A guide to recreating space battles from Star Wars – at home, and with no CGI.
Using a model, light, green screen and considered camera work, Epic Light Media invites us to join his Remaking 3 seconds of Star Wars:
InCamera attempts a similar challenge, this time with a blue screen and a slightly more ambitious final runtime:
Further Challenges
You can find a roundup of roundups – shooting, lighting, editing, and VFX isolation challenges – right here:
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