Clone troopers, not stormtroopers. That’s the first thing producer Maurine Fauvert clears up when talking about Star Wars: The 212, a fan film by Hoplite VFX that swaps Imperial inaccuracy for prequel-era precision. Born from the combined skills of two friends: one animating, one rendering, and the project snowballed into a full indie studio operation. With a lean, open-source-heavy pipeline, the team used Blender, Maya, and Houdini to craft a high-energy tribute to the 212th Clone Trooper Legion, led by Commander Cody. The result? A GPU-powered, blaster-filled short that proves you don’t need a galaxy-sized budget to make something worthy of the Star Wars legacy.
DP: What is The 212 and why a Star Wars fan film?Maurine Fauvert: Like many people in our industry, Star Wars is what inspired countless artists to get into VFX. We wanted to pay tribute to this franchise that we particularly love and that has shaped the history of our craft.
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