Monroville said:
I hope Ady takes this into consideration: that first shot (or second in this case) when the probot first comes out always looked really fake, and the flames in this case could hide the fakiness a little better - though I could see the flames dying out as the shot progressed or being toned down a little.
Overall, everything about this mock-up is better: I love how you can see the hill behind the flames; how the mountains stand out from the sky; even the HAL eye I think works really well and would give it some life (not to mention a droidish connection to R2). For that matter, how would the probot look to have a few more lights on it ala R2 (I know it is for infiltration and all, but anything to give it some life and take it away from looking like a model could be good).
How would it be to add a slight audio echo to the levitation noises it makes to excentuate the open air environment it is in when leaving the crater? You know, don't forget the audio things you can do for enhancement too!
No, I won't be considering it. The flames are overkill IMHO. You also wouldn't see the mountain range like that behind all the smoke because the angle is all wrong. You would only see the bottom part of the mountain and not a ridge line. If you looks at the shot where it rises out of the crater you can actually see hints of the mountain anyway so there is no need for any changes there. Also the Hal light i don't like either. I prefer the yellow/ orange one it has now. Everything always seems to have a red or blue light nowadays so having the orange one is a nice change. And the shadows on the mountains are grey where they should be more blue