Just received your disc of explosions today. They are perfect. Many thanks for this. This has saved a lot of work for me.
InvaderTim,
many thanks for all your hard work searching through all those Star Trek episodes. That was a great help.
so now i'm back on track with the edit
Originally posted by: Wesyeed
Ady, after seeing the new explosion, an idea popped into my head (that's two head poppers now) I have to tell you. What if you showed the death star beam striking the planet, but for a few seconds the planet remains in tact... then you show a reaction from leia of the planet not destroyed. Perhaps if you have a shot of her looking unnerved and confident, that could be the one used... after which it does explode, and she expresses her terror. It'd add a little suspense to the moment...
Ady, after seeing the new explosion, an idea popped into my head (that's two head poppers now) I have to tell you. What if you showed the death star beam striking the planet, but for a few seconds the planet remains in tact... then you show a reaction from leia of the planet not destroyed. Perhaps if you have a shot of her looking unnerved and confident, that could be the one used... after which it does explode, and she expresses her terror. It'd add a little suspense to the moment...
It's an interesting idea but it just wouldn't have the same impact as the planet instantly exploding. that was the main reason i decided not to use the Enterprise footage and the surface explosions that i was originally going with.