Topic: Star Wars: The Life of a Stormtrooper - Trouble in the Mess Hall

Well, the recent loss of a loved one, the craziness of the first year of high school, and a revamp of my studio have kept me away from stopmotion for a few months. I never even got past the first scene of my Movie Magic entry. But I've finally gotten back to work! What better way to do it than the long overdue start of my Star Wars series The Life of a Stormtrooper. Its great to be back!

https://i.imgur.com/fpDTTq2.jpg

I had to build a track to allow the elevator doors to slide back and forth.

https://i.imgur.com/mhiuaZY.jpg

Last edited by Brickman (October 15, 2018 (11:05am))

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Production is resuming in about an hour. Minifigure gear will be top-of-the-line in this film. The two main stormtroopers will have Firestar Toys' custom design arms:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/G1QAAOSwl5Va~ZbE/s-l300.jpg

As well as EclipseGrafx's custom printed hands:

https://i.imgur.com/e2nth8Q.jpg

And also LEGO's printed legs:

http://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/PN/11/970c01pb35.png

Boba Fett will also be decked out with Arealight's hunter pack:

http://www.arealightcustoms.com/shop/images/P/Hunter_BOB2.jpg

And LEGO's rare printed arms:

https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/PN/55/982pb042.pnghttps://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/PN/55/981pb042.png

And legs:

https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/PN/55/970c00pb0360.png

Last edited by Brickman (October 13, 2019 (06:59am))

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https://i.imgur.com/Eacv25i.jpg

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I like the sample frame. It doesn't show much, but does give a nice glimpse of the lighting and set. It all looks good. Perfect teaser image.

I'm excited to see all that awesome gear put on screen. Maybe not so much the custom Boba Fett gear, but I am pumped for seeing the Stormtrooper stuff all on one figure. Has any of it come in yet?

Those don't come cheap, do you have an approximate budget planned for the film?

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I’ve had the printed hands for a while now, and the arealight gear came in today. In all it’s gonna cost about $120. The stormtrooper arms have to come across the pond so they are estimated to come in Dec. 4th at the soonest! mini/eek

Last edited by Brickman (November 8, 2018 (09:50pm))

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https://i.imgur.com/DTsP1C2.jpg

Re: Star Wars: The Life of a Stormtrooper - Trouble in the Mess Hall

The cast is assembled!

https://i.imgur.com/JTNKvVm.jpg

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Got some more work done last night. Most of the episode will take place in the same room, so production shoudn't take too much longer.

https://i.imgur.com/7FJtLLe.jpg

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Can't wait!

This is why people in other countries hate us.

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I wasn't happy with the set design in the mess hall, so I took some time to remodel it. Making slow strides in production, but its coming along.

https://i.imgur.com/dlgYnzf.jpg

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Totally awesome!!!

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I’ve gotten a lot of work done over the past few months. I’m currently filming the final scene of my current set. I’ll be preparing for SHAC mostly for the next couple of weeks, so I’m hoping to have this done before the Summer Contest.

Last edited by Brickman (March 19, 2020 (05:59pm))

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Wow I can’t believe I’ve been working on this project for 4 years! mini/dizzy What was initially intended to be a multi-season series will only be a 2 episode miniseries now. I’m very glad to announce that Episode 1: Trouble in the Mess Hall is currently in the final stages of production and should be released by next week. We’ve always planned to have a Christmas special somewhere in between seasons, and that will now be the second and final episode in the series, as well as my contribution the 2020 Christmas Collab, since we can pretty much just make whatever we want this year.

Last edited by Brickman (September 24, 2020 (02:12pm))

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Some snapshots of what I’ve gotten done the past 6 months.

https://i.imgur.com/FM0n6Te.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/b4XwoMQ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Hda551F.jpg

Last edited by Brickman (September 29, 2020 (06:52am))

Re: Star Wars: The Life of a Stormtrooper - Trouble in the Mess Hall

Looks great!
The door design and wall textures in the last frame are quite eyecatching!
While the middle frame feels empty on the left side, the hat is a hilarious touch.

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Thanks, I took a lot of time to remodel the sets and get a clear vision of what I wanted the room to look like. I hope it’s a success after working on and off on this thing for almost 4 years

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Only one scene left to film! I’ve got some sound design and and color adjustment to left to do, but I’m shooting to have the film out by Friday morning.

Re: Star Wars: The Life of a Stormtrooper - Trouble in the Mess Hall

Awesome!

"Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." - 1 Corinthians 10:31b
"There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out." Russian Proverb

Re: Star Wars: The Life of a Stormtrooper - Trouble in the Mess Hall

I'm super happy to announce that Star Wars: The Life of a Stormtrooper - Trouble in the Mess Hall is at last complete! You can watch the film here. It's been a long ride, but this miniseries is finally underway. Better pick up my pace if I wan to fulfil my plans of having episode 2 out my Christmas. It's unfortunate that I couldn't include the licensed music that I have in my private version, as its a nice touch, but you know how it is.

Last edited by Brickman (October 1, 2020 (08:03am))