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Hi all…
Been working on a re-edit/special edition to the original Battlestar Galactica pilot movie “Saga of a Starworld.”
Saga re-edit is coming along, and all the main “chunks” are in. Still tweaking the audio, color balance, adding more stuff ino the composites… etc. Thought I’d take a moment to get down the additions/alterations to the edit.
*Additional class escort ship to the fleet (Steve W’s Ranger class)
*additional shuttle/ship activity in the fleet.
*modified Apollo/Zak launch scene
*viper flyby outside window while Adama/Adar talk
*opening gambling scene restored with Starbuck and Gemini (Jolly back hair and all)
*many,many more raiders in shots as they approach fleet/Zak
*additional sequences to fleet destruction
*Triton, Acropolis and Solaria nameplates on other Battlestars (Pacifica could be the smaller class)
*Atlantia death squadron kamikaziis the Atlantia bridge and hull
*projected displays on Imperious Leader chamber walls
*High energy beam from orbit strikes city behind Serina
*many additional colony destruction scenes. Orbital energy beam attacks from basestars (many different shots here)
*alternate basestar version based on Ralph McQuarrie design
*a DeSanto Viper appears in one shot.
*other colony planets/cities destroyed
*alternate class battlestar trying to defend planet (thanks Steve W.)
*outer planet destruction sequences
*the destruction of the Columbia defending a colony world
*enhanced Starbuck crashland shot.
*some additional fleet forming shots
*enhanced Baltar on Caprica sequence
*Adama saying to Athena that he plans to resign scene restored.
*Apollo arguing with Adama about resigning scene restored.
*enhanced Nova of Madagon. Not majorly changed, but added to some to the “nebulous” shots, and worked in some different viper shots.
*Viper passes over landram before “returning to base” on Carillon
*enhanced ovion mine sequence and entering Lotay’s chamber
*add in additional shot as Adama enters council chambers just before Uri makes his peace announcement. (in movie version but was removed from pilot version for whatever reason)
*added laser streaks from blasters/Cylon rifles in ovion mine fight scenes
*shot where Muffit bites the Cylon’s leg and the Cylon falls over is GONE!
*more fighters approaching fleet in final battle (over the horizon of Carillon)
*vipers on surface of Carillon. changed color from orange to match surface better… added figures walking/running in background matte painting… Vipers flying off and overhead
*added new shots to end battle to take out repeating footage, and place the battle more amongst the fleet
*changed shot of basestar over Carillon surface as vipers approach
*energy starts to strike from surface to basestar as basestar opens fire (over Carillon surface)
*baltar’s “epilogue”… removed epilogue title… altered color (though still different in hue/lighting from first IL’s chamber)… removed line about offering peace to the humans (more as it was re-edited for Lost Planet of the Gods)
The above list is a general overview, as there are numerous other subtle alterations that fall under that list’s “umbrella”.
Not ALL of the repeated shots have been removed, as some of the beauty shots (close up) of single Vipers or Raiders may still be repeated. The models still look better than CGI. So in the closeups I stuck with the original footage. For wider shots with multiple ships I did add more with CGI/compositing over original footage.
The major changes/additions are definately to the open/destruction scenes, and then the latter third on Carillon from the ground battle to the end of the film. Most of the middle is more character oriented and any changes there are subtle.
Current runtime is around 2 hours and 26 minutes.
I think that is the most of them. For now at least. Have to get all the tweaking done on these, watch it, then probably end up with a list of addiional alterations.
Uploaded some preview shots from the re-edit/special edition I’m doing with Saga of a Starworld. For those interested you can see them here…
