Poakwoods
Active Member
Hello...
I’m working on a new project, a dream I’ve had for many years: filming the space battle scenes of Star Wars “A New Hope” with model kits (Bandai, Fine Molds etc.), a blue/green screen and a motion control camera.
I have already build a self-made motorized model rig, similar to the ones used by ILM:
Right now I'm building and modifying some kits. As a first test, I’m currently working on the beginning of ANH, with the scenes of the Imperial Star Destroyer chasing and capturing Princess Leia's ship. The ISD model is that of Zvezda, quite large, while for the Tantive IV I only have the Bandai one, which is quite small, but I did some tests and by stopping down well, and with the help of motion blur, the depth of field should be sufficient...
Since I would like to use physical models as much as possible, I'm going down the rabbit hole
... I've made silicone molds of Bandai's Death Star tiles and I've started to make maaany lightweight plaster tiles, in order to build part of the DS surface and the infamous trench, which should have a length of about 2.5 meters and which will be filmed by a 4K micro-camera moved by the motorized slider.
And that's all for now... I'm planning to make the first shots as soon as possible, when all the models (ISD, Tantive and Escape Pod) will be ready.
I’m working on a new project, a dream I’ve had for many years: filming the space battle scenes of Star Wars “A New Hope” with model kits (Bandai, Fine Molds etc.), a blue/green screen and a motion control camera.
I have already build a self-made motorized model rig, similar to the ones used by ILM:
Right now I'm building and modifying some kits. As a first test, I’m currently working on the beginning of ANH, with the scenes of the Imperial Star Destroyer chasing and capturing Princess Leia's ship. The ISD model is that of Zvezda, quite large, while for the Tantive IV I only have the Bandai one, which is quite small, but I did some tests and by stopping down well, and with the help of motion blur, the depth of field should be sufficient...
Since I would like to use physical models as much as possible, I'm going down the rabbit hole
... I've made silicone molds of Bandai's Death Star tiles and I've started to make maaany lightweight plaster tiles, in order to build part of the DS surface and the infamous trench, which should have a length of about 2.5 meters and which will be filmed by a 4K micro-camera moved by the motorized slider.And that's all for now... I'm planning to make the first shots as soon as possible, when all the models (ISD, Tantive and Escape Pod) will be ready.
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