Making of Holochess for Star Wars: The Force Awakens!

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[Note: This video contains a very minor spoiler about a special effects sequence in Star Wars: The Force Awakens]
One of the many surprises in Star Wars: The Force Awakens that delighted fans was the appearance of the Dejarik holochess game on the Millennium Falcon. Adam Savage went behind-the-scenes at Tippett Studio to watch Phil Tippett and his team create the stop-motion animation sequence, and learns a secret about how this cameo connects to the original Star Wars!
See the holochess pieces up close in these photos: www.tested.com/starwars/558065...
Thanks so much to Tippett Studio for giving us access to this amazing process!
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@JoseHeredia 8 жыл бұрын

Phil is true legend in special effects, glad to see his magic to this day.

@SbstnAcha 8 жыл бұрын

Tippett, McQuarrie, Ben Burtt, John Dykstra, John Williams...Maaaan Star Wars had some geniuses in it!

@dannycruz5446 8 жыл бұрын

+Sebastian Acha yup, yup..along with denis muren, ken ralston, joe johnston and a bunch of others

@rickytoddbotelho9555 Жыл бұрын

Richard edlund, Dennis murren, Charles Lippincott, ❤

@Psychlist1972 8 жыл бұрын

You can tell Adam was giddy to be there for this one.

@shooty.deluxe 8 жыл бұрын

Since I was a kid I've been obsessed with the holo chess scene. I dream of the day I can actually play this at home.

@Shizzmonger 8 жыл бұрын

+Shooty Deluxe Me too best part

@TheVaultMaster 8 жыл бұрын

Santa Claus does amazing stop-motion animation!

@youngzm 8 жыл бұрын

+TheVaultMaster He gives gifts greater than just a physical present.

@CraigDixonTV 8 жыл бұрын

I was just going to say that!

@rickmartinez3268 2 ай бұрын

He got the touch he the Power yeah! 😅💯

@michaelreis3423 8 жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad to see "old-school" techniques can still come into play and to see some of the original ILM artists as part of the team so cool!

@sahabatsemua9404 8 жыл бұрын

+MIchael Reis Hello friends! You can find full movie here: ecekecekfilmcreedmovie.blogspot.co.id/2015/12/star-wars-force-awakens-2015.html Best movie of the year so far! Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens full onlen free!!!

@illumecast7197 8 жыл бұрын

Nice to know it was done practically :) The hologram effect done in the film made me think it was fully CG.

@swsephy 8 жыл бұрын

It was awesome to see this return in the new movie.

@Villeartt 8 жыл бұрын

Nice job, ILM, for making CGI characters of these guys animating these creatures in stop motion. I'm totally sold!

@JoolsTurrall 8 жыл бұрын

The idea that the game picked up from the last sequence is jaw dropping attention to detail, along with the remake of the pieces/characters and how it was made. All for a few seconds at best of time on screen. Details, it's all about the details. Nice work.

@animateangus 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic that stop motion creature effects are coming back! Fed up seeing CG stuff.

@MrTynanDraper 8 жыл бұрын

+Angus Lamont (AnimateAngus) As if you could tell the difference. . .

@animateangus 8 жыл бұрын

Daniel Tynan Yep, you'd be surprised at how far stop motion has come. I've seen some stop motion tests that look far superior to CG creature effects.

@TomWhaley621 8 жыл бұрын

+Angus Lamont (AnimateAngus) Agreed. This definitely visually stood out in the film, in a positive way. I'm a big practical effects fan, and it's nice to see them give stop motion a win here!

@MrTynanDraper 8 жыл бұрын

+Angus Lamont (AnimateAngus) well that's just my point. . modern stop motion is nearly indistinguishable from modern CGI. . lighting in modern CGI has improved to the point it also looks like a real life object. . So it is odd to say that one technique is "far superior" to the other. . when you may not even be able to tell the difference.. . At which point whatever technique is fastest and cheapest should be the main consideration.

@ACoolStupidDog 8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Tynan CGI is very noticeable when put next to a tangible effect. That's pretty much why in TFA the only two instances of CGI are VERY noticeable and much less seamless compared to the costumes and other elements.

@ProductionsNate 8 жыл бұрын

Im glad to see star wars revert back to stop motion and practical effects!

@Puddingfuzz 8 жыл бұрын

4:30 norm's being a creepy stalker in the background xD

@zenithquasar9623 6 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@Monsterist76 8 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff. It's really great that they opted to use the traditional stop-motion technique for this scene. Also, the big ogre wearing a tunic looks OP af.

@Briandoesit 8 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how much work goes into making a few seconds of film.

@matthew_thefallen 8 жыл бұрын

LOVE IT! Star Wars will always be linked with stop motion! What a fine art it is!

@kezadrone 8 жыл бұрын

Ok that was TOO much of a treat, thanks a mil for uploading this section, adored it.

@RonWylie-gk5lc 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to watch, we need the stories of these artists while we still have them, can you imagine having Willis O'Brien here to tell us the story of animating Kong, sadly we cant but it,s a lesson we need to learn to preserve these memories

@tristanramirez1799 8 жыл бұрын

Just incredible! Videos like these are why I love Tested so very much!

@TheChilipepper77 8 жыл бұрын

Lot of respect for guys who do stop motion, it would drive me crazy

@thewingedcroc 8 жыл бұрын

this is exactly the kind of thing I wanted to see!! ahhhhh so cool to hear how they work!!

@josephmadera9689 8 жыл бұрын

please make it a real holographic game so I can give you my money.

@SC0RPI0NFURY 8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Madera You can bet this Starwars holochess game will come out for Microsoft`s Hololens glasses at some point

@GeoBlizzy 8 жыл бұрын

+Dibby Silvia Thanks for the VIRUS buddy

@CaptainRumi 8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Madera they should make a Star Wars game like GTA or Red Dead Redemption with mini games like Holo chess in it.

@brettheart1462 8 жыл бұрын

Congrats Tested for doing an actual Force Awakens BTS video!! You guys are now the biggest of the big-time.

@judemonge8697 8 жыл бұрын

I loved seeing these guys. They need to come out with a licensed chess set with these guys.

@trekguy66 8 жыл бұрын

Now that is the kind of Tested video I like!

@obliviousfafnir01 8 жыл бұрын

How come nobody's ever made a Dejarik video game?

@MB-yi1jg 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a VR one now!

@tommylj 8 жыл бұрын

I love that they did it in stop motion!!

@00WhiteBlade 8 жыл бұрын

Adam is a huge part of my childhood. You will always be the coolest 50+ year old guy on earth.

@Pegwarmers 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Cool behind the scenes bit. Love the stop motion animation.

@VariablePenguin 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work.

@apastoys5153 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. I would love to see the chess pieces up close and what a great nod to the original Star Wars.

@JurassicCollectables 8 жыл бұрын

Wow this must have cost a fortune for that one short shot. Expensive!!

@wtperkins 8 жыл бұрын

It was a nice tip of the hat to the original that they used stop motion. However, I will say (and don't kill me for saying this) that this is one sequence where it would have made sense to use CGI, since in the actual Star Wars universe itself, they are digitally rendered creatures displayed through a hologram. But this works too, and clearly these guys are masters at what they do.

@molekulaTV 5 жыл бұрын

Adam, awesome to see ya.

@Denizen-Unknown 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell by their "enthusiasm" for Adam's questions that they are animators.

@voronOsphere 3 жыл бұрын

Phil Tippett RULES!!!!

@bobbyberetta4206 8 жыл бұрын

Another win for the new Star Wars!

@Zachsharp 8 жыл бұрын

So awesome!

@maxpower7133 6 жыл бұрын

I hope to see more of this in episode IX

@totallyworthit5858 6 жыл бұрын

I loved the holochess scene in A New Hope

@MrSafari1998 8 жыл бұрын

I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE THESE MONSTERS

@jacobwebb1876 8 жыл бұрын

I watched it 4 times and loved it

@AudioAndroid 8 жыл бұрын

Longest Video Game placed on Pause of all time 30 years!

@Joliie 8 жыл бұрын

I love this :) cannot wait to see it again, will defently be more focused on the board 2nd time around :)

@dimitreze 8 жыл бұрын

It looked better than the 1977's version because that was made at a lower frame rate. Probably 10 fps. This new version it's 24 fps, so it looks more smooth.

@vistacruiser83 8 жыл бұрын

Well done. More of this from @Tested, please! I haven't seen the movie yet but this was so good I don't care.

@benw9949 8 жыл бұрын

That was so great in the original and yet it was one short scene. Great to see there will be something cool with it in the new movie. -- Amazing they did it in stop motion this time around. It'd be great if they release a figure set and game.

@Andromeister27 8 жыл бұрын

so awesome

@MadsMcKay 8 жыл бұрын

I was so thrilled when I saw the film to see they did the claymation style again. I think it's funny that Chewie never picked up playing holochess again after c3p0 'lets him win'.

@fishblades 8 жыл бұрын

I loved that Tippets called it the El Kabong!

@madisonhill3175 8 жыл бұрын

Phil Tippett is a badass.

@ChupeTTe 5 жыл бұрын

Great job

@isisbarfuss558 11 ай бұрын

Star Wars is in a different place now. Back then, we were so excited, but now; not so much. The fanbase is fractured. Our last hope is the Ahsoka show, which it's first two episodes just released, but has led some to believe that even this show won't save the fandom. We will just have to see, once the show is done.

@dimitreze 8 жыл бұрын

THIS IS SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@darthdorkus 6 жыл бұрын

Gibby was talking about using kinesthetic sense. Neat

@davesung 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome report!!! Totally thought it was CGI!

@hypnolobster 8 жыл бұрын

Oh god please release the 3d models so I can make molds.

@hpfred 8 жыл бұрын

+Kirby Weldon It would also be cool, for whem Hololens release people could do a real Holochess

@otdoud 8 жыл бұрын

+Kirby Weldon I would love it.

@MrTynanDraper 8 жыл бұрын

+Kirby Weldon This is Disney and Star Wars. .you think they are just going to give out their merchandising designs for free?! You better believe they will hold on to EVERY little thing in case it can be used for a McDonalds toy or something.

@tywillis2395 8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Tynan And not even used a decent mold

@vcancer 8 жыл бұрын

When I saw the chess pieces in the new Star Wars I was like AWSOME!!

@oO_ox_O 8 жыл бұрын

Is being low-energy like these guys required to do stop-motion? Adam could never do that. :D

@grayfitz 8 жыл бұрын

YOU HAD ONE JOB PHIL!

@yanndick 8 жыл бұрын

Tippett looks like a real Santa Claus now ! ;-) For the man genius who gave us to see so many wonders on screens since the 70's, it seems quite normal though. Even just for DRAGONSLAYER's Vermithrax and for STARSHIP TROOPERS' bugs, Big Thanks to you, Mr Tippett !

@yanndick 8 жыл бұрын

+Tony Cross Sounds like it is the best way to live a stressless life and to just enjoy what one likes.

@TheDevilWAH 7 жыл бұрын

Tony Cross you would be wrong, he suffers from depression and anxiety. come close to ending it all. he loved what he does but its not stress free no worries life by a long shot.

@wormspeaker 8 жыл бұрын

I like these guys. It would probably drive me crazy to work with the though.

@jochippy 8 жыл бұрын

Phil Tippet, you were the dinosaur supervisor in jurassic park! *WHERE WERE YOU?!?!*

@FlyingAce1016 8 жыл бұрын

I noticed it looked like the same effect :D!!!

@MrMaliciousintention 8 жыл бұрын

Adam, you must do a spoiler cast ASAP! I absolutely have to know your thoughts on the film, and this video while as cool as it was just isn't enough!!

@TheBlazeyBoy 8 жыл бұрын

sadly it didnt get much screen time

@madcowrebel4216 8 жыл бұрын

Well, it was more of a tribute to the original trilogy then a real playing scene.

@Khanstant 8 жыл бұрын

+Mad Cow Rebel Perhaps the same could be said of all the scenes.

@bugzkilla 8 жыл бұрын

+Goblin Honey That's when you know they did pretty good. I agree, I wanted to see more of every scene in the movie.

@Khanstant 8 жыл бұрын

+bugzkilla I meant that in reply to Mad Cows comment. I'm Implying there was a bit too much "it's like poetry, it rhymes." Not to use Georges quote against JJ or Disney, and obviously they're going to be rich.

@bugzkilla 8 жыл бұрын

Goblin Honey Ah, well of course they had to relate it the the original Trilogy. They also needed to give *spoilers* Han Solo a good send off while introducing new characters ; they did this by giving the audience familiar things while showing them new stuff. 7 is a lot more like the introduction and setup for the audience, 8 and 9 can take it in a different direction and no longer will be tied down.

@TrOllinM4sTEr 8 жыл бұрын

that moment when Chewie noticed Finn accidentally turning the game board on. the feels.

@trip3980 8 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see these peaces get replicated for the masses.

@jaimepagemolina8656 8 жыл бұрын

AMAZING!! 😄 😄

@Nico42ke 8 жыл бұрын

The like button just isn't enough. Awesome video! It takes me back to when I watched Movie Magic as a kid.

@mach0elf 8 жыл бұрын

"More dinosaur please" was my 2YO daughter's response.

@hoppend 8 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@TwoTonePictures 8 жыл бұрын

RESPECT!!!!! RESPECT!!!! RESPECT!!!!

@jerichokhris1002 8 жыл бұрын

I still blame Phil for the who dinosaur park debacle. you had one job Phil Tippet!

@JuanRamirez-xh3kc 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff that deserves better than the crap excuse of a sequel trilogy.

@rdouthwaite 8 жыл бұрын

11:11 Yes Adam, they will notice if one is missing....

@pinpaljesse 8 жыл бұрын

I'm imagining a heist movie where 3 stop - motion animators sneak into George's office to retrieve the creatures.

@thedullohanvids 8 жыл бұрын

I watched the original movie the other day. I never payed any attention to the chess game in the past, but I notice this time it's kinda like Pokémon.

@teccec 8 жыл бұрын

Would have been cool to come in with a shot-plan similar to the one animator's and presuming you couldn't use the Star Wars characters use some other characters to create something rough in about an hour. Should have been able to get 5-10 seconds of something.

@ArtofBrentMinehan 8 жыл бұрын

Phil would make a great santa

@nathie 8 жыл бұрын

that's so cool

@opsimathics 8 жыл бұрын

holy shit it's Phil Tippet

@Shizzmonger 8 жыл бұрын

Let me buy them. They should make a set of these.

@DingoAteMeBaby 8 жыл бұрын

holy crap Phil Tippet is like a mountain man now

@Andromeister27 8 жыл бұрын

damn i want to see a stand alone short movie based on this monster chess game.

@Chalor. 5 жыл бұрын

Holy crap! Phil Tippett is totally unrecognizable! They look like Santa Claus now.

@mikewilliams6025 8 жыл бұрын

9:00 love the Hanna-Barbera reference.

@DanPawlak 8 жыл бұрын

The animators are the amazing Chuck Duke & Tom Gibbons.

@v3dee 8 жыл бұрын

+Dan Pawlak Chuck Duke is an amazing stop motion animator. He's been at it since 1986 starting at Will Vinton Studios.

@4IN14094 8 жыл бұрын

Dear tested, once you done with your 1/6 original trilogy Millennium Falcon build, will you be happy enough to do a one day build of the Bandai 1/144 The Force Awaken version Millennium Falcon build with friends? or maybe the resistance X-Wing as well? :)

@AnimeStudioMotion 8 жыл бұрын

i've notice most of the scene on awaken were taken from episode iv

@DucatiKozak 8 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that they didn't shoot it on a green screen set-up for the composite. (blue screen- or what ever screen wasn't worn by the characters)

@jokensy101 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! Phil Tippett is really old.

@MrChief101 8 жыл бұрын

The luckiest kids in the universe at 6:20... Hey, Tippet-- why the recoil in disgust at taking a speculative note from the first movie? C'mon, brother, that's one of the reasons you're here as well as in your studio... Maybe I misunderstood, but isn't this on your demo reel?

@leoroam2770 7 жыл бұрын

+ Tested - Love your art!! I know how to build armatures for the puppets but yours are too stronger,though mine isn't so professional parts these work on.

@gilgameshaeternus960 8 жыл бұрын

I've grown to hate Star Wars sadly. But love the mythology/artwork

@polvalente 8 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Careful! Wasn't Phil the Dinosaur Supervisor in Jurassic Park? You had one job...

@dk0r51 8 жыл бұрын

08:25 Anyway know what kind of smart watch flashes onto the bottom right corner of the screen @ 08:25 ?

@mthlay15 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the spoiler alert. Ill be back to watch the video once I've seen the movie!

@TomsBackyardWorkshop 8 жыл бұрын

+mthlay15 You've already seen it. It was just a copy of the other six films.

@bluegoose7832 8 жыл бұрын

+POVadventure Congratulations on figuring out how to complain.

@TomsBackyardWorkshop 8 жыл бұрын

wwaxwork If I were trying to be cool wouldn't I claim that I liked it? It is apparently very popular although I have no idea why. The entire plot line was made up of plots from the old movies. There was nothing original.

@bluegoose7832 8 жыл бұрын

POVadventure STOP TRYING TO SOUND EDGY! The film was sooooo much better than the prequels! If you don't like the formula of the movie... FUCK OFF!

@TomsBackyardWorkshop 8 жыл бұрын

You got me there, it was better than the prequels. A turd is better than the prequels. As for a formula there was none. You've got a droid with a bit of vital information stuck on a desert planet with storm troupers chasing it. It gets briefly captured by a small alien then rescued by a future Jedi who knows nothing about the force. The bad guy is related to one of the good guys. They go to a cantina seeking safe transport. They escape from the desert planet in the Millennium Falcon. Han Solo doesn't want to get involved. There's a giant laser gun that destroys planets. They have to destroy the gun to prevent the destruction of the rebellion. In order to destroy the gun they have to take down the shields. then the X-wing pilots fly along a trench filled with gun turrets. Most of the pilots die. Then they have to fly inside the gun to blow it up. One of the hero's even gets captured and tortured. Did I miss anything? I have no problem with call backs to previous episodes but you have to add to the story. The only thing new that I can think of is there was a storm trouper who switched sides and he dies.