"A SENSE OF SCALE": FINALLY a documentary about MOVIE MODEL MAKING !!!

I searched and scanned and saw this nowhere on the board - course, I'm sure it has to be - but IN CASE it's not - check this out - looks like it was made for and or by the RPF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdD8oYTezjE

 

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Thanks! Looks cool, can't wait.

 

Looks nice. I will definetly buy if it becomes available. Has all the greats in it!!

Ben

 

Dude!!!! Gimme gimme gimme!!!!!!

 

Glad to see the subject of shooting miniatures being treated with some maturity.

Eagerly looking forward to seeing this.

 

Studios would be wise to still involve model builders in the process.

 

I've shared this on Facebook. I hope some of my film school classmates will watch it and actually appreciate it (and hopefully, go old-school in some of the effects in their upcoming productions).

 

I look forward to Netlfixing this!!!

 

Model Making Video, Sense of Scale

Not really a feature film, but a great documentary on the history of model making and a lot of behind the scenes stories from the guys who built all the minitures.

Any one else seen it?

 

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No, but now I want to!

Going to have to look for that!

 

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You can get it here, Fonco Store

 

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yes.i have the dvd.bought it direct from the guy that made it.it's region free and ships out of germany.took about 2 weeks to get it.goes for over 2 hrs and is pure gold.so much stuff i've never seen and some great stories from legendary model makers.well worth the price.

 

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I've got to look into this one. :thumsbup

 

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There was a group purchase by a bunch of guys and gals from Weta Workshop, so a whole bunch of us Kiwis have some now.

It's good stuff!

 

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the search button is your friend

http://www.therpf.com/f47/sense-scale-finally-documentary-about-movie-model-142922/#post2188664

 

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Well i did use that. And it was messing up so i said im going to post it.


Feel free to delete it.

 

The SENSE OF SCALE DVD is now on sale at www.senseofscalefilm.com

Also visit the Facebook page for more info and deleted scenes!

https://www.facebook.com/SenseOfScaleDocumentary?ref=hl

 

and definately worth a watch, i enjoyed my copy, well worth it

 

I'm too lazy to email, anyone know what the U.S. price is?

Sent from my Etch-A-Sketch

 

You can order from fonco here in the states, i just did. Fonco Store

 

For those who have seen the doc "A Sense of Scale", is it any good?

It looks fantastic but I've been on a losing streak with documentaries for awhile now, so I've put off buying it. It's my birthday tomorrow and one of my buddies wants me to pick out a DVD as a gift and I'm teetering on this one --



SENSE OF SCALE trailer. - YouTube

 

I searched for the old thread and couldn't find it -

I fell victim to my old post

And was this moved or merged? It does concern film and filmmaking -- so I hope it was left here.

 

Has anybody actually watched this yet?

 

yeah,i've watched it.bought it back in november last year.well worth it.

 

I bought 2 copies and gave 1 as a gift. It was amazing to find out what was constructed , not only in full scale, but in miniature. Also how little time they had to construct the stuff, and what they used. It was a VERY long documentary, but if you watch it in a few sittings, it is well worth watching.

 

I noticed that at the Fonco store, they have the documentary and a how-to DVD on model miniatures, both of them at the same price. I'm torn, as don't know if I should get the documentary or the how-to DVD first.

 

*cough*getthemboth*cough*

 

I plan to get both. But I can only afford one at a time, which is why I'm trying to figure out which one to get first.

 

The professional model building set (it is 2 DVD's) takes you from a writer/director sketch of a space ship to a finished model including how to incorporate and hide mounting points for filming. If that helps you decide.

Sent from my Etch A Sketch.

 

Does it also cover how to light a model for filming (I don't mean how to wire it up, but light it in front of a green/blue screen and then film it)?

 

I do not remember him showing that, but I watched about a year ago. I will try to remember to check it after work.

Sent from my Etch A Sketch.

 

Thanks. Let me know when you can.

 

So about a week and a half later I finally checked the video. "Introduction to Professional Model Making" does not appear to cover photography except to show making several mounting points on the model for shooting different sides. I put on the last DVD and went to the last chapter "Finishing Up" and he just covered some screw holes and explained that the model you built would probably not be good for heavy photography, I assume because it is only about eight or so inches long. What sucks is that during the titles he shows the model being photographed. Grrrr.

 

Thanks for letting me know. You would think that photography would have been covered as a part of the process.

 

I have had the site for these dvds saved for a while now. I would like to know since these are made overseas, will they play in all dvd players? Sorry if that is a stupid comment, I'm not familiar with region 1,2 etc.

 

The address on their "Contact" page is a P.O. Box in California, so if you're in the U.S. you should be okay. If you really want to be sure, you could send them an e-mail and ask them directly.