Galactica Vs Star Wars
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the Video was good, but I agree with Lord Poe.
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Compared to the battle we saw in RotS, this has the advantage of being longer, but as good as this fanfilm is (and I think it is quite good) it does not have the sweeping panorama and multi-dimensional fight choreography of the Battle of Coruscant.
Most of the combat is pretty much just charge and blaze away, with the dramatic aerobatics being done in individual ship scenes. In other words, most of the fleet action is actually fairly static. In RotS, the whole area of space is used for dogfights and furballs in every direction.
If the guys who made this video had access to the stuff at ILM, and if they had the time and pay to devote to it, they might come up with something that would seriously challenge an actual movie studio's work, though... the motivation, technical skill and patience is definitely there.
Most of the combat is pretty much just charge and blaze away, with the dramatic aerobatics being done in individual ship scenes. In other words, most of the fleet action is actually fairly static. In RotS, the whole area of space is used for dogfights and furballs in every direction.
If the guys who made this video had access to the stuff at ILM, and if they had the time and pay to devote to it, they might come up with something that would seriously challenge an actual movie studio's work, though... the motivation, technical skill and patience is definitely there.
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Pleasant enough. Would like to see more movement from the ships, but the missile-firing ISD was a nice touch.
Anyone know what the music was?
Anyone know what the music was?
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According to the credits it was "The Rock Crimson Tide"Vanas wrote:Pleasant enough. Would like to see more movement from the ships, but the missile-firing ISD was a nice touch.
Anyone know what the music was?
EDIT: Which I realised just now is probably the people responsible for it. Damn brainfarts.
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Ah, fair enough. (there are credits?)
I just noticed the octo-turret tracking on the ISD. That thing moves worryingly fast.
I just noticed the octo-turret tracking on the ISD. That thing moves worryingly fast.
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It is indeed the theme from Crimson Tide, written & conducted by Hans Zimmer.
As to the video, very nicely done, although I'll agree that more ship-to-ship engagement would've been nice. Seeing the canon ISD trench missle launchers actually used was a very nice touch, as was the TIE Bomber run. It felt a little sterile, but I can understand that, given limited resources. Still a very well-done piece.
As to the video, very nicely done, although I'll agree that more ship-to-ship engagement would've been nice. Seeing the canon ISD trench missle launchers actually used was a very nice touch, as was the TIE Bomber run. It felt a little sterile, but I can understand that, given limited resources. Still a very well-done piece.
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Pretty good for amature work, although the laser effects weren't too good.
For those bitching about accuracy, I challenge you to actually find anything solid on original BSG firepower. Off the top of my head, I know a Cylon raider fired at the ground a few times in the pilot/theatrical movie and the fake term "50 megon bombs" was mentioned in the second episode. That's about it. Remember that the Galactica and her fleet survived the nearby violent explosion of Carillon in the pilot, just like the Death Star and Alderaan.
For those bitching about accuracy, I challenge you to actually find anything solid on original BSG firepower. Off the top of my head, I know a Cylon raider fired at the ground a few times in the pilot/theatrical movie and the fake term "50 megon bombs" was mentioned in the second episode. That's about it. Remember that the Galactica and her fleet survived the nearby violent explosion of Carillon in the pilot, just like the Death Star and Alderaan.
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That's good and all but it looks more like a video game cutscene or animatic than anything you'd find in a real movie. Also the sound effects are way too loud compared to the music. I almost couldn't hear it was there at all.
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What did you expect? This was done by fans in their spare time not fucking ILM.Dooey Jo wrote:That's good and all but it looks more like a video game cutscene or animatic than anything you'd find in a real movie.
All considered the CGI was spectacular.
It's not so bad with headphones, but yes with speackers the sound effects do overwhelm the music. However you have to keep in mind that these people are not professionalsAlso the sound effects are way too loud compared to the music. I almost couldn't hear it was there at all.
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The firepower of the Cylon Raiders as per 'Saga of a Star World' is firmly within the range of modern day chemical explosives I'm afraid. During the assault on Caprica they didn't do anything a Hornet couldn't do, either.StarshipTitanic wrote:For those bitching about accuracy, I challenge you to actually find anything solid on original BSG firepower.
Since the Raiders are a credible threat to a BattleStar...
That being said, while I agree the lasers could use some tweaking I rather enjoyed it.
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And yet they have no difficulty vaporizing most, if not all, of a Viper in a single shot in the same episode and throughout the series. Probably best to leave it at that, lest we be hollered at.Batman wrote:The firepower of the Cylon Raiders as per 'Saga of a Star World' is firmly within the range of modern day chemical explosives I'm afraid. During the assault on Caprica they didn't do anything a Hornet couldn't do, either.StarshipTitanic wrote:For those bitching about accuracy, I challenge you to actually find anything solid on original BSG firepower.
Since the Raiders are a credible threat to a BattleStar...
That being said, while I agree the lasers could use some tweaking I rather enjoyed it.
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