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RYAN WIEBER VS. MICHAEL "DORKMAN" SCOTT
What began as a friendly rivalry between two
effects artists explodes off TheForce.Net's
FanFilms Forum and into the real world in a
lightsaber battle royale.
Originally created for the forum's lightsaber
choreography competition, this fight to the
death will decide once and for all who is
truly most skilled with a saber.
There can be only one.
(I did not make this short film, stop asking
me how I made the special effects. Its a mix
of rotoscoping, photoshop and After Effects.)
Visit their website at
http://www.ryanvsdorkman.com for any and all
info concerning how to make this video, how
long it took, or to meet the real creators of
the fanfilm.
FAQs (from ryanvsdorkman.com)
How did you do those lightsaber effects?
We used Adobe After Effects to rotoscope the
prop blades and add glows to them.
Essentially the same way ILM does it. After
Effects was also used for a variety of other
visual effects you see (or don't see) in RvD.
How long did it take you to make this, and
when did it come out?
We choreographed and filmed over the course
of three weekends, and spent about 4 months
on the effects in our spare time, finishing
March 1st, 2003.
Did you guys have any martial arts or sword
training when you made this?
Neither of us had any formal training of any
kind at the time of making RvD. Just watched
a lot of movies.
Where was this shot, and what is that thing
in the background?
RvD was filmed at Carco Electronics, who
built flight simulators for the aerospace
industry. The machine in the background is a
satellite tracking positioner, the
specifications of which were top secret.
After the machine was finished being built,
it was shipped off to an "undisclosed
location".
Where did you get the lightsaber props you
guys are fighting with?
The saber props were actually built for this.
They were made in several parts using a
lathe, mill, and other metalworking tools.
Aluminum tubing (like you can find at your
local hardware store) were used for the
blades.
What kind of camera did you film with?
Canon GL-1 camcorder.
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