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RYAN WIEBER VS. MICHAEL "DORKMAN" SCOTT

What began as a friendly rivalry between two effects artists explodes off TheForce.Net's FanFilms Forum and into the real world in a lightsaber battle royale.

Originally created for the forum's lightsaber choreography competition, this fight to the death will decide once and for all who is truly most skilled with a saber.

There can be only one.



(I did not make this short film, stop asking me how I made the special effects. Its a mix of rotoscoping, photoshop and After Effects.)


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FAQs (from ryanvsdorkman.com)

How did you do those lightsaber effects?
We used Adobe After Effects to rotoscope the prop blades and add glows to them. Essentially the same way ILM does it. After Effects was also used for a variety of other visual effects you see (or don't see) in RvD.

How long did it take you to make this, and when did it come out?
We choreographed and filmed over the course of three weekends, and spent about 4 months on the effects in our spare time, finishing March 1st, 2003.

Did you guys have any martial arts or sword training when you made this?
Neither of us had any formal training of any kind at the time of making RvD. Just watched a lot of movies.


Where was this shot, and what is that thing in the background?
RvD was filmed at Carco Electronics, who built flight simulators for the aerospace industry. The machine in the background is a satellite tracking positioner, the specifications of which were top secret. After the machine was finished being built, it was shipped off to an "undisclosed location".

Where did you get the lightsaber props you guys are fighting with?
The saber props were actually built for this. They were made in several parts using a lathe, mill, and other metalworking tools. Aluminum tubing (like you can find at your local hardware store) were used for the blades.

What kind of camera did you film with?
Canon GL-1 camcorder.

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: March 14, 2006 at 8:39 am
Author: maniacmike

Length: 00:05:09
Rating: 4.83
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Video Comments:
ganonspike (December 5, 2008 at 9:51 am)
lol this was really nice, my friend i tried to make a weapons scene once it takes forever this is really good work
Couchou (December 5, 2008 at 12:32 am)
The sort of tecniques used were...cheezy, but other than that this was REALLY neat!! Nicely done. You should consider getting some people with experience in martial arts of some type.
psykosis7 (December 5, 2008 at 12:06 am)
Lmao.
azzamackg (December 4, 2008 at 11:08 pm)
how do you make the lightsabers look real
Awsomegoober (December 4, 2008 at 10:27 pm)
3:12 Oh no you didn't!
XxTheApprenticexX (December 4, 2008 at 7:52 pm)
How do people do that jump at 2:46
koomorrow (December 4, 2008 at 7:25 pm)
5:11
Adidazc941 (December 4, 2008 at 7:04 pm)
It was just stupid the way he did that, he didn't have to throw the thing in the air when he just could have jumped up with the thing in his hand, BTW just chill out all i did was comment
odinncool (December 4, 2008 at 6:39 pm)
NIIIIIIIIIIICE
IMTh3D3v1l (December 4, 2008 at 6:16 pm)
I fail to see said gayness, I see it as better than anything Lucas every pulled for the entire 5 minutes. Are you just hoping for a gay scene?