Darth Relyt vs Tulak Hord: Dual of the Sith

This short film follows Darth Relyt’s attack of the sith emperor Tulak Hord’s temple on Korriban. This takes place some time in the Old Republic era of Star Wars. The purpose of the project was to showcase several aspects of VFX, animation, sword combat, and film making while also using a Star Wars based story.

I am a 16 year old teaching myself how to use the 3D software “Autodesk Maya.” I’ve been teaching myself every aspect of 3D work in maya and blender, compositing in After Effects, and editing in Premiere Pro for around 2 years. This project is by far my best and most complicated one, and has taken me around 6 months to complete. I was able to do most of this project alone, however I did have a little help.


Production Crate is a tutorial based website and company that produces thousands of compositing, sound, and 3D assets. I was able to use a few of their compositing and sound elements to help with some smaller details in this project. I highly recommend checking out their website whether you just want to use some smaller elements in the background, or if you want to learn all about VFX.

ProductionCrate: https://member.productioncrate.com/in...
ProductionCrate Channel:    / footagecrate  


With the execution of the 2 guards, and a few of the walk cycles, I was able to perform several animations in a motion capture studio with help from James Croak and Phillip Fury.

Instagram: @Sir_phillip_fury

Fonco Studios: https://foncostudios.com/

Noitom Mocap System:

Facebook: @Noitomocap
Instagram: @noitomocap
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNrk...

If you’re interested in learning about motion capture, I recommend checking out Mind’s Eye Tribe(https://mindseyetribe.com/?gclid=Cj0K.... I learned a lot about using and incorporating motion capture from them. A special thanks to TJ Storm for helping review and act out some of the dueling reference with me.

Mind’s Eye Tribe instagram: @mindseyetribe

TJ Storm:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1S0...
Instagram: @stormzeye


Special thanks to Dave Blaker from productioncrate for helping me out with some tips and tricks to help make my life a little easier throughout the middle and end of this project.

Instagram: @itsdavidblaker


My instagram: @tylerboim
My email: [email protected]

This video may be used for any post or video as long as I am credited.

Thanks for watching!