A team of Star Wars superfans recently revealed the new toy line for the highly anticipated “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” movie via a series of fan-made animated shorts launching on the Star Wars Facebook page. As part of a competition in collaboration with creative network Tongal, a team was assembled to write, direct and produce original, fan-made stop-motion shorts starring key toys from the new line.
The videos are also meant to kick off a global UGC contest that asks fans to share their own Rogue Stories. “These fan-created shorts are a tribute to the incredible content that the Star Wars community posts online every day,” said Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media. “The Go Rogue campaign was designed with Star Wars fans in mind – we want them to be front and center in the run up to ‘Rogue One’ by imagining and creating their own Rogue Stories.”
And the videos happen to be amazing! Here’s one of them (new instalments will be running out throughout the rest of the month):
Want to share your own Star Wars short stories or skits? The global contest kicks off on September 30 and winning entries from around the globe will be chosen by a panel including “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” director Gareth Edwards. Winners will be invited to Lucasfilm in San Francisco to attend a screening of “Rogue One,” and see their short story on the big screen.
To join the contest, you may enter here: StarWars.com/GoRogue You may also watch more videos and get more information from the official Star Wars Philippines Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StarWarsPH
