adywan said:I won't be using the 2 stardestroyers from ANH for the cockpit scene prior to the collision because the angles are all wrong and the FX aren't very good , which is why i changed that shot in ANH:R
Would you consider at least making the SDs bigger, or big enough we can see the conning towers? I think that's my biggest gripe is that they are merely dots on the horizon when it would be nice to tell that they are star destroyers (yes, Han tells me that, but I'd like to see them)
Nice matte by the way, Vaderios. I probably won't be using that matte painting though because it just stands out too much as a painting with the live action. I'm hoping to create a new matte but i may have to build part of the hangar and then photograph it to use as an element to give the matte a more 3D feel
That is understandable. I think another issue is how blue the entire backdrop looked. If there is some way to add lighting effects to showcase that the hanger goes on for some distance to increase the dimensionality that would be fantastic.
TheTome said:Adywan, I have a question. At the end of Empire when the Mellenium Falcon is trying to escape the star destroyer, it seems to get really, really close, and yet it's out of tractor beam range. Are you planning to do something about this? Or can something even BE done about it???
Well when Piette says "they'll be in range of our tractor beam in moments.." the falcon is pretty far away. Its doubtful that the Executor would have a tractor beam as powerful as the Death Star so, plus they would have to lock onto the target so i dont' think there needs to be anything done to this.
So when the MF is right beside the Executor, it wouldn't be able to lock onto them and pull them in?!?!
Here is the shot in question:
So that is not close enough for the Executor to lock onto them with a tractor beam? Really?
And just how long does it take to turn a tractor beam on and lock on to something that is right next to you?
(for some reason, I can't help but think of X the Eliminator on HARVEY BIRDMAN: ATTORNEY AT LAW and his Death Ray machine that took 12 hours to power up...)
I mean, I love the shot... it is very impressive.. but just how STUPID is the Empire? Jeez, between armor that doesn't work, Star Destroyer captains who ram their bridges into asteroids (or think that apologizing to Lord Vader is a good thing) and Storm "these blast points are too accurate for Sand People" troopers who lose their accuracy when anyone other than Jawas are involved... it really makes you wonder how they even conquered the galaxy to begin with...
Now as you look at that picture folks, just remember that the entire Executor was brought down by a single fighter a little bigger than the cockpit pod on the MF, and what you see above is merely the NOSE of the Executor.
And for those who still need a laugh...