In the pandemic, the reliance on streaming viewing is increasing all over the world. Going to the theater increases the risk of infection, so it's becoming commonplace to listen to a subscription service at home. Star Wars works also benefit from the distribution service, Disney Plus. With the spread of various listening devices, we have entered an era where you can easily see the latest released works.
Now that the dawn of the movie Skywalker is over and about two years later, Lucasfilm has decided on an ambitious plan. It is a drama series such as Obi-Wan, Cassian Ando, and Ahsoka.
After the success of the Mandalorian, I think many people were surprised at the decision to produce so many live-action dramas.
How low can you provide Star Wars entertainment to people around the world? Lucasfilm worked hard to figure out how to do that. Star Wars works are required to inherit the powerful series of the past and produce higher quality and more sophisticated images than other entertainment works. It is required to complete multiple of them at the same time in a short period of time. It's not normal. What kind of method should I use?
What is common to drama series such as Obi-Wan, Cassian Ando, and Ahsoka is an intermediate story of new hope from the revenge of Sith. In other words, because it is a story of the same period in the galaxy, sets, props, costumes, CG models, mechanics, concept art, human resources, know-how, and other resources are common! This makes it possible to significantly reduce the cost of capital and production time, rather than producing from scratch.
This is also a method to strengthen the cooperation of Canon settings. At the same time, the method of producing a drama creates a sense of unity as a canon and strengthens the common setting, which is the culmination of canon construction! The experience of integrating and watching various dramas gives you a deeper understanding of the historical background. Commentary book, visual dictionary
It allows for a very complete composition that allows you to edit other official publications as a whole!
By the way, most of the materials used for shooting are made with Rogue One. Rogue One may have been created with such a magnificent and cost-effective method in mind. That investment in spin-offs five years ago was right. This is an epoch-making method to create multiple works with one basic material. Only Star Wars with a powerful platform will be able to do it.
One might argue, "Isn't every drama similar in atmosphere and boring?" However, Star Wars has a strong basic setting, so you can have a completely different listening experience depending on the character's point of view. With the many settings that have been cultivated so far, you can enjoy yourself.
Palpatine "If you want to know the great mystery, you have to explore from every aspect."
Bridging the video gap from Sith's revenge to new hope has been a long-standing challenge. It's a great technique to lay the groundwork with Rogue One and make up for it in many drama series.
* There are some doubts about the drama Cassian Andor. You don't have to bother to create a character that you aren't familiar with, and you don't want to visualize it that much.
Perhaps it is a project that realizes that it can be realized at a considerably low cost with a method using common materials, and is trying to challenge it because it is a big deal.