

The first app in the Scene Maker series launches with iconic scenes from the original trilogy: "The Battle of Endor," from Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, "Cloud City Duel" from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and "Death Star Trench Run" from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. " Star Wars Scene Maker allows us to put kids and fans of all ages in the director's seat and provide them with ways to unleash their creativity and share their passion for the Star Warsbrand in a new way." "At Disney Publishing, we are committed to reaching today's consumers in deeper, more engaging ways through innovative and immersive storytelling experiences," said Andrew Sugerman, executive vice president, Disney Publishing Worldwide. A save and share option provides opportunities for fans to socialize their content online. Additionally, iconic music and dialogue deepen the scene making experience, while options to record original dialogue expand the level of customization. Three movable cameras can be maneuvered and switched to different film modes, with options to rotate and adjust vertical heights to give scene makers complete creative control of how they film their scenes. Users have the freedom to place characters and vehicles wherever they choose, and then customize them with a variety of weapons to create new storylines and dialogue. Utilizing simple, intuitive commands, the apps give fans an unrivaled user-generated storytelling experience that allows them to re-imagine and re-create iconic scenes from the saga.įeaturing 3D models of characters, vehicles, and environments, Scene Maker allows fans to zoom in, pull back and explore each animated Star Wars scene. And knowing that the next time the two meet will be on the Death Star where Vader will kill his old master makes the emotion of the scene feel all the more earned.Create and share your own 3D animated Star Wars scenes with an innovative new app!ĭisney Publishing Worldwide today re-defines the storytelling experience with the release of Star Wars Scene Maker, a new line of creativity apps that gives kids and Star Wars fans of all ages the tools to create, control, customize, capture, and share their own 3D animated Star Wars scenes. Here we see the downfall of "the Chosen One" as a heartbroken Obi-Wan deals the tragic blow that leads Anakin directly into the famous black suit and mask.

While the fight itself probably ranks somewhere in the middle of all the saga's lightsaber duels, its import is practically unrivaled. But since we have to pick just one, we're going with the defeat of Anakin at the hands of Obi-Wan. And, of course, there's the birth of Darth Vader.

Then there's the Yoda-Chewbacca team-up on Kashyyyk, Order 66 and the subsequent slaughter of the Jedi, Obi-Wan's epic lightsaber battle with General Grievous, and Yoda's duel with Palpatine.

Plus, you've got the sequence where Anakin massacres the younglings. For example, there's the scene where Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious, takes out three Jedi before lightning-blasting Mace Windu to his doom. On top of its dark tone and its compelling story of Anakin falling into darkness, Revenge of the Sith is packed with iconic moments. Visually and narratively thrilling, fun to watch every second of the way, it further introduced us to the lives of some truly bizarre creatures, and it expanded upon our concept of what it's really like in the Star Wars universe. But in terms of a single scene that's truly unforgettable, it's hard to go with anything but Anakin's podrace. There was the death of Qui-Gon Jinn and subsequent halving of Darth Maul by Obi-Wan, as well as when Yoda made the reluctant decision to allow Anakin to be trained in the Force. It showed how the foundations of the Galactic Republic began to crumble, brought a young Obi-Wan Kenobi to a nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, and introduced the boy to the woman who would one day give birth to his children, Luke and Leia.Īs a result, The Phantom Menace had a number of moments that stood out. To give credit where credit is due, The Phantom Menace was an incredible case of worldbuilding, taking what we knew of the Star Wars universe and expanding it to a galactic scale.
