"Polaris" - Page 68

Vektor · February 21 2013, 04:03 AM

I LIKE that music.

Tom Servo · February 22 2013, 06:33 PM

So do I. A lot actually. It's pretty incredible what a good score can do for a film. It certainly gives that shot a sense of foreboding. I also really like the sound FX that was done for the Polaris. It has that nice basey rumble, but then that little high pitched turbocharger-esque whine when it goes by.

Looks awesome.

Maurice · February 23 2013, 12:38 AM

Sound trumps picture quite often. A beautifully shot film with crappy sound feels cheap. I spent a fair amount of time on the rough mix for the rough cut because I knew that unpolished sound is really distracting. Ralph Miller took my rough mix and enhanced and sweetened the holy #%$% out of it.

USS Intrepid · February 23 2013, 11:21 AM

People don't always notice good sound. They always notice bad sound. And boy do I know it.

captainkirk · February 23 2013, 01:34 PM

The sound was very impressive in both clips, but I really liked it in the first one. All the chatter in the background made it sound more like people were busy doing things.
I'm not sure if this has been covered earlier in the thread, but how will the film be distributed? Internet, DVD/Blu-ray, or perhaps both?

Maurice · February 23 2013, 10:17 PM

I really hate "command centers" which are really quiet except for the leads talking. I felt that we really needed to make this ship feel alive, so I wrote a bunch of chatter and had a voice actor record it. It's all specific to the scene, not generalized, so it's correct in tone.

roger1999 · February 24 2013, 09:32 AM

All the background chatter sounded fantastic. It really adds to the experience.

Maurice · February 24 2013, 11:37 PM

In a few spots I found some of the background voices could get distracting, and if I lowered them too much, they vanished. I wanted you to sense that people were talking but not let you make out what they were saying. To fix that, I actually ran some of those audio loops backwards, which renders them unintelligible, much like a conversation you can't quite make out.

I love tricks like that.

Borgminister · February 25 2013, 12:31 AM

Long as there aren't any satanic references in the reverse playback...

Maurice · February 25 2013, 01:09 AM

If you play it backward you hear "Go to church. Say your prayers."

CorporalCaptain · February 25 2013, 01:16 AM

"Casualty report: Ensign Paul is dead."

JarodRussell · February 25 2013, 09:17 AM

It's in the uncanny valley of low budget. It feels like it's trapped somewhere between amateurish and professional, yet it lacks the charm and warmth of the amateurish. It feels sterile.

USS Intrepid · February 25 2013, 04:03 PM

JarodRussell wrote:

It's in the uncanny valley of low budget. It feels like it's trapped somewhere between amateurish and professional, yet it lacks the charm and warmth of the amateurish. It feels sterile.

Probably has a great future ahead of it as a SyFy movie of the week then.

I think it's difficult to get much sense of the feel of the thing from this short clip. Whether it feels more comfortable, or more of the same when (if) you watch the finished product is anyone's guess.

junxon · February 25 2013, 04:45 PM

the production values look better than babylon 5 managed on tv and people wank on about that all the time. looking forward to this

Admiral Buzzkill · February 25 2013, 05:30 PM

Thanks.

February 21 2013, 04:03 AM	#1006
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: "Polaris" I LIKE that music. __________________ www.vektorvisual.com

February 22 2013, 06:33 PM	#1007
Tom Servo Commodore Location: Philadelphia, PA	Re: "Polaris" So do I. A lot actually. It's pretty incredible what a good score can do for a film. It certainly gives that shot a sense of foreboding. I also really like the sound FX that was done for the Polaris. It has that nice basey rumble, but then that little high pitched turbocharger-esque whine when it goes by. Looks awesome. __________________ "I like this ship! It's exciting!"-Scotty "Star Trek" Member of Red Sox Nation

February 23 2013, 12:38 AM	#1008
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: "Polaris" Sound trumps picture quite often. A beautifully shot film with crappy sound feels cheap. I spent a fair amount of time on the rough mix for the rough cut because I knew that unpolished sound is really distracting. Ralph Miller took my rough mix and enhanced and sweetened the holy #%$% out of it. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

February 23 2013, 11:21 AM	#1009
USS Intrepid Commodore Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK	Re: "Polaris" People don't always notice good sound. They always notice bad sound. And boy do I know it. __________________ Star Trek: Intrepid

February 23 2013, 01:34 PM	#1010
captainkirk Lieutenant Commander Location: South Africa	Re: "Polaris" The sound was very impressive in both clips, but I really liked it in the first one. All the chatter in the background made it sound more like people were busy doing things. I'm not sure if this has been covered earlier in the thread, but how will the film be distributed? Internet, DVD/Blu-ray, or perhaps both?

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February 23 2013, 10:17 PM	#1011
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: "Polaris" I really hate "command centers" which are really quiet except for the leads talking. I felt that we really needed to make this ship feel alive, so I wrote a bunch of chatter and had a voice actor record it. It's all specific to the scene, not generalized, so it's correct in tone. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

February 24 2013, 09:32 AM	#1012
roger1999 Commander	Re: "Polaris" All the background chatter sounded fantastic. It really adds to the experience.

February 24 2013, 11:37 PM	#1013
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: "Polaris" In a few spots I found some of the background voices could get distracting, and if I lowered them too much, they vanished. I wanted you to sense that people were talking but not let you make out what they were saying. To fix that, I actually ran some of those audio loops backwards, which renders them unintelligible, much like a conversation you can't quite make out. I love tricks like that. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

February 25 2013, 12:31 AM	#1014
Borgminister Moderator Location: California	Re: "Polaris" Long as there aren't any satanic references in the reverse playback...

February 25 2013, 01:09 AM	#1015
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: "Polaris" If you play it backward you hear "Go to church. Say your prayers." __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"

February 25 2013, 01:16 AM	#1016
CorporalCaptain Vice Admiral Location: In pre-production	Re: "Polaris" "Casualty report: Ensign Paul is dead." __________________ John

February 25 2013, 09:17 AM	#1017
JarodRussell Vice Admiral	Re: "Polaris" It's in the uncanny valley of low budget. It feels like it's trapped somewhere between amateurish and professional, yet it lacks the charm and warmth of the amateurish. It feels sterile. __________________ lol l /\

February 25 2013, 04:45 PM	#1019
junxon Fleet Captain Location: somewhere boringly picturesque	Re: "Polaris" the production values look better than babylon 5 managed on tv and people wank on about that all the time. looking forward to this __________________ Les yeux sans visage, Eyes without a face, Captain. - Harry Kim Hello to Jason Isaacs!

February 25 2013, 05:30 PM	#1020
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" Thanks. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy