This is what it looks like if you put a GoPro on a Jedi

published 17 July 2015

No, that's not a headline we thought we'd be writing today either.

The cause of this glorious string of words is the latest visual effects demonstration from video sorcerer Bill Parker.

Having strapped a GoPro to his head and played about in a desert location, Parker has subsequently tweaked the footage to include a glowing lightsaber, a platoon of pesky storm troopers, a close encounter with a TIE Fighter and even an ATAT.

Sure, it's not quite as good as more actual Star Wars: The Force Awakens footage, but it's pretty close.

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Now if only we could get a video of what Parker looked like messing about with a toy lightsabre with a GoPro strapped to his head - that would be entertaining.

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.