Making Sullust to Endor Video

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2007-12-18 03:56pm

Zablorg wrote:Can you tell us how far into development the script is so far, Wayne?

I've got the basics down. Its really not much of a script. Its fade ins of "This is what VS Trekkies actually believe...." then a quick illustration of the most outrageous elements of the whole trip to Endor idiocy. I definitely want to do that scene someone put in this thread where Han refuses to say they're lost in the Endor bunker!

Also, I'm still waiting for an X-Wing helmet, and I'm making the X-wing pilot costume as we speak. I should have a good looking X-Wing cockpit pretty soon as well. I'm looking over the maps for "Jedi Academy" to find something good to pass for the Endor bunker.

Its going to take some work, like the Last Bastion videos did. It probably won't be finished by Christmas, I'm guessing. Too much RL concerns around this season to have much free time!

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2007-12-20 07:32pm

LOL!! I just noticed that dishonest little fuck slipped in "different" Imperials capture Han and co. in the bunker than the ones that were seen running into the entrance!!

Post by **Vympel** » 2007-12-20 10:37pm

Yeah, that makes shitloads of sense!

*One set of Imperials rushes in to capture the Rebels*

*Hours/Days/Whatever Trektards claim pass*

"Commander, you know what would be a capital idea? Let's assemble some forty of our men in the clearing at the bunker back-door and lead the Rebels out there, just to let them know, after days/hours/whatever of captivity [which has gone entirely unremarked in either the script, novel, or radio drama, or any other source], just how defeated they have been! Muahahahaha!"

Fuckwits.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2007-12-21 12:09am

Lord Poe wrote:LOL!! I just noticed that dishonest little fuck slipped in "different" Imperials capture Han and co. in the bunker than the ones that were seen running into the entrance!!

Oh. That means that one of the stormtroopers which originally captured Han and the squad which entered the bunker threw Han's blaster to another stormtrooper as a stormtrooper who stands outside the bunker is holding Han's blaster.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2007-12-21 12:11am

Mange wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:LOL!! I just noticed that dishonest little fuck slipped in "different" Imperials capture Han and co. in the bunker than the ones that were seen running into the entrance!!
Oh. That means that one of the stormtroopers which originally captured Han and the squad which entered the bunker threw Han's blaster to another stormtrooper as a stormtrooper who stands outside the bunker is holding Han's blaster.

Scrap that. I'm in a hurry and didn't read carefully enough.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2007-12-24 09:32pm

Just a quick update and summary....

Perusing Darkstar's page on the subject, we have these bullet points to consider:

* The Rebel Fleet took FIVE DAYS to reach Endor.

* Darth Vader took an ENTIRE DAY to bring Luke Skywalker before the Emperor.

* Han Solo's strike team took up to 12 HOURS to walk to the the shield generator control room!

* The Ewoks took THREE DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION TIME to set up their traps for the Imperials!

* Luke Skywalker stood in front of the Emperor for four days before the Rebel Fleet arrived at Endor. A total of 96 HOURS!!!

Yup, the comedy writes itself...

I'm still waiting for the X-Wing helmet

I have completed the X-Wing pilot costume

I'm still reskinning the interior of Monolith Burger!

Peptuck · Post by **Peptuck** » 2007-12-25 01:30am

* Luke Skywalker stood in front of the Emperor for four days before the Rebel Fleet arrived at Endor. A total of 96 HOURS!!!

I want to be shocked, but then I remind myself that this is Darkstar.

Still, everytime I read this nonsense, my faith in humanity dies a little bit more.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2007-12-30 03:50am

Latest Update:

Very slow. This is beginning to remind me of "Last Bastion", and why I hate waiting on collaborators. For instance, I've been told I'd get that X-wing helmet since DEcember 10th. It still hasn't appeared, so I may have to reskin a very non-canon X-Wing helmet, like this one:

X-wing pilot costume is done except for the helmet. I also have Lando standing by:

Still working on the interior to Monolith Burger, but here's an outside shot:

But do you know the one thing I really need, and can't find? Fucking Nien Numb, Lando's co-pilot in ROTJ! I mean, every shit background character you can think of has been modeled and played in "Jedi Academy", but not that guy! I even tried passing a shitty animated gif of the guy that I made but...well, it looks like shit. I hate to dump him, though. Someone has to pull Lando away from the Colt 45's!

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2007-12-31 10:29am

Are there ANY Sullust skins available for download? You could just get one of those and plop the head on top of Lando's body.

Darkevilme · Post by **Darkevilme** » 2007-12-31 10:44am

Lord Poe wrote:Latest Update:

Still working on the interior to Monolith Burger, but here's an outside shot:

So that's what you wanted the M for... i was curious.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2007-12-31 11:34pm

Lord Poe wrote: * Luke Skywalker stood in front of the Emperor for four days before the Rebel Fleet arrived at Endor. A total of 96 HOURS!!!

Yup, the comedy writes itself...

Maybe the Emperor was using sleep deprivation on Luke.

Zablorg · Post by **Zablorg** » 2008-01-01 12:09am

Does Darkstar actually say that he stands in front of the Emperor for hours? I thought he said something to the effect of him being locked up by the Emperors' secretary.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2008-01-01 12:52pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Are there ANY Sullust skins available for download? You could just get one of those and plop the head on top of Lando's body.

Nothing at all. Its like no one even thought of him. Yet "Yakface", and numerous other background crap characters are all over the place.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2008-01-01 01:10pm

Yakface has probably had more action figures than Nien Numb released.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2008-01-01 01:36pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Yakface has probably had more action figures than Nien Numb released.

Yeah, but what has he ever done for anybody? Did HE help blow up a Death Star? Nooooooo!

Thag · Post by **Thag** » 2008-01-01 02:05pm

I'm pretty sure there was a Sullustan in KOTOR 2. Can you convert the formats from one to the other?

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2008-01-01 02:08pm

Thag wrote:I'm pretty sure there was a Sullustan in KOTOR 2. Can you convert the formats from one to the other?

there was sulustan NPCs in KOTOR also.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2008-01-04 05:33pm

Lord Revan wrote:
Thag wrote:I'm pretty sure there was a Sullustan in KOTOR 2. Can you convert the formats from one to the other?
there was sulustan NPCs in KOTOR also.

I don't have that game, or the greenscreen setup for it. Hopefully, I have a workaround.

Anyway, current update: I've begun "filming" things, but the reason its taking so long is that I've had to make things from scratch. That includes Lando's costume, rebel pilot costume, and a bunch of other things. No Nien Numb is a surprise, but do you know what the biggest one is? Nobody has made an Endor Rebel soldier skin for "Jedi Academy"! I checked the NPC list, and one doesn't seem to be available in the game itself either!

So that means yet another costume I have to make. BTW, the guy doing the X-wing helmet came through, with fantastic results. Here's a test:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QnPl0C26jY

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2008-01-06 11:33pm

Lord Poe wrote:Just a quick update and summary....

Perusing Darkstar's page on the subject, we have these bullet points to consider:

* The Rebel Fleet took FIVE DAYS to reach Endor.

* Darth Vader took an ENTIRE DAY to bring Luke Skywalker before the Emperor.

* Han Solo's strike team took up to 12 HOURS to walk to the the shield generator control room!

* The Ewoks took THREE DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION TIME to set up their traps for the Imperials!

* Luke Skywalker stood in front of the Emperor for four days before the Rebel Fleet arrived at Endor. A total of 96 HOURS!!!

Forgot, "Han takes two hours after the Ewok steals the bike to ambush the last scout trooper." (walk a distance of less than 50 meters)

I'm still reskinning the interior of Monolith Burger!

Glad to hear it made the cut.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2008-01-07 02:22am

I put together a small slideshow of some setups for scenes. You'll see a couple new costumes, and how non-canon the Endor Rebels will look! There's a couple shots of the interior of Monolith Burger, too.

Voiceovers: I twisted Rosie's arm to do Leia, and I asked a co-worker to do Lando. But if you think you have a killer Lando in you, shoot me a PM. I also have a couple rebel Soldiers and Pilots available. Only serious people need apply. That means, you can deliver the voices in one week. That DOESN'T mean, "I'll go out and buy a mic next week!" It also means that you know how to zip up a .wav file or three, and send 'em to me in email, or grab a free account on filefront.com and upload them there. Sorry for sounding harsh, but I've done enough of these to know what delays a project.

SPOILERS BELOW!!

Here's the third rough draft of the script I'm working with so far, using everyone's suggestions in this thread. I still haven't finalized the end, but I have a general idea of what its going to be. Note that if you can stomach Darkstar's page, the script follows his webpage on the Sullust to Endor trip exactly! Let me know what you think, add-ons, and especially ideas on how it should end.

Fade in: 9:30pm EST (Endor Standard Time) Fade out.

Vader and Luke walking from shuttle. They stop as Imperial Officer comes up.

IMP: Lord Vader, the main turbolift to the Emperor's tower is non-operational. You'll have to use the alternate lift on Z level.

VADER: Z level? But that's at the bottom of the Death Star!

IMP: Yes sir. You'll be able to catch a turbolift from there.

VADER: Son of a....

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Fade in: Day One 12:00pm EST Fade out.

Ewok jumps on speeder bike, and takes off. Biker Scout 1 jumps on another Speeder

Biker Scout 1: I'll get him!

Biker Scout 1 takes off, Biker Scout 2 watches him leave.

Cut to Han, Leia, rebs, and Chewie hiding behind ridge, watching scene.

Rebel 1: Great, let's go ambush that guard!

Han: No, no. Let's wait here unnecessarily for two hours.

Rebel: You're the boss, boss!

***************************************************************

Fade in: Day One 5:00pm EST Fade out

Elevator scene, complete with elevator music, a-la the end of "The Blues Brothers" movie.

Vader and Luke in elevator, about 10-20 seconds.

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Fade in: Day One 9:15pm EST Fade out

Han, Leia, rebs, and Chewie walking in corridor. Han stops and looks around.

Leia: You're lost.

Han: I'm not lost. I know exactly where I'm going.

Leia: We've been walking around for nearly 7 hours! Just admit it.

Chewie: RAWR!

Han: I'm not lost!

Rebel #1: Are we there yet?

Han: No!

Leia: We would be if someone would just stop for directions.

Rebel #2: I got to pee.

Han: You should of thought of that before we left.

Leia: Let's just stop for directions, and he can use the bathroom.

Han: This isn't the ideal place to ask for directions.

Rebel#3: Ow stop it. STOP IT!

Leia: What the hell is going on back there?

Rebel#3: He keeps flicking my ear.

Leia: Knock it off.

Rebel#4: I'm not doing anything.

Rebel#3: Are too.

Rebel#4: Are not.

Han: Don't make me come back there!

Chewie: RRAWLL!

Han: All right, everyone shut up. Let's keep moving.

They all walk forward.

Rebel#2: I still got to pee...

*****************************************

Fade in: Day One 10:00pm EST Fade out

Same scene: Vader and Luke in elevator, about 10-20 seconds.

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Fade in: Day One 11:30pm EST Fade out

Han, Chewie, and two Rebels walking, then stop. Background is orange generators

Han: Hey, where's Leia?

Rebel 1: Uh, she said she'd catch up. She took a couple soldiers to look for a bathroom.

Han: Well that's just great. Come on, I think we're close...

They walk off.

**********************************************

(S5 - Day Two - early morning, another day. Emperor-Luke meeting. Big reveal that the Emperor knows everything that's afoot.)

************************************************************

Fade in: Day Two 6:30am EST Fade out

Luke and Vader in elevator.

Vader: And I'm telling you it wasn't me!

Luke: Well you're the only other one here, and it certainly wasn't me!

Vader: My asshole was burned shut on Mustafar, so I am quite incapable...

Bell sounds.

Vader: Quiet, we're here. The Emperor is expecting us.

Luke: He can probably smell that we were coming two levels ago.

*****************************************************

Fade in: Day Two 8:00am EST Fade out

In shield generator room

Han: Ok, set those charges!

Leia: (looking at wall display) Hurry, the fleet will be here any minute! Oh, wait, scratch that. They'll be here
in 4 days.

Rebel 1: So why are we settting up chages 4 days before the fleet gets here?

Han: I don't know. I'm making this up as I go.

Rebel 1: You're the boss, boss!

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Fade in: 4:00pm EST Fade out

Establishing shot of fleet in hyperspace, focusing on two X-wings.

Post by **Vympel** » 2008-01-07 04:19am

Correction:- I'm pretty sure Leia says "moment" not "minute".

Ted C · Post by **Ted C** » 2008-01-07 09:20am

Lord Poe wrote:Rebel 1: Great, let's go ambush that guard!

Han: No, no. Let's wait here unnecessarily for two hours.

Rebel: You're the boss, boss!

If I may be so bold as to suggest...

Rebel 1: Great, let's go ambush that guard!

Han: No, no. Let's have lunch first.

Rebel: You're the boss, boss!

Han: Could someone get a fire going? These MRE's suck cold.

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2008-01-07 04:19pm

Lord Poe wrote:Fade in: Day One 5:00pm EST Fade out

Elevator scene, complete with elevator music, a-la the end of "The Blues Brothers" movie.

Vader and Luke in elevator, about 10-20 seconds.

Were you able to get "Girl From Ipanema" for this scene?

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2008-01-09 12:44am

Hey, any chance there could be a rebel pilot or stormtrooper reading the Galactic Inquirer?

"Redneck menace terrorizes family--they made us drink beer and wear baseball caps!"

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » 2008-01-09 01:17am

Darth Servo wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:Fade in: Day One 5:00pm EST Fade out

Elevator scene, complete with elevator music, a-la the end of "The Blues Brothers" movie.

Vader and Luke in elevator, about 10-20 seconds.
Were you able to get "Girl From Ipanema" for this scene?

I wonder if someone has come up with a muzak arrangement of the Imperial March...