Sculpting a Galaxy : review
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KevVader
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(STEVE THE SWEDE @ Nov 28 2006, 10:52 AM) [snapback]1366937[/snapback]</div>
Thank God somebody else likes it... :confused ...I was staring to feel a little modeller inadequate.
I think it's a great read with some cool photos....especially for $46 CDN shipped.
Thank God somebody else likes it... :confused ...I was staring to feel a little modeller inadequate.
I think it's a great read with some cool photos....especially for $46 CDN shipped.
Lynn TXP 0369
Sr Member
I finally was able to see this book last night at B n R, I feel pretty bad for you guys who can't enjoy it. It is your loss I guess.
I thought it was pretty darn good.
I loved the shot of the ROTJ AT-AT and that gorgeous huge color pic of the bottom of the Slave1, now I can proceed on my Fine Molds when I get the book.
Lynn
I thought it was pretty darn good.
I loved the shot of the ROTJ AT-AT and that gorgeous huge color pic of the bottom of the Slave1, now I can proceed on my Fine Molds when I get the book.
Lynn
mb1k
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lynn TXP 0369 @ Dec 3 2006, 08:07 PM) [snapback]1370866[/snapback]</div>
For a coffee table book it was poorly photographed. I don't know how to show the blind what they're not seeing after talking till I'm blue in the face.
How about take a look at the escape pod on page 13. The photo of the pod undergoing motion-control photography is crisp, well balanced, and has good color saturation and fair depth.
In contrast, the photo of the Falcon on the gatefold page 15, lower right, looks to be a cropped image from a much larger photo from the grain present in the image, the dullness of the color and overall flatness of the image as my photography professor used to say.
This is a professional book, supposedly done by professional photographers, and professional book publishers and printers.
On it's own. It's worth the money. Alongside it's predecessors of The Chronicles and From Star Wars to Indiana Jones it's a red-headed stepbrother.
That's not criticizing Lorne Peterson's narrative. That's a five-star party on it's own and makes the book much better than it's photographic content would have provided alone. I don't think I have to sing the praises of grainy, cropped up copy-print images of the Y-Wing on pages 28 and 29 when it's billed as a coffee table book do I? Look how under-exposed and flat the Star Destroyer pics on pages 36 and 37.?.
Photography 101, I think they should have hired someone who graduated at least 101 to take the pics. That or their print-shop sucks big time. Big time.
For a coffee table book it was poorly photographed. I don't know how to show the blind what they're not seeing after talking till I'm blue in the face.
How about take a look at the escape pod on page 13. The photo of the pod undergoing motion-control photography is crisp, well balanced, and has good color saturation and fair depth.
In contrast, the photo of the Falcon on the gatefold page 15, lower right, looks to be a cropped image from a much larger photo from the grain present in the image, the dullness of the color and overall flatness of the image as my photography professor used to say.
This is a professional book, supposedly done by professional photographers, and professional book publishers and printers.
On it's own. It's worth the money. Alongside it's predecessors of The Chronicles and From Star Wars to Indiana Jones it's a red-headed stepbrother.
That's not criticizing Lorne Peterson's narrative. That's a five-star party on it's own and makes the book much better than it's photographic content would have provided alone. I don't think I have to sing the praises of grainy, cropped up copy-print images of the Y-Wing on pages 28 and 29 when it's billed as a coffee table book do I? Look how under-exposed and flat the Star Destroyer pics on pages 36 and 37.?.
Photography 101, I think they should have hired someone who graduated at least 101 to take the pics. That or their print-shop sucks big time. Big time.
Stormy320
Sr Member
I assumed the photos are from the archives when the models were originally built. I don't think they are recent photos. Therefore - they were never meant to be published in a coffee table book.
The photographer probably never thought Geeks like us would buy these photos.
However, if they are new photos - then I'll agree with you.
The photographer probably never thought Geeks like us would buy these photos.
However, if they are new photos - then I'll agree with you.
mb1k
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stormy320 @ Dec 3 2006, 11:48 PM) [snapback]1370967[/snapback]</div>
That's sounds logical. I would just think that they would dust the old girls off and set aside a week or so to photograph these things as they should. I right-on full-up studio photo survey. Hell, do we have to wait for a Christie's auction before we get that sort of clarity?.?
They'll never do it now that they've already released this book. It would be redundant. We can only hope that some Japanese publisher would want to front the money for something like that and LFL will open the archives for such photo sessions.
That's sounds logical. I would just think that they would dust the old girls off and set aside a week or so to photograph these things as they should. I right-on full-up studio photo survey. Hell, do we have to wait for a Christie's auction before we get that sort of clarity?.?
They'll never do it now that they've already released this book. It would be redundant. We can only hope that some Japanese publisher would want to front the money for something like that and LFL will open the archives for such photo sessions.
Lynn TXP 0369
Sr Member
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MB1K @ Dec 3 2006, 09:20 PM) [snapback]1370957[/snapback]</div>
For a coffee table book it was poorly photographed. I don't know how to show the blind what they're not seeing after talking till I'm blue in the face.
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You just proved and furtherd my statement...
As Stormy 320 stated most of these pics are probably from back in the day, so they are going to be not up to par as most are, heck alot of the pics in the SW Chronicals arn't that great either if you want to get right down to it.
I guess if you go in with high expectations and high hopes on such a book, it is expected to get let down when it doesn't meet your expectations.
I'll enjoy it for what it is, a good book.
Lynn
For a coffee table book it was poorly photographed. I don't know how to show the blind what they're not seeing after talking till I'm blue in the face.
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You just proved and furtherd my statement...
As Stormy 320 stated most of these pics are probably from back in the day, so they are going to be not up to par as most are, heck alot of the pics in the SW Chronicals arn't that great either if you want to get right down to it.
I guess if you go in with high expectations and high hopes on such a book, it is expected to get let down when it doesn't meet your expectations.
I'll enjoy it for what it is, a good book.
Lynn
Lynn is right, Chronicles has its faults too, the day i first opened mine i was kinda let down with the limited X wing and Y wing pages, they desreved much more coverage IMO, those are just two props that are under documented in the book, there are a few more. Im looking forward to my Sculpting a Galaxy book, maybe ill be underwhelmed, but so be it as i only stumped for the reg version in the end.
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DARKSIDE72
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No pictures of the red Y Lee, just a gold and it's a lousy picture at that. Blury and dusty looking. The Star Destroyer section doesn't even show the ANH SD, only the ESB. Again I still think each model should have had 4 pages dedicated to it. New "detail" photographs should have been taken, hell a 4 meg digital camera could have taken better pictures than what is seen.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ralphee @ Dec 4 2006, 03:43 AM) [snapback]1371025[/snapback]</div>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ralphee @ Dec 4 2006, 03:43 AM) [snapback]1371025[/snapback]</div>
Jamie thanks for that, albeit sad news lol, im kinda bummed now :lol I guess my hopes on this book are diminishing slowly now somewhat. Crap news on the ISD section too, Chronicles covers the ESB one quite well and gives very little to the ANH, sadly the same with this book too then :angry
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DarkKnight
Sr Member
how do you get the book out of the box???? I removed the models and cant see how the book comes out and I don't want to break the box??
forttusken
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Anybody care to post pics of the models and some samples of the good and not so good pages of the book?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DeanB @ Dec 10 2006, 10:20 AM) [snapback]1375028[/snapback]</div>
In terms of "Chronicles"-type behind the scenes photos, the DVD is pretty cool. Its a DVD (not CD rom) where Lorne narrates what amounts to a slide show telling you about some of the models, the setup of ILM, and life making STAR WARS.
As for it's worth - you'd have to make up you're own mind if it is worth the additional cash. We had a deluxe book at the event, but to tell you the truth, I had so much to do, I didn't get a chance to look through it.
GK
In terms of "Chronicles"-type behind the scenes photos, the DVD is pretty cool. Its a DVD (not CD rom) where Lorne narrates what amounts to a slide show telling you about some of the models, the setup of ILM, and life making STAR WARS.
As for it's worth - you'd have to make up you're own mind if it is worth the additional cash. We had a deluxe book at the event, but to tell you the truth, I had so much to do, I didn't get a chance to look through it.
GK
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TK9120 @ Dec 11 2006, 05:41 PM) [snapback]1375857[/snapback]</div>
The slide show stuff on the DVD was taken by Lorne and other ILM crew people. Over the years, the stuff got pooled together and archived at ILM/Lucasfilm.
The shots in the book (for the most part) are the really nice photos that were taken against black or white backdrops after the models were done. It doesn't appear that they went in and re-photographed any of the models.
GK
The slide show stuff on the DVD was taken by Lorne and other ILM crew people. Over the years, the stuff got pooled together and archived at ILM/Lucasfilm.
The shots in the book (for the most part) are the really nice photos that were taken against black or white backdrops after the models were done. It doesn't appear that they went in and re-photographed any of the models.
GK
For those of you waiting to see pics of the models that come with the kit here you go. I'm pretty pleeased overall. I got mine for $250 shipped from Overstock & it even came with a $50 Sideshow giftcard. The models are very nice for what they are. The speeder looks just like the one in the 2 photos that are on the DVD.
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