ringa
Well-Known Member
Hi Everyone.
I haven't been a truly active member since I finished my ANH Star Destroyer replica.
Much has been happening. My mom passed away last month. She had been sick with cancer since last September. I have been unemployed since so I could take care of her full time. Since her passing, I have been studying and training for a new career. I had been a graphic designer for print and web, and helping out my friend, Patrick Read Johnson, doing some film work; model making, art directing, producing.
Now I am learning to do motion graphics and visual effects. As a training project, I made a "Homemade" Star Wars visual effects film, and I wanted to share it with you guys here on the RPF. Like I always say, the fun of having studio scale models is bring them into the studio. The video is 5 minutes long, including some behind-the-scenes footage.
I used my Star Destroyer replica, the digital Death Star surface / trench I made for Patrick's 5-25-77 movie, and Scott Alexander's X-wing model, also used in 5-25-77 (It was smashed to bits for a scene. I took the pieces home and rebuilt it). For one shot I used a 4' x 2' board filled with 2-inch square Death Star tiles made by Tony Augustin. I wanted to use my Master Replicas Millennium Falcon, but it was just too big and heavy, plus the way it is mounted makes it even harder to use as a filming model. So I used hobby kits of the Falcon and T.I.E. Fighters.
I shot the whole thing using this Panasonic Lumix camera mounted to a wobbly cart for motion control (if you can call it that):
Here are some still shots of what you will see:
They are MP4 files.
http://www.rickingalsbestudio.com/pages/Effects_Videos.html
I haven't been a truly active member since I finished my ANH Star Destroyer replica.
Much has been happening. My mom passed away last month. She had been sick with cancer since last September. I have been unemployed since so I could take care of her full time. Since her passing, I have been studying and training for a new career. I had been a graphic designer for print and web, and helping out my friend, Patrick Read Johnson, doing some film work; model making, art directing, producing.
Now I am learning to do motion graphics and visual effects. As a training project, I made a "Homemade" Star Wars visual effects film, and I wanted to share it with you guys here on the RPF. Like I always say, the fun of having studio scale models is bring them into the studio. The video is 5 minutes long, including some behind-the-scenes footage.
I used my Star Destroyer replica, the digital Death Star surface / trench I made for Patrick's 5-25-77 movie, and Scott Alexander's X-wing model, also used in 5-25-77 (It was smashed to bits for a scene. I took the pieces home and rebuilt it). For one shot I used a 4' x 2' board filled with 2-inch square Death Star tiles made by Tony Augustin. I wanted to use my Master Replicas Millennium Falcon, but it was just too big and heavy, plus the way it is mounted makes it even harder to use as a filming model. So I used hobby kits of the Falcon and T.I.E. Fighters.
I shot the whole thing using this Panasonic Lumix camera mounted to a wobbly cart for motion control (if you can call it that):
Here are some still shots of what you will see:
They are MP4 files.
http://www.rickingalsbestudio.com/pages/Effects_Videos.html
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