Sisters' Quarrel
In a distant land beyond the lake where brothers once quarreled, the next generation enters the arena. Will their imaginations meet the family legacy? Or ignite something beyond?
We shot this over the course of three weekends in October 2022. While the bulk of the post-production work was completed within a month in time for SaberComp 2022, we spent an additional seven months fulfilling our original vision and polishing the visual effects and sound mix.
This was a massive team effort, from Jeff Caauwe’s directing and the collaboration of our nieces, Corinna and Cyrah (with a bonus Tim Sazama for an afternoon), to the compositing work by Eric Fakharzadeh and Steve Ernst, the incredible sound work by Jon Maxwell and his brother Aaron, and the epic score composed by Justin R. Durban.
This is by far our most visually ambitious project to date, and I’m excited for everyone to see the culmination of everything we’ve been learning over the years since we last put a lightsaber on screen. Please enjoy the debut of the next phase of our continued adventures of nerditude. Yes, there will be more.
Nerdy stats for those who are interested:
- Camera: BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 6k Pro
- Lenses: Rokinon Cine Primes, Helios 44mm Anamorphic Mod, Rokinon Xeen 16mm (rented)
- Format: 6k BRAW
- Editing and Finishing: DaVinci Resolve Studio
- VFX: Nuke, Silhouette
- Expletives from Nuke crashes: 400-500
- Total Storage Used: 1.26 TB
- Ryan vs Nate plans: None at this time.
The official poster was designed by Jim Harris, whose work can be seen on Instagram.
Original SaberComp version:
Created for SaberComp.
Sisters' Quarrel - VFX Breakdown
Enjoy this visual effects breakdown for “Sisters’ Quarrel” that demonstrates the work involved in everything from lightsabers to sparks and fire, chopping branches and trees in half, and ruthlessly erasing my brother’s breakout debut as a saber hilt wrangler.