Wow, that was great! They really had the moves down. Some serious time spent in choreography. Thanks stephw8.

That was awesome. This should had been in a movie!

fantastic

I take it "lightsabre duel" is a metaphor for sex?

well done!

The sound and FX were even more amazing than the choreography - though the ebb and flow of the fight worked really well. Amazing what you can do with a digital video camera and some serious editing skillz!

I especially enjoyed the ROF-Fighting and the ingenious death stroke!

unreal! reverse grip was a nice touch

Great editing, no doubt, but there's also great camera handling and some great facial expressions. I didn't really think the ending flowed, but it was a good gag. It was a good place for it too. It would have been nice if there was some small thread that connected it with everything else though. The choreography was inspired and it was cut together extremely well. I sensed the intent with the location they chose: grandiose machinery puts you in the sense of being in one of the emperor's throne rooms. I totally hadn't expected the fight to turn out the way it did. Very entertaining. I've been watching it over and over. They must've practiced duelling a lot or have taken a fencing class or something. I was somewhat put off at first by the continuous one handed light saber hold of Michael's character, but enjoyed the pay-off with the punching. It's so much fun to watch!

amazing!

Absolutely inspiring! Nice job.

Excellent job on the video. only thing i have to complain about, is that a coulpe of the moves felt a little slow, like when he reached back over his head. I liked the part where they were rolling over. and what software/programs did you use and where can i find them?

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Om3ga. I think they mainly use Adobe AfterEffects for this kind of thing, but I could be wrong.

Wow! Amazing what you can do on a budget! Very entertaining.. you know as the fight progressed.. and since it looked "to the death" I wasn't sure if anyone was going to really die in the end.. I noticed when it was over.. I had my hands clinched and my palms were sweaty! haha.. very good..

Only regret, a minor issue, I was kinda hoping some of the props, background items got more involved in the fight.. e.g. a few tables/chairs/whatever cut up with the sabers. Nice touch on the leg slice!

Excellent in all aspects! Story, filming.. action, effects etc..

Incredible! Truly incredible! Great special effects, excellent video quality and amazing choreography! These guys are truly talented and made an excellent low budget video which I am truly in awe over.

That video was really great!!!! I know of a competition (very good exposure) that you might want to enter it in. Contact me (at my website) for more info. I produced the John Williams Clarinet Concerto for John and his Clarinetist. My website is http://www.mytempo.com (contact info is there). I was also the top Artist Webpromoter for the old mp3.com website when they were paying their artists a combined $1 Million a month for downloads.

this was really cool!

you should try to make one with "actors" from a local karate/kickboxing club, their fast and strong movements really make a clip like this stand out

I liked how Michael Scott actualy knew how to use a weapon and used the correct stances and guards though it was kinda obvios for anyone who does bouting (for me i do it with broadswords) that Scott Micheal was showing off and wasnt realy trying for most of the fight though if i had taken my opponent out to make sure they were dead i would coup de-grace them

You Guys did an excellent job!!!!!!!! Loved It!

Omw, that was amazing!! Awesome fighting! I'm so jealous right now ; Incredible work!

How HOT is THIS?!
DEADLY! I was sitting in front of my laptop eyes gaping and mouth so wide ajar that I tought my jaw would stay like this forever.
And the choregraphy and effects – amazing!

This is an excellent video and the moves were great.

This was an AWESOME clip!!! You can tell a great amount of effort was made from the character's stances to the camera angle shots. The choreography was excellent and the special effects were great. Good choice of backround music, it made me feel like I was watching a lost episode of the Star Wars saga. Great job guys!

Unbelieveable! Extremely entertaining & visually dynamic! 5 minutes of priceless film. Incredible choreography! More complex than any we've seen in any of Mr. Lucas' films. Worth the cost of admission alone and far more enthralling than any of the Star Wars films as of late. Well done.

While you are here you should check out some of our other top ranked films. The top video page is a great place to start

http://www.videosift.com/topstories.php

Who needs Geo. Lucas there's plenty of talent here

Best lightsaber fight ever! by far the best choreography of any fan film, very impressive. definately should make a sequel!!

I can't see the video clip. I've got the most recent quicktime download. Do you have it in another format by any chance? Or could you email it to me? Thanks.

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Hi darkjedi, we don't use Quicktime, you probably need to update to the latest version of Flash, try this link, and then come back.
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

...2 and a half hours ago, in a warehouse far far beyond the last bus stop...

Very good video guys!!! Would be great to add in post production backgrounds from Star Wars.

I came here to have a laugh at these guys. After seeing it though I can only offer them my respect. Sure it slowed down to much in places to slightly unrealistic levels but I have seen B-movies that were not near as good when it came to there fight scenes. I am sure that if these guys are in film school or something they would have got an A+ for this work.

AWESOME!!
Excellent editing
Excellent moves
Contact Lucas will you!

WOW. Impressive, most impressive. FREAKIN' AMAZING!! Best lightsaber duel over all 6 Star Wars movies combined. EXCELLENT JOB. A++++

F***ing A dude. That kicked major ass.

This is another great lightsaber duel:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7292576415845588372

I thought this was going to be another cheese-fest, but it was BRILLIANT! I have a feeling we'll see these names again.

Removed_by_a_moderator.

wow! magnificent ! especially the last scene and the choreography on the ground.

ummmm, what can i say. Very good, but not as good as everyone makes out. Some people said it was not as good as the film, which is rubbish. The fighting wasnt bad, but it was like the actors knew what was coming next. Brilliant editing though. This could be one of the best homemade films of all time!

Freaking amazing. One question. Did they use the cheaper lightsabers you can get at K-Mart for 7 dollars, the more expensive ones for like 20, or did they use replica's with a wooden ends that used to actually film the real star Wars films?

Great, so these guys make better footage than Lucas.

Got to hand it to you, George Lucas failed to make the sabre-fights in the last three movies as believable as the sabre-fights in the first three movies. You seem to have the force with you when you made this clip. NICE ONE!

Nice job ....................may the force be with you.........

Very well done!

I've done a lot of small sword and rapier/dagger choreography with pros here in Los Angeles. Truly, this was fun. You guys obviously worked hard on this. I really liked a lot of the camera angles, and the way you handled the comedy. However, I was *sure* that Dorkman losing his glasses was a turning point -- it was a misstep in the storytelling of the fight, methinks. However, I liked the pacing a lot. Very enjoyable!

Registered just to comment on this spectacular video.

1) Awesome.
2) Awesome.
3) Awesome.
(sorry, my awesome key was stuck)
4) You guys interested in re-doing episodes 1-3? I bet your stuff would be better than at least half the junk Lucas threw at us.
5) tiny nit-pick, I loved the ground combat, but I think the sabers bounced off the floor a couple times. Lightsabers would cut into it. But don't listen to me.
6) Awesome.

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More recent lightsaber goodness:

http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=1876

I don't know. 'Saber duels are fun 'n all, but it's no substitute for a good blaster at your side.

Most impressive!

that was freakishly amazing
it owns

I really enjoyed watching this video. You guys did an excellent job on the choreography, and it was interesting on how the man in black used a stance similar to that of a fencer. I would love to see more of this type.

Good Job guys.

That was great.Also good links to others .the ho one could have been better,But all are better than i can Muster.Stil curious to the programs used to create it.Old Jedi Secret Perhaps.

As a fencing instructor, something makes me believe one or both have spent time with that sport... great style, real class.

Hey everyone,

For those who are interested, our official site for the film (and possible sequel) is http://www.ryanvsdorkman.com

From a girl whose boyfriend fences and does swordplay as a hobby, honestly, the huge sweeping motions are great for romanticism and "cool" factor, but a well-placed eppe or saber with just a flick of the wrist could slit a throat. Small motions are best with an organic, metal blade. I realize that with lightsabers, there isn't the "bend" that metal blades have, so the motions would have to be bigger, but I would imagine one would try to keep his weapon across his torso at all times, so as not to have an embarassing and deadly injury.

That said, you boys are great! Extremely well-choreographed, good timing, a bit slow now and again, but that adds to the drama. Cute, too!

I really wish more girls did swordplay--it's hella cool.

Obi-Wan has taught you well!! But you are not a Jedi yet...

Seriously though, that was outstanding! Great moves, someone get George on the line...

Bravo! I normally find myself saying, "Oh, another Star Wars light saber fight". But this was 100% entertaining. That's even if you set aside the expert correography, and the effects. Outstanding!

This is definately one of the coolest things that i have seen done. I am even thinking of doing something like it myself but i know that it would just be a bad impression and nothing could match up to this!

I was like "That yellow lightsaber is so cool, Michael Scott is so cocky, he isn't going to win" then when Ryan went down i was like "wow...i am as good as predicting the future as miss cleo" and then when i seen the real ending i was like "AWESOME!"

my god absoulty amazing like something out of a star wars movie that lucas forgot Top notch stances and saber work -thumbs up-

Who was the genius that put that together?! Nothing short of amazing!!! I only hope to accomplish something like that someday, Nelson Febus.

theforce.net has some good tutorials on adding lightsaber effects, which can be done with Adobe Premier or Aftereffects (I'm familiar with the former method).

This movie was choreographed quite well with some creative twists. I'm guessing the guys in the clip have some experience handling swords.

absolutely friggin awesome!!!

asome this gave me somin to do for the last two days whoever made this should be famus

Dude I was always trying to make starwars movies with my friends, and I had photoshop, but you guys did an awesome job, way better than I have ever done. The sound effects were Amazing, realistic and coordinated. The Digital effects were awesome, and amazingly reactive to each others hits. Good job, I think you should apply at Industrial Light & Magic (Star Wars) digital company.

Awesome job, You guys rock.

In the words of Preston and Steve, "THAT WAS AWSOME!!"
If you have no idea who Preston and Steve are go to wmmr.com

I have to say that this is really god damn awesome. You can tell that they have both had atleast some sort of martial arts and/or fencing training. Moves as fluid as those are rarely seen done by your average Joe.

As to what software they used, I would have to give a educated guess or two. If they're really in to special effects, then they might have used After Effects. But from what I've seen and used I would say that they used AlamDV or EffectsLab DV, since those software produce effects just like this with the tools readily available, and they're pretty much designed to do lightsabers and muzzle flash effects. Ofcourse they can do a whole lot, but that would be my guess.

And btw, if you use EffectsLab DV or AlamDV this sort of thing isn't really hard at all, mainly just time consuming. stop by at www.fxhome.com, the software is pretty cheap, and really easy to use. Pretty much anyone can make those kind of effects, and with good quality. =)

Edit: Hm, they did use After Effects, info at their site. But that google videos one was made with AlamDv. And they didn't even have any formal MA training, I'm baffled by this fact. Kudos to you boys. =)

I love this video! It is pretty slick, oh and the guy in the glasses is rather hot.

this is the first movie i saw on this website. perfection. i was blown away and still am. the only problem is i cant help imagining my and my twin brothers faces over theirs. sigh, i guess sometimes one can only dream.

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fucking nerds but cool

I hate to burst your bubble but http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2667365
Is the best Saber fight out there. Blows Dorkman's away. If you have trouble finding it google "Art of Saber"

Vizm, dag posted that one here: http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=1264

I'm afraid most Sifters dissagree with your assessment. :-)

I've never seen something more beautiful.

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*nominate

This video has been nominated a top video of 2006 (nominate called by gold star member dag)

*nominate (Just making sure siftbot catches me. )

This video cannot be nominated by lucky760 because it has already been nominated - sorry.

Just in case this dies, http://youtube.com/watch?v=8NE5elL30w4 as a back up!

SPOILER
i was about to say "brillant ending" just before the third guy appeared. It kind of ruined what could have been an excellent ending, what a pity.

PS: rotfl@coupland

Ah...the reappearance of Ryan was genius!!!! I must say I have watched the vid a thousand times and really don't "get" his reappearance, so I just look at it as humorous way to end a killer fight. Ryans head nod as the saber goes through Dorkman is priceless. This fight is wicked pissah. Can't wait for the sequel in March.

*blog

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See this discussion -

http://www.videosift.com/talk/Best-Homemade-Lightsaber-Duel-Ever-1-2

*ban

stephw8 has been nominated for banination by gold star member silvercord. This may be due to abuse or violations of the posting guidelines. If this nomination is seconded, the account will be permanently disabled.

*ban and cheers to bluecliff.

stephw8 has been seconded for banination by gold star member lucky760. This account will now be disabled. If you would like to appeal this banination, stephw8, you may contact the administrators.

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What have we wrought? Our number 2 all-time video, purged by the Sift Guard. Let a thousand (non-self-link) videos bloom.

Now, lets go stone some sparrows.

will the video still be around? i mean, i agree that the poster should be purged, but we should not have to punish the video too.

can we keep it without reposting it?

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I've given this video to Siftbot - the original submitter stephw8 was found to be a self-linker, but this video was too important to lose, and a resubmit would lose a lot of good Sift historical comments. Thanks Siftie - now *return your video.

Returning this video from Sift Talk. I LIVE. I SIFT. I AM SIFTBOT, and this is my post.

All Hail Sift Bot! Mother,brother..secret lover

ahahah great siftbot!

i can't resist the urge to push the "invite" button.

i really can't.

MAN!!!! Tha was great!! I have a question though! how did you add the saber's sound effects! please tell me!

That was awsome again! well done!

you should ask the authors, videosift simply links and votes cool videos from other hosts.

*promote

Only videos last published more than 6 months ago may be promoted - ignoring promote request by Fjnbk.

What's up with all those P's?

I think it's dead

It's ok. It just played for me

uhm, siftbot is starless, so I guess I could °ban him?

don't want to try, I fear he'd take it personally.

still, *actionpack

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Huh? How did this become siftie's vid? Original poster left the sift?

*ban

I'm that curious...

siftbot cannot be banned because star accounts are immune to banination - ignoring ban request by rottenseed.

TAUTOLOGY!!!

>> ^Krupo:
Huh? How did this become siftie's vid? Original poster left the sift?


Not exactly. This is and will always be the most successful self sift ever. The original poster was one of the two persons in the vid, and he self posted the vid. It was a good year until anyone noticed (IIRC it was because he person came back and sifted the followup to the piece). But enough good sifters (including myself) complained when the ban time came about losing the vid. From that point on it became Sifty's only one, and lets see it get top votes.

Would be awesome if someone would * promote this!
(My promote is not available until in over a day)


LETS GET SIFTBOT TO #1!

*promote

LETS GET SIFTBOT TO #1!

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Friday, May 11th, 2007 7:06am PDT - promote requested by maatc.

I for one have chosen to resist the ominous rise of a malevolent, oppressivebotocracy and therefore refuse to upvote!

*promote again


LETS GET SIFTBOT TO #1!

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Time for another *promote

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Trying out the *doublepromote

I am on a mission!

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That was nerdtastic, the guy in black totally dominated that fight. Though realistically him being near sighted and all once his glasses broke his fighting skills would of suffered significantly, silly star wars fans.

*doublepromotearama!

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Geez, why do we keep promoting this? I know it's awesome, but geez.

man there are a million "P"s on this comment list... almost as many as that ukulele-playing guy, what's his name...

also, i'm gonna downvote just so i can say i downvoted siftbot. it makes me feel all-powerful.

>> ^ant:
Geez, why do we keep promoting this? I know it's awesome, but geez.


Amt: http://www.videosift.com/video/Best-home-made-lightsaber-duel-ever#comment-309657

And the only reason this video got so many votes is the same reason ukulele guy did: Fanboys.
Hit and run voters. That being said, I'd prefer that both videos be discarded and start over.

You guys are right. It´s silly. I was just only to put sifty in the spotlight he deserves and I figured it´d be a good way to blow the siftcash... I´ll stop now (maybe)

*ban

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*shortfilms

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*promote Jake takover! Go Sifty!

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Sunday, January 27th, 2008 4:35pm PST - promote requested by swampgirl.

I hate you, Sifty.

*ban

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376 votes and no downvotes? sorry to say it, but lightsaber duels are so 2003...

*promote

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 4:08pm PDT - promote requested by dystopianfuturetoday.

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
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Sweet. Lets get this to #1!

Ukulele Man is way past his use by date...

*doublepromote

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lol, stop that!

Damn this brings back memories. For the record, this is the video that originally brought me here to the sift. Fond memories.

*quality

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by lucky760.

*promote

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Friday, March 27th, 2009 5:20pm PDT - promote requested by dystopianfuturetoday.

I wish this worked, I wanna see it.

*dead

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Have I been too hasty? Seems to work on Google Video.

pho3n1x has fixed this video's dead embed code - no Power Points awarded because pho3n1x's points are already fully charged.

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*promote the classics

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This is a pretty amazing video too: http://videosift.com/video/Sequel-to-the-best-homemade-lightsaber-duel-ever

As is: http://videosift.com/video/RvB2-Ryan-vs-Brandon-2

*promote

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May the 4th be with you, always (*promote)

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Really? Wieber or Dorkman had an account here and they were banned for self linking?

If there was ever a time to have an exception to the self-linking rule, that would be it.

Just in case, If Tarantino ever promotes a video here....fuck the self-linking rule...fuck it right in the ass.