Star Wars arrives in Cardiff with impressive recreation

Credit: Spin the Yarn Productions

An impressive film made by two Cardiff production companies has been released to celebrate Star Wars Day - May the 4th.

The idea came from a production company and animation studio based in Cardiff Bay.

In the video, the Millennium Falcon is spotted flying over some of Cardiff's landmarks as Stormtroopers hang around outside Cardiff Castle.

The franchise's latest film The Force Awakens became the highest-grossing film of all time in the US and Canada.

Disney said the seventh film in the saga surpassed Avatar's $760.5 (£520m) million lifetime gross in just 20 days of release.

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Director Alice Riddings says the landscape for media production has changed over the last couple of years.

The Millennium Falcon is seen flying above the River Taff passing the Principality Stadium. Credit: Spin the Yarn Productions

Spin The Yarn collaborated with city-based On Par Productions to shoot the footage and Ekho Music to compose the sound design.

Yoda is also seen spotted among shoppers on the capital's Queen Street Credit: Spin the Yarn Productions