Novastar's Staged Combat Tutorial

The staged combat tutorial #1 is now available through Ultrasabers:
http://www.ultrasabers.com

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Although I've packaged this video onto the Crystal Focus Sound Compendium CD (NSCFCD v1.1)...

...I'm pretty certain many people do not know it's there! :)

Additionally, you can see the "250 Battle", which was a preliminary look at a single battle that would have gone into BOP III.

Happy Holidays, and... see you soon, I'll probably do another "for fun" holiday video during the Xmas break... we'll see!

--Novastar

LINK TO THE NSCFCDv1.1:
http://thecuttingedge.s5.com/bop/nstar_cd.html

THANKS AGAIN TO YOU ALL!!

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• star
• wars
• combat
• saber
• lightsaber
• tutorial
• fun
• novastar
• ultrasabers

[greytale]

NOTE TO ANYONE WATCHING:

This tutorial is now available as a "standalone" CD product via Ultrasabers.

Visit the Ultrasabers website to purchase it, for only $10. :)

--Novastar

[EmperorLjas]

Polystyrene makes a loud noise when hit... Isn't there anything that could soften the sound, like a soft, transparent layer of.... tape or something?

[greytale]

The blades are actually polycarbonate, but... you are right that most objects make a lot of noise when they collide! :)

If you discover something that works better... hmm, my guess is that it'd be worth a fortune--or at least help hundreds of folks who "need" that for performances. :)

[EmperorLjas]

Did I say polystyrene? Uh, that's not a very good blade material, now is it? :P

Has anyone ever tried to coat their blade with normal see-through tape? How much would it affect the brightness and loudness of the saber?

[greytale]

Tape will not lessen the sound of impact... a good example for testing would be... coat a hammer with something--like a rubber "boot", and then strike it against another surface...

...you will still get the "impact" noise. This is just physics and the properties of sound and friction... :)

[masterninjalord]

nice man how long have you been in fencing

[greytale]

Thanks... and although this is not really "fencing" in the video, I've fenced over a period of about 7 or 8 years, although only more "competitively" for 2 or 3 of those... :)

[AltShiftSmoke]

@EmperorLjas Or what about thin layer of silicone calking the clear of course was painted on?

[MSCDstagecombat]

Looks great! Good speed, and the lightsabers look great.

[alancomp]

looks like red is your color novastar!