The fan-created stop-animation shorts showcase the new line of Rogue One toys. The video debuted on the official Star Wars YouTube channel earlier this week with plans of releasing new installments throughout the month of September. The team was lead by James DeJulio at Tongal, and the series was written by Kevin Ulrich and brought to life by stop-motion animators and directors Dan MacKenzie and Tucker Barrie. The stories follow the adventures of Rogue One toys from Hasbro, Lego, Funko, Jakks Pacific, Mattel and Disney Store as they try to track down the building instructions to the Lego Star Wars Death Star set which have been misplaced by the Empire. The videos are part of the new global contest that invites fans to share their own short stories or skits set in the Star Wars univers. Winning entries from around the world will be chosen by a panel including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story...
- 9/2/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Lucasfilm has come up with a very fun and unique way to reveal their line of toys and action figures for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. They gathered together a team of talented fans to created a series of stop-motion animated shorts using the toys. There are four shorts in the series, which is called #GoRogue, and they were written, directed, and produced by the team of fans. You can watch the first chapter of this series below.
The series is also being used to kickoff a global Ugc contest that asks fans to create their own short films that tell their own “Rogue Stories.” The winner of this contest will get to attend a special screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at Lucasfilm in San Francisco, and they will also get to see their own short film on the big screen. I've included all of the...
The series is also being used to kickoff a global Ugc contest that asks fans to create their own short films that tell their own “Rogue Stories.” The winner of this contest will get to attend a special screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at Lucasfilm in San Francisco, and they will also get to see their own short film on the big screen. I've included all of the...
- 8/31/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
A team of Star Wars superfans today revealed the new toy line for the highly anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie via a series of fan-made animated shorts launching on the Star Wars YouTube channel. As part of a competition in collaboration with creative network Tongal, a team was assembled to write, direct and produce original, fan-made stop-motion shorts starring key toys from the new line to kick off a global Ugc contest that asks fans to share their own Rogue Stories.
Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media said:
“These fan-created shorts are a tribute to the incredible content that the Star Wars community posts online every day. The Go Rogue campaign was designed with Star Wars fans in mind – we want them to be front and center in the run up to ‘Rogue One’ by imagining and creating their own Rogue Stories."
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Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media said:
“These fan-created shorts are a tribute to the incredible content that the Star Wars community posts online every day. The Go Rogue campaign was designed with Star Wars fans in mind – we want them to be front and center in the run up to ‘Rogue One’ by imagining and creating their own Rogue Stories."
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- 8/31/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Star Wars is getting creative with the lead-up to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Instead of relying solely on traditional media such as trailers and TV spots, Lucasfilm recruited a team of fans to help introduce audiences to the crew of Rogue One in a unique way. Through stop-motion using the brand-new line of toys from the upcoming film! Several animated shorts — four in all — will be released on the official Star Wars Youtube Channel over the next month. With the help of Tongal, the fan-created episodes are the first look we’ve seen at the official new line of Rogue One toys. Written by Kevin Ulrich and brought to life by stop-motion animated and directors Dan MacKenzie and Tucker Barrie, Go Rogue features toys from Hasbro, Lego, Funko, Jakks Pacific, Mattel, and the Disney Store. The first installment below finds Jyn Erso and the Empire on the lookout...
- 8/31/2016
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
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