STAR WARS - The Empire strikes back - Fan made CGI VFX #1

My personal challenge to recreate selected vfx shots with CGI models to get as close as possible to the original scenes. The original model effects are a masterpiece and therefore it is a special challenge for me to recreate them as well as possible with the help of CGI.

Why do I do this...because I can expand my experience and learn from the professionals.

This fan production was created with 3DS MAX and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Have fun watching it

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[Ravege]

This is great and all, no doubt, but it also makes me appreciate how good the practical effects were *44 years* ago.

[michaeldexter]

Excellent! I do have one very minor criticism, though: ion cannons don't do explosive damage; they work by disrupting a ship's electrical systems and thus disabling it. Because the captain of the stardestroyer was overconfident, he hadn't raised shields and so the ground-based ion cannon was able to disable his ship with just two shots. (You can see in the original version that the ship's systems shut down when it is hit, but that the hull isn't physically damaged.)

[TerraStoryMYA]

It’s amazing that even after many decades the original effects are STILL better than what people can come up with today. Good effort though.

[maxcooper]

I love being able to see the Destroyer actually changing course to pursue the Falcon. Top notch job! MTFBWY

[stu]

Impressive, most impressive. Granted, that the CGI isn't as polished as it could be, BUT given that the original was accomplished by how many dozens of people, if not hundreds, over an innumerable amount of man hours, and this person now has the tools to complete it from their own home computer. How far we have come technology wise. Simply amazing!

[Gregory]

I like that at 5:32 you showed that they’re still within the Hoth System rather than simply “somewhere in outer space”

[lchambers]

Everything looks great with the exception of the probe droid sequence. Keep up the good work!

[acebrandon]

Miss the good ole days of superb cinema.

[AudieHolland]

*Leave this masterpiece alone*
If you wanna improve SFX, there's a dozen of lesser movies ready and waiting.

[BritishPaz]

Vader was on the bridge of the dark coloured super star destroyer not on one of the small white ones.

[leospencer]

Amazing! l'm love this movie about all Star Wars movies or series.

[viperleader]

I noticed that when they took out the first ISD, when that happen, they should've jumped into hyperspace, then they can announce that the first transport is away. (That is just my thinking) GOOD JOB!!!!

[ImHereFastPerson]

4:45 I swear the x-wing knocking into Luke’s head would’ve made for a great call back to the stormtrooper hitting his head

[TheRealNormanBates]

I wish Adywan released an edit of ESB:R with grey TIEs. I don't know why, but he likes the blue look.
3:52 heh heh.. this is one of the ideas I suggested to him and he constructed: Needa should be at the _front_ of the bridge, not the side window. Ady not only corrected that mistake, but you can see a SD far off on the right closing in on Hoth.

[mikecrabtree]

This was starwars when starwars meant something.

[Outrider]

I prefer practical F/X, but that being said, you did a very good job.

[lastguyminn]

Pretty impressive, but the panning shot of the Falcon soaring away as witnessed by Luke as he walks to his X-wing in the original looks even better than the re-creation.

[InDebt]

Great work. My only issue is that Ion weapons fire blue rounds and yours were red'ish.

[AlexRomero-fs]

Uhh didju forget that ion cannons don't cause expensive damage. And where is the executor?

[MrMegamikek]

I find your lack of editing Blizzard Squadrons' attack on the power generator disturbing. Great job nevertheless.