{"id":8797,"date":"2008-09-29T11:20:25","date_gmt":"2008-09-29T09:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/?p=8797"},"modified":"2008-09-29T11:21:22","modified_gmt":"2008-09-29T09:21:22","slug":"director-david-bullock-writer-steve-melching-discuss-premiere-episode-of-star-wars-the-clone-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/director-david-bullock-writer-steve-melching-discuss-premiere-episode-of-star-wars-the-clone-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Director David Bullock &#038; Writer Steve Melching Discuss Premiere Episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/yoda2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/news-english\/director-david-bullock-writer-steve-melching-discuss-premiere-episode-of-star-wars-the-clone-wars\/attachment\/yoda2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/yoda2.jpg?fit=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"yoda2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/yoda2.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-8798\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"Jedi Master Yoda and three clones survey a Separatist army just before battle in \u201cAmbush,\u201d the first episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, which premieres at 9 p.m. ET\/PT Friday, Oct. 3, on Cartoon Network. \/ TM &amp; \u00a9 2008 Lucasfilm Ltd.. All rights reserved.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/yoda2.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/yoda2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C%3A%5CApache%5CWebroot%5Ccomicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/yoda2.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/C%3A%5CApache%5CWebroot%5Ccomicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/yoda2.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>[ENGLISH] <strong>Lucasfilms tells us:<\/strong> In \u00ab\u00a0Ambush\u00a0\u00bb, the premiere of Lucasfilm Animation&rsquo;s STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, episode director David Bullock (\u00ab\u00a0Justice League: The New Frontier\u00a0\u00bb) and writer Steve Melching (\u00ab\u00a0The Batman\u00a0\u00bb) recall the Yoda of The Empire Strikes Back. This first episode of the brand-new, CG-animated series airs at 9 p.m. ET\/PT Friday, Oct. 3 on Cartoon Network. In the episode, Jedi Master Yoda and three clone troopers must face off against Count Dooku\u2019s dreaded assassin<!--more-->\u00a0Asajj Ventress\u00a0and her massive droid army to prove the Jedi are strong enough to protect a strategic planet and forge a treaty for the Republic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI wanted to bring back some of the impish fun of Yoda from Episode V (The Empire Strikes Back) and instill it into the Clone Wars era as he is leading these three clones in a desperate situation,\u201d Melching says. \u201cYoda became a very serious character in Episodes I, II and III, and I thought this was a great opportunity to show his clever, fun side as well as his inspirational and warrior side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Melching crafted the words, Bullock and supervising director Dave Filoni focused on elevating Yoda\u2019s action \u2013 and ensuring that his diminutive scale alongside the other characters didn\u2019t interfere with his intense battle scenes. Bullock offered kudos to fellow director Rob Coleman, who offered tips on keeping Yoda consistent with his legacy. Coleman served as an animation director on Star Wars Episodes I, II and III, and was responsible for Yoda\u2019s famous lightsaber duel with Count Dooku.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen I was storyboarding Yoda\u2019s big fight scene in \u2018Ambush,\u2019 Rob (Coleman) told me that George (Lucas) liked to flip a switch so that Yoda would go from very reserved to \u2018springy,\u2019\u201d Bullock says. \u201cOverall, the episode is a good mix of the impish Yoda of The Empire Strikes Back, some serious, reflective moments, and Rob\u2019s \u2018ninja Yoda\u2019 for the action bits.\u00a0 And Yoda kicks some serious butt in this episode.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The assignment to direct \u201cAmbush\u201d was taken with great reverence by Bullock.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI&rsquo;m really proud of the fact that this episode went to me to direct as I knew it was \u2018the Yoda episode,\u2019\u201d Bullock says. \u201cIt wasn&rsquo;t even titled \u2018Ambush\u2019 until it was in layout \u2013 for months it was just called \u2018The Yoda Episode.\u2019 Any chance to work with the main Star Wars characters is a thrill because we knew we were adding to their history, but it was also a bit unnerving because we knew that it had to be handled properly or the fans would not buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>(interview courtesy of Lucasfilms, TM &amp; \u00a9 2008 Lucasfilm Ltd.. All rights reserved.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ENGLISH] Lucasfilms tells us: In \u00ab\u00a0Ambush\u00a0\u00bb, the premiere of Lucasfilm Animation&rsquo;s STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, episode director David 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