Principal Photography

Principal Photography

Principal photography on Dubstep Trooper is a wrap! After prepping the set on Friday, we had the weekend of 16 and 17 December to shoot our blue-screen footage at MyFacilities in Groningen. In fact, every shot in the film will be either blue-screen or full CG. We shot 60 slates,...
It's a wrap!

It’s a wrap!

Check out the reflection in the eye!
501st Legion (the Dutch Garrison)

501st Legion (the Dutch Garrison)

Last weekend producer Koen Leerink and director Giso Spijkerman went to Utrecht where they met 10 guys (and a girl!) of the 501st Legion (the Dutch Garrison)!
Storyboard: Darth Vader is angry!

Storyboard: Darth Vader is angry!

A new piece of our storyboard we’re making. Not only the DOP but also the gaffer will need it. He must decide where the lights are be placed to match the light in the bluescreen footage with the 3D enviroment.
Biggest Starwars helmet collection of Europe.

Biggest Starwars helmet collection of Europe.

We just met @LeoBerghuis! He owns the biggest #starwars helmet collection of Europe! Pretty amazing!
Hangar lights

Hangar lights

And there was light!
CG Hallway

CG Hallway

Almost the entire movie will be made in a CG environment. This is a first peak at the hallway Darth Vader will be walking through!
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The Mocap Shoot - behind the scenes in 60 sec

The Mocap Shoot – behind the scenes in 60 sec

After a few initial tests earlier on, last week we had a lot of fun shooting the motion capture scenes, guerilla style! We ordered a couple of playstation cameras and bought great software from Ipisoft. We then created a small capture area in our own greenscreen studio and mocapped the shots that we knew were impossible...
Silence on set!

Silence on set!

The set during the lunchbreak.
Shooting the movie!

Shooting the movie!

 On the set of Dubsteptrooper the movie!
The AT-AT Cockpit: work in progress.

The AT-AT Cockpit: work in progress.

Giso and Koen have been busy constructing the AT-AT cockpit. This is its bare structure, but wait till you see what Koen’ll get done during the weekend! It’s awesome to finally see an actual life size set piece for a film that is going to be mostly CG. More soon.
Test-shoot

Test-shoot

Today we’ve tested some camera & lighting settings!
501st Legion (the Dutch Garrison)

501st Legion (the Dutch Garrison)

                  Last weekend producer Koen Leerink and director Giso Spijkerman went to Utrecht where they met 10 guys (and a girl!) of the 501st Legion (the Dutch Garrison)! It was great to meet such passionated fans and see all their high quality suits and props! We explained...
My Facilities

My Facilities

It’s official. We’ll shoot the movie at My facilities (myfacilities.nl).
Four imperial walkers are waiting to be textured.

Four imperial walkers are waiting to be textured.

We’re getting closer and closer. This still is a screenshot, but the final result will be totally awesome.
Robotic arm prototype.

Robotic arm prototype.

This is a robotic arm prototype. It’s possible the arm will be up side down connected to the roof. It’s used to repair the imperial walkers (AT-AT’s).
Biggest Star Wars helmet collection in Europe

Biggest Star Wars helmet collection in Europe

This morning we met Leo Berghuis, about 5 miles from our studio. And guess what: Leo owns the biggest Star Wars helmet collection in Europe.If you think all his helmets are identical, you’re wrong! I admit, I didn’t know how that either, until this morning. As we entered his office, it felt like entering a room...
Hangar door

Hangar door

Right now we’re focussing on the massive door leading to the AT-AT hangar. You can see it at the opposite of the hangar.
Storyboard

Storyboard

A storyboard is being made for every individual shot! It could be from a comicbook!