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Tartakovsky on Clone Wars Volume II
Source: Kevin Rubio
March 21, 2005
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Tonight, Cartoon Network premieres the long awaited second volume of the "Clone Wars" saga (check local listings). Last Saturday night fans were treated to the (not quite fully completed) world premiere of the animated film, The American Cinematheque Society's two-day long salute to the man behind the animation, multiple Emmy winner, Gendy Tartakovsky.
The packed house was not disappointed. A screening of Gendy's earlier CN interstitials kicked off the night, followed by the last episode from the first installment.
Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume II picks up right where we left off in the last series, with the rescue of the Jedi Knights on the planet Hypori. We are then treated to a series of montages that include the knighting of Anakin (by Yoda - no less) his new scar and cool 70's hair style. The remaining four, twelve-minute episodes then leap three years ahead, and we jump back and forth between two stories: Anakin's final (slightly unorthodox) Jedi trial, and The Siege of Corescant, leading to the capture of Chancellor Palpetine.
Like it's predecessor, Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume II is an incredible accomplishment in television animation, especially given the relatively little time the team was given to pull off such a feat. And the extended twelve-minute format gave the creators more time to explore character relations and even add some humor, which (unlike the humor in Episodes I & II) does not seem entirely out of place. In addition, Gendy and his crew have laced the dialog with lines/phrases that the Star Wars fans will appreciate, including lines from Anakin that will later become familiar Darth Vader lines.
Gendy told the crowd Saturday that his reason for coming back to the project was because George had requested it. "We were talking about projects and he asked about some more Star Wars." The less-then-enthused Tartakovsky told use he changed his mind when George said, "well, why don't you guys do the scroll from the upcoming 'Episode III'? So now this was truth - part of the Star Wars universe. This was coming from him, not a toy company, or someone just looking to make money back, so I got all excited," Gendy later said. He also reported that the amount of latitude and trust afforded the crew was at time both a blessing and a curse. The knighting ceremony comes directly from Gendy's team. When asked "So what's the knighting like?" George's "Oh…I don't know" reply was…well very "George."
All in all fans of Star Wars, and animation in general, will love this new mini-series, and with one being shown each week up until May, it should make the wait for the final installment a little easier.
source:
comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php
Source: Kevin Rubio
March 21, 2005
comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php
Tonight, Cartoon Network premieres the long awaited second volume of the "Clone Wars" saga (check local listings). Last Saturday night fans were treated to the (not quite fully completed) world premiere of the animated film, The American Cinematheque Society's two-day long salute to the man behind the animation, multiple Emmy winner, Gendy Tartakovsky.
The packed house was not disappointed. A screening of Gendy's earlier CN interstitials kicked off the night, followed by the last episode from the first installment.
Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume II picks up right where we left off in the last series, with the rescue of the Jedi Knights on the planet Hypori. We are then treated to a series of montages that include the knighting of Anakin (by Yoda - no less) his new scar and cool 70's hair style. The remaining four, twelve-minute episodes then leap three years ahead, and we jump back and forth between two stories: Anakin's final (slightly unorthodox) Jedi trial, and The Siege of Corescant, leading to the capture of Chancellor Palpetine.
Like it's predecessor, Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume II is an incredible accomplishment in television animation, especially given the relatively little time the team was given to pull off such a feat. And the extended twelve-minute format gave the creators more time to explore character relations and even add some humor, which (unlike the humor in Episodes I & II) does not seem entirely out of place. In addition, Gendy and his crew have laced the dialog with lines/phrases that the Star Wars fans will appreciate, including lines from Anakin that will later become familiar Darth Vader lines.
Gendy told the crowd Saturday that his reason for coming back to the project was because George had requested it. "We were talking about projects and he asked about some more Star Wars." The less-then-enthused Tartakovsky told use he changed his mind when George said, "well, why don't you guys do the scroll from the upcoming 'Episode III'? So now this was truth - part of the Star Wars universe. This was coming from him, not a toy company, or someone just looking to make money back, so I got all excited," Gendy later said. He also reported that the amount of latitude and trust afforded the crew was at time both a blessing and a curse. The knighting ceremony comes directly from Gendy's team. When asked "So what's the knighting like?" George's "Oh…I don't know" reply was…well very "George."
All in all fans of Star Wars, and animation in general, will love this new mini-series, and with one being shown each week up until May, it should make the wait for the final installment a little easier.
source:
comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php
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