Star Wars: The Battle of Ruumia (Xuande88 Stop Motion)

[@timjames6190]

Really enjoyed it thanks for sharing 👍😊

[@commanderchris27]

Man this really brings me back. I still have no clue how you both have excellent facial expressions and fluid motions!

[@portaldosjogos5331]

Incredible, just like the good old days. This is the real Star Wars, so glad that you´ve returned

[@oldxuande8611]

thanks! for some reason when I started reading your comment I thought you were going to say "just like the simulation!" the good old days for sure!

[@JedimasterRonin]

Absolutely jaw dropping... Never in my wildest dreams would I have anticipated seeing this pop up in my subscription feed. But here we are! A brand new epic stop motion from Xuande88 himself! You were incredibly influential to so many of us. I still remember watching your early work and getting inspired to try out stop motion for myself years ago... This was such a beautiful stop motion film to watch. The nostalgia factor alone was top notch! I love the 2003 era of Clone Wars materials and it felt like jumping right back into those days. From the choices in soundtrack, to characters, and even in the way you filmed its grandiose action scenes! I've been working on a similar themed project recently and I have to admit feeling somewhat jealous with how masterfully you pulled it off! Only thing to me that feels a little off is seeing the AT-AP in the early years of the clone wars, though I've made this exact same mistake in my own films haha. I guess we can assume it's a prototype of some sort. And since they never made the AP-XT or the AT-PT walkers into toys you have to work with what you've got. Set design here... Oh man it was gorgeous. This whole stop motion was just breathtaking to behold! I love your art direction here, crafting your own world with expert usage of props and snow effects. I can't imagine how long that must have taken to put together, it all looked so realistic! And there were many different wide shots where you pull back and it still appears convincing! Little shots like the one at the beginning of the kybuck looking out over the tranquil landscape. Or the bombastic takeoff of Anakin's starship into the blue sky. I just can't get over how well put together it was... Truly the mark of a fantastic filmmaker to sell the world like that. You did a lot of creative work akin to those previously mentioned shots throughout. One in particular I liked was the Octuptarra droid's arrival, grabbing a clone from the ground with terrible metal talons and throwing him into the sky as it proceeds to lay ruin to their heavy walker. Talk about amping up the stakes! Only to be proceeded by Obi Wan dealing with it in a similar manner to the acklay from AOTC. The comedic timing of the mighty wardroid toppling right in front of Nute Gunray was just perfect. I also loved the way the Vulture droid crashed down into the AAT from the sky. All this keeps transitioning us as an audience between the different scenes, from air, to ground, to a different part of the action. Really natural in the progression too! Effects were also great. While obviously not hyper realistic they never needed to be. It really does remind me of the style of the microseries, with thicker blaster bolts and bright yellow explosions. The sheer number of blaster shots in each frame is astonishing...! I can't imagine how long it took to do that, even with some repetition! It also helps a lot seeing the space side of things in the battle. Well, air in this case. That's also something I've been trying to work on myself. It just adds to the overall scope of the battle and looks great if pulled off right. (One more thing I wanted to mention, I love how you do the movement of characters mouths and expressions. It's such a little detail but it adds SO MUCH to the final product, that really can't be understated...) Just an incredible project from start to finish. You meshed your own voice acting alongside classic lines in perfect places to make the entire thing feel right. And everything, from the framerate, to the effects, to the structure of the shots.... It was just so perfect. Thank you for your incredible work Xuande. You've inspired us all once again. And while I know how difficult it can be to even have the time to make stop motion films these days... you persevered even through that adversity. A rounding applause from me! And may the force be with you... Always.

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks Ronin! I’m a bit surprised I got this to anywhere near approximating a finished state myself. It was a whole lot easier to make these back when we were younger and had some more time on our hands. I started working on this one back when I had a short break during the holidays, and very quickly remembered just how incredibly time consuming these projects can be. I know you know this well. I really appreciate your very thoughtful comments on each aspect of the video that you enjoyed. This is why our stop motion community on KZbin is the best place to share these videos- you get to hear from people who know the art well, notice all the details and can truly appreciate all the work that went into it. The AT-AP is really my only walker, so it has ended up getting used in a variety of ways over the years. As you may have noticed in previous videos, I am a frequent offender when it comes to not maintaining continuity with certain elements of the established Star Wars timeline. This time at least I didn’t mismatch the clone phases (at least not as much). The AT-AP, apart from being a bit out of place, is also missing its main cannon, so yes, let’s say it’s a prototype they tried out before realizing that they probably needed that cannon! This was probably the biggest stop-motion set I’ve built so far. It was fun to make but I only had about a week to use it because I needed the space for other things. Thankfully I had a shot list and although of course I deviated from it because often the actual animating process takes you elsewhere and you get new ideas, I was able to get it all done in time for when I needed to break down the set. I was really excited to improve upon the mouth movements and facial expressions, though doing that and drawing lasers and lightsaber blades and creating all the png elements certainly does take forever. It’s funny because whenever I post a video like this people say “you’re back! can’t wait to see more videos!” and I’m thinking “whew, It’s been months of needing to get all this animating/editing done and trying to fit it into my busy life and I’ve finally finished! I’m ready to retire now…” :) Thank you so much for these glowing comments, and don’t worry about your own similar-themed project, we could all be working off the exact same script/storyboard and still each one of us will produce something entirely unique. Everyone brings their own flavor, style and creative ideas/skills. You are an exemplary example of this. Plus each time one of us pulls off something cool, it’s a chance for the rest of us to learn more and possibly assimilate something into our bag of tricks. Looking forward to seeing the new project when it’s ready! May the Force be with you too!

[@Person-sg2eo]

Thoses are long sentences

[@elfasto2255]

@@oldxuande8611 How did you make those expressions so nicely?

[@ARC-StopMotions]

A Masterpiece, best stopmotion of 2019.

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!

[@napstopmotion8870]

This is the best example I've seen of using constant movement in stop motion! Those little details make a huge difference, making it look more professional and realistic!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! I’ve found it helps to make each scene feel more alive.

[@Commando767]

Been a while since I’ve been on KZbin so just got around to seeing this. But oh man talk about some amazing cinematography. Your set design just blew me away, that frozen tundra and light snow design must have been incredibly hard to pull off, very impressive. Your voice lines meshed perfectly with one another which was very outstanding. The attention to detail is remarkable. Very well done. I remember when I was a kid and the first stop motion I ever saw was “battle in the woods” by you way back in the day. That’s what inspired me to get into stop motions. I remember being so blown away by that as a kid, and wanting to create one myself. Thanks for inspiring so many of us Xaunde, and this video was a beautiful feeling of nostalgia, watching another video from the legend himself. Take care of yourself my friend :)

[@oldxuande8611]

It's been awhile since I've heard from you, welcome back! Thank you for all the kind comments! the tundra set was fun to make but it definitely took awhile to get all this edited. It made me miss when we knew a bit less about frame rate etc and it all felt much simpler and less time consuming. If I remember correctly, that clone war in the woods video only took a summer afternoon to shoot, and probably just a few days or so to edit. Thanks for all your amazing contributions to our community as well! Take care!

[@americanpyschoenthusiast6323]

A1 work bro I always enjoy ur vids

[@thewallopinwebsnapper]

Dude! You never fail to capture the essence of Star Wars in your videos! Thanks for making these. You helped shape my interest in Star Wars at such a young age. Videos such as clones move along, clones by the pool. God, I always wanted to play with my figures after watching your videos!!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! I’m so glad I was able to have some influence on your interest in Star Wars and to spark some figure play fun, a definite highlight of making these videos is hearing that they were able to inspire someone in some way.

[@lazulianimations3649]

Man this is amazing ! I love how well the battle went and how you utilize the old arc troopers figure, although they have limited articulation, and the effect and setting is just really good

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! Yeah some of my actors were a bit stiff, but I think they did alright :)

[@idlebread3499]

Loved it and it reminds me of the old days, when stop motions were good

[@souventboy]

Very nice! Good Return!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks!! Glad to see you're still around!

[@souventboy]

@@oldxuande8611 Yes I am on KZbin everyday but I just dont produce content.

[@reverbtheraptor8529]

Coming back to this Masterpiece of a Stop Motion and I got chills at least 4 times. I don't think any other video let alone movie has done that.

[@jedimasterr777]

This was absolutely fantastic! I loved every minute of it. Loved your use of green screen, its great to see another video from you! I loved the environment and setting of this video, the animation was some of the best I have ever seen, the sound & visual effects were top notch, I felt as if I was on the battlefield because of the atmosphere. Great work on this video!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! and actually I don’t think I used any green screen this time. I made a lot of png images instead. I really enjoyed creating the scenery and atmosphere for this one, glad you liked it!

[@iPaRaDiiZeX11]

The landscape/diorama are awesome with perfect soundtracks and soundeffects.. in one minute you are completly immerged in Star Wars ! These facial animation are freckin good BRAVO!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks Cake!

[@DDLLDDLLDDLL]

This is one of the best Star Wars stop motion I’ve seen this far. The sets, the snow especially, the voice lines from swbf2, and music from the 2003. I wish more stop motions will keep their length as long as this but I do know it is hard work 👍🏾👍🏾

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks! I really enjoy doing videos of this length and would love to go even longer but you are absolutely right that its hard work and takes forever!

[@SiesmicFilm]

Love it. This is great. It reminds me of the simpler days of Star Wars Stop-Motion, and also the older Clone Wars media. Both are awesome, and so is this video. It's absolutely going into my favorites. I'm glad you stuck it out and managed to continue to create. We could all learn a thing or two. (Oh, and I very much appreciate how you made the mouths and eyelids move. It's a tiny detail, but it's something I've always dreamed of doing but have never gotten around to.)

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks! Yes with this one I was trying to tap into my personal nostalgia for the 2003 era. Still working on improving face animations, I hope it manages to give a little more life to the figures. It can take quite awhile to do, but so far I think it's worth doing.

[@kickboxproductionsfilms9523]

I just cant stop watching this it is so beautiful. The laser vfx is awesome. The bigger and heavier guns feel like they pack a punch it's just incredible. The mouth movement is awesome how did you do it man. I'm just gonna keep coming over and over again because it's so good.

[@noname-et8xd]

You absolute mad lad THIS WAS BRILLIANT

[@oldxuande8611]

Haha thanks!!

[@lexluger1095]

That must be some of the best voice-acting I’ve heard in a stop-motion ever

[@oldxuande8611]

Temuera Morrison, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Mat Lucas, and Matthew Wood were the professional voice actors whose voice clip recordings ended up re-purposed to provide a bit of context and atmosphere to this animation. I just voiced the slimy neimoidians.

[@lexluger1095]

@@oldxuande8611 well, you at least mixed it really well.

[@DafterThings]

Fantastic. I love the scenery and atmosphere you've created. The camera work is great as well.

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the atmosphere, the set in particular was fun to build.

[@Hwk121]

I've never seen a masterpiece in my life and I think u deserve more attention also I hope u could do part 2

[@MateoPotatoReviews]

Fantastic work! this is one hell of a return!!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks!!

[@g3neralnugget817]

Dude this is amazing!!! Where did you get the troopers and snow effects?

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks! the troopers are from many many years ago, so they won't normally be in stores, you may have better luck online. The falling snow is just a layered green screen effect. Sometimes you can get that effect from your video editing program or search for one being offered on KZbin

[@miguelcorreia1149]

Flawless Animation, great Job!!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you!!

[@napstopmotion8870]

Wow, this was amazing! I loved the artificial outdoor environment! It's something you don't see too often, but it definitely has its benefits and superior quality!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! It was fun to create. If I went outside around the time that I was animating this the landscape actually looked fairly similar, but my set had the added benefit of not being frigid or getting buried in snow overnight!

[@zeosup1225]

reminds me why i love the clones and why they are the best thing in star war and my fav right era of star wars

[@jusztinjozsef6337]

I think you are very talented at making stop motion videos I really liked that one. You deserve more views. The soundeffects are perfect. Keep it up! May the force be with you!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed the video and the soundfx I chose. May the Force be with you always!

[@jtbfilmsofficial]

Yes he’s back!

[@boxofclonetrooperlot8229]

I remembered original clone wars . Amazing stop motion:)

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks! I was hoping to invoke memories of original clone wars, so I'm glad you remembered!

[@MarvelAnimations]

😱 that has got to be one of my favourite Star Wars animations I've ever seen on KZbin. Beautifully animated, great story and generally puts a smile on my face. Sometimes when I watch an animation, I skip parts to get to something interesting, but with this, I couldn't bring myself to do it even a single time. Simply brilliant! Thank you so much for this, as an animator myself, it shows me what's possible when animating...that being said, I'm planning on making a star wars animation and may need help for the editing aspect.

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad to hear you didn't end up feeling compelled to skip anything, that's very rewarding to hear after all the work that went into it! Good luck with your video, if you have editing questions I'd be happy to answer them as best I can.

[@MarvelAnimations]

@@oldxuande8611 omg yes please, it would mean the world. I haven't animated in so long and I feel so lost doing it now XD You can message me via insta, Joni.Richy . It would help a lot

[@oldxuande8611]

Sorry I haven't messaged you yet, I don't actually have an Instagram account, so I am trying to create one but that hasn't been working out for some reason.

[@oldxuande8611]

Finally set up an account! only took me half a year haha... oldxuande88

[@Person-sg2eo]

I love the animation and how it looks so cool also I love the battle

[@janedoe2419]

Tbh i used to watch these when i was 7 and now I'm coming back at 15

[@oldxuande8611]

Welcome back!

[@j0sh_ua721]

Wow! This is amazing! You just earned a sub man!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you Joshua!

[@TennyDoctor1104]

Gotta love every time you cut to the ARC Trooper Captain; you have him "voiced" by Temuera Morrison and the others "voiced" by Dee Bradley Baker. Man this is a fantastic stop motion! Keep it up!

[@oldxuande8611]

Yes, i wanted to get both those beautiful voices in there, I figured Tem would be the boss and Dee would be the younger clones. Thanks!!

[@TennyDoctor1104]

@@oldxuande8611 any chance the ARC Captain is coming back in these to wield his DC-17s to lead his troops into battle?

[@oldxuande8611]

Would be fun, if I ever found the time. He did live to fight another day!

[@TennyDoctor1104]

@@oldxuande8611 ARC Troopers usually do. Ooh yah!

[@jtbfilmsofficial]

Finally got around to watching this. This was really well done. Probably the best stop motion I’ve seen this year. I love how you used the hunt for Grevious arcs. Was this an old stop motion or a newer one? Anyways, I’m glad to see your head back in the game. We need more true artists like yourself.

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! Well the year is still young, I’m looking forward to catching up on what everyone else is doing! I animated this back in November the week of/before Thanksgiving, and have been slowly working on the editing whenever I was able to get a moment, so it’s been awhile but technically it’s a new one. You’ve been doing some fun videos yourself, still looking forward to your third episode!

[@jtbfilmsofficial]

Working on the big campsite. I was wondering if you would like to voice one of the characters. If not, I totally understand?

[@jtbfilmsofficial]

I’m glad you actually caught interest in my work even though it currently isn’t Star Wars related. So that means a lot that you still watch my stuff!

[@oldxuande8611]

@@jtbfilmsofficial Well, I'm not much of a voice actor, nor do I have a proper mic or a lot of time to commit, but it does sound fun!

[@oldxuande8611]

@@jtbfilmsofficial You do awesome work, it's my pleasure!

[@truesonsofmandalore]

Perhaps interested in a clone voice actor? Fantastic video! :D

[@oldxuande8611]

Next time I think of doing a video like this I'll keep that in mind!

[@aqua1726]

Awsome very well done

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you!

[@the300thunscspartan8]

It's nice you have music from the clone wars 2003

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks, I was hoping it would make it feel a little more like that 2003 era of Star Wars while still having some of the newer stuff sprinkled in.

[@StarWarsDolls]

Excellent work! What did you use to do the talking effects and the hologram effect at the end? Loved this animation!

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! I drew the mouth animations using the free GIMP program. I used the same program to draw all the blaster beams, weapon impact and burn effects and lightsaber blades. The hologram effect was achieved with using a combination of the adjusted “Bad TV” Final Cut Pro effect, the “colorize” effect, and some sequential cropping to simulate the activation and deactivation of the holo.

[@ARC117Studios]

"A surprise to be sure; but a welcome one!" ❤

[@oldxuande8611]

He should have foreseen it! :)

[@mr_h831]

Holy crap you're alive! I uh mean erhm, great animation! No but really, i used to watch your stuff ages ago.. Never did find out what happend to ya though. I wasn't very inquisitive at the time, thus i didn't bother to do any digging, even though it wouldn't have been that hard. Guess i was just lazy... Anyway, great animation for real though! Like this isn't bad at all! Patchy here and there, but that's to be expected. Anyway, well done! Also, mouths can move? O_o Lol

[@oldxuande8611]

Yes, a combination of busy life and my account getting deleted threatened to wipe me out, but I still yet live. And yes, if shooting a video a fraction of a second at a time is not taxing enough for you, you can make the mouths move too :) Thanks for coming back to watch again!

[@mr_h831]

Old Xuande sure thing man! Back in 2009 to around 2016 i used to rewatch the heck out of your animations! :D

[@Villafarrell]

Wonderful unique setting well executed!! Tht must have taken over 6 wks for tht monster SM vid! :)👍🏼

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! It definitely took awhile, I had been slowly working on it since last November :)

[@RB-NZ2]

Really good video man good to see that you’re back

[@oldxuande8611]

Thanks!!

[@collector1970]

THIS WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[@NeedMoreJuice.]

Awesome

[@lunabee1313]

when will the next video come out Your videos are awesome your videos where and will be a part of my childhood

[@oldxuande8611]

Thank you! I’m not sure, it took me forever to do this one, I may chill for awhile and see what you guys put out! (Also I work two jobs and am adjusting to some present and upcoming major life changes so I may not be doing another project of this scale very soon).

[@lunabee1313]

@@oldxuande8611 thank you for everything you have done thank you

[@lunabee1313]

@@oldxuande8611 #Xuandelives

[@racheldykes1658]

Cool

[@christophersalinas2722]

What did you use for the laser effects

[@oldxuande8611]

I just drew them in the GIMP program, nothing fancy

[@Im_BlackBurn]

03:14 Did u just lost your AT-AP's main cannon, dude?

[@oldxuande8611]

I knew that thing was missing something!! **facepalm**

[@Im_BlackBurn]

@@oldxuande8611 LMAO

[@Gammarad123]

so gudd

[@sugoiD34TH]

What happened to your old channel: Xuande88?

[@monkeyfish1308]

What editor did u use

[@oldxuande8611]

Final Cut Pro for editing, and I drew the face animations, laser and lightsaber effects in GIMP

[@oldxuande8611]

It's an older FCP though, from 2009

[@prestenkocjancic6168]

Boss from republic commandos

[@CommanderDevissCT-]

Do you think you could give me some constructive criticism on my stopmotion videos thanks have a nice day

[@oldxuande8611]

wrote you a short novel, hope it helps! :)

[@randomworldz6672]

just posted my first, new Star Wars STOP ANIMATION, check it out!

[@swagpharius_swolemegon]

Shit it’s durge