Well that’s the real trick now isn’t it? And it’s going to require something extra. Another shot perhaps, though I’ve pulled just about everything I can from the available footage.
There could be a shot inserted between the laser destroying the first planet in the Hosnian system and the live action shot on the planet surface, consisting of a still image of Hos animated by the illumination of the approaching laser:
Alternately, there could be another shot of the pilots reacting to the laser, though I don’t know where I would find such a shot, or of the Resistance base, perhaps a wide shot of chaos. Again, not sure what shot I could use. Any thoughts?