @donaldtrumpshair3092
    @donaldtrumpshair3092 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    RIP original Star Wars effects 1977-1997

    • @Skyfoogle
      @Skyfoogle 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Luke 'Caomhnóir' S-C "special effects"
      there's nothing special about cgi, lol.

  • @JIGgameoverSAW
    @JIGgameoverSAW 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This is how real movies were made.. such an amazing effort on all the smallest details.. nothing wrong with CGI but i like the old stuff :)

    • @yugen
      @yugen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Blame capitalism. Consider how much money it costs to pay a whole crew for 8 hours to product a single second of footage. There's no way producers are going to pay for that when they could have a single person make it in a few hours.

    • @JIGgameoverSAW
      @JIGgameoverSAW 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya ur right ;0

    • @ToonGohan
      @ToonGohan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even though we have good cgi today the problem is you can usually tell when something is cgi and these old effects really bring the battles to life

    • @plumtree3209
      @plumtree3209 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You really think that's how CGI works?

  • @Trevian20
    @Trevian20 10 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    This is what episode 7 needs to do. This concept of visual effects is still more believable than most today. Truly groundbreaking. Gravity was great too.

    • @HD_Simplicityy
      @HD_Simplicityy 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree. Gravity has some of the best visual effects ive ever seen in a movie, but not like The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
      Gravitys behind the scenes was so amazing...seeing how they perfected certain methods that arent used a lot for realistic effects.

    • @Trevian20
      @Trevian20 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** I love Lord of the Rings as well, absolutely amazing visuals. You can tell when a lot of work is put into a movie and movies like that are the greatest of our time.

    • @BGSoccerMagic
      @BGSoccerMagic 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except, the lack of "gravity" in space means that when a ship explodes its parts shouldn't slow down and shouldn't fall towards the bottom of the screen,

    • @HD_Simplicityy
      @HD_Simplicityy 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well we didnt say Alfonso Cuarons visual efffects teams were perferct at replicating that kind of visual effect lol. Sure there are mistakes. We are just admiring how beautiful the effects are for a space film and a masterclass trilogy of films that are defining in our time,

    • @user-dx8nj7qj2g
      @user-dx8nj7qj2g 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well your wrong even though no gravity in space they where still in the earths orbit so they still had some gravity although very little

  • @planetoftheatheists6858
    @planetoftheatheists6858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I remember being in the theater when they showed the trailer for The Empire Strikes Back. When a quick shot through rebel binoculars of the AT-AT Walkers was shown, most of the audience let out a 'Whoaaaa!! Like everything else in these films, they were extremely unique, new and fun
    Disney understands NOTHING about this franchise, it's original appeal, and the fan base (my peer group) who made 'Star Wars' a household name.

  • @sakurashy8492
    @sakurashy8492 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Amazing details. No wonder Star Wars is one of the pinnacles of science fiction.

    • @JuopuneetMaakravut
      @JuopuneetMaakravut 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sakura Shy Space Fantasy. Not actually Science fiction.

    • @sakurashy8492
      @sakurashy8492 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Juopuneet Maakravut Right. Space Fantasy

    • @JuopuneetMaakravut
      @JuopuneetMaakravut 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sakura Shy Epic Space Opera if we want to rub it a little more 😁

  • @GabzitoHD
    @GabzitoHD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    decent but it needs more CGI dinosaurs

    • @lobiankk77
      @lobiankk77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      GabzitoHD And more rocks

    • @lobiankk77
      @lobiankk77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And more Jar Jar

    • @keimax
      @keimax 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And more cowbell

    • @fedoragfx3110
      @fedoragfx3110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      cue recorder theme

    • @krhawkins91
      @krhawkins91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This was made back in the 70's way before CGI.

  • @Neverhoodian
    @Neverhoodian 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This here is one of the most compelling reasons to release the unaltered original trilogy on Blu Ray; not doing so is a slap in the face to such a dedicated, talented group of individuals and their hard work.

  • @AAvfx
    @AAvfx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    *Summer 2019 - Still a delight! The miracle workers*

  • @eventide_64
    @eventide_64 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    6:42 Take On Me: Star Wars Edition

    • @eventide_64
      @eventide_64 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kerguelen_cabbage Lol I know I'm super late to this, but this is awesome!

  • @PaulBrady1
    @PaulBrady1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I remember seeing this documentary when I was about 11yrs old and being amazed! Inspired, my brother and I even made our own Super8 version of a "space epic".
    I still remember that Star Wars felt so real to me. Even if some scene had a minor flaw or something (ex. a faulty light sabre glow, or a funny blue screen space artifact), the visuals were amazing, and the story was so unique at the time.
    The best part of the movie was actually imagining what was just outside the shot. It was a fantastic jumping off point for my own young imagination.

    • @captainrex4403
      @captainrex4403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      These movies are the ones I grew up on and kids today have no idea what they missed out on with these originals and the toys we had that Kenner made!!! These movies were my childhood!!!

  • @greenscorpeon3
    @greenscorpeon3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    respect to those people who worked on that at that time.
    now its just animations that do everything :P

  • @Altair.1187
    @Altair.1187 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so amazing, to be able to do that in the 70's is incredible, I'm sure people who saw the movie back at the time were mesmerized. Maybe that's why Star Wars is Star Wars, it affected millions of people so much that it is living until today.

  • @stevethefishdotnet
    @stevethefishdotnet 8 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    It's sad how Lucasfilm has decided that we should not be able to enjoy the results of such painstaking dedication on a modern format such as BluRay. So much of that hard work was replaced with CG, and often it was lazily replaced. The model makers had designed each of the X-Wings to have a unique appearance, such as the markings on the wings, yet the CG version has them looking all the same. They could have fixed some errors through the use of CG, like inserting the R2 units in the Y-Wings during the scenes where they were neglected to be added, but instead they just wizzed it down their collective pantleg. I think it's great that they got rid of the transparency issue in the Snowspeeder cockpit, removing the matte shadows following the TIE Fighters, and correcting the parallax in the Death Star detention center corridor. That is how CG should be implemented. But what we got was the removal of much of the great practical effects, Greedo shooting at Han, and that terrible song and dance scene in Jedi.

    • @xGoodOldSmurfehx
      @xGoodOldSmurfehx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +stevethefishdotnet yes, forget how expensive such methods would be in modern days and how CG now outclasses old physical methods both in visual and costs
      it was impressive for the time it was made and perhaps the Phantom Menace CG effects were somewhat poor but beyond that, i hardly see how physical effects beats CG nowadays ever since Ep2 lol

    • @stevethefishdotnet
      @stevethefishdotnet 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      xGoodOldSmurfehx No, our eyes can tell. Using practical effects look more real. CG enhancing practical effects is how it's used best. The new Star Wars movies are using more practical effects, real models, etc.

    • @xGoodOldSmurfehx
      @xGoodOldSmurfehx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      stevethefishdotnet
      the new movies use full CG for characters, they always have since the phantom menace O_o
      of course the stuff they use for ships are models which are then engineered through animation programs so they arent exactly CG yet not fully physical
      as for what the actors are in, naturally those are also often real models in front of a green/blue screen
      you get my point tho, its no longer 100% physical like they used to do it which really does make sense

    • @xGoodOldSmurfehx
      @xGoodOldSmurfehx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      stevethefishdotnet
      i know, that awkward moment when a character looks fake when its actually real and a "fake" character looks real when its "fake" XD
      im aware that Phantom Menace used completely new technologies at the time, very primitive CG techs but it was still awful overall

    • @RJrules64
      @RJrules64 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +stevethefishdotnet This comment makes me cringe. You think CG is a matter of 'Oh lets just slap that on there... Ok done!'
      CG takes just as long, if not longer, than practical effects.

  • @MagicAccent
    @MagicAccent 9 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    6:45
    Bunnyhopping AT-AT :O

    • @TheMineMappers
      @TheMineMappers 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      MagicAccent Oh shit! They're evolving

    • @jesusp.8223
      @jesusp.8223 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Luke 'Caomhnóir' S-C gmod is lame stfu

    • @tlbower501
      @tlbower501 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That bunny at-at was cool. I still can't get over rebel planes

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I call hax.

  • @aigen56
    @aigen56 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Denis Muren, Phil Tippett I whole heartedly salute your genius in this creation of Star Wars.

  • @LongmireLocomotion
    @LongmireLocomotion 9 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Did anyone see that AT-AT happily hop across the screen in the hand drawn anamatics?

    • @paarthunax2890
      @paarthunax2890 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** Yeah. I guess that got cut cause it'd look too silly for a deadly war machine to hop like that.

    • @LongmireLocomotion
      @LongmireLocomotion 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nicholas Bussard Nah he was just evading landmines. They are pretty agile machines. I feel sorry for the snowtroopers inside though...they must be pretty shaken up.

    • @marbyyy7810
      @marbyyy7810 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I actually want to see the entire trilogy in that paper animated style

  • @ledthewaypl
    @ledthewaypl 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can't imagine doing all this practical effects on low budgets nowadays (time, costs, planning) but this is increadible and Star Wars is definitely a shiny milestone in global cinematography.

  • @MegaBondagemon
    @MegaBondagemon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    It's really really sad to see those models blown up =(

    • @JaronJon
      @JaronJon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Mega Bondagemon don't worry! Those were made specifically for the sake of blowing up :)

    • @chrismirell2822
      @chrismirell2822 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You know some people lose limbs in real war, right?

    • @reallybiggoose9153
      @reallybiggoose9153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Chris Mirell I don’t think you understand his comment.

    • @ROCKGENERATION
      @ROCKGENERATION 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Chris Mirell stop

    • @spanky6859
      @spanky6859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I just want to know what the concoction was

  • @miniroll32
    @miniroll32 8 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    33 people believed Jar-Jar was the key to all this.

  • @sc0rp1onbit3
    @sc0rp1onbit3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    8 hours of work, for a 1 second film shot!

    • @eduardfonsek9406
      @eduardfonsek9406 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like the stop-motion,thousands of photos for seconds on screen

    • @Consural
      @Consural 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Meanwhile in 2016, 2 seconds of work for 15 second CGI animation. Of course it'll look worse and fake.

    • @YPAReviews
      @YPAReviews 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      8 hours is actually pretty tame for film

    • @yugen
      @yugen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blame capitalism. Consider how much money it costs to pay a whole crew for 8 hours to product a single second of footage. There's no way producers are going to pay for that when they could have a single person make it in a few hours.

    • @LuigiTuazon
      @LuigiTuazon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CGI isn't an easy thing to do. It takes months and months of work. Plus rendering time of each frame of the models.

  • @bingfisher
    @bingfisher 7 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Pains me when he says "Planes".

  • @TheBrickGuy7939
    @TheBrickGuy7939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing. I can say the same for the prequels' CGI and practical effects too.

  • @MultiDwproductions
    @MultiDwproductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    60 years later and the creativity of all the different effects still amaze me, absolutely legendary filmmaking

  • @JulianPope
    @JulianPope 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    taking the time to do a stop motion scene like that for the holochess set is something that your average viewer may take for granted, but it's also what makes your avid viewer a fanatic

  • @TheeDrGroyper
    @TheeDrGroyper 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I love most about Star Wars is the diversity amongts the fans themselves. For instance, you have fans who love the prequels, fans who love the original trilogy, fans who love A New Hope the most, fans who love Empire! Fans who love Jedi, fans who love Star Wars because of the music, fans who love the dog fight scenes, the lightsaber duels, and then you have fans like myself who adores the practical effects and THIS! Simple, yet difficult and patient shots of models and stop motion. LOVE it!

  • @NeilNileStudios
    @NeilNileStudios 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The animatics at 6:50 are cool🤗

  • @jaygade
    @jaygade 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'll never complain about using Gimp to compose a picture again.

  • @TheTyjah
    @TheTyjah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is incredible and is part of the true legacy of Star Wars, not just the movie itself but the making of it is a wonderful and interesting story. We can only hope that all of the amazing work that the people shown here have done will not be lost. This is a piece of history.

  • @oscargadefrimann
    @oscargadefrimann 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is absolutely beautiful. Revolutionary.

  • @PaulStryker
    @PaulStryker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    6:40 Never thought about the possibility of watching an AT-AT actually jumping on scene...

  • @3rdPlaya0709
    @3rdPlaya0709 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    This ends abruptly

    • @porkydorky
      @porkydorky 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol ikr

    • @yugen
      @yugen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I used to have this documentary on VHS.

    • @carloscantu6659
      @carloscantu6659 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kotor 2 :V

    • @yokingdom9936
      @yokingdom9936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@carloscantu6659 haha yeah i know what you mean

    • @scottnash70
      @scottnash70 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's from an hour long TV special that was shown after the release of Empire Strike Back.

  • @YousifPhotoshopTutorials
    @YousifPhotoshopTutorials 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic

  • @DD-fs9xt
    @DD-fs9xt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    I wish Mark Hamill narrated my life

    • @backwoodsfilms875
      @backwoodsfilms875 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No kidding

    • @chrismirell2822
      @chrismirell2822 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I asked him to, but he said he doesn't like you.

    • @albundy5228
      @albundy5228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And after he narrates for 5 seconds, what else is he supposed to do?

  • @MerchantIvoryfilms
    @MerchantIvoryfilms 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I still wish productions would use these techniques, in future productions i would love to use these methods.

    • @Phenakite
      @Phenakite 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Its all about who can do it the quickest and cheapest now

  • @beeseebee_
    @beeseebee_ 10 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    A lost art I'm afraid. lets hope they bring back some cool techniques like this and not just CGI from here on...

    • @RalphIgnacio
      @RalphIgnacio 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      These classic techniques, awesome they still are, succeeded even older techniques, CGI of today is the next step in that evolution.
      Yoda: Being Obsolete (death) is a natural part of special effects (life). Rejoice for those around you who transform into the CGI (Force). Mourn them do not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed that is.
      Anakin Skywalker: What must I do, Master Yoda?
      Yoda: Train yourself to let go... of everything you fear to lose.

    • @thepaperclipguy
      @thepaperclipguy 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ***** cgi looks good. but it's not impressive. Models, miniatures, artwork, prosthetics, animatronics, precise camera work, real sets, are actually impressive. The fact you can pretty much just do anything on a computer just means the magic is lost. Special effects is more than just what the thing actually looks like. It's like anything on screen. Good looking actors with no soul and passion will always be worse than relatable and real actors with substance, soul and passion.

    • @thepaperclipguy
      @thepaperclipguy 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** Oh yeah I agree, CGI can look great, especially in recent years. With Gravity I also forgot I was watching CGI a lot of the time. But at the end of the day, if they had done the effects for real, it would have been more impressive from a visual standpoint. Now obviously in a film like Gravity they couldn't have gone to space and built the shuttles and done the effects for real so they obviously had to do CGI. But my point is that when filmmakers can actually easily do something practically, yet they just choose to do it with CGI, it's a huge shame and the magic is lost.

    • @ryanpage2320
      @ryanpage2320 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ThePaperclipGuy Are you suggesting that digital artists put no passion or soul into their work?

    • @thepaperclipguy
      @thepaperclipguy 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ryan Page I'm saying people who craft real physical artwork, which goes to people who then photograph it with specific lighting, lenses, and camera movements, which then results in it looking like the real thing on screen, is more resonant because you can tell it's a real effect. Whether it's a real set, or a real explosion, model, landscape, prosthetic creature, etc etc. It's just more impressive because you realise that it's a real place, person, thing. It wasn't just made up in a computer. If it takes time and effort to produce CG and the artists have passion and fun doing so, then great. Good for them. I'm not ignoring that, but I'm talking about the medium, not the artists.

  • @MegaGlitchMaster100
    @MegaGlitchMaster100 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So much love, time, and money was put into the original trilogy.

  • @joshflores4877
    @joshflores4877 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is why these movies were amazing!!! A lot of dedication, thought and creativity were put into these films!

  • @UnchainedEruption
    @UnchainedEruption 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love young Mark Hamill’s voice.

  • @Towert7
    @Towert7 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Truly impressive! I was not alive to watch star wars 4 when it came out, but I imagine it was a spectacular movie for visual effects back then. Still stands up perfectly fine today! The glass painting was a technique I never knew about. WOW!

  • @josephlowry4320
    @josephlowry4320 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow those Model Ships, AT-AT Walkers and the Tauntauns are awesome. What's cool is that Mark Hamil narrates part of this video. May the Force be with you.

  • @ImNotADeeJay
    @ImNotADeeJay 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't even imagine the massive ammount of work did take to put the whole movie together... old school visual effects at its finest

  • @quietdemon8138
    @quietdemon8138 9 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    Cinema needs to go back to this actual physical models

    • @khango6006
      @khango6006 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Todd Johnson Yeah they may not look as "realistic", but this method brings back a certain charming elements to it. Love it!!

    • @quietdemon8138
      @quietdemon8138 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Kha Ngo i know right i mean i would rather watch a visual effect that is a actual object than something digital i think digital should be used for something that is not possible to actually do

    • @andrewvanrhoberts
      @andrewvanrhoberts 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Todd Johnson Or at least a balanced blend of both. CGI has it's place, It just doesn't need to be overdone. When it makes the film start to look like Toy Story I think it is being overdone in my opinion.

    • @quietdemon8138
      @quietdemon8138 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ***** i agree i think practical effects and CGI should work in harmony

    • @erenslostarm3189
      @erenslostarm3189 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Todd Johnson aye, take Spider Man 2 (the good one, the original one) and take a look. only certain parts are actually CGI, the majority of the film was the actual actors on a set, and the background being a green screen. if you look at movies now, it's ALL green screen... i don't think there was a single environment that was "real" in Star Wars episode III. and take Spider Man 3 also, WAY too much CGI. it could have been a lot better.
      And i agree with what you said about Practical effects and CGI working in harmony Inception showed this, and so did Interstellar. The Ice planet in Interstellar was actually near volcano in Alberta, and the suits that the characters wore were actual suits created by the props department fitted with radio so the actors could talk to the producers and director, water cooling systems, and oxygen. and i'm pretty certain that the Endurance during the Docking Scene (spoiler alert kinda) was a model that they filmed and had green screens surrounding it.

  • @m4ttr4w3som3
    @m4ttr4w3som3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wish movies today would still use models for their ships. I think that the way star wars and other movies like 1979 alien did it just had this realistic feel. And they could still use all the modern effects to make the background space scenes look awesome but still use real models for the ships. I really want to see someone make a space movie in that fashion again.

  • @korav1
    @korav1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can watch this for hours.c'mon guys we need more

  • @TheLegoNewsReporter
    @TheLegoNewsReporter 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is what we need now. This is what make fan films less expensive.

  • @booglewoogle5802
    @booglewoogle5802 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    LOVE This Movie trilogy
    FAVORITE OF ALL TIME

  • @egg7212
    @egg7212 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    10:37 millennium falcon asteroid.

  • @aidenboomer2420
    @aidenboomer2420 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this amazes the shit out of me. the masterful skill and patience it takes and the sheer cleverness of it all. WOW.

  • @justinb954
    @justinb954 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Star Wars..this takes me back to a very magical time.

  • @ElliotTheMighty
    @ElliotTheMighty 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is amazing and very inspiring

  • @christiandeuctor3606
    @christiandeuctor3606 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    RIP Carrie Fisher you will be missed. :{

    • @reeftheweirdboy9177
      @reeftheweirdboy9177 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      😢

    • @FinnishArmy
      @FinnishArmy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      CrispCarbon Guess what, they finished taking the shots for Episode 8 with her! She'll be in the next star wars still! Wooo

    • @araneahighwind8796
      @araneahighwind8796 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      CrispCarbon the only and only princess Leigh for me 😭😭😭😭

  • @Kolar522
    @Kolar522 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    in our search for progress we have forgotten the beauty that artists created. Are today's films really superior to such a masterpiece? Can an artist working on the computer truly surpass the passion and love that was put into these films? Did we forget what true beauty is in our search for perfection?

  • @AndrewChapman
    @AndrewChapman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love how they show different sized models of the Millennium Falcon.

  • @ReviveHF
    @ReviveHF 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Way better than the Star Wars:The Force Awakens's practical effects.

    • @notboolin2816
      @notboolin2816 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Revive Hans lol

    • @danyals7701
      @danyals7701 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Revive Hans nah

    • @mikelawrence1556
      @mikelawrence1556 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Revive Hans Um no...

    • @starkraving
      @starkraving 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Revive Hans lol no

    • @beeswithchainsaws
      @beeswithchainsaws 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did They CGI You Into Rouge One Or Where You Really There?

  • @anthonymullen6300
    @anthonymullen6300 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    this is when movies were magical, all in camera effects from true craftsman and women............. now everything is pixelated.

  • @WillPattenden
    @WillPattenden 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I LOVE animation and it was Star Wars that got me animating and into film making. Everything felt so real because it was...Tiny models crafted by hundreds of artists. This documentary is awesome! :D

  • @jacobjames1171
    @jacobjames1171 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This narrator brings me back to my youth.

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 9 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Porkins no!

    • @cremnitz5345
      @cremnitz5345 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He couldnt hold it :/

  • @wutsittoya
    @wutsittoya 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i reall appreciate the practical effects and how groundbreaking these effects were but it's faster and less work when using CG but done right CG looks better than practical. but a balance of both should be even better and that's where the force awakens will show. they used some practical effects and are going to enhance them with some CG. looks and sounds great!

    • @captainrex4403
      @captainrex4403 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And overall it looked very decent!!! Way better than the prequels!!!

  • @theopenkala6235
    @theopenkala6235 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    If only directors of our generation would put such an effort into filmmaking, we would have incredible movies to show our kids someday

  • @JulianDaniel2003
    @JulianDaniel2003 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is why star wars is one of the best movies ever

  • @UnR0ckl3ss
    @UnR0ckl3ss 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    "24 frames, movements flow seemlessly" well, welcome to 2017, where PC gamers see differences between 1440 and 1441 fps

    • @JohnDoe-zh6cp
      @JohnDoe-zh6cp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Apples to oranges. Play a game at 60 fps and then 24 fps and tell me you'd rather play at 24.

    • @hardikaku6652
      @hardikaku6652 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      alwayzstrive'n'prosperSESH well that is irrelevant, for movies even until right now 24 fps is a good settings for a smooth and cinematic effect. it also a pleasure to watch since it isnt too fast and isnt chopped, i.cant imagine watching 60fps movie on a.cinema. meanwhile in gaming you need to be fast to get better experience

    • @JohnDoe-zh6cp
      @JohnDoe-zh6cp 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I take it you've never played a game at 60 fps. I don't know if youre at liberty to comment on which is better if you've never actually experienced it. 30fps is certainly playable, but 60fps is like silk.

    • @UnR0ckl3ss
      @UnR0ckl3ss 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Doe im a console peasent Lol im totally fine with 30 and 60 fps

    • @JohnDoe-zh6cp
      @JohnDoe-zh6cp 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      alwayzstrive'n'prosperSESH So you've never played at 60 fps.
      It's not that I cant play at 30, its that 60 is so much better and lazy game devs will cap their games at 30, so we complain. And then they try to say that you can't tell the difference between 30 and 60. Yes. You can. It's like night and day.

  • @miniroll32
    @miniroll32 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can't believe how dirty those optical shots were, even back then.

  • @vergellicerio8919
    @vergellicerio8919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Director: that was great guys
    Camera man: darn. I forgot to put film

  • @jordan31176
    @jordan31176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All of the hard work put into these special effects and 20 years later he throws in some CGI effects which you could probably on an app today.

  • @dom.mp3
    @dom.mp3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    9:04
    "let her go"
    oh god its so hard :(

  • @IndorilTheGreat
    @IndorilTheGreat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dang... I should've become a special effects artist.

  • @alexchubbymclynn6060
    @alexchubbymclynn6060 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! First Star Wars movies have so much charisma and charming personality just because they were made by hands of the team of magicians! ))) No CGI!!!!) Hand - made! Nothing can beat this!
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @eldictator1
    @eldictator1 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to the behind the scenes star wars exhibition about 12 years ago, I was studying illustration and to see the Matte painting backgrounds for Hoth was truly amazing, they were outstanding

  • @AC85Bears
    @AC85Bears 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I want one of those models!!

    • @midzyblinkonce7716
      @midzyblinkonce7716 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same! I'd love to have all of them- they are so cool!!!

  • @gurpreetsingh793
    @gurpreetsingh793 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    And now you can do *all of this* just on a tiny computer.

  • @davidjoe3368
    @davidjoe3368 ปีที่แล้ว

    Star Wars, or the making of, never get's old! Amazing!

  • @javierenriquezh.1801
    @javierenriquezh.1801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the real magic of this films,