THE CLONE WARS CGI TRAILER • May 27 2007

Skylover SC

Sunday May 27 2007

source: starwars.com /video/

Yo the sunday surprise is now online :chewbacca:

hypertext · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject:

I'm not gonna lie I've got wood.

Don't know if I fully like Obi's looks. But I like the direction they are taking with the animation.

Ascovel · Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 283

I don't know. It's evidently a continuation of Tartakovsky's shorts and the stories will probably try to be consistent with all the EU crap.

All the scenes in the trailer show situations we've already seen in the movies; the war stuff looks like they just played some more with the animatics for Revenge of the Sith. Characters' faces are made of wood. And when I saw, how they've done Grievous, I thought of Star Wars LEGO.

The action seems fun enough though.

ETAndElliot4Ever · Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 1364 Location: Rhode Island

Looks like they've turned Grievous into a douche to be more continuous with the films.

By the way I hate all this flash shit on the OS now. QT was fine.

darthpsychotic · Joined: 03 Jul 1971 Posts: 3739

Battle of the Heroes.

:heavymetal:

Anakin jumping from Stap to Stap, B-Wings, AT-TE's climbing up walls.

DoubleSith · Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 426

That was fucking cathartic - new Star Wars stuff! Looks a lot better than I expected, to be honest. Can't wait 'till the premiere. :chewbacca:

darthpsychotic · Joined: 03 Jul 1971 Posts: 3739

hell yes new star wars stuff is right. :heavymetal:

UPDATE

download: Clone Wars Trailer Mirror II (25mb)

download: Clone Wars Trailer.mov by odj_310388 & Altair (36.65 MB)
download: Clone Wars Trailer.mov by darthy (8.58 mb)

Altair · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 211

I so want this in full 1080i HD glory *dream*

Way better than I expected, the style is alright, only the voices are a little annoying so far. But hell, I can't wait for more coverage on that!

Duke · Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 571 Location: Finland

SeekUp52577 · Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 179 Location: The D

I can't stop watching it

:chewbacca:

Raveers · Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject:

After seeing everything in motion now that looks pretty damn good. I definitely can't wait to see this.

tlbauerle · Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 220

FUCK YEAH!!!

Altair · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 211

thecolorsblend · Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 370

Are those Frank Oz and Matt Wood's voices?? I can't take or leave the style, but I liked the clear Lucas fingerprints at work (ie, Anakin hopping from STAP to STAP).

What sorta sucks - like some other guy said - is that there's very little that isn't already consumated in Ep III. Any pre-ROTS duel between Anakin and Dooku, besides being irreconciliable with the movies, is basically going to be kinda pointless. This could be a good opportunity to resolve that Qui-Gon subplot though.

Altair · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 211

I just dunno how they gonna make 100 1 hours episodes that still go with all the continuity and canon...

Anyhow, here's my A/V capture, the video stream's messy, though: tcw_teaser.wmv @ rapidshare. Maybe Duke or DP can work something out.

Thundercracker · Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 611 Location: Nexus Zero

Looks much better than I was expecting. I really liked the ship dogfights. I think that was Matt Wood's voice as Grievous or at least someone doing a really great impression. Any and all continuity with the films is definitely welcome. I just wonder how much longer we're going to have to wait for this? At least it's something new to look forward to since it doesn't seem like there's going to be a box set or complete PT soundtracks this year.

Altair · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 211

Alright, looks like someone was fast enough: a small avi clone wars trailer version. Also, someone from a German SW board uploaded some snaps.

Biggs · Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 609

ETAndElliot4Ever · Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 1364 Location: Rhode Island

The_Somnambulist · Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Posts: 483

Stunning! It's got the same visual beauty and kinetics that we would expect from the prequels. I like the Vietnamesque detail of the clad female alien painting on the hull of the clone ship in the first few shots.

DoubleSith · Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 426

starwarsblog.wordpress.com /the-clone-wars-panel-discussions/

Pablo's write up on the Clone Wars panel:

The Clone Wars Panel Discussions
May 27th, 2007

The first two panel discussions with The Clone Wars producer Catherine Winder and supervising director Dave Filoni have finished, and here’s a brief listing of what fans just witnessed:

First, an introduction to Winder and Filoni, with a great video short showing director Filoni wearing his scratch-built Plo Koon costume to the premiere of Episode III (before getting hired on at Lucasfilm).

Interview details:

• When Filoni initially got the call from Winder to direct The Clone Wars, he thought it was a joke staged by his friends. Winder assured him it was not, and proved it by letting him call her back on her Lucasfilm line.

• Filoni got the job moments after his initial interview with Lucas. As a fan, he was just glad to meet Lucas and visit Skywalker Ranch just before the opening of Episode III.

• Lucas is very involved with production – he is mostly focused on the story. He and Winder both work on the scripts with the writers.

• The episodes will be 22 minutes long, so as a result, there is opportunity for a lot of character development. The tone of the series is based on that of Episode IV – in addition to action, there are also light moments and comedy.

• In the new series, there will not be a “Justice League of Jedi” as Filoni puts it – the Jedi can’t do anything more than Luke, Mace, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan from the films. They can be vulnerable but are intelligent – they need to think themselves out of situations. It will show how war was a challenge for the Jedi to fight, and how the moral principles they clung to began to disintegrate.

• According to Winder, it’s not being directed as an animated series, but more like live action in terms of its story and cinematography.

Filoni then walks the audience through a series of slides which showcase some of the sculpture designs for characters such as the clone trooper, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Count Dooku, and General Grievous. They will share some of the stylization from the 2-D animated series but also some of the reality from the filmed saga. Filoni describes the style as “leaner and more elegant.”

A video is shown which introduces much of the team at Lucasfilm Animation housed at Skywalker Ranch.

Q&A questions revealed:

• Lucasfilm Animation had nothing to do with some 3-D animated stills recently “leaked” on the internet. They were fan-produced.

• While continuity is being taken very seriously by the creators of the series, Lucas retains the right to make slight adjustments for the sake of the story. Filoni is extremely well-versed in Star Wars mythology and Expanded Universe, so rest assured it is in very good hands.

• General Grievous will have a cough. When asked whether any of Grievous’ past will be revealed, the only response is, “You’ll be happy.” Filoni also says that when it comes to big legacy characters like Grievous, Lucas is consulted directly.

• The series will debut in Fall 2008.

• A lot of background characters – from the films and otherwise — will get to do a lot more.

• The series is being produced in high-definition.

VT-16 · Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 887 Location: Norway

Biggs · Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 609

darthpsychotic · Joined: 03 Jul 1971 Posts: 3739

There are now two quicktime trailers links in this thread. Now all we need is some animated gifs. Here is my version of the trailer using Duke's flv link. The audio is off but the picture is of good quality.

download: Clone Wars Trailer.mov by darthy (8.58 mb)
(note: audio not synched, excellent picture quality, smaller size)

thecolorsblend · Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 370

SeekUp52577 · Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 179 Location: The D

I'm glad it's going to be in HD but FALL of 2008? Man... I guess I don't care if it takes that long as long as they make a quality product.

Thundercracker · Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 611 Location: Nexus Zero

Topeka · **Bush Pilot** Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 868

I loved the Tartakovsky series, so I have no problem with this being a continuation of that story. The style looks great; action looks great. Though some of the character animation looks a tad cartoony and weak.

Darthy's trailer with synched audio, 23mb, Mediafire

TroyObliX · Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 1650 Location: Progress City

Looks great in motion. I too have some reservations about the time period they chose to chronicle with this. I'm going to give it a chance, though. We all know how WWII turned out and that didn't stop a lot of drama's about it from being succesful in thier own ways. But yes, the opportunity to totally convalute the film cannon is there. But then again, maybe they can fill in some of the story drag in EPIII a bit too. Perhaps we can see a bit more clearly why Anakin feels the way he does and his turn won't seem as relatively easy once his pre-ROTS motivations are explained.

Or maybe not. Either way, looks pretty exciting. I'm a sucker for dogfights and ship to ship combat sequences anyway, hopefully the show is as jam-packed with that as the trailer.

And the STAP to STAP aerial leap-frog kick-assery alone merits me giving it all a chance.

I do have one question though.

CoGro · Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 1535 Location: Toronto, Canada

I think it has some great potential. I was iffy when I saw the poster art, but seeing it in motion and seeing some of the darker cinematography, I have hope.

I say bring it on. I'll fucking watch it.

To answer the above question: the clone wars series was supposed to be 30 minute episodes whereas the live action show was to be 100 one hour episodes.

AnakinBrego · Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 34

odj_310388 · Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Location: UK

Altair · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 211

One final "bootleg" using odj's video stream and my audio stream. It should be the best compromise between audio and video quality:

The Clone Wars Teaser.avi by Altair (12.2 MB, XviD)

Kudos goes to odj for the source material, of course. Now, if either you or darthy are up to it, you can also convert it to .mov.

odj_310388 · Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Location: UK

Altair · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 211

odj_310388 · Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Location: UK

Hah no probs man, good to get a few versions up anyway incase someone goes "I cant view this one!!!11" :p Alot of 'official' sites are opting for flash now cause it means low file size and low bandwidth, sometimes they release higher res versions a couple of days after but I doubt thats gona happen with the sw site cause its all been converted to flash now. sad

Altair · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 211

odj_310388 · Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Location: UK

Ha ha I guess, sure they'll figure it out eventually.

Just had to be made into a .gif: anakinhop.gif
And this: assaj.gif

Duke · Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 571 Location: Finland

Nice work!

I'm curious to know what program you used to capture rtmp stream?

Faster mirrors for odj_310388's great captures:

http://tiedostot.pilvikaupunki.net/clonewars/swclonewars2_1.mov
http://tiedostot.pilvikaupunki.net/clonewars/swclonewars2_2.mov

odj_310388 · Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Location: UK

Duke · Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 571 Location: Finland

Cryostar · Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 9:39 am Post subject:

383 caps from Altair's rip. They're 512x208.

Mediafire Link

odj_310388 · Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 71 Location: UK

sideshowtob · Joined: 24 Jan 2004 Posts: 73

I used a cracked version of Replay Media Catcher which managed to capture the FLV without any major problems.

TroyObliX · Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 1650 Location: Progress City

I'd just like to thank everyone for all the effort they have put into capping, .gif'ing, re-editing and what-not they have done to make watching this thingeasier and more enjoyable. I have just been an observer and really, I'm still pretty geeked up for this to hit the air.

ETAndElliot4Ever · Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 1364 Location: Rhode Island

Desert fight
Obi-Wan in Starfighter
Walker falling down a cliff

Bandersnatch · **OBGYN** Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 2398

This all looks bloody brilliant!

Some of the animation reminds me a little of the shapes and shading in Ralph McQ's artworks from 30 years ago. I had always thought it would be cool to do animation like this to show the "pre-history" of Star Wars, and I am also a little puzzled as to why Lucas chose the period between films for this series, but what the hell, I'm psyched!

:chewbacca:

Bandersnatch · **OBGYN** Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 2398

Kemper · Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 39

I as a fan am interested in any time period. I think there should be enough going on that I can enjoy these characters. This was the time of the most of the battles took place and there were the most jedi. Come on.

thecolorsblend · Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 370

Mmm, true. and I suppose that "my powers have doubled" bit could've just been Anakin's ego talking.

Yes, a pre-history series would be cool.