The season finale of The Mandalorian left us with a spectacular scene in which Luke Skywalker appeared to save everyone from Moff Gideon’s army. The interesting thing about the scene is that Luke was the same Luke from the movies, and considering that the timeline is set a long time ago, Lucasfilm had to come up with CGI effects to make the 1984 Luke present in the recording of the movie. 2020.
A very improvable result
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The scene made the hair stand on end to all Star Wars fans, however, once they reviewed the chapter coldly and with criteria, many agreed that the digitization work could be improved. The few seconds in which Luke appeared in front of the camera felt artificial and not very well synchronized, so an expert youtuber in deepfakes decided to upload his own version to YouTube to share with the world what the digitization of Skywalker’s face must have been like at your discretion. And he succeeded.
The networks were filled with very positive comments about the work of this user, where the general opinion agreed that it was incredible that someone from home could have done a more polished and perfect job than a whole Lucasfilm team.
It is true that on these occasions we do not really know what is behind a great production like The Mandalorian (who says this CGI work did not accidentally fall into the inexperienced hands of a poor boy in a hurry?), But it was insulting that the YouTube video had a result far superior to the original. So what had to happen has happened.
Hired by Lucasfilms
Taking advantage of the publication of one of his latest deepfake videos in which he places Robert Pattinson in the Batman movies played by Christian Bale , Shamook wrote a comment announcing his newcomer to ILM / Lucasfilm.
As many of you already know, I joined ILM / Lucasfilm a few months ago and I haven’t had time to work on any new content for YouTube. Now that I have adjusted to my work, the uploads should start to increase again. They will continue to be slow, but hopefully not spaced for months. Enjoy!
Apparently he has landed a position of Senior Artist in Facial Capture, and the studio itself has confirmed his recruitment to IndieWire magazine.
Talent is everywhere
This is one more example of the fact that the talent of many users springs up daily on the internet. Platforms like YouTube serve as a springboard to propel the work of many, and although sometimes the luck of the viral touch is needed, these examples show that if you have talent you could get the opportunity of a lifetime when you least expect it.