Topic: X-WING ALLIANCE - Chapter 18 the Movie

[sith_fire30]

This is a work of art my friend - I can see all the hard work you put into it - the details, the environments, the imagination and creativity to keep a guy like me, always on the move, to stay glued to my monitor for 15 minutes...Exceptional job - You should be proud. Will post the link on my facebook page!

[JediMerc]

This is absolutely stunning, no kidding about it.  

You have nailed all the elements from the OT that made us fall in love with this saga to begin with: interesting main characters, intriguing storylines that we know will take us somewhere great (but we just don't know where that is just yet), the focus on the great technology in ships, droids, etc., mysterious background (?) characters in Zen Mantori and the Sullustan, and, of course, great sound editing to boot!

This is what a TV show focusing on the OT/Dark Times should be like!  I sooooo hope that someone from Lucasfilm would be smart enough to use some of your ideas if they saw this...and you could paid for it to boot!

Awesome work, my friend!  Congrats on a great finished product!  Can't wait to see more!

[Luke Sprywalker]

Jules my friend! All of your hard work has paid off well! I am late commenting so I just have to echo what everyone has said and JediMerc naild my thoughts with the great imagery and the OT feel us older guys fell in love with. The music is great, fits well and conveys the mood along with the dark tones. Thanks so much for doing this and sharing with us. Time to go watch it again to take it all in.

[zedhatch]

I finally got to watch, and all I can say is amazing, that was an incredible venture and your estimate of 10 hours per 60 seconds seems lite with the level of detail you have brought to this.  Bravo to the Nth degree. 

PS I hope you don't mind but I pointed this out on a few GI Joe Boards I know you do not frequent, but this deserves a look by everyone IMO. 

[Joerhyno]

I loved it! I love your photonovels anyway, but this was something extra special... I kept waiting for words, and had to pause it a couple of times to read, lol.. but even still, I couldnt imagine how long it took you to do something like that. My only critique if you don't mind is the parts where they were walking. I'd say maybe zoom in on the person, so you don't see them "sliding" across the floor/down the ramp, or something like that. Everything else was aweosme but that kinda took me away from it for a couple seconds.  Hopefully one of these years we'll see another chapter in this format, if not, I'll still continue to read the others.. thanks for this, and good job!

[hangarbay94]

WOW! such a great response, thanks everyone for all of your comments they are all very much appreciated. I often get more comments for customs that take a weekend to create, so all through this I was aware that there may only be a handful of comments, and so I was not expecting so many replies in such a short time.

I have to admit to feeling rather selfish on this project as I really do feel this is for me. Photo Novels have a taken a nose dive in terms of popularity over the last couple of years however, I have a craving to see a return to the original saga, be it in a space sim or TV show, and this story really struck a nerve with me. Saying that, perhaps it's best leaving the Original Saga alone, as it may be far better leaving it to our own imaginations than to tarnish such a perfect story.

Anyhow, I'm really pleased with the results and hope that you guys stay with me on this journey into the Star Wars Universe that I love...

[M4K3R1]

Loved it!!! Ive been a big fan of your work for a long time. More Please.

[Mr. Black]

Amazing, simply amazing. From the space sequences to environments like the dockyard and the cruiser, just marvelous. Excellent work with the music and sound fx as well. Be proud, Jules!

[hangarbay94]

Guys I really am overwhelmed with the replies to my post, it's great to see some new faces posting here as well.

Incom, thanks bud, I know you, like me are a fan of the X-Wing games, it's always great to know that you are with me on this one...Its always a buzz knowing that there are people who enjoy my creative and obsessive passion for the story of Star Wars. All the positive comments and love are the icing on the cake.

[Luke Sprywalker]

Oh yea, I forgot to mention how cool it was that you are bringing some characters from Dark Child into the story line! His dad sent him to meet an old friend indeed! Great touch Jules!

[darthdaddy]

Wow!!!  When I saw this released last night, I couldn't tell you how excited I was.  I was so envious as Elias started watching it as I was making dinner.  As soon as dinner was over I got my turn and it was just as enjoyable as your Dark Child series.  I just love these movies that you make.  It's really cool when an artist moves the goal posts and creates a new level of accomplishment for everyone to strive for.  We really have our work cut out for us.  As sad as I am to see the movie completed, especially knowing this is your last, I'm really happy that we'll be seeing more of you back in the forums.  You've been missed.  Looking forward to seeing you around more.  


And again, awesome job, Jules!!  You'll be remembered in the customizing community for your contributions for a long time to come.

[hangarbay94]

DD, you have to blame Tamer and LucasClones for my absence...they both kind of urged me to make another movie and once I started I couldn't stop.

It's good to know I've been missed! and thanks so much for your very kind words.

[wraithnine]

jule s as i said on the phone Chewie may have had a long running photonovel ,but you my friend will always be remembered as the guy who took the photonovel genre and turned it on its head and challenged the limitations  of the traditional photonovel genre .thanks to you Photonovels will never be looked at in the same way again ....

[Tamer]

I agree Jay, Jules has set the bar very high when it comes to the phot0-novel or web-comic genre.

[Mr. Black]

Incom, thanks bud, I know you, like me are a fan of the X-Wing games, it's always great to know that you are with me on this one...Its always a buzz knowing that there are people who enjoy my creative and obsessive passion for the story of Star Wars. All the positive comments and love are the icing on the cake.

You're welcome, Jules. A quality piece of work like this deserves praise. In fact, I followed Sithfire's lead and also linked to the vid on my FB page.