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Author Topic: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
Robi-Wan  1428 posts
Registered: Oct '06
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Date Posted: 12/4/08 7:01am Subject: RE: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
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Darth-Tim 
Registered: Jan '09
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Date Posted: 1/15 8:18pm Subject: RE: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
Hey i know you guys posted alot about how to make the "Lightsaber effect" on movies. But what really wonders my mind ( even tho that is pretty cool) is How in the world they had created the effect in the actuall star wars movies?? coffee

 

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Vidina  2986 posts
Registered: Jan '06
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Date Posted: 1/18 5:00am Subject: RE: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
Darth-Tim posted:
Hey i know you guys posted alot about how to make the "Lightsaber effect" on movies. But what really wonders my mind ( even tho that is pretty cool) is How in the world they had created the effect in the actuall star wars movies?? coffee


There's about a 100 topics/threads that cover that effect, and IIRC, the effect was done with roto and a glow plugin for the movies.

 

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VaporTrail  9950 posts
Registered: May '02
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Date Posted: 1/18 5:55pm Subject: RE: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
Oh, Fleischer. How we forget.


For the PT, it was done with computer methods, but for the OT it was done straight on film. The technique drawing the core digitally is very true to the old method in spirit, creating a matte for where the blade will be. However, instead of applying a digital plug-in, they actually painted in the glows for each frame. I believe there were multiple layers comped in for the diffusion of the glow.
I'm not really positive about the specifics, but that's the basic run-down.

 

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tumblemoster  2405 posts
Registered: Dec '00
Date Posted: 1/30 3:26pm Subject: RE: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
Are the Custom Saber Shop modules all hollow? Can I build a stunt saber with them?

 

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Evil-Henchman  2379 posts
Registered: Jul '04
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Date Posted: 1/30 6:43pm Subject: RE: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
The Custom Saber Shop has it's own forums. Just letting you know. My name over there is ARKM.

Yes, they are hollow and are primarily designed to take electronics however I don't see why one couldn't use them as stunt sabers. I believe their blade holders for EL (electroluminescent) sabers use a 3/4" inside diameter which would work great with Randomsabers carbon fiber blade accessory kit. The blade holders for LED sabers have a 1" inside diameter.

ebay is also a great resource for stunt sabers. You can often find them with no reserve and with a very low starting bid (like $1).

 

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tumblemoster  2405 posts
Registered: Dec '00
Date Posted: 1/30 6:55pm Subject: RE: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
Thanks Henchman. I'm digging through their forums now (missed them at first because I was too busy drooling). As long as I know they're hollow I can make adapters. Their modular system looks REALLY cool.

 

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SkateBoy84 
Registered: Feb '09
Date Posted: 2/26 1:13pm Subject: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0 - Date Edited: 2/26 1:14pm (1 edits total) Edited By: SkateBoy84
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SkateBoy84 
Registered: Feb '09
Date Posted: 2/26 1:20pm Subject: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0 - Date Edited: 2/26 1:21pm (2 edits total) Edited By: SkateBoy84
Darth-Tim posted:
Hey i know you guys posted alot about how to make the "Lightsaber effect" on movies. But what really wonders my mind ( even tho that is pretty cool) is How in the world they had created the effect in the actuall star wars movies?? coffee


for the real movies they used a program called apple shake the tutorial is in a book made by people who used these programs for the real movies


sorry can't get the link to work but the site is http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Training-Encyclopedia-Effects/dp/0321303342 (just copy and paste it)

 
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Vidina  2986 posts
Registered: Jan '06
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Date Posted: 2/28 1:20am Subject: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
I seriously doubt ILM used Shake for the sabers. Seriously.

 

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SkateBoy84 
Registered: Feb '09
Date Posted: 2/28 5:14pm Subject: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
idk you can only check out amazon and www.apple.com/shake and then decide but does this look good i made it in blender

 
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Vidina  2986 posts
Registered: Jan '06
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Date Posted: 3/2 2:16am Subject: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
If you don't know, don't claim to. If you're basing the knowledge on the fact that Shake kicks ass, you should know that Shake is discontinued, and AFAIK, it's beeing slowly replaced by The Foundry's Nuke. Shake is powerful, sure, but IMHO, After Effects can do more these days, layer-based or not, it's getting pretty damn good these days, and shake is only getting older. As for Blender, concerning the fact that it's free, it does a damn decent job.

 

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SkateBoy84 
Registered: Feb '09
Date Posted: 3/3 3:35pm Subject: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
ya i realized that i hav after effects and hav no idea wut shake can do i just watched a youtube video of how to do it in shake and they said that was the official way but thats just because that was in a book

 
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Vidina  2986 posts
Registered: Jan '06
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Date Posted: 3/9 1:53am Subject: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
IIRC, the blades were painted(roto'ed), and a guy wrote a plugin to deal with the glows. They didn't necessarily have to even use an application.

 

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tumblemoster  2405 posts
Registered: Dec '00
Date Posted: 5/9 8:04pm Subject: HOW TO MAKE LIGHTSABERS 2.0
The Shake saber chapter in The Encyclopedia of Visual Effects was written by an ILM artist who did sabers in the prequels, and his method is very precise and Shake specific. Shake is discontinued, but no less useful, and there is talk of a Shake update (or a replacement called Phenomenon) coming at WWDC along with the Final Cut Studio update.

 

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