Lego Star Wars: 501st to the Rescue (Stop Motion short film)

With the final days of the Clone Wars in motion, the CIS launch a major offensive spreading the Republic armies and Jedi Generals thin across the Outer Rim. On the Besieged world of Quaymar, the 63rd Ranger Platoon suffer heavy losses and must call upon the 501st and their Jedi General for reinforcements to help push the final offensive and secure victory for the Republic...
From May of 2021 to now this has been one of my longest projects for stop motion and I'm so happy to finally show you all this long awaited short film.
Enjoy!
(Disclaimer: all music and sounds used belong to the respected owners and I do not claim to own the rights to any copyrighted work).
Star Wars: Burying The Dead (It's Over Now) | EPIC CINEMATIC VERSION:
Star Wars: The Clones Theme | TWO STEPS FROM HELL STYLE:
By Samuel Kim
Star Wars Battlefront II OST -Naboo Loading Loop 2-:
All Clone trooper and Droid voice lines:
EA/Dice
The Battle of Geonosis (The Arena/The Jedi Arrive/The Battle Begins):
The Emperors theme:
By John Williams
Battle of Kamino theme:
By Kevin Kiner

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Just checked back in and now has surpassed the 501 view mark. I'd honestly be lying if I said I would think it would do this well. From the bottom of my heart thank you all who have taken the time out of your day to watch my videos. In my eyes all of you are worthy of being in the 501st!❤

[@alexander_strachan]

In terms of loyalty to Palpatine (the best Star Wars character by far, for me), I am indeed worthy of being part of the 501st.

[@Mr._Skit]

One of the best stopmotions i have ever seen

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Over 200 views in just one day?! I know it might not seem like much by youtubes standards but for me this absolutely incredible and I cannot thank you guys enough for the support!

[@BountyHunterBricks]

Amazing animation, effects, audio, set design... I could go on, this was perfect. I especially liked how you added in the Clone/Droid voice lines to give the battle a greater sense of scale. When all the Clone Troopers started cheering, I couldn’t help but smile!

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Coming from you that means alot. Thanks, hopefully I can do many more videos like this of this quality. Looking foward to seeing you there!

[@KashyyykTrooperCT-]

Dude the amount of effort and time put into this video seriously makes it into a masterpiece. It was incredible, the voice lines and the scripted dialogues felt very good. I especially liked the ending where you explained the process of making this long project. This is honestly deserves much more views. Can't wait to see more of your future stop-motion videos. I salute you for your effort and story writing. You just earned a new subscriber 👍

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks for the kind words my friend! You just made my day!😀

[@KashyyykTrooperCT-]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 Anytime my guy!

[@CommanderScout]

“We must fight for victory or death FOR THE REPUBLIC” -The Old Republic Hope Trailer

[@UTU1O]

This stop motion was incredible!

[@funwars4689]

This animation is so good. You really have put all your star wars love and care in this video

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks for the kind words. For me, this is my love letter to the clone wars as well as all those who have grown up with it as I did. Hopefully I can continue putting as much effort and care into my future projects like this one.

[@Cleaps]

You're underrated This is amazing

[@MrIsaiahWright]

This is literally incredible

[@davidmartin4263]

A very powerful episode.

[@winningsmile9302]

this deserves more attention

[@UFBStudios]

This is insane. The fact you only have 300 subs and 14k views on this video is SO underrated. You deserve 5k subs and 500k views. You’ve earned a new subscriber! :)

[@sethstowe9452]

God I love this

[@retrotony4119]

Excellent work. Excellent.

[@05council17]

that was awsome, truly amazeing

[@MrJlee93]

Love the droid talk

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

That was one of my favorite parts to edit in.

[@brixcinematix]

Love this film, such beautiful animations!

[@EzzyFlix]

fantastic job! I am blown away. I was just searching "Lego Star wars stop motion 2021", and it did not disappoint! the effort shows!

[@frontloaderman]

Nice work dude! Very well done!

[@duran4689]

This was indeed has great quality stop motion 💪🏼

[@republicbrickfilms1345]

U GOT TO LOVE THIS VID

[@CurzedZ_GD]

This is sooooo Awsome man!

[@patrickplays4530]

This is amazing

[@lipomicanbricks7431]

This is truly incredible. it must have taken so long to make and every second, every frame, was well worth it. I really encourage you to do more I’m this area. The sound, the voice acting and just everything about this was on point. Thanks for making my day better with this video

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Glad you like it! As I said in the video, I do want to make more like it but I just need to sort out some other stuff first. None the less thank you for the kind words and I hope to do this again soon!

[@danielharris9869]

You earned a new subscription your vids are amazing

[@stormproductions3619]

What a great vid bro! Definitely underrated, you just earned a sub!

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks for the sub man! Glad you like it.

[@loftedfilms2402]

Great video man, very smooth animation!

[@brick-mic]

Job well done mate 👏🏽

[@sylvester_productions]

Bro! This is absolutly amazing! The ammount of time and work put into this and the sound effects! Just wow! You should at least have like 10k subs.

[@rares3710]

Really nice vid you just earned a sub!

[@blackbirdmotionstudios7423]

This was an Amazing animation !

[@whipjack13]

This is incredible

[@kypgoldenflier]

I loved it! Great job! I subscribed

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks for the sub man! I'm happy you loved it!😀

[@pinnacle_pro]

Great animation and setpieces. Also, this is one of the best story driven starwars brickfilms I've ever seen! Kepp up the good work!

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks man, hopefully I can deliver on more story driven brickfilms like this for the future!

[@RedChapsStudios]

awesome job!!

[@Sylo_Bad]

I came back and watched it a second time

[@MrLegoBrick21]

love it

[@fanfilmsstudiocz2188]

Good job. I like that film look. Good use of minifigures aswell. I know how hard the lego stop-motion is becose im doing this stuff too but i am not brave enough to put it on youtube😅. Good job again.

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks man! Tbh as long as you enjoy doing stop motion thats all you really need, like I have so many tests and other stuff I havent even posted. I just did it for fun and decided to upload this one just because of the sheer amount of effort put in and to show my love for the Clone Wars. Besides that thanks for the kind words, glad you like it!

[@DregerProductions]

Best animation I have seen in a while!! :D Amazing job! Also good job using the BF2 voice lines (I know the struggle lol)

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks man! I had to listen though the whole of the droid and clone voicelines just to find the ones that fit. But I think it was definatly worth it. Thanks for understanding my pain.😂

[@DregerProductions]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 oh, worth it 100%! It makes it all that much better. Earned a sub my friend!

[@SRT_chev]

Sheeeesh you deserve so many more then 226 subs

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks man, hopefully there will be more in the near future!

[@PanPaw66]

Amazing video really smooth animation and incredible special effects

[@Sylo_Bad]

Wow awesome video. I wonder how many photos was this

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I think it must have been in the 4000 to 5000 range?! I'll have to check again soon.😂

[@Sylo_Bad]

Wow mine are like 400

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Yeah the higher frame rate you go the more photos you'll need to fill out the timeline, I animate my videos at 15 fps, so it takes up a lot of memory. Video was so big I had to make it into a seperate file.

[@G4ZZER]

I can tell that you put so much effort into this. Keep it up!

[@alpha-17productions87]

Outstanding work! The miniature work with the gunship, the background audio during the the main dialogue, and the jet trooper effects were just some highlights of a great animation!

[@okwstudios]

outstanding animation! Very well done

[@jbgfilms2328]

Amazing video great job

[@Wushaaa]

damn, that last bit got me teary eye a little. I love the Old Republic reference! But this is brilliant!

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks. I wanted to put in some real emotion and a nod to the Old Republic in the end to really tie the whole thing together. Glad you love it!

[@Wushaaa]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 Brilliant work! It would be interesting to she how she would handle Order 66 maybe... If she survived, or if she fell to the clones

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I have thought about it myself and some other projects I could do once I get a few upgrades. But something I will say is this won't be the last we see of Kara.

[@ManuBricks]

Wow, cool.

[@tonyarteaga2066]

Nice man

[@legolordofstars1209]

Awesome stop motion! Great work! I subbed.

[@rivalboltproductions]

Underrated stop motion 👍 nice video

[@warfighter4129]

Great Animation! Both the visuals and audio were really good. Cool story, I'll think of this whenever i rewatch the clone wars Anaxis arcs haha. Keep it up!

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks man, I wanted this to take to take place right before Anaxis in season 7 as almost a prequel to it. Thanks for thinking of this!

[@CT--xj5jf]

Real original name Kara Dune XD! But really well done Good Job!

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I'm gonna be honest I'm not the best with names but thanks.😂

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

But you have given me an idea for a bigger story...

[@primarycolours647]

Awesome work mate! 👍👏

[@thAttackBattalion-yi8xj]

The 212th likes this film a lot

[@dipperpines2793]

The cinematography may not be the best out there (tho tbh that’s rly just a nitpick), but MAN do you make up for it in other ways. You captured Anakin’s personality excellently, and you are probably the only person I have seen so far with perfectly smooth and natural lightsaber animation, the way they moved to block the blaster bolts did not look hindered at all by the limited motion of the figs. I also like the very slight trails on the lightsaber effects, rly gives a smooth look like S7. All that mixed with the voice lines (I can’t imagine how long it took you find all those and incorporate them into the script) and that stellar last sentence, is just *chef’s kiss*. “We’re one and the same, same heart, same blood, and my blood’s boiling to subscribe.” Can’t argue with Fives 😉

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Yeah, going through all the clone voice lines was a bit of a pain but I think it came out pretty good in the end. Good ol Fives still leaving his mark on the galaxy to this day, glad to have you as a sub.

[@dipperpines2793]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 it definitely did, the different audio snippets blended together pretty seamlessly

[@TheRealJBFilms]

How do you not have 1k subscribers?! This is insanely good

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks for the kind words, we'll see what happens. Early days...

[@jediclonekag13]

4:10-4:33 Nice way to lead into the Bad Batch arc from TCW Season 7 5:30-6:03 Great use of a quote from the SWTOR "Hope" cinematic trailer This was such an incredible and beautifully animated LEGO Star Wars stop motion short film. Could you possibly tell me what pieces you used to make Jedi Knight Kara Dune?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks for the kind words man. As for the Minifigure I used the legs from a Viking worrior from cmf series 4, the torso from Eeth Koth (clone wars version) and the face was from Clara Oswold (Doctor who). As for the hair I cant remember but its quite easy to find on bricklink or firestar toys. Hope this helps and have a great day.😀

[@jediclonekag13]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 You're welcome! Thanks for the pieces you used to make Kara Dune! By the way, is she a completely original character?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

@@jediclonekag13 Character wise yes, I created her to command the Geonosis troopers as they never had an official legion number so I made her their General. The name I accidently made the same as Cara Dune from the Mandalorian as I thought of supergirls first name and then saw the film Dune as a good last name. Hadnt watched the Mandalorian in a while and accidently gave her name the same. Lol😂 still was a good lesson for me to double check everything.

[@jediclonekag13]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 Thanks for clarifying! I was kind of confused and worried if this character was related to Cara Dune from "The Mandalorian".

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

@@jediclonekag13 yeah, accidental on my part as I honestly hadnt watched season 1 in a while. I thought about retconing it into a bigger story but thought its just better to own up to my mistake. Still had plenty of fun writing her and the dialoge with her troops and Anakin in the end.

[@subzero8644]

You did so much effort for this stop motion, you deserve a lot more subs

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks man, hopefully more subs will be on the way soon!

[@NocturnalAnimations101]

amazing work man; a masterpiece in everyway. You have earned a sub from a fellow brickfilmer

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks for the sub friend, welcome to the Wolfpack!

[@NocturnalAnimations101]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 no problem man, you deserve it. If you want, please visit my channel as I do stopmotions as well 😊

[@Rex_Productions0]

The youngline slayer 9000 has a point

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

😂😂😂

[@RADvisuals]

Yoooo nice

[@darthbrickstudio]

Awesome!!!

[@animationcorner4425]

Nice job! You need more subs for this, the animation is pretty smooth! I have a stop motion premiering today, but I’d be lying if I said your animation might be smoother. I used 12 FPS

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I'll be sure to check it out!

[@animationcorner4425]

Yea and I meant your animation is smoother I think. I think I worded it wrong. Just subbed

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

No worries man its cool and thanks for the sub!

[@animationcorner4425]

Hey what tags did you used. I released probably my best video yesterday and it isn’t doing that well compared to my other ones.

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I didn't use any tags, I only put in the title using the words Lego Star Wars and Stop motion. Those seem to get a lot of attention. But thats my guess as this is my only video thats properly blown up.

[@anthonyvelasquez4199]

this is amazing!!!!!!!! how'd you do the blaster effect

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks man! I use a program called hitfilm express to make both the blaster and lightsaber effects. Theres a tutorial video by a guy called Samuel Burt and his videos taught me how to do the effects. But essentially I draw the shape of the blaster bolt I want. I then activate the position and path keys and scroll through 3-4 frames and change the shape and position. After I use motion blur and use the lightsword effect and set the blend mode to add and mess around with the colour and brightness settings until I have what I want. Sorry this is so long but this is the best way I can explain it😂 anyways thanks for the kind words and hope this was helpful!😄

[@anthonyvelasquez4199]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 thank you so much this was very helpful 😁😁😁

[@destructionproductions9131]

subscriber # 223

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks for the sub friend, welcome to the Wolfpack!

[@AviatorAVGEEK777]

Ofc the man saves the women, very natural. Atleast I like the 501st

[@flipbrix]

What's wrong with that

[@tangent.arc38618]

The intro reminds of republic commando

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I based the intro of this film off the Geonosis mission as I was playing the game when writing the script. Glad you picked up on that.😄

[@tangent.arc38618]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 Thats why it felt so familiar, great stop motion too bro

[@Luckylucreptiles]

Fantastic 1 sub +

[@redfoxlegionstopmotionstud7874]

I subscribed🙂

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thanks man, glad to have you here!

[@redfoxlegionstopmotionstud7874]

🙂

[@dehydratedtroglodyte3905]

Fuckin amazing

[@Legopandaproductions799]

Amazingly animated, definitely could be better with better equipment

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Working towards it. Thanks for saying the animations amazing.

[@Sylo_Bad]

Honestly I think you’ll have 80 subs by tomorrow

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Now that would be something.

[@Sylo_Bad]

Wow 83 subs nice

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Only 17 more till the big 100!😀

[@superjumpbros64]

The bois

[@Hern_Media]

That's so cool! What software did you use, and how'd you light up the lightsabers and stuff?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Hya, sorry Ive taken so long to respond but I use a program called Hitfilm Express to add in the saber and blaster effects and as for the flashes of light I use a small torch and stick over some transparent blue peices to add a colour effect around the character.

[@Sylo_Bad]

All I got to say guys is let’s make wolfpackanimations hit 100 subscribers by the end of the week.

[@ericagent6244]

This is amazing!! What did you use to make the lightsabers and lasers look so real?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I use an editing software called Hitfilm Express and its got some plug ins that I use to enhance my Lightsaber and blaster effects. If you want to see how I do it go to the channel Samuel Burt. He's got tutorials on how to make great realistic blaster and lightsaber effects.

[@CheeseyRats]

Great work I do lego stop motions it is really fun there on my channel I'm making on right know but my stop motions are in 7fps but I'm working on 12fps

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Always nice to see another stop motion creator drop by. And it's great your moving up to a new frame rate, keep practicing and animating and you'll keep advancing to new levels while growing your audience.

[@lukesolostudio849]

Where are people getting this good sound effects

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

A lot of the sounds for the blasters and lightsabers are from videos that have taken audio from films or video games such as battlefront 2 which I use the large majority of for my audio. Although proper credit needs to be given to the studio/publisher to avoid any copyright claims.

[@lukesolostudio849]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 and which are those publishers? I only have the ps2 battlefronts. Idk how I would get good audio from that

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

The sounds are from battlefront 2 2017 there are videos of the blaster audio and also clone/droid voicelines. I then take the links of the videos and put them in an mp3 converter and then they become audio files for editing. The site is called convert2mp3.net. Be warned there will be ads which come up quite alot and opens another tab when converting. Just exit that tab and you'll have the audio file, just check downloads folder.

[@lukesolostudio849]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 the site is closed now

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I've just checked there is an alternate site called Vidfeel.com it does the same thing, copy the video link and then select the MP3 option. It'll download the audio then, just check the downloads folder.

[@jondon5985]

How did you do the Vader voice in hero showdown video? Is it a filter?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I took Vaders voice lines from battlefront 2 and rearanged them to make it sound like hes talking to Obi wan.

[@pabloundertale5809]

Fucking great shit

[@the_true_mando2551]

What do you use for your lighting

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

For my lighting in this film I used to use these lamps: www.amazon.co.uk/Rechargeable-Brightness-Control-Energy-Saving-Portable/dp/B09FSKW8JS/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1SUX2GRMAKX8V&keywords=omeril+rechargeable+desk+lamp&qid=1665082880&sprefix=omeril+rechargable+desk+lamp%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-6 However since then I have upgraded to these: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08VHMCXWW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 These personally are much better as you can dim these to many different levels and change the light from a more orange sunset to just a normal white light. I used three lamps from both types as this really helps even out the light source and makes a scene look better. I hope my answer helped you.

[@_kommandant_3055]

How did you make the radio filter sound when you did the voice acting for the clones?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I use an app called voice changer with effects. I then record my voice and use the telephone filter to get the helmet effect.

[@clonewarsstopmotion9096]

i'm acc asking myself, what, how, how aren't i subscribed, you deserve over 100,000 subscribers, this is a work of art, this deserves to be in a episode, omg🥰🥰🥰this channel is so underatted, wtaf is wrong with people🤦🏻‍♂️this deserves to be everywhere even tv

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Thank you for the kind words! I'm so happy you enjoyed it and I hope to do more like this in the future. Glad to have you here!😄

[@austinbyrnes8091]

where did you get that anakin head

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

The rested face came with Anakin from the Mustafar duel however the smiling Anakin I got from Bricklink in the parts, head section release date 2013. Hopefully this helps.

[@austinbyrnes8091]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 yes it does. Thank you

[@Luckylucreptiles]

Could we get a behind the scenes

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I've only got a few pictures and the video at the end. I can try to explain the process behind making this but I will need to make some time for a full dedicated video, however once I have the time I'll see if I can make one.😀

[@Luckylucreptiles]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 okei but what fps did you use

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

I animate at 15fps.

[@lrbricks9067]

did you do the voices for the clones?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Some of the clone voice lines I got from Battlefront 2 but the ones where I needed more unique dialoge like the commander and Rex I had to do. It's not perfect in my eyes but Im working on making my clone voice better.

[@lrbricks9067]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 i also do my own animations when im done with mine i was wandering if i could send the animation to you so you can do the voices?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

@@lrbricks9067 Yeah I'd be happy to! If you have an instagram account just send me a dm with your email. My insta is wolfpackanimations and has the same clone figure just a different background and has jack at the bottom.

[@lrbricks9067]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 i don't have instagram but i can email it to you.

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

@@lrbricks9067 ok send me the video and what lines you want me to voice to [e-mail]. (I know dumb email but I made it when I was 13)😂 also about to head off to bed but Ill see about doing them as quick and best I can tomorrow.

[@nfcxstom7372]

Turn up the music I can almost hear them

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

Yeah when editing I didnt realize how low the sound was. I'll make sure to keep that in mind when I make my next one.

[@nfcxstom7372]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 other then how loud the music was the stop motion was really good what do u use to make them?

[@wolfpackanimations4125]

@@nfcxstom7372 When actually taking the pictures I use Digicamcontrol which allows me to link up my camera to my laptop and let me track which characters are where, then I use the microsoft photos video editor to put all my photos together and make any changes as I go. Then I go into Hitfilm Express and edit the sound and visuals there.

[@nfcxstom7372]

@@wolfpackanimations4125 ok thx

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[@myaberger7563]

Who won the world is the female Jedi