After having another small premier. The gang came up with a brand new three page list of things to edit on the film. This means that the 8% left that we mentioned in the last blog post was inaccurate. The new list has revealed that we have 12% of the film to edit. Now two weeks later since the premier, we've cut that in half with only 5.9% of the film left to edit with one month to go.
Mark Bray recording dialogue for The Padawan III
We have voices to record, lightsabers to edit and sound effects to add. Then the film should be done. Only problem is lightsabers take a long time to edit, making them frame by frame using a plane layer.
This means editing 1 second with 1 lightsaber is 30 frames which takes about 10 minutes. Having two lightsabers for a 2 minute duel takes days.
Mark discussing plans with the crew
We have set a deadline to get everything done and that's the 18th April. This gives us time to get a real premier together to show friends and family. Also it allows us to get other videos ready such as Outtakes and Behind The Scenes.
Editing on the movie began on the 21st February 2015 making the opening credits and pan down. Several small shots were edited from 2nd May 2014 to 5th January 2016. Editing on actual footage began on the 18th February 2016.
The first footage edited by MB & Homeland
[From Left] Will Britton & Mark Bray
Since February 2016, we've been editing small bits as filming went by. Now the re-shoots are done and all the footage is filmed, we are now editing 24/7.
Jordan Crowther-Russell editing lightsabers frame by frame
A recently calculation showed that 92% of the film has been edited leaving just 8% left. Only 7 minutes and 6 seconds out of 1 hour and 18 minutes are left to edit. Mostly being lightsaber frame by frame editing, but also a few other audio and 3D model clips to be done. MB & Homeland to get editing done by April 1st.
Mark Bray watching as footage
exports in the background
The film is now going through full editing. It will be looked at every week by a selected bunch to analysed the film and make it the best it can possibly be. The film will be released the 4th May 2017.
Official Poster featuring Mark Bray, Tom Ford
Harri Thompson, Tom Skinner, Samuel Moore
& Jordan Crowther-Russell
A IMDb page has been created for the film with a full cast list a running time. This also has a link to several cast members as well as other projects done by MB & Homeland such as Political Rage & Doctor Who.
A brand new trailer also came out last week. The trailer features several new clips and dialogue.
More information has been released to do with the cast list
The Boy: Mark Bray
Cardell Greed: Tom Ford
Henri Endocott: Jordan
Crowther-Russell
Jaz Valorum: Harri Thompson
Theo Kay: Mark Bray
Como Smit: Tom Skinner
Darth Vader: Will Britton
Darth Vader Voice: Ephraim
Sampson
Boba Fett: Tom Skinner
Captain Daniels: Mark Gunning
Captain Thomas Valorum: Samuel
Moore
Captain Solace: Graham Bray
Bo Kit: Colin Bray
Saidi Daniels: Brandon Messer
Voices: Aaron Hooper, Samuel Moore
& Will
Britton
Imperials & Stormtroopers: Colin Bray, Graham Bray, Samuel Moore, Tom Ford & Tom Skinner
We recent held a small premier of the unfinished Star Wars film and got a lot of feedback. The feedback we got was great help but does mean re-shoots will take place which could delay the films release.
Tom Skinner & Mark Bray
Acting in Star Wars The Padawan III
The re-shoots will begin on the 14th February and hopefully will be done by the beginning of March. A total of 3 pages will be re-filmed in the hopes to make a better movie. At the moment the film is scheduled for release on the 4th May 2017. Mark Bray fears that the film could be delay by 7 months, bringing out in December instead of May.
Non stop editing will be taking place from the 6th to the 8th February to get as much done as we can in the hopes that when re-shoots do take place, most of the film will already been done.
The big problem with the film at the moment is the opening and ending aren't very strong. the middle is perfect but we need to work on the opening more, the ending at the moment is very blurry as we have different ideas how it should end. The film might be shortened by removing the ending and having it finish earlier on which is much stronger, we are currently in debate as what to do.
Jordan Crowther-Russell, Samuel Moore & Tom Skinner watching the film Premier 4th February 2017
Filming has finally wrapped on our up and coming Star Wars FanFilm. We finished filming on the 29th December at 3pm. There will be a few more filming get togethers but only to fill in gaps and re-film a few things.
[From Left] Tom Ford, Mark Bray
& Harri Thompson
There are a total of 3 pages left to film out of 97 so only the odd gap or two needs filling. This means editing can continue full time, A few things have already been edited but now we can focus 90% into editing whilst re-filming takes place, then afterwards we can focus 100%.
The movie has a current running time of 1 hour and 13 minutes.
Once the last 3 pages are finished and the end credits are put on the end, the film will probably be an hour and 20/25 minutes long.
We also received a brand new trailer January 1st on the YouTube Channel. This trailer featured several new characters and for the first time included dialogue,
From the last trailer we learnt about The Boy & Theo Kay would be returning from the previous Padawan films. In this trailer we found out Como Smit will also be returning played by Tom Skinner.
We also learnt about Jaz who is looking for her brother, he was taken from her family when she was three, she wants to find him and get him back.
Tom Skinner as Como Smit
A lot of the characters in the trailer we saw in the last one, but there are some new faces:
One Stormtrooper wears a long black cape and speaks with Henri in the trailer.
Henri also aims his gun at someone out of shot, Who could it be?
Henri speaks to a man behind a mask saying he recognises him from somewhere.
More imperials appear in the trailer and a brief appearance from Boba Fett.
Darth Vader isn't seen much in this trailer compared to the last one, but does appear at the very end with the one of the unnamed characters we spoke of in an old blog post
[From Left] Graham Bray, Samuel Moore & Colin Bray Playing Imperials
Here is an updated version of the cast list that we know so far:
The Boy: Mark Bray
Cardell: Tom Ford
Jaz: Harri Thompson
Henri: Jordan Crowther-Russell
Como Smit: Tom Skinner
Theo Kay: Mark Bray
Darth Vader: Will Britton
Boba Fett: Tom Skinner
Darth Motalao: Samuel Moore
Kilt Potmonkay: Tom Skinner
Unnamed Character: Graham Bray
Unnamed Character: Colin Bray
Stormtrooper With Cape: UNKNOWN
Person Behind Mask: UNKNOWN
Person Henri Aims At: UNKNOWN
Imperials & Stormtroopers: Colin Bray, Graham Bray, Samuel Moore, Tom Ford & Tom Skinner
The official cast list is likely to be revealed soon. Another trailer will most like happen either next month or in March.
As of the 22nd December, MB & Homeland have held 19 filming get togethers on Star Wars The Padawan III, and have stacked up over an hour of footage for the movie. A total of 81 out of the 94 pages in the script have been completed with just 13 more to do.
Henri & Two Imperials
[From Left] Samuel Moore, Colin Bray
& Jordan Crowther-Russell
MB & Homeland will be holding 2 more filming days between the 29th December 2016 and the 7th January 2017 to complete the last 13 pages. With editing 25% done, it looks like the film will be out for the 4th May 2017 and won't be delayed as Mark feared.
Darth Vader
Played by Samuel Moore
MB & Homeland originally had plans to not release another trailer until February 2017, but it looks like they could be bringing one out as early as 1st January 2017. This trailer would reveal the other main characters that we have not seen yet, and will give us dialogue [unlike the first trailer] with a clearer understanding of the plot.
All of Darth Vader's takes are officially done for the next Star Wars FanFilm to hit MB & Homeland's YouTube channel on the 4th May 2017. Filming with the character begun on 18th February and finished 24th November 2016. Darth Vader is not the main villain of the film but does have a good amount of screen time in the movie. However filming has not finished completely on the movie, the movie will hopefully be finished by the end of December, with post production beginning after Christmas through till Spring 2017.
[Far Left] Jordan Crowther -Russell acting as Henri
And Tom Ford acting as Darth Vader
It took a told of three actors to bring Darth Vader to life. The three actors are:
Will Britton as the physicality
Samuel Moore as the stunt double
And Tom Ford as the body double.
Another actor will provide the voice [This actor has yet to be announced]
[Far Left] Samuel Moore acting as Darth Vader
Jordan Crowther -Russell acting as Henri
Star Wars Darkness Of The Republic is a new adventure in 'The Padawan' Series, this new story takes place between The Empire Strikes Back & Return Of The Jedi. The film follows The Boy, a man with no past. As he searches for his true identity, he means a various of friends and foes. The film is scheduled to be released on the 4th May 2017 at youtube.com/MBHomeland
[Far Left] Jordan Crowther -Russell acting as Henri
Samuel Moore acting as Darth Vader
