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demifiendrsa · 1 year

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Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 animated shorts posters

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macmanx · 1 year

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"The Bandits of Golak" by 88 Pictures (India)

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disneytva · 1 year

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Lucasfilm Unveils Animation Studios And Creatives For Star Wars Visions Season 2, Slated For May The 4th Be With You On Disney+.

May The 4th Be With You as Star Wars Visions expands beyond Japan with multiple animation studios around the world for second season. Today, Disney+ and Lucasfilm announced that the second volume of the animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on May 4, (a.k.a. Star Wars Day).

The studios tapped for Vol. 2, the titles and directors of their shorts were also revealed, with storied European outfits such as Aardman and Cartoon Saloon taking part alongside Oscar-winning Chilean boutique Punkrobot, Korea’s Studio Mir, South Africa’s Triggerfish and more.

Participating studios for Volume 2 include:

El Guiri (Spain)

Cartoon Saloon (Ireland)

Punkrobot (Chile)

Aardman (United Kingdom)

Studio Mir (South Korea)

Studio La Cachette (France)

88 Pictures (India)

D’art Shtajio (Japan), in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd. and LucasFilm Animation. (U.S.)

Triggerfish (South Africa)

“Sith” | El Guiri | Writer-director: Rodrigo Blaas

“Screecher’s Reach” | Cartoon Saloon | Director: Paul Young

“I Am Your Mother” | Aardman | Director: Magdalena Osinska

“In the Stars” | Punkrobot | Writer-director: Gabriel Osorio

“Journey to the Dark Head” | Studio Mir | Director: Hyeong Geun Park

“The Spy Dancer” |Studio La Cachette | Writer-director: Julien Chheng

“The Bandits of Golak” | 88 Pictures | Director: Ishan Shukla

“Aau’s Song” Studio: Triggerfish | Writer-directors: Nadia Darries and Daniel Clarke

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sudden-stops-kill · 1 year

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rugal v inquisitor

#the bandits of golak #88 pictures #star wars #visions #volume 2 #rugal #inquisitor #lightsaber

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danwhobrowses · 1 year

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Star Wars Visions: Volume 2 - Review

I am one with the 4th and the 4th is with me, and it's time for Star Wars to return into the experimental animation department for Visions' second season.

I had high opinions of the first season, so the second had a high standard to live up to. But this is what I thought about it

Spoilers for Visions: Volume 2. Watch it first if you don't want to be told major plot points and what my opinion on it is

And again I was left impressed and satisfied. Very glad to see Visions hit a home run once again because there is a lot of meat to bite into of a similar and different variety to the previous season.

As we have for the review of last season we'll start with the negatives to get them out of the way.

What Wasn't Great

No existing story is picked up A small gripe would be that after the great episodes of the first season it was an overall shame that none got a continuation, despite their potential for greater mileage. It's not entirely a bad thing, but it's a shame nonetheless.

The runtime still lacks Before we were looking at 20 minute episodes, but it seems volume 2 has ran down to episodes as short as 10-15 minutes. Which for a fan never feels long enough. While nobody's asking for padding, some episodes could've benefited from a bit more time to flesh out their action or emotional scenes.

Dumb Hopeful Child is Dumb (Twice) Once is passable but twice is worth noting, but the 'In the Stars' and 'Bandits of Golak' storyline both seemed to use the same idea of a force sensitive child's ignorance to how much the empire would hammer down on them, leading to the older sibling to step in. Rani and Tichina may have endearing qualities, but given what the episode tells about their past bereavement at the hands of the empire you'd think them to be at least a little more apprehensive towards using the Force in front of the Empire.

'This Path is only meant for you' (Thrice!) While one side is Jedi x2 and another Sith, there's also a similarity in conclusion in 'Screecher's Reach', 'Aau's Song' and again 'Bandits of Golak' with the young force sensitive having to leave their companions in order to complete training with their master - who in the former and latter is adamant to only take the one child - in search of a better life. In comparison, Daal's tragic story which sees her forced to kill to fall into the dark was more compelling than Rani's previously mentioned naivete stumbling into it, but Aau's tale achieves the opposite side of being hopeful as a counter to Daal's which I'll get more into. But again since Visions is meant to be fresh stories from appraised animation studios, it's a shame that you see duplication: it wouldn't have been too difficult really to tell each other what your story is so there's no overlap.

The Pit's main conflict is easily fixable While 'The Pit' acts well as a well-animated story with a dark turn midway, the whole problem of them being stuck in a hole they have dug felt like it could have been resolved a numeral amount of ways other than 'one will climb out into the imperial controlled city to tell people how the imperial has built this city on prison labor' or just 'chanting in unison so they can hear', I mean they could just build steps out of the bedrock, or just climb out the way Crux did. I also think that the story didn't want to go super dark with the troopers opening fire on the civilians, even though they were okay abandoning people in a pit to die. I dunno it felt rather unambitious at times, taking stories of other media (The Dark Knight Rises) and putting it into Star Wars.

What Was Great

An immediate feast for the eyes Immediately from the episode 'Sith', we are presented with a fresh and stylish level of animation; from the sketchbook-esque world, the flat brush strokes to the classic claymation, everyone's unique take on how the Star Wars world looks offers a new and intriguing perspective. The action is dynamic and fluid too, not to mention the character design for most are unique and themed to their environment.

Aardman understood the assignment At face value 'I Am Your Mother' felt like it'd be little more than a silly story. But its unique charm, blatant references, typical anime antagonist behaviour and its relatable storyline managed to pull off a lighthearted but fun ride.

Journey to the Dark Head! My favourite for this volume has to be the fifth episode, Studio Mir's 'Journey to the Dark Head', I mean fuck yes! A story of multiple plot threads, character development, and stakes, paired with japanese-esque settings, anime visuals and an unnerving villain, not to mention the core theme of balance rather than just light and dark. It's much of what I expect from this series and much like my last favourite 'The Ninth Jedi' it leaves me desiring more.

But also, The Spy Dancer! Second only to this would be the mesmerising Spy Dancer by Studio La Cachette that came right after it. What could've simply been an episode of manipulation underlined by a stunning performance immediately got turned on its head when the imperial ended up being Loi'e's kidnapped and indoctrinated son! Providing a new layer of complexity to the entire second half. A story which could've ended in brutal tragedy was instead given a merciful and hopeful open end. I can't exactly tell you the reasons why it doesn't beat Journey to the Dark Head, it could even be because I saw it first, but these are two stories that go higher and harder than the others in the volume in the similar bar as Ninth Jedi, Village Bride, Lop & Ocho and The Ronin.

Slight Familiarity Although it is unique content, you can see many influences in the episodes from other Star Wars Legends; a Malak-like sith, Gennedy's Clone Wars aesthetic, even an actual Wedge Antilles appearance, the familiarity does usher an easier immersion into the story.

It didn't end on a bummer like last time One of my biggest critiques of season 1 was that the season ended on a sore and bitter note with 'Akakiri', but this season seemed to remedy that with the ethereal-like story of Triggerfish's 'Aau's Song'. Immediately drawn in on premise, Aau achieves where Rani and Tichina struggled in being curious but aware, and also using her powers when necessary rather than forcing another to step in. While Aau also leaves her companions behind, her choice appears a lot more soft than Daal and Rani's 'leave or continue to suffer in this poor existence', and her departure feels more hopeful than bittersweet.

Definitely more stories to expand upon While we didn't pick up anything from Season 1 (yet), Season 2 has offered even more great story paths to look into; I do feel like each episode provided enough to be explored further and most would be captivating enough to be commissioned into full series if given the chance.

Conclusion

It was another good showing from Visions to show the newer and creative avenues the Star Wars universe can take under the helm of various animation styles and creative minds. With episodes tailored to different audiences too, there is a widespread appeal. If I were to rank them from best to worst in my opinion it would be:

Journey to the Dark Head, The Spy Dancer, The Sith, I Am Your Mother, Aau's Song, In the Stars, Screecher's Reach, The Pit, The Bandits of Golak

I'd say Bandits is probably the one I liked the least because In the Stars and Screecher's Reach/Aau's Song had the same plot elements done better, in spite of its unique arabic culture aesthetic and inquisitor villain. The Pit's lack of ambition also harmed it, but the rest were all very strong stories. It's actually a very good sign how much I had to toil between where to rank the third to fifth spots, with Aau's Song and I Am Your Mother surprising me on their quality, Screecher's Reach is great too with its tragedy but I do like positive stories over 'trauma be upon thee'. But yeah I think I'll gush a long time over Dark Head and Spy Dancer, that's some premium gourmet star wars there.

Bring on a Volume 3.

#star wars #star wars visions #star wars visions season 2 #star wars visions spoilers #sw visions #el guiri #cartoon saloon #punkrobot #triggerfish #aardman animations #studio mir #studio la cachette #88 pictures #d'art shtajio

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roguerebels · 11 months

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Rogue Rebels Podcast 163: Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2 (Part 2)!

#RogueRebelsPodcast 163: Liz, Lizzy, and Sal talk the last four episodes of #StarWarsVisions Vol. 2! #StarWarsPodcast

Sal, Lizzy, and Liz talk the last 4 episodes of Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2! Spy Dancer! The Bandits of Golak! The Pit! Aau’s Song! And the LOST EPISODE!!! We want to hear from you! Check out our questions and polls on Spotify! Click here to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Check out our pods on Visions Vol. 1 Visions Vol. 1 Part 1 and Visions Vol. 2 Part 2 Follow us…

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thenerdsofcolor · 1 year

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'Star Wars Visions Volume 2' Trailer Is A Global Animation Celebration

Disney unveiled its latest trailer for Star Wars Visions Volume 2 at Star Wars Celebration today. Much like Volume 1, Volume 2 invites global animation studios to push the limits on Star Wars storytelling while incorporating their country’s history and culture into their stories and created original characters that fit into the Star Wars galaxy and cast local talent to bring these characters to…

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#88 Pictures #Aardman #Cartoon Saloon #D&039;Art Shtajio #Disney+#El Guiri #Lucasfilm #Punkrobot #Star Wars Celebration #Star Wars Visions Vol. 2 #Studio La Cachette #Studio Mir #Triggerfish

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muppetjohntavares · 1 month

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Hate it when he goes, love it when he goes, you know how it is. (Willy Styles jersey butt appreciation)

(Picture credit to Minas Panagiotakis, Mark Blinch and Vitor Munhoz)

#this is completely serious i promise. i'm just obsessed with whatever is happening in that first picture #i know this isn't even ass out by his standards but i liked the combo of these :>#willy nylander #william nylander #toronto maple leafs #maple leafs #leafs #88 willy nilly #muppet edits leafs edition #muppet edits

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shiuefha · 7 months

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Okay, we're back to school in chapter 88.

Again with Damian's shoujo filter towards Anya. Oh, and he finally bought the cake that she wanted, even the most expensive one it seems.

But of course, it would be difficult for him to give it to her when both of his best friends were beside him (and of course, the handkerchief thing was a secret between Damian and Anya).

In their classroom, Anya read his mind.

She asked Becky's help, who then suggested her to write a message for him. She then wrote the message twice because of... you know, her handwriting was still a mess. The second one was readable somehow, but it seems terrifying (like, she stabbed her own hand with her pencil?)

They then met at the courtyard, only to find out that their own best friends were so curious that they kept their eyes on them both.

Okay, these five kids are best friends and don't convince me otherwise (what's with that rawr in the last panel lol?)

Anyways, this is my favorite part.

Oh my, these dramatic kids...😅

Even so, they should remember that the class had already started so they needed to go back to their classroom before... oh no, they're late.

Later, Anya and Damian went to Henderson's office, and... well...

Then it turned out that the cake...

Wait, did Yor tell Melinda about the cake problem between the kids? How did she know?

But anyway, as it's Damian and Anya that we're talking about, there always be a problem right after they resolve the previous one.

And yeah, I can't resist to screenshot these pages because I just like the dynamic between these kids, not to mention that this chapter was released after the broadcast of episode 27 yesterday (is it a coincidence?)

Now I wonder about the next chapter...

#personal post #spy x family #spy x family manga #spy x family manga spoilers #chapter 88 #anya forger #damian desmond #becky blackbell #emile elman #ewen egeburg #henry henderson #melinda desmond #seriously i just couldn't resist to screenshot all of these once i saw that shoujo filter page #there's still a screenshot which i can't include here because you know... the picture limit #but this is one of my favorite chapter for sure

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quentinfiletmignon · 9 months

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Not me starting another drawing instead of finishing one the unfinished ones 🙄

#the suit i'm drawing is one of the dead reckoning press tour suits even though in the original reference picture he wears a different one #i just really wanted to draw this one specifically #simon pegg #work in progress #zentangle drawing #zentangle patterns #fineliner drawing #fineliner illustration #stabilo point 88 #fineliner art

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kyouka-supremacy · 2 years

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This might come out as unexpected coming from your local sskk stan but honestly as much as I enjoyed Akutagawa showing that Atsushi's life is important to him I really wouldn't have minded if he chose to join the Hunting Dogs instead of sacrificing himself for him. I mean have you seen him in the Hunting Dogs uniform

#Hd Akutagawa lives in my head rent free #Like really. I'd love to tell you I love it because it creates a compelling au–#but if I'm being 100% honest it's just because he looks so good #Like. extremely good. but that's just me being biased for uniforms in general /////#And if the hd uniform was copper red like I pictured it when reading the manga then he'd look even better #ryūnosuke akutagawa #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd ch 86 #bsd ch 84-88 #mine #q.#10/06/22 #Actually I was lying elaboration of the au in reblogs #bsd au

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demifiendrsa · 1 year

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Star Wars: Visions volume 2 will stream on Disney+ on May 4, 2023.

Volume 2 shorts:

Title: “Sith”

Studio: El Guiri

Writer-director: Rodrigo Blaas

Rodrigo Blaas is an Emmy Award®-winning director who has spent more than 20 years in animation. After co-founding Stromboli Animation in 1997, Blaas joined Blue Sky Studios in 2000, working on the feature film Ice Age, before transitioning to Pixar Animation Studios. There, he worked on such projects as Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007), and Wall-E (2008) and on the Oscar®-nominated short film La Luna (2011). More recently, Blaas partnered with Guillermo del Toro to develop the award-winning series Trollhunters, served as creative director for Mikros Animation Paris and, in 2021, created El Guiri Studios in Madrid with his partner, Cecile Hokes. He also wrote and directed 2009’s award-winning short film Alma.

Title: “Screecher’s Reach”

Studio: Cartoon Saloon

Director: Paul Young

Paul Young is a co-founder of Cartoon Saloon, an IFTA winner and Oscar®, Emmy® and BAFTA nominee. He produced the animated features My Father’s Dragon, WolfWalkers, The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, and The Breadwinner as well as award-winning TV series including Puffin Rock, Dorg Van Dango, and Viking Skool.

Title: “In the Stars”

Studio: Punkrobot

Writer-director: Gabriel Osorio

Gabriel Osorio majored in Fine Arts at Universidad de Chile, later specializing in 3D animation. After working in commercials, movies and television series, he founded Punkrobot Studio. Since 2008, he has directed projects for children’s television including Flipos, Muelin y Perlita, Soccer Girls, and television spots. In 2016, his short film Bear Story became the first Latin American project to win an Oscar® in the animated short category.

Title: “I Am Your Mother”

Studio: Aardman

Director: Magdalena Osinska

Magdalena Osinska is an award-winning director who has been with Aardman for eight years. She has directed stop-motion, CGI, 2D and live-action commercials including Wallace & Gromit’s “The Great Sofa Caper” and “Share the Orange.” Osinska directed development of the children’s series Joyets and has also directed films including Spirits of the Piano and Zbigniev’s Cupboard. A graduate of the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, UK, as well as the Polish Film School in Lodz and Art College in Warsaw, Osinska is currently developing the feature film Jasia, based on her grandmother’s memories of WWII Poland.

Title: “Journey to the Dark Head”

Studio: Studio Mir

Director: Hyeong Geun Park

Rising star Hyeong Geun Park had already made a name for himself when he entered the Korean animation industry in 2017, thanks to his strong drawing and animation sensibilities. He has directed animation for dozens of cinematic game trailers and has since expanded into animated series, working on projects including Dota: Dragon’s Blood: Book 3 (2022) and Lookism (2022). Journey to the Dark Head is the first title he has executive produced from start to finish.

Title: “The Spy Dancer”

Studio: Studio La Cachette

Writer-director: Julien Chheng

Julien Chheng is CEO of Studio La Cachette, an Emmy Award®-winning French animation studio he co-founded in 2014 with fellow Gobelins school’s alumni Oussama Bouacheria and Ulysse Malassagne. Chheng was trained in visual development at Disney and has worked as a character animator on acclaimed 2D animated features The Rabbi’s Cat, Mune, and the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest and Celestine. In 2021, he won an Emmy Award® as animation executive producer of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, for which he also served as animation supervisor. In 2022, Chheng directed with Jean-Christophe Roger the Cesar-nominated feature Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia.

Title: “The Bandits of Golak”

Studio: 88 Pictures

Director: Ishan Shukla

Ishan Shukla started his career as a CG artist in Singapore. For more than a decade, he spearheaded projects ranging from TV commercials to series and music videos. His 2016 animated short, "Schirkoa," was long listed for the Academy Awards® after receiving dozens of awards and playing at 120 international festivals, including SIGGRAPH Asia where it was named Best in Show. He then set up his own animation studio to work on adult-oriented animated feature films including a feature-length version of Schirkoa, set to hit festivals in summer 2023.

Title: “The Pit”

Studios: D’art Shtajio and Lucasfilm Ltd.

Writer-director-executive producer: LeAndre Thomas

Co-director: Justin Ridge

LeAndre Thomas is an award-winning writer and director from Oakland, Calif., whose most recent film won Best Director at the Pasadena International Film Festival. In addition to his independent films, Thomas is a part of the franchise studio team at Lucasfilm Ltd. where he has worked for more than 11 years being credited on recent titles such as Light & Magic, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, and many more.

Justin Ridge executive produced the Emmy®-nominated series Star Wars Resistance. His credits also include Star Wars Rebels, Storks, The Cleveland Show, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Title: “Aau’s Song”

Studio: Triggerfish

Writer-directors: Nadia Darries and Daniel Clarke

Nadia Darries is a director, animator and co-founder of Goon Valley Animation, with an avocation for songwriting. Born in the Cape Flats in South Africa, Darries has worked on high-end animated film and motion design as an animator, project manager, creative director and director since 2015. Her experience includes animating at Triggerfish Animation Studios on the award-winning BBC films Stick Man, Revolting Rhymes, and Highway Rat.

Daniel Clarke is a Cape Town-based director and artist working in animation, film and illustration. He started his career in animation in 2008 at Triggerfish Animation Studios, where he has served as production designer, art director and director on projects such as the feature film Khumba, BBC’s Stick Man, and The Snail and the Whale. In 2018, along with James Clarke and Daniel Snaddon, he completed the graphic novel Kariba.