The Outlaw's Last Orbit - A Star Wars: Remnant Fan Film

[@SkyForgeFilms]

I hoped you enjoyed the new style I’ve gone with for this video. While it’s certainly not something I’ve invented, it’s a style I’ve been testing out and tinkering with for almost a year now. After doing a test scene with this style in October 2023 and posting it to my Patreon with positive feedback, I decided to try doing it with a “full” video for the KZbin channel. An excerpt from my Patreon post explaining why I decided to test this style out is below: In essence, I'm trying to develop a style that allows me to still tell stories in an engaging way using audio and visuals, while lowering the time and cost of production. Here, I'm rendering out separate elements as stills and then doing a 3D camera move in After Effects in order to give the still renders some life. Without having to fully animate character scenes and letting the voice acting do the work, I can do things faster and tell more stories. I'd still like to have fully animated segments for things such as space battles, and this is one test of many in order to try and blend those different styles together so that it isn't distracting. Some might wonder why I decided to go down this path, since I already released something that was fully animated. While I'm proud of the work I did on Ambush at Derra IV, it was an incredibly taxing and slow process. Having everything be fully animated would be the goal, but ultimately, I don't have the time or resources to animate all of the stories I want to tell. So, this is one way I could potentially do that.

[@grandmoff7429]

Love it mate, keep up the good work

[@NFawc]

TBH, I find the style a bit jarring, but you get used to it, and if it speeds up output etc it seems a justified/sensible compromise!

[@danielcroslin]

if this style reduces the production time of stories of this quality then i'm 100% down lets be honest, with how hume memory works; give us enough time and still frames and we'll remember this animated anyway :D

[@dekker8178]

Having the ship be animated is really nice

[@brock5219]

bruh, you got less frames than an average stop motion video... might save you time but is going to cost you significant view numbers.

[@thex-philethackery4330]

Love the ranger design and the inclusion of the Y-wing scout. Great job!

[@RedCaio]

yeah I love the totally-not-a-cowboy-hat helmet he's wearing

[@et3inuyasha]

I *LOVE IT* When people let Star Wars embrace it's Wild West influence. I've never been as big a fan of the Jedi-Force-Destiny racket as I am about stories about outlaw smugglers, bounty hunters and lawmen, folks just trying to survive in the Outer Rim where the Republic and Empire can't be bothered.

[@starwarsunfiltered7848]

I like all of it, but yeah...I prefer the books, games, and comics about the "grunts." All the criminal stuff, for sure, plus spies, soldiers, pilots. The X-wing series and Dark Forces (original) were among my favorite games, so I get kind of irritated when the Jedi power-fantasy stuff keeps getting trotted out for the casuals.

[@Reoh0z]

Who doesn't like a good story from out on the Edge of the Empire?

[@wanderingthedesert5599]

What about the wars in the stars? You like tales about the wars in the stars too, right? It would very awkward to NOT like stories about the wars in the stars.... especially coming from a property called 'Star Wars'. 🙃

[@OutlawTV89]

I have many real stories for you kiddo!

[@OutlawTV89]

@@wanderingthedesert5599 wars always! The ultimate control for the sheeple

[@FreddyB41]

A way more compelling story than anything Disney has put out. Congrats!

[@RadioStationRail]

I really wish that this is what Rangers of the New Republic would have been

[@brambo3011]

Your ranger design has gotta be one of the coldest designs in Star Wars. Still not 100% sure if he’s a droid or not, but either way he’s cool AF. Awesome video! Looking forward to more in this style. This had so much character as always!

[@OutlawTV89]

hunter droid for sure

[@vibingnoggin4671]

I love the stop motion like style ! it flows really well

[@be-noble3393]

“With a Big Blaster on his hip.”

[@Facet_5_CUT_8XM]

A guardian’s best friend is their blaster!

[@NaderVaderYT]

I got that reference haha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cyberius7042]

Yep, I caught it immediately too. "Nalox Red had not cleared leather. . ."

[@spiffygonzales5160]

SOOOO a bongo bongo bongo I don't wanna fight han solo oh nononononoooooooo!!! Bingle Bangle Bungle 40 parsecs just to smuggle spice and I gotta gooo....

[@NaderVaderYT]

@@spiffygonzales5160 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cerberus144]

"Twas a Maren Sector Ranger with a durasteel on his hip. Durasteel on his hip!"

[@Darkrunn]

Design elements are all on point as always. Sound design, shot composition, timing, set design, character design, etc. The new format was a bit odd at first, but after a minute it's easy to get used to, and fits the space western genre of this story. Would love to see more of the ranger in the future! As a side note, thank you for showing the Y-wing some love. One of my favorite SW ships, right up there with the LAAT. Super amazing work as always!

[@ArcadeRacer]

Honestly love the motion comic/slideshow-esque animation style of the on-foot segments. They convey a simplicity and speed of motion, coupled with a focus on consistent composition and quality art direction, that CGI animations can often have a difficult time replicating. The standoff and firefight are both sublime in their tension and simplicity, keeping right to-the-point with a setup and punchline delivered flawlessly, and the animation carries the weight of the scene beautifully. I'd love to see more short stories using this kind of animation. It just feels special.

[@mrtoto9749]

The chef is back, and boy did he cook up a storm 🔥 🍳

[@Flames_of_Icarus]

This was fantastic. The character's mask I actually really liked. And overall it was a simple story but even though short it was well written. Keep up the good work.

[@thejanusproject32]

That was nice. You just know...this could be a future film or something. Space Battle, skirmish and then you got the people aspect, alien aspect, the storytelling on the ground. Skyforge, nicely done!

[@michaelblower7363]

It feels like something Tartakovsky would cook up. It's got the pacing, the scant dialogue, the visuals doing the all the heavy lifting. *chefs kiss*

[@ACblue1]

I want to see more of the Ranger!!!

[@Mate397]

This seems more like a motion comic than a film but still good piece of work :D

[@CGWillB]

whole thing looks great! I love the lighting. well done

[@mattneal5257]

Really enjoyed this. Well done!

[@mihajlo961x]

This was so cool! I wasn't sure about the style at first, but then it really grew on me. And the character design, sound, all of it was interesting. Brilliant work, and thank you!

[@riccardogemme]

That was hype

[@the_king_of_kings_3413]

Hell yeah good to have you back sky!!! This looks great I am impressed!!!! Edit: also can I say I love the rangers design? It’s just dope as hell!!!

[@lonelystrategos]

And another fan project does the look and feel of Star Wars more justice than Disney with its billions of dollars. Great short film, folks!

[@pbglunkusberollin1110]

Definitely not your usual work but honestly I liked it

[@joelhordyk5564]

THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!! Hope there's more coming!!!

[@johnfahey5357]

I like the style - there's some beautiful images in there, as a good western should. Someone mentioned preferring the western elements of Star Wars to the Jedi / Force stuff, and I agree. (Though space capital ship combat is my all time favorite - which you're outstanding at).

[@Nortic111]

I like your method for making this short, even when not fully animated a lot can be conveyed through the sounds and voice acting alone. Eager to see more in future!

[@madviola183]

Fantastic as always! I love a good outer rim story, and you've managed to perfectly encapsulated the song "Big Iron" in Star Wars (as I saw someone mention earlier in the comments). Well done!

[@FunkMasterJunk]

Its funny, I used to be a huge Star Wars fan. Now? I hate it. But I watch Sky Forge and other Fan stuff and I feel that same feeling as I did watching the original 3 as a kid. That new character is the coolest dude I have seen since the orignal three. Sky Forge is a new hope!

[@Star_Maks]

This was fantastic man! I have always enjoyed your work and this is no exception. Very interesting way of lowering the production time needed to still tell a story in a satisfying way.

[@AzureVanir]

I honestly cannot wait to see these guys do a clone wars space battle. That would be sick!!

[@IJArts]

Excellent storytelling execution, well done!

[@GRANOLA77]

Incredible as always!

[@thelunchtrooper8352]

YOU ARE FINALLY BACK!!!!

[@kieranshave4648]

Consistenly look forward to your uploads, and this one is another classic!

[@wsfender78]

man, this really feels like a massive step backwards from full animation if it is still gonna take as long to produce as a fully animated short. as always its great work from you, but it just feels so much lesser without full animation.

[@craigcameron7354]

Fantastic! Great work as always. Especially love the ranger design and world building.

[@Davidgoldenswan]

Very good 👍 cool

[@TheThrillerkid]

I love that ranger design, I would absolutely do a full cosplay of this character. I LOVE that helmet/head (he could be a droid?) it’s incredibly unique. Amazing job.

[@DalePoole]

I think the new style works very well. It's like watching a nicely polished pre-viz for a bigger project.

[@starshipreviews]

Always thought Star Wars needed more Wild West style stories. Great video as always.

[@Kainlarsen]

Not too sure I like this 'animatic' approach. But I love the deign of the ranger, and the full-armoured Y-Wing. :)

[@MarkHardKnox]

I like 👍🏾

[@thalastian_thundercleese]

Loved the character-design!

[@TBoneHEMA]

This is aweseom! Do you by chance have the 3d model for that helmet? It's amazing, and I'd love to include it in a cosplay.

[@morgan97475]

Nice. But I don't care for the stop-action animation. Still a good short, though.

[@starkillerproductions4645]

Always a visual spectacle

[@Reoh0z]

Nailed it.

[@thelegoguy7]

Wow!!! Love it!! Please make more!!

[@florence9606]

It hasn't even been up more than a minute lmao

[@thelegoguy7]

@@florence9606 I had to be the first to say it 😁

[@florence9606]

​@@thelegoguy7to be fair you were right, it was hella cool lmao

[@Cart3811]

Finally a new film 🎉

[@wesbgreer]

Been a Spaghetti Western fan since college back in early 2000's (when that's all I watched in the dorm). This really centered on that feel. Awesome job! Subd, and will watch for more stories! BTW, the Ranger's aesthetic is amazing!

[@bioboy1819]

Interesting animation choice. I loved it though! Amazing work.

[@Sephiroth144]

Couldja help me with the corpses before ya go, man? C'mon...

[@Teevock]

Yeah this is awesome. More like this please, if you can "whip through" several minutes of ground/interior-based dialogue like this, while focusing your efforts on fully animated ship combat, that's an incredible compromise. The voice acting and camera work does the heavy lifting here anyways, less is more.

[@alimrashid9765]

😂 that robot started telling

[@antr7493]

Most people would go with a X-Wing. For me it's Y Wing all the way

[@jaw1002]

Love the motion comic feel! Great work!

[@ToddWaid1]

I like it. Really digging this particular gem. I got major Sergio Leone vibes from it. Almost as if "The man with no name" frame jacked in the SW universe. Drop old Tuco and Angel Eyes into the mix and boom a new instant classic.

[@spacepiratecaptainrush1237]

style is good, it's my understanding that animating characters walking and subtle movements is both time consuming and laborious. my only critique (and I'm no expert on anything so take it however you like) is that it's slightly jarring to go from smooth ship flight to the more motion comic style (moving from key frame to key frame) especially when the two are happening in the same frame. but I also understand wanting the flight of ships to be smooth so I really can't offer any alternative to the choices you made.

[@Demetrius900000]

Aliens, alien language, cool new tech - exactly what made me love Star Wars. Shame Disney still has no idea what made it great and unique.

[@dlein93]

My brother in Christ, Mandalorian and BOBF have done pretty much this exact scene shot for shot like half a dozen times now. I know that far too many SW fans can't seem to grasp this concept, but it is in fact possible to praise great fan projects without unnecessarily shitting on the official stuff.

[@Demetrius900000]

@@dlein93 true, but my wound is too deep to keep silent. I've been a huge fan since seeing prequels in cinema as a little kid, and what Disney did and does...

[@dlein93]

@@Demetrius900000 what Disney did and does truly is no worse than what Lucas himself did. It is beyond time for this corner of the fandom to admit that not a whole lot has changed with the franchise--a lot of fun, beautiful production work too often undermined by shoddy writing and direction, supplemented by EU materials of varying quality that only a fraction of the fandom will ever consume, all for the enrichment of a multibillion-dollar corporation. Sure the ownership and some lore/storylines have changed, and it's fine to not like all of those changes. I certainly don't, but I've never loved every creative decision made in the property, so picking and choosing is nothing new. Star Wars is still fun to consume, but only if you don't take it or your love of it so damn seriously that you refer to changes to it with terms like "wound."

[@Demetrius900000]

@@dlein93 it was a huge part of my childhood, I picked and chose for sure, but mostly I enjoyed everything and it grew with me. And then everything changed so much that I feel like literally a part of me is missing, and people are happy about it somehow. Basically I understand what you're saying and agree logically, but in my heart I disagree and hate Disney for ruining what I loved.

[@dlein93]

@@Demetrius900000 with all due respect my friend, I find being so personally invested in one of the most successful all-ages media franchises ever to the degree that changes to it make you "feel like literally a part of [you] is missing" to be unhealthy. Disney didn't ruin what you love, it just archived some of it. Lucas' 6 films and TCW remain at the heart of canon, and most everything from Legends can still be easily accessed via Disney+, Marvel Unlimited, Kindle/Audible/reprints, or the remasters of old games. If you don't like some of the new stuff, the old stuff is right there for you, but the new stuff also brings in more fans too, most of them kids just like we were when we first fell in love with the franchise. The incessant whining of grown adults acting like their childhoods were scrubbed from the internet does not make for a warm welcome into the fandom, and if y'all really want Star Wars to stay alive then it is high time to get over yourselves and stop acting like Kathleen Kennedy travelled back in time to burn your toys.

[@AdamantineCat]

interesting style. I bet it saved a ton of rendering time.

[@ExiledPiasa]

Frak'n great!

[@LEF3133]

Leaves them cold and for the lady to bury haha

[@martin7792]

Wait… but it’s a slideshow

[@wesleywoodhouse2831]

what star wars outlaws should have been

[@daschwah]

Next level work, as ever.

[@theowaf8822]

Better than E7-9. The Acolyte and last part of the Mandalorian S3. Great job.

[@dawnofwar4302]

"War.... War Never Chnages....... Oh wait"

[@Yodasboychild]

Man, that was awesome 👌

[@alimrashid9765]

Damn he's fast! 😮

[@gabrieliacoboni6951]

Awesome possum.

[@neofulcrum5013]

Nice work mate

[@scott5minutes]

Well done. I wasn't sure what I thought about the animation style at first, but I think the animatics approach works just fine. I especially liked the story that was told with minimal dialogue, showing us and letting us fill in the gaps ourselves. If only Disney would employ such methods, maybe they could recover.

[@nashtheneet]

Sadly that would require effort which very few people in entertainment want to put in these days.

[@JonarusDraconius]

STAR WARS: Big Iron

[@jacobanderson8219]

On the whole I loved seeing this Sky, I only have one minor gripe that leans on the more pedantic side if I'm being honest. The rifle used by the woman towards the end is a slugthrower, so it'd make sense to hear something closer to a musket than a blaster. The model itself is based on the Tusken weapons from Phantom Menace, which were themselves inspired by Bedouin matchlocks and percussion cap rifles irl. Like I said, pedantic, but it's nice to see you branching out narratively from purely ship-based battles (though tbh that was what first drew me in to your content, since there are so few people willing to do space-centric skirmishes or battles).

[@thestarwarsgamer3258]

Better story in 5 minutes then 8 hours of the book of boba fett

[@latch9781]

Nice comic book

[@ISAF_Ace]

Awesome

[@ThatTallBrendan]

Bout to watch some Star Wars also first

[@ExiledPiasa]

Love ur vids. How about some Marty Robins (Gunfighter Ballads) inspired bounty Hunter vids ?

[@Dreamweaver_Mana]

Peak Outer Rim

[@einweiesblattpapier2676]

Big Iron~ Big Iron~ xD

[@apeman505]

More please! :)

[@starkillerproductions4645]

I feel like a ranger would have 2 pistols, one with a scope for longer range fights but one that’s very slim with no scope for quick draws

[@Spendingryan]

Hi, ive always enjoyed the space battles that show of imperial ships like the star destroyer or light cruiser, ive thought it would be cool to see the unique purple lasers of the venator star destroyer turrets, or maybe the acclamator assault ship, both beautiful giant dorito ships, perhaps some sort of engagement with the republic but in a unique style with your quality?

[@sebastianschmidt3869]

This needs some Ennio Morricone...

[@paulliston8561]

Great outfit design for all the characters, and is that a quad-turret on the top of the Y-wing?

[@Delladooeste]

Damn good

[@deltan42]

He's coming back to take or bury the bodies right? 😂

[@krod432]

Red Dead Redemption Mod incoming XD

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

How’d you make this?

[@tb7771]

I'm an old school Star Wars fan since 1977. Fanfilms are the last hope for Star Wars since Disney destroyed the franchise. This was amazing!

[@keithkeith293]

I don't particularly care for the "stop and go" type animation myself as it just seems like you miss a lot of nuances with how the characters move. But, how you do your videos is your choice, and I accept that. Oh, is that a Clone Wars Y-Wing?!😮😳

[@WulfgarOpenthroat]

So what's his plan for that rare occasion when the bad guys surrender?

[@salesskywalker3716]

🙌

[@mikedittsche]

Well done, but why did he walk away without bringing him in at the end?

[@camobotkiller68]

Ok, ok. Great video! Loved the graphics and audio. Keep up the great work! One thing that was kinda lacking or missing: The Ranger was supposed to "bring him in: alive or dead", he left him dead on the ground and then LEFT him. He shouldn't get any bounty then, right?

[@DocWolph]

Going to work more on your character animations going forward?

[@starshipreviews]

Is that the ecHenry Ywing design?

[@Elvisbackpack]

I like the designs, my only issue is it's a little off-putting to go from fluid ship animation to motion comic animation for the characters, makes it look like storyboards mixed with animatics, and feels unfinished.

[@whitescar2]

He didn't bring him in, though...