The Visual Effects of Ahsoka with Dave Filoni and ILM

Join creator Dave Filoni, Production Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Bluff, Animation Supervisor Paul Kavanagh, and Visual Effects Supervisor Enrico Damm for a roundtable discussion on the visual effects of Ahsoka. #Emmys #FYC

[@mrsmi1ey]

i'm a simple man i see an ILM VFX breakdown and i click play.

[@TorstenSommer-c3p]

this comment deserves an heart.❤❤❤ or three.

[@doug-core8850]

As is tradition

[@thehighseer23]

This is the way.

[@Djzapaxy]

- making my way through the galaxy

[@CaseyW491]

I love ILM. My cousin Michelle worked there years back. Ironically, her mother (my aunt) also managed Skywalker Ranch for decades. Edit: ILM has some unbelievably talented folks working for them. Always fascinated to see their solutions to visual effects requirements.

[@weezy4094]

Soo happy to have worked on the VFX of Ahsoka, You guys rock

[@doug-core8850]

Thanks for being apart of bringing this all to life.

[@scarletoil7520]

Ashoka had the best visual effects of any live action Star Wars show. Awesome work by the team!

[@KillerTacos54]

Andor would beg to differ, but yea it was great for sure

[@PATOOFA]

Andor was WAY better.

[@kalejarmar3187]

Ahsoka was okay. Kenobi looks horrificly cheap , and Andor was majestic on every aspect .

[@jimidando]

Andor looked great but was effin expensive. For the action sequences and aliens that ashoka did. Don't get me wrong, andor is my fave too but ashoka had way more on it's plate and handled it really great. The acolyte has also really great visuals. The sets are andor level 😍

[@doug-core8850]

​@@KillerTacos54 wasn't andor mostly physical effects and such? Maybe a mix of both

[@JoshFryer]

Blue screened horses, were my big take-away. 🤯 Totally thought these were done 100% in post. Such good work, gang. 10/10

[@thirdsmusic]

Weird timing that these”behind the scenes” videos are being released right as I started rewatching Ahsoka this week! The show really feels like full feature movie quality IMO. I know all of these Star Wars shows coming out mean different things for different people, but as a 50 year old who grew up with this universe, the stuff Dave is making feels the most accurate. Really excellent work to all that contributed to the series and looking forward to Season 2!

[@Random-xd4zm]

Its rare to see the directors and vfx supervisors sitting together, and directors respecting and showing apreciating for the vfx guys so nice to see this

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Sadly rare. We’ve forgotten the Jurassic Park paradigm where that communication and collaboration is consistent throughout the process, from early planning to final passes. For whatever reason, the Hollywood pipeline has put so much distance between the practical and digital creatives, that VFX post work can feel separated from principal photography. I think there may be a renaissance of the more collaborative process which clearly and demonstrably works best and, if so, that’s a great thing for filmmakers and audiences alike.

[@jedigrandvelle8844]

I've been a ILM fan for over 40 years. And they still amaze today.

[@DrVenture45]

I've been following ILM's work for a long, long time. Because of the visuals you guys provide, I don't think any iteration of Stars Wars (cannon, or lore) would feel quite as intrinsic. It's the one thing that gives it that familiarity. Thank you.

[@thebogzilla]

Damn, forgot how good those wolf beasts were! Amazing work to the creative team

[@DarthUmbreon]

I like how they had mando in there for scale lol

[@phillyskyguy9535]

The reflecting off of the armor can give them ideas for lighting too. That's probably why that's there. That's also why they use chrome balls on sticks on some sets

[@DarthUmbreon]

@@phillyskyguy9535 Oh good point

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Always amazed by your creations, it's one thing that got me to do adult college courses in graphic design, from there I built my computer, and got a degree in black & white photography, all gave me ideas for films. Thank you all.

[@zephyr835]

I've been hoping Ahsoka can get the full Disney-Gallery treatment, but I'll take what I can get and this is great! I always like getting BTS insight like this. The added details for the purrgil work well, and I didn't really notice them before.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you! 🎬 I love stuff like this.

[@YodatheHobbit]

Wow, I had no idea they had used horses. Those dogs/wolfs came across on screen much smaller and shorter than horses to my eyes on screen. I guess the height and shape of their back of the necks really changes that.

[@LelandMGrayer]

Finally a star wars video without toxic comments.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Give it time.

[@montazownianr1]

Because it's just a mediocre show, not like Acolyte disaster anti-fan woke shit, so whatever.

[@AndrewLawArt]

Fantastic! I need more!

[@blackburn1489]

7:06 Power of one! Power of two! Power of maaany!

[@Keyan9]

I need a jacket like that in my life.

[@Angelo-wf4kf]

Welcome to another episode of ILM Crew where we take a look behind the scenes of one of the greatest star wars shows of the past few years

[@AKVADER]

Could you please make subtitles available?

[@bUildYT]

so cool!

[@isaarif7]

What’s up with all the videos lately for this, is it for the emmys or something? Not complaining it’s good to see Hayden in any form

[@Billionth_Kevin]

Think its the strike ending, things are getting rolled out finally

[@doug-core8850]

Yeah, theres emmy related hastags in the description.

[@williansilva4150]

Amazing

[@enzmondo]

Why aren't the Purrgil color purple? In Rebels, when the Purgil were low on energy and fuel because of the mining facility nearby, the Purrgil were grey and lifeless. But when they finally got a taste of that sweet sweet Clouzon-36 compound again, they suddenly tuned back to life and instantly hyper-jumping left and right. But why in Ahsoka, they were able to hyper-jump but still looked grey?

[@omarbaba9892]

How could this show look so good when Kenobi looked like absolute dog sh*t

[@TheCrumb74]

“A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.” - George Lucas.

[@TryptychUK]

Says the guy that made three prequels that totally relied on VFX instead of a decent plot.

[@TheCrumb74]

@@TryptychUK True, though he did once believe it at one time, before the dark times, before the prequels. A broken clock is right twice a day etc. 😉

[@TryptychUK]

@@TheCrumb74 Lucas should have played to his strengths as an ideas man, but left writing and directing to others.

[@Kriv-kj6lk]

The prequels did have a full, unique story to tell, with lots of practical and CG effects used to tell it.

[@TheCrumb74]

Yes yes, but let’s bear in mind that this comment is meant to point out that however good the effects were in Ashoka, without a competent story it’s kinda pointless. Lucas himself proved this to be correct with everything he did after Jedi. Doesn’t alter the truth of the quote.

[@voidn833]

That was very nice!

[@Clayton_Graul]

"You guys have such knowledge in this (Star Wars) type of film" - Dave Filoni

[@JasonKey3D]

good stuff

[@tgosselin2528]

28:45 If that's the case, then what the heck happened to the Kenobi series?!?

[@_olli_9485]

you did well.

[@bensonstrumpet_tips]

Please please please. Make shows that are more then 6 or 8 episodes. Stargate SG1 had 11 seasons about 22 episodes each of amazing content. It allowed the seasons to breath and they re-used sets and had bottle episodes. Picard Season 3 was also amazing. Bottle episodes keep costs down but you can still have a good story and character development. 6 to 8 episodes does not give enough time. Everything feels rushed. I'm probably talking to sand dunes at this point but if you want more people to be satisfied with the content make it longer. No more 15 min episodes. If you do that then make every show animated instead.

[@ThePancakeJedi]

Would it kill you to put in a pancake once in a while? I mean come on!

[@dpiddy82]

Dave Filoni is the true successor to George Lucas for taking Star Wars forward. Disney should relinquish any and all control to something soooo beloved as Star Wars and just let Dave take things forward, plan things. Btw, Ahsoka was a damn fine, DAMN FINE Star Wars show. Had a great old school Star Wars feel about it. Can't wait for S2. Just wish Ahsoka would have been done before the sequel trilogy as they could have used some story aspects from this series and carried ideas over.

[@Mkgin22]

Use me as a: ‘I have a respectful opinion about the Acolyte’ button

[@wickedhouston5538]

still looks like a video game. Jurassic Park has the best CGI

[@omarbaba9892]

You kidding? This show looked way better than that movie, yeah a lot of it looks great but some parts definitely haven’t aged the best

[@huggeebear]

All of ILM’s visual effects power couldn’t fix the dead pixel above Paul Kavanagh’s head?

[@misteranderson5991]

You guys need to look at True Lies finale in Miami with the Harrier on a crane on top of a crane.. still flawless to this day. And Rob Legato worked on it, I think.

[@KillerTacos54]

DAVE FILONI!!

[@orkenspaltertv]

Red Letter Media ist going downhill. Most boring Best of the Worst Episode ever. Jay hardly said anything. The hat suits Rich Evans, though.

[@geoffpedder]

lol i was thinking the same thing

[@lucasodearaujo]

We need more LGBT+ stories and characters in movies, series, animation and games! 🏳️‍🌈❤️

[@zeus-xk3px]

Never let bro cook again

[@Hydelsius]

No

[@omarbaba9892]

Get lost

[@TX_Bluesman001]

Dave Filoni = George Lucas (in due time).

[@DakPrescottlol]

This is what happens when you don't pay your talent at ILM, they leave and you get really bad VE because you elected to not pay them. Kathleen Kennedy should be fired for this alone.

[@losthatter123184]

1st? lol

[@TryptychUK]

I thought the rendition of the "space whales" was actually pretty piss poor. Look at the still of this video, people standing in 20ft of fog, and you can barely see the furthest figure. These things are supposedly MILES long in cloud, yet there is no atmospheric occlusion. Saturation, detail and contrast should decrease, you shouldn't even be able to see the end of them. All their fins with sharp alpha edges? Come on guys, you know the rules. This is shite.

[@omarbaba9892]

How

[@TryptychUK]

@@omarbaba9892 How what?

[@VanHoering]

That show was appalling. Sorry you guys had to work on that turd.

[@dwrdwlsn5]

Sorry you had to dig so deep to spread hatred.

[@omarbaba9892]

Please explain how then

[@KrunoslavStifter]

Too bad effects were gay AF.

[@yodasdad]

Thanks for sharing this. 🙏🏽 Loved the Disney Gallery for Mando season one. Please do more roundtables for SW shows.

[@J0Nramirez]

I love the model work to be honest. So dope.

[@user-wv5gv3dw5u]

Dave Filoni is the Dave Grohl of Star Wars He's impossible to dislike

[@robertdouble559]

Oh, that first line had me set up for a very different 2nd line.

[@jackson857]

I had no idea the Howlers were actually horses. That is so cool.

[@AnthonyHortin]

Ahsoka was fantastic and everything I’d hoped for in a Star Wars series. ILM’s work on this series, along with countless other Star Wars properties, is just incredible.

[@coreyfisler8663]

I think I like like industrial light and magic.

[@angeldejorge1075]

Wow! This is amazing! Thanks!🙏🏻

[@shelbybenson7476]

So thoroughly enjoyable!!

[@AtotheZness]

My son, just beginning to understand how things are made, says “I want to be those guys who work behind the movies/ shows.” This is the type of thing I show him.

[@Cubox_games]

as a 3D artist myself. I would give my unborn child to work on a star wars title. I would even do it for free.

[@richardbradley2802]

I always know when CGI/Vfx etc is any good, I don't notice it and treat what I see as real. When is the next ship to the Star Wars galaxy?

[@thebomb78]

7:06 The power of two again?! 😭

[@behrampatel4872]

Loved the round table talk. @13:54 on revealing the vfx tricks. I wonder if we'd have fewer vfx quarterbacks belittling our work on every turn if we hadn't revealed the vfx trickery over the years.

[@studiodreamken]

"Respectful of what came before" Why can't ALL of Lucasfilm (and anyone who works on a huge established franchise) follow this most basic rule?

[@dwrdwlsn5]

Because then, with human nature being what it is, nothing changes or improves.

[@ripvanstinkle]

Too bad the show was boring

[@stephenmattison8920]

You're boring.

[@vivisects-and-regicide]

So much wasted skill and brilliance on those stupid space whales. Say what you will about the Acolyte, at least it doesn’t have space whales.

[@omarbaba9892]

wtf is the problem with them? They’ve been giant things in space since empire strikes back, remember the effing giant space slug

[@vivisects-and-regicide]

@@omarbaba9892 1) Space whales are stupid (like zombie troopers) 2) space whales inevitably lead to space dolphins (worse than space whales) 3) Star wars is becoming the 80's cartoon 'Galaxy High'

[@omarbaba9892]

@@vivisects-and-regicide gave zero explanation and just ignored my space whale point, what a great argument. Also zombies have been part of Star Wars for decades as well

[@vivisects-and-regicide]

@@omarbaba9892 Wow, a KZbin polemicist... Alright, let’s talk about space whales and zombies in the Star Wars universe. These concepts are not creatively justified within the context of Star Wars. Zombies in Star Wars are no different than zombies in Marvel comics-they’re just a lazy attempt to capitalize on the success of "The Walking Dead." Only the least creative people (hacks, executives, and directors with creative control) would see the popularity of zombies and decide to shoehorn them into Star Wars as a way to boost its appeal. It’s a blatant and belated attempt to jump on the zombie bandwagon. Does Star Wars need zombies to be good? Especially when the only reason they’re included is that someone can’t come up with something genuinely new and interesting? If Ezra’s ship transformed into Optimus Prime and shouted "Cowabunga, dude!" would you be okay with that? As for the argument that "space whales are great because the galaxy far, far away already has giant asteroid slugs"... I disagree, obviously. Large, menacing, and frightening creatures should exist in the Star Wars universe, but they should be intriguing and not overused. A space whale is 1) a clichéd trope and 2) something you’d expect to find on a poster in a 1970s basement. My point is that Star Wars can and should be bold, taking every opportunity to knock our socks off, whether visually or through the twists and turns of a great, unforgettable story. It doesn’t need gimmicks or clichés.

[@omarbaba9892]

@@vivisects-and-regicide when tf did I say that Star Wars would not be good without them. What I’m saying is that they fit within the lore and don’t break anything. They’re hardly overused at all so I’ve got no clue what you’re on about there given this is only the third time they’ve ever appeared and their natural hyperspace use is very creative. And for zombies, oh yeah yeah banking off the walking dead when that show is dead and Star Wars zombies have been fan favourites for decades with things like knights of the old republic and especially the death troopers novel. And nightsisters first appeared in the 90s along with their different use of the force which we see in the show. And for the zombies it wasn’t like they just threw it in without reason no it was specifically these characters who we know can do this and have seen them do it before Your arguments are nonsensical and ridiculous

[@zxcaaq]

Awoka

[@sometimeclown5281]

Visually stunning as always ILM, but the full picture also includes the story, and Disney Star Wars has more misses that hits...