I Remade Star Wars VFX in 1 Week

[@christiandebney1989]

Great job, as someone who worked on the prequels making lightsaber props and now owns a vfx studio I'd hire you any day of the week!

[@erikdoesvfx]

No way!! Really means a lot coming from you🙏🏼🙏🏼thank you man

[@jamieparker3317]

So … hire him?

[@_.Dave._]

Yeah but he can make good movies,.. why would he take that offer.

[@bogleason8381]

@@_.Dave._ LOL!

[@Mako47]

Well then. A maker has spoken. This is the way....indeed.

[@DBFilmSchool]

I'm a film professor and to see you do this in such an instructive manner is utterly awesome and impressive! You are quite phenomenal young man!

[@salazam]

Keep it in your pants there, buddy.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Aw that really means a lot coming from you!! Really appreciate it🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@salazam]

get a room

[@carloshenrique-i8v]

PROFESSOR DE CINEMA?

[@insurancecasino5790]

I just did that scene with an AI vid generator, but replaced the saber with laser gun blasts. Cost: 10 cents. Crazy times with AI.

[@Caliboyjosh10]

The fact that it was snowing and in the mountains rather than if you just went with a desert, made it feel more special. Sometimes problems can be a solution you didn't realize. Great job :)

[@erikdoesvfx]

That's such a good perspective! I'm so happy you enjoyed it🙏🏼 thank you :)

[@mikemcclellanmusic]

I agree. Besides, everything looks better in Norway. 👏

[@devilmay]

@erikdoesvfx i agree, but also, i would have liked a gag reel where you improved the shot entirely by just ducking or hitting the deck and holding the light saber straight up causing the same result. because..sometime "epic shots" are overthought entirely.

[@Enjay001]

Totally agree. I wish Star Wars had spent more time in environments like this. It looks great.

[@gorgonheap9770]

@erikdoesvfx Yeah, when you complained about the fighting kicking up "dust" over wet ground it honestly just looked like water vapor.

[@Jaya365]

My only criticism is that you, for a minute, make me believe anyone can do this, when really, you are super talented, and not only with your skillset but also your attention to detail is second to none.

[@erikdoesvfx]

🥹😂this made me smile! Cheers man

[@wizardbeard69]

talented people always make things look easy...and to be fair to them it's not just talent, they combine talent and hard work because a lot of people like that have obsessive personality traits which lend themselves well to work that requires high attention to detail...high functioning autistic people have a very high disposition for such things as well...also those with obsessive compulsive disorders (depending on the kind). like that saying goes...sometimes people are born to do something. it just fits their personality and how their brain works.

[@Jaya365]

Thanks for the lecture that I didn't ask for. To the person that lectured me obviously not @erikdoesvfx

[@halilkulbak]

@@Jaya365 hahahhhhhh lol

[@freddenekamp247]

Respect, great job!

[@byrondelgado5521]

This is a digi-double, this is a digi-double, and this…is just Jackie Chan being Jackie Chan. Priceless

[@Draaghail]

Any idea what that particular mentioned film with Jackie Chan is called?

[@jasonskene8170]

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[@insurancecasino5790]

I just did that scene with an AI vid generator, but replaced the saber with laser gun blasts. Cost: 10 cents. AI is nuts.

[@virgiltudorel]

@@insurancecasino5790 lets see it...post it

[@Draaghail]

@@jasonskene8170 thank you

[@Sam-de6xe]

I was "randomly" fed this content but very impressed by your talents and ability to articulate them to someone with zero knowledge. Amazing work!

[@erikdoesvfx]

So happy you ended up liking it!🙏🏼

[@doccan3848]

@erikdoesvfxbro the transition at 9:56 looks off. you should have crouched more and with some dirt on your face

[@thomaspersidsky2197]

​@erikdoesvfx I'm living in Murmansk, Russia, super close to Norway-like 2 hours by car, lol. :D What u've done is a masterpiece. People says u're talanted boy. But honestly, I know talent-it’s just hardcore grind and passion. That's why u rock even harder than we think :D

[@ef_danielsan]

I'm 50 years old. In high school I spent hours upon hours of manually scratching in lightsabers with a razor blade onto film. Practical effects lol. It was the most tedious thing I had ever done. But in the end, we had a hilarious 20 second clip of a lightsaber fight, no sounds except 2 guys screaming at each other. Good memories. I wish I had grown up in this day and age. Your work is incredible.

[@alexpat3d]

Сейчас это делается не так сложно, как кажется, можно освоить и в 50 лет, попробуйте!

[@bogotstogoskiing]

This type of stuff I'll never do but you were a kid in the 80's and I was in the 90's being 41. I wouldn't trade my childhood for anything.

[@ArtBoomFashion]

Yeah AI is such wonders, hopefully everyone in the world can access it for complete chaos LOL

[@raadraad]

I'm 8 years younger than you. When I was in High School, I bought a "cheap" (not for a HS student) 3D animation software (trueSpace) and made a video of robots fighting with lightsabers (copying the movements from the Phantom Menace trailer which had just come out). It's crazy the jump in tech that happened between 1990-1992 and 2000-2002. A bigger jump than any decade since I'd argue.

[@Molokosynthemesc-D]

Senza di voi non esisterebbe tutto questo 👌🏻

[@sneshead3326]

I actually really like Norway being the background for this shot. I think it makes the whole sequence a lot more realistic and grounded. Well done 👏🏻 great job 👍🏻

[@erikdoesvfx]

So happy you think so!!

[@underleft]

I agree. I'm so tired of every Disney planet just being someone's back yard in southern California. Desert is so lazy. At least the Prequels had alien looking planets.

[@mariakallevik]

HOW are you this good?! Every second of this is pure GENIUS

[@erikdoesvfx]

You're the best!! I love you❤️

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[@playmotion.trailer]

incredible ! 40 years ago it was impossible. 20 years ago it could be done but very expensive and the result would be beuh... 10 years ago it was done, the result was amazing but still very expensive and needed a big crew. And now people like you (I mean very talented, hardworking people with access to brand new technology) can do it in a week all alone ? I will repeat myself : incredible !

[@trydowave]

and for better or worse, in a few years [or sooner] youll be able to do it all in minutes from a text prompt.

[@beloved_lover]

@@trydowave I am kinda waiting for that, because there's so many brilliant ideas on the internet, so many people writing novels as amateurs, that I cannot even dare to imagine how incredibly good content we'll be getting to KZbin for example, once AI generated films directed by text prompts, scripts and character creation, are a thing. AI will "waste" sickening amounts of energy, but I guess that in the end it will be more energy efficient and sustainable than having a movie with massive budget, flying/driving to the locations etc... Paying hundreds if not thousands of workers to work on the film, driving to work and back etc...

[@DadiszFekete]

I just wanted to add when he didnt find the right spaceship I said just render it via ai...

[@eldenringer6466]

he had some help and lots of talent but yes... incredible

[@kshaeta]

@@trydowave voice prompt, or maybe you'll just think it.

[@enricotartarotti]

This is incredible, how much a single person (+ creativity + fucking skills) can do

[@erikdoesvfx]

Appreciate the kind words bro🙏🏼

[@magnetiktrax]

+ technology. You couldn't do anything like this 20 years ago.

[@erutanevoli]

I'd like to learn fucking skills too but Phub isn't the place I guess

[@t-mansam7582]

Well done ! 👍10:38 was worth it Great video

[@erikdoesvfx]

So happy you liked it!

[@ksspang]

my how far we've come. The fact that a single person can do this to such a high level is astounding. I know how easy it is to just say "I'm sure I could figure that out with a few tutorials myself" and have it end up looking very bad, so your skill and talent really do shine through, wonderful job!

[@HarryNicNicholas]

the software can be had for free, houdini apprentice and da vinci resolve are both free, da vinci doesn't even have watermarking.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah really appreciate the kind words! Thank youuu🙏🏼

[@Sodium-22]

yet billion dollar companies spend millions and make dogshit vfx... blows my mind.

[@GoalSquad666]

@@Sodium-22 A lot of companies hire people on their CV and don't really do any competency assessments.

[@realitycheck1086]

@@Sodium-22 money laundering - most of it, actually. hollywood - mafia - jews - the links are well known

[@vfxwithjordan]

Speeding up a slow motion plate for easier tracking is a really interesting idea! Result looked great man 💪🏻

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah glad you liked it Jordan!! Really appreciate it🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@asshizu]

it's the guy!

[@AMSA_Skyl]

The Houdini sim guy from corridor and the best comedian vfx ever is commenting on him!!???

[@St0rm-fz6br]

shbiggity wiggity giggity

[@kkay000]

Oh it's jordan!

[@VíctorMercado-v8y]

I remember being a kid watching silly youtube videos at my friend's house for hours each time, but never imagined that 15 years later i could watch stuff like this for free. You are awesome, keep it up!!!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Aw this made me smile :) I'm so so happy you enjoyed it bro!

[@snowman88mcb]

@erikdoesvfx Hell yeah, subscribed.

[@machwerkapparel385]

@erikdoesvfx And we never imagined that 15 years later we were called, Bro, Dude. 😂

[@eliotkindy]

Well done! I have zero knowledge or experience of this and it was really cool to see how you replicated a scene, solo, which sould have had a whole team working on it

[@mariussletten7107]

Nice work. Really like how you translated the scenes to Norwegian scenery. The shot of the ship going down the mountain while you lighting the lightsaber made it even more dramatic than the original flat dessert. Loved it.

[@erikdoesvfx]

So happy you liked the change of scenery!! Thank you, Marius🙏🏼

[@bookergrimm]

MMMmmm. Flat dessert.

[@vesaruntti]

I think the environment, snow, mountains and trees already elevates your version so much, its just not bland desert we have seen tens of times now.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah I'm so happy you liked it!!

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

Yeah, I agree, your location was a lot better, more cinematic.

[@osasunaitor]

Norway is insanely beautiful. Give me any Norwegian scenery for filming over another boring desert

[@HermanIdzerda]

I agree too. The original is much more "over the top", your version looks more realistic.

[@MichaelRobinson-wu9ob]

I was thinking the same thing. I actually prefer many elements of his particularly the fighters approach from the mountain as it kicks up a snow trail. Well done!

[@JAC10TV]

This is actually crazy good. Movie studios should just start hiring u instead.

[@erikdoesvfx]

You're too kind bro! Really appreciate it🙏🏼

[@SEBKEB]

@@erikdoesvfx no its so true !

[@sabbirahmed184]

Well he does work at movie studios

[@macIain]

They do 😄

[@jeremybauchet6845]

Instead of whom ? Artists being pressured by production ?

[@leeheffron623]

Maaaaate....this is INCREDIBLE. All the skills required to recreat sophisticated scenes...AND he can do a flip. Legend. Great video overall man.

[@DaJoshster]

not only does bro spend days and hours making insane videos but he also spends hours replying to comments you deserve a mill subs ngl

[@erikdoesvfx]

Aw thank you so much bro🙏🏼🙏🏼 your support really means a lot🥹

[@t666az]

dude you dont have to thank you for watching till the end... its literaly impossible to not finish your videos.... Real talent !

[@erikdoesvfx]

🥹🥹means the world!!

[@laurentitolledo1838]

yeah... really impossible not to finish...

[@МозгобойняКиев]

I honestly never care to like or comment the content I like, but this time I’m gonna make it happen. Just to encourager a talented and dedicated creator. Good job, my man

[@erikdoesvfx]

You're too kind!! I hope you stick around🙏🏼

[@brukernavnfettsjit]

The shot where it comes down the mountain side is so cool

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really glad ya think so!!

[@NikHem343]

You're an impressive dude. Not only the skill to make this project but to present it in such a high quality and entertaining way, as well.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah thanks so much bro! It really means a lot! :)

[@itsyourcall7782]

DUDE!!! I am blown away! Your rendition looks so much realistic and grittier, the snow coming down too is the cherry on top!! This is Epic. Nicely done!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really appreciate it!! Thank youuu :)

[@uruk_bye1232]

I honestly like your version better. Feels less wire-based and more natural. The environment is an improvement over the original, too. Excellent work, friend.

[@cortexcmdr]

Agreed. Something about the wired shot feels fake in a bad way, not magical way. The supernatural isn't about making humans look epic-it's about revealing the epic that already lives inside humans.

[@OlafsLeftArm]

Dog sh*t continuity equals "more natural"? Ok... 😂

[@ZoSoPage1977]

I agree with uruk, your version is better!

[@uruk_bye1232]

@@OlafsLeftArm show us your version then, sport

[@DarksideStreams]

nah come on. the desert is very star warsy and the shot from the original looks a little less awkward

[@arthriticthumbs]

I like your ship approach better, ship is moving much faster than the original, a believable speed for a ship like that, gave the shot much more tension.

[@Spearhead45]

This video has been on my suggestions for 2 weeks now, i always looked at the thumbnail but never clicked. it did look interesting. But im here now, and Bravo. Very talented!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah I'm happy you finally watched! I'm so glad you liked it🙏🏼

[@kisscool1234]

Problem with the thumbail is the lie behind it (the 100$ part), like a clicbait. With your time, the time of your "team", the cost of the travel, the cost of the hardware, the reuse of anything others did, the reuse of the Disney's action scene work etc. It is not a 100$ value work. Anyway, fantastic job !

[@ClicStudio]

That stuff was.. INSANE WHAT THE HELL, i wasn’t sure about the 3D character, but you made it work so so well

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah thanks so much!! So happy you liked it🙏🏼

[@cory2146]

If I ever find myself in this situation, I'm just going to lie down and hold my light-saber up.

[@Instinktjagd]

nah man you need that 💅🏽unneccessary aah backflip trick 💅🏽

[@SolarCookingGermany]

Or just step aside and lightsaber it from the side 😀

[@thibauthusson3130]

Yeah, "this scene was epic..." I disagree with the youtuber.

[@MrLockertsen]

@@thibauthusson3130 You must be fun at parties.

[@PsykoSmiley]

Just stumbled on this and I am blown away!!! Makes me want to try my hand at it. I was 11 when the original SW came out and wanted to go to Hollywood and do FX but back then there was no internet and no way for a small town kid to learn such things. I am extremely tempted to get this software you use. No illusions of getting into the business but just to have fun with. But you my friend, you should be in the business, you're young, you're good at it and you work well on a budget. Hollywood should be chasing you down!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Aw thanks so much for the kind words!! Really appreciate it🙏🏼 you should definitely try it out - I'm sure you'll love it🙏🏼

[@swavvyrico2360]

You did a backflip on uneven ground in AirForce Ones?! Congrats. Seriously I can’t even do one and I’m always so impressed to see someone do one.

[@erikdoesvfx]

😂😂I appreciate the support! Definitely ended up on the ground a few times😂

[@Hunta1357]

@@erikdoesvfx i can do backflips but flatground in a suit aswell is way more difficult than it should be 😁

[@roboldfield]

I prefer yours! The dust you added almost represents the dew and moisture from the wet environment being whipped up. Also your location is far more interesting visually :)

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah that's so fun to hear!! I'm really glad you liked it🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@uwalkc-xp9lo]

Also, just as a movie scene, his shot feels much more real, as if the spaceship is gonna actually hit him, but the star wars one feels much slower and arcadey

[@wwklnd]

This was my exact thought with the moisture, I was picturing the just-melted fresh snow being whipped up and turned into mist by the heat of the ship. :)

[@trs4184]

@@uwalkc-xp9lo Yeah, big agree. I think part of it might be a technical limitation. I'll bet Erik doesn't have the big lenses required to get that zoomed in filmic look, but in the original version that zoomed in version ends up robbing the ship of its sense of speed. You can see it best in the split second before the flip, where the ship looks like it's just whipping across the valley at us in Erik's, but is just leisurely looming in the original. Also, I think Erik's might actually be going faster.

[@RuLeZ1988]

@@uwalkc-xp9lo Hmm, maybe we have a different perception of it then. Because I like the movie creation more. For example in this fan-made one, the top/bird shot, the way how the character is cut behind the wings of the spaceship while he is jumping does make it look less believable in my eyes. The transition and contrast between the different scenes feels also a bit off. The movie creation is more detailed with the animation and visuals. Nevertheless good job.

[@munawarxaviii]

This is what quality content looks like

[@erikdoesvfx]

You're too kind bro🙏🏼

[@RavenRestoProjects]

As someone who has only just started learning the absolute basics to even a little editing ( wouldn't even begin to call myself any kind of editor whatsoever, purely amateur fun ) , this is just crazy and phenomenal what you've created , just stunning , that's a shed load of talent you have, well done 👍🏻, stumbled on this , subbed 😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@bigjgraphics3840]

I might be bias, but your shot looks better just because the color grading and the effects looks better. Your landing was not blocked off by anything and it's got a better flow. Unlike the feature which was lazily just covered up by the sand. Fantastic work on the ship exploding at the end. Great job, thank you for sharing.

[@matejgaba5135]

I hate sand. It gets everywhere.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really appreciate that! I'm happy you think so :)

[@Pfirsichaffe]

I skiped to the result since my attention span can´t handle a 10:38min video anymore. To balnce this ignorant behaviour of mine, I leave a comment and give a thumb. Great job.

[@tomwegener-art]

So sad Bro :(

[@TomMichaels7]

Why am I so sad to be so happy for you?

[@antwerppi]

Booo

[@notmedude]

I did the same. Most did lol.

[@attiXboi]

It's worth it, give it a try!

[@JWS1968]

I've tried my hand at visual effects before and know the time this stuff takes. I also appreciate how hard it is to get it to look right and to look real. You really pulled this off. Great job.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Thank you🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@zachpaterson8128]

Epic! My one gripe would be that the TIE seems to be centred on you just before you jump, but as soon as we cut to you in the air it's offset noticeably to the side. However, I can see in the comparison this is something the original movie did also.

[@Chris_OO_]

I'm French (in the north of France, in Normandy) and despite my very basic level of English, I followed and loved your video. I'm a UI designer and I do a bit of 3D for fun at an amateur level. When I see what you manage to create, I say to myself “Wow, this guy should work in a big studio”. Anyway, great video and great job.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Aw that really means a lot bro!!🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@flangmasterj]

Something about you landing without the lack of drama from dust, sound effects, score etc. made it so much more epic.

[@cryptoholica72]

agreed

[@mikeb3172]

Dude the crazy backflip that no one can do just to virtue-signal "super woman" or "super man" makes it a joke and deletes all the drama.

[@reidparker1893]

@@mikeb3172 I recall Luke doing a few massive jumps in the original movies, but don't let that get in the way of your hate

[@erikdoesvfx]

Yay!! So happy you think so!

[@diogofigueiraa]

Wow, it's amazing to see how VFX quality has come so close to Hollywood levels these days. The work is incredible! I hadn’t come across your channel before, YT recommended it, and I’m hooked. Now binge-watching all your videos!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah that means the world! Thank you!! Hopefully there will be a new video for you to watch soon (ish😅😂)🙏🏼 Appreciate the support :)

[@mikaeldarander3458]

AMAZING!!! The only nit-picking thing I can see is the light sabre when you run looks big and clunky, but maybe its what you wanted? AMAZING

[@randomisedgaming8135]

10/10 wtf, such a cool shot, literally looks like it was taken from a Star Wars movie, dude you're insane! good freaking job! 🔥

[@erikdoesvfx]

Means the world!!🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Al-oq7zk]

That was awesome! Now I see how Hollywood won’t be as necessary going forward. Everyone is becoming their own creators. I like how humble you are throughout this whole thing. No arrogance. Just real creative fun. It makes everything turn out way better. Thanks! 🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌🙌👍👍👍

[@robertagren9360]

Anyone can copy someone elses work. That's the hard part to make it.

[@erikdoesvfx]

So happy you liked it🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@The_B1shop]

Your recreation looks so much more pleasing to look at. The darker mountain environment compliment with the bright blue lightsaber so well! I also like your shot of you running with the tie fighter approaching behind you 9:46 over the original, just looks stunning! Well done!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Thanks so much!! Your comment really means a lot - I'm so glad you liked it 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Dutchsweetshid]

Epicly done. I remember hand adjusting greenscreen shots frame by frame😅 Editing has come far.

[@erikdoesvfx]

😂😂and thank God for that

[@RobAlfieInostrozaLindley]

For some reason I think yours looks more realistic than the movie, honestly. This is pretty awesome work🎉🎉🎉

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah that's too kind!! Thank you!!

[@misoch]

I agree. I would love to watch a film made like this.

[@eeurr1306]

The original has more extreme colour grading but the lightning and textures are way more realistic on the tie fighter compared to the remake.

[@willb1157]

That DUST on the first shot looks completely believable because the ground is wet, and it looks like the propulsion system of the whisper is generating heat - thus water vapour heated creates cloud. I'm watching this as a 15 year career doing this stuff - at feature Film level. This is v.enjoyable to watch.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really means a lot that you liked it!

[@apollolux]

One man with consumer products doing in a week what dozens if not a hundred or so pros did in however long it took them to do it. THAT is impressive work, sir, and from what this video shows you also seem to have an eye for directing and potentially storyboarding your own original shots as well!

[@scottbarber9374]

"... what dozens if not a hundred or so pros did in however long it took them to do it." How many were there, and how long did it take? And how do you know? Maybe the company who made the film had a small number of people working on it and did it quickly.

[@apollolux]

@@scottbarber9374 A movie has credits that roll at the end. It's been a while since I saw Rise of Skywalker (and frankly I'm not champing at the bit to voluntarily see it again) but I'm fairly sure the effects section of the roll would've had a long list of names from which even the subset of that would have worked on this specific sequence of shots would more than likely have numbered in at least the dozens if they were trying to do it without "crunch time." My wording in my original comment for the length of time was "however long it took them to do it;" I don't _know_ how long it took because I haven't seen any behind-the-scenes docs where they say or any of their VFX guys go on Corridor Digital's "VFX Artists React" couch and give their anecdotes. If it was dozens and they crunched, my own _guess_ is probably a day or two if the render farms were playing nice and didn't crash. A better guess is longer than that since the real world doesn't always work out so conveniently even on the highest end computers with the latest and greatest software and people don't like crunching. "The company who made the film" was Disney Lucasfilm, and VFX was either in-house Disney/Lucas, ILM, and/or somehow a different contractor. It'll be in the credits, which a movie has. That roll. At the end.

[@FireBlade57]

Eye for directing? He copied someone else's work 1:1.

[@karl-heinznapp2874]

@@scottbarber9374 I guess we'll never know - but assume it was more than one and it was longer than one week. This just shows the incredible progress of the tools. Sure, there is still a quality gap to be seen, which is to be expected and in no way diminishes his amazing work. But closing this gap in just 5 years so much shows you what "normal" people can do if they have talent, will and at least a little budget.

[@Jordan-dd5co]

ignorant take. They got there from reiterating again and again. There's constant revisions until it looks right in every department. This dude just matched all that work exactly. A copy. There's a reason it's called cheating when you look at someone else's test for the answers.

[@Vidphoto]

Your color grading choices, and the overall feel for the whole segment is better than the original. Very good job. Thank you for sharing.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Thank you for your comment! Really appreciate that🙏🏼

[@MaxRovensky]

I used to do VFX for a few years before I moved into software and I, like many many VFX artists started with a lightsaber effect and a Video Copilot tutorial Which makes me respect this video even more 😌

[@surject]

Unfortunately there was no Video / Copilot / tutorials / ..Internet for me and my totally legally acquired 3DS4 in 1995 - still figured it out somehow :)

[@StaffanNilsson1]

Wow, Video Copilot was a big part in my learning the skills!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Ah that's so fun to hear!! Glad ya liked it ;)

[@SimonPicard]

I really like the setting in the mountains of Norway. I think it's even better than the desert. Good job!

[@erikdoesvfx]

So happy you liked it Simon!!

[@F1FanCanuck]

bloody impressive… you made that look so easy, but in truth it took tremendous talent. well done!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Thank you man! Means a lot🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@witchking453]

That's crazy. Definitely impressive

[@Alayric]

Love your work as usual! The snow made it even better, and the shot with the TIE running down the mountain in the background is great!

[@markmywordsreviewchannel3860]

To quote Darth Vader, "Impressive, Most Impressive". So awesome how you did that!

[@erikdoesvfx]

😂😂love it! Thank you man

[@djkatz2123]

The scene looks even much better when it is in the mountains with the forest and snow! SUPERB!!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Means so much!

[@JimRossCinematographer]

That was FREAKIN' AWESOME! I'm 25 years working in film and TV and you blew me away!

[@ZaneNotZayne]

I will have to say that your version is far better than rays. it feels a lot more natural, no over dramatic facial expressions and you removed any unnecessary VFX that was in the original. Very good work.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really appreciate that, Zane! Thank youuu🙏🏼

[@MellowVibesRadio]

Impressive work!! I actually prefer the environmental aesthetics in your version. As a Swede, it pains me to admit it, but Norway is incredibly beautiful.

[@erikdoesvfx]

😂😂I'm happy you enjoyed it! Sweden is pretty cool too ngl ;)

[@Dedik_777]

Супер работа Эрик,тебе в Голливуде нужно работать 💪🏼

[@gnomidomi]

Man you killed that. I think the composition of the shot with the ship coming down the mountain is more interesting than the original movie. I also like how the explosion shot is from your perspective instead of the angle the movie chose, it makes it feel more grounded. Execution is excellent. Great job.

[@Vagolyk]

Quite convincing, great job! You can also do backflips, which is even more impressive!

[@erikdoesvfx]

😂so happy you liked it!!

[@Sayan-s-v9d]

idk why youtube dont show like channels with lesser subscribers to more people.I mean your production quality is so good

[@erikdoesvfx]

You're too kind🥹so happy you like my channel! I hope you stick around🙏🏼

[@gaiusflaminius4861]

KZbin does show these channels. It depends on how much similar content you have accumulated in your watching history. YT offered me this video just now.

[@The-Flute-Wizard]

Dude, your skill is a testament to how we don't need multi-million dollar budgets to do good work... every major studio should hire you, or just go solo.... You're incredible, Indie all the way, competency in digital tech is important, and if you are old school, practical effects are getting lost further and further into the zeitgeist of entertainment- So you surely have proven that patience, and innovation, and passion can outshine large big budget studios hands down! 🥰🙏

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

It's much easier to copy shots, than to come up with your own scenes. Not that it was easy re-creating this shot, but easier than coming up with all of that in the first place.

[@sergiyavorski9977]

And pay him 100 a week 😅

[@groupups11]

Best vfx channel to have happened since the donut series for blender. This is phenomenal. Am learning Nuke next month in rebelway. This channel is gonna be so useful in future.

[@jeromegraves2826]

Dude, awesome work - the only thing missing from the side by side which I think would hide a bit of the transitional jank happening towards the end of the flip / lightsaber retraction is to setup the dust / volumetrics to mask/blend it a bit like they did in the actual movie. Still though, incredible job!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Thanks so much bro!! And I appreciate the feedback🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@greatbriton8425]

As a complete noob I was disappointed by all the dust surrounding Kylo's landing and loved being able to see Erik's clear body movements as he landed. I have no idea what the transitional jank is, so that just goes to show you can't please everybody all of the time, and I guess a little wink to some effects to keep the action more impressive for the masses like me (the dumb ones) might sometimes be worth it.

[@Biscoid]

I was more than happy to keep watching to the end. Absolutely mesmerising level of skill and effort to make this. Well done!

[@erikdoesvfx]

You're too kind! :)

[@commando414]

10:10 The lightsaber effect looks better than the one in the TRoS movie!

[@QoraxStan]

Damn you Erik, that was an incredible work! You've some superb skillset indeed. Loved it.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Means the world!!

[@hawk0master]

crazy good man!! i love the dust effekts in the first shot it actually looks like water vape from the ground! Realy good!!

[@lancerowin2847]

Was going to say this.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Thanks so much!!

[@paulmdevenney]

It is incredible what 1 person can do now (when they have the right talent) that would have taken entire studios in the past. Bravo!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really appreciate that Paul🙏🏼

[@SuchetB]

Wow - I feel yours is actually better than the one in the actual movie - Because your version has a more raw visceral feel, is realistic, and the effects look believable in yours, in the actual STAR WARS movie that this scene is in, they did it too pretty and less believable - Your version is a work of art. Thank you for sharing your process - it's extremely inspiring to see and will help other filmmakers.

[@johnvanderschuit]

Wow, you did a great job rendering that Norwegian landscape, it looks so real

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really appreciate that John! So glad ya like it🙏🏼

[@ChrisTempel]

So glad to see Nuke being used instead of After Effects! Nice job!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Happy you like it🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@christophcarle]

Im absolutly no Star Wars fan, but this was very well done! 🙂

[@erikdoesvfx]

Means the world!

[@rfrhdfhdfhbfdgb]

There is no reason for movies to cost more than 1 million USD anymore, when something this good can be done by a "kid" in a week. Awesome job, man!

[@ShimmyD-u7g]

I would ask them to spend more on quality writing scripts, with fleshed out believable characters we can identify with and story lines that actually appeal to people, etc etc over special effects.

[@novanleon]

The more I learn, the more I’m convinced movie studios are engaged in some pretty shady finances, money laundering and the such. There’s no way to justify spending hundreds of millions on trash and then reporting financial losses, only to rinse and repeat again and again as if it’s perfectly normal.

[@WelschAudio]

You have no idea what a difference it makes to run a professional movie shot. He just copied (very well) so many things from the movie, how it's cut, the whole idea of the scene. Create such a scene from zero and you know it is much harder to do.

[@LtksK]

I don't know if such a short scene actually costs a million bucks, but it makes sense, that it isn't dirt cheap. There are just so many costs. Actually doing the stunt rather than using a digital double needs a whole stunt team to make it look good and being safe as well. There is also the whole cinematography team. Of course you can do a single shot without whole teams, but if you are doing a whole movie they need those teams anyway (including traveling, stay and catering costs) and part of the costs should be considered when calculating the cost of the shot. That's also true for any other props, costumes, teams and renting the location (including keeping it safe from paparazzi and stuff). And that just for the practical part of the shot. On the digital part they to pay the team a wage that reflects their experience and skills, costs you don't have doing it on your own. The vfx studios also wants to make profits. Even when they don't need a whole studio for that particular shot, they need it in general and those costs have to be covered. They also need to use licensed software. While I'm not an expert on software licensing I remember the Unity debacle and I've learned that you don't just pay to use software, but additionally when you release your results to the public. Bigger audience leads to higher prices. Good hardware costs money as well. All of that is just the stuff I can think of in the spot. There are probably many more cost factors I didn't come up with. Erik did an amazing job, but just by calculating in his expertise, time, hard- and software his actual costs skyrocket. It certainly isn't a $100 shot as the thumbnail suggests. As a professional a weeks time is worth more than $100.

[@faucheusefaucheuse5682]

@@LtksK 1 week for a 30 seconds shot. Star Wars IX's length is 2h22. So, it would need 284 weeks = 6 years. Just the FX would cost 6 years salary. You're entirely right ! 👍

[@noahmaxwell1593]

Not a VFX artist but a creative here. Amazing Job. This is incredible for a single person. One thought i had is that adding some sort of moving fog or surreal filter layers would add a lot of depth. That is really the only difference i noticed between the two, this like surreal glowy depth in the Star Wars version. Truly crazy that you can recreate that by yourself

[@pod.by.neo.0012]

holyyyy this is crazy! rly well done

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really appreciate that!! Your support means a lot🙏🏼

[@AlexLefevreArt]

99% perfection. I genuinely think that the fighter going down the mountain is even more poweful. The only thing I really wish you change what the camera shake being slightly delayed after the explosion, and the 'tony stark ' shockwave effect coming to the camera just before the shake. That's the 1%. But it remains an incredible work!!!

[@deletebilderberg]

You are a seriously talented young man.

[@erikdoesvfx]

Thank you sir🙏🏼

[@edogan82]

You are really very talented. There is no professional in Turkey who can do a job of your quality. I will enjoy seeing your successful work.

[@RedCaio]

Great job. I loved this scene. I also love this movie [runs for cover]

[@forwardintotheblack3578]

You are not alone :)

[@erikdoesvfx]

😂😂😂thank you man

[@61Slughi]

Rather than jumping up and over, she could have just ducked down, lifted the saber up and sliced it from the bottom. Why burn extra calories when you don't have to?

[@xCCflierx]

It took him a week to make 30 seconds. That's by himself with a perfect example of the final take to reference, and no need to account for scheduling. The scene was about 30 seconds. The movie itself is 2 hours and 12 minutes. That's 7920 seconds. If every 30 seconds took 1 week, he would need 5 years to finish recreating the movie in a single location. This would be compared to 100s of people to schedule around, making multiple takes and active changes to the script, and taking them with tons of equipment to different locations over the course of a couple of years. The perspective provided here is impressive.

[@Testruecast]

Non sense. You have to reduce the time to exclusively the visual effects scenes. There you have.

[@kensmith2829]

You're assuming every shot would have an equal amount of shots with the same degree of difficulty in filming and SFX.

[@xCCflierx]

@kensmith2829 no shit I'm making assumptions. Doesn't matter. Just making a comment on the perspective this gives

[@andigandi9235]

The snow and the mountains are making it so much better than the original! Nice backflip btw ;D

[@JhullianCarlsson]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! What camera did you guys use to create this masterpiece?

[@tutopictutomov6223]

I'm really curious about this, too!

[@daniell1869]

I know nothing about VFX or animations or film and I was THOROUGHLY entertained by this video. thanks

[@tomiyadude246]

While I have little love for this ridiculous scene in the movie, I have great respect for the talent you showed in putting your own scene together. I have made similar stuff as a hobby, but wouldn't know how to do the flip in the air. Very impressive work!

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really appreciate that bro! Means a lot

[@mriconoclast13]

I 100% agree. The original was dumb spectacle. One dude reproducing it is jaw-droppingly awesome.

[@elwhagen]

An amazing recreation of this scene! The choice of a Norwegian mountinside was really good for it!❤

[@freeindeed7720]

I liked the light saber closing on the landing. That actually makes more sense. And I love the location atmosphere. This whole thing is great!

[@daswasich1147]

00:13 no we cant, its stupid, it was what we made fun of before the movie even got released XD

[@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n]

i walked out of hte first star wars reboot... got my money back cuz i walked out in less than 15 minutes

[@daswasich1147]

@@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n Oof, did the Title Scroll already loose you? :D

[@sawysauce1256]

Yep

[@michaelwoodby5261]

It's much more exciting in the context of the movie... Where Kylo specifically doesn't want to kill her, but still tries to run her over with a space ship. Well not that part, but when his bisected ship crashes at a few hundred miles an hour and explodes, but he gets out and is fine. Well not that part, but when the Macguffin that was clearly destroyed by the ship crash also turns out to be fine... Know what? I'm starting to think the scene was terrible.

[@gyanology0]

hey bro big fan from india, i get inspired by your vfx

[@erikdoesvfx]

Really appreciate it!!🙏🏼

[@lajthabalazs]

Great work! Shows that most things can be done on the cheap with computers nowadays, except stunt work and acting - the most human aspects of the movie.

[@henrygrip8486]

Whats even more impressive is that your version actually looks more raw and realistic.

[@bananasandbass]

2 things I notice the pro's do different: 1. The cinematographer used a much more Tele-lens to make the background and approaching TIE fighter appear larger/closer in the frame. It's an optical effect that you get when shooting subjects in front of something far a way, and makes the background look larger/closer and more intimidating. 2. They don't show Rey landing, there is a dust cloud she goes in, but they don't show her feet hitting the ground and the odd physics of a digi double or person on wires landing. They just show the end result: the Super-Hero pose after landing. It conveys the power of the action much more, helps the story and avoids any movement from real or animation and compositing that might not feel real enough, so they just skip over it entirely. Very clever. Other than that, your work on these videos as VFX person is really cool! Awesome!

[@dicecorporation]

Also the fact that she was on wires in the air while he just did a backflip on the ground. That shot was definitely the weakest of the bunch, but those are the limitations of a home setup

[@commanderkeen3787]

Your version looks better. In the original, even the running in the desert looks digitally altered and was probably done on a sound stage. You look natural in your environment

[@empiremachine4870]

Personally I think the mountains with the grass and snow make for a much more interesting shot. The dust cloud that you added to the tie whisper seemed to play more like a wave of vapor or the loose snow itself kicking up. I have no real experience making films or anything, but I've watched a lot of them and this is for sure a film I would want to watch. Full disclosure: I liked most of the "home brew" Star Wars short films I've seen. 👍👍👍