adywan said:Savage said:In order to get a sense of isolation, all that needs be done would be to remove the extra officers and insert a different matte background. The actual stairs and hallway need not be changed. As is it looks almost like a small hallway between rooms, so why in the hell are three officers just standing around? Regardless, I'm not bothered by the existing shot. If any changes are done, it may be easiest just to isolate Piett and replace the entirety of the background.
i'm actually in two minds about this now. i'm starting to like the idea of having it a bit more isolated. hmmmm, what to do. lol
You could just create an airlock - have a set of doors behind Piett. That way his chamber could be anywhere in proximity to the bridge and the double doors would give him the privacy.
Some extra ideas on the airlock concept:
(1) have the doors behind Piett do the "super fast closing" like the detention block cell doors or the stormtrooper station on the DS.
(2) the area Piett is in is dark or lit with "emergency lighting" until the SFC doors close up, whereupon the lights in the airlock chamber slowly light up to full power.
Also, have you thought about doing anything with the INSIDE of Vader's meditation chamber? You know, a disco ball, a CENTIPEDE console game... ? >:)
Seriously though, could anything be done to spice it up a bit (even if it is just some lighting or lights - something to indicate to Vader when someone is coming into his room - not that he couldn't sense them with the Force or anything)?
For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkywRUAd0_w&feature=related
at 3:06, maybe some small monitors could be added to the blocky white panels on either side of Vader, in essence to show him the activity on all the other SDs in the fleet.
You know, thinking about the comments of Vader's chamber being right beside the bridge, how funny does it make the "You're in charge now, Admiral Piett" scene if Ozzel was right outside the door! Makes me think of AIRPLANE 2 and Shatner's scenes on the moon. Maybe that WASN'T a viewscreen Vader was looking through!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHKd80asXy4