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All Lucasfilm Animation workers need to see, touch and manipulate characters, ships and planets is a flat-screen monitor, a stylus and access to the company’s Director’s Toolkit and virtual camera pre-visualization technology.

“Our pre-viz tool allows us to create a simple blocking of scenes with characters and sets, and position as many cameras as needed to quickly capture the director’s vision,” Clone Wars CG supervisor Joel Aron told Wired.com.

Lucasfilm’s virtual camera is yet another weapon in the filmmaking arsenal ready and waiting at 21-century directors’ fingertips. These powerful digital tools are rapidly changing the way movies and television shows are assembled — and what fans see on-screen, in animated attractions as well as CGI-enhanced live-action films. Be sure to read the entire article!

Synopsis: When Luminara goes missing, Obi-Wan and Ki-Adi-Mundi lead a platoon of clones in search of her. When the search leads to a mysterious lair, the Jedi are faced with a horde of undead warriors.

Kyle Katarn returns to the Jedi Academy on Yavin IV seeking Master Skywalker’s advice on a familiar disturbance he senses in the force. During his visit, he sees some familiar faces… some friendly, some not so friendly.

You can find this video in the Other Star Wars Fan Films section. You can find other great Fan Films in My Favorite Fan Films section. Enjoy!

Achim Moller of Factor 5 GmbH recently assured that both of their other Wii titles could have been released in 2009, indicating that Rogue Squadron and Pilotwings have been finished. Moller admits, nonetheless, that Factor 5 is unsure whether both of these titles will see a release, suggesting that either Nintendo or LucasArts are not confident on publishing their Factor 5-developed game.

The question now is whether or not Nintendo and LucasArts might release either project at all. Be sure to read the entire article.

Inside the Special Edition of Star Wars Insider:

• Venture into the realm of the deadly trio of creatures encountered by our heroes in the Geonosian arena
• 50 amazing facts about the Star Wars' Expanded Universe
• A memorable interview the actors who played Luke and Leia, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher
• Rare interviews with George Lucas, Hayden Christensen and Ian McDiarmid
• The true story behind the creation of Boba Fett
• The back-story that led Han Solo into more adventures than he ever bargained for
• An interview with the man who made Yoda, legendary makeup artist, Stuart Freeborn

Plus, much, much more.

The Star Wars Insider: Special Edition hits newsstands today, so get your copy now!

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I am sure there one of the reasons this move was made was in order to save some money.