"Polaris" - Page 25

Admiral Buzzkill · June 10 2010, 06:20 PM

No, I just like red. The ship interiors in Forbidden Planet use dark red accents, for example, and I sort of went back and forth between that and using international orange - also popular in films like When Worlds Collide (the red-orange used on the original Star Trek series kind of straddles the line, a little closer to international orange than to maroon). The red works better, but what probably decided it was that headliner padding material was available in red but not orange. An awful lot of our set detailing is based on the "what's on sale at Home Depot" principle.

This effects test, BTW, is just something I put together as an experiment - note the image-mapping problems on the center displays - and doesn't represent the professional work of Michael and Neo-FX, who will certainly do more interesting things.

USS Intrepid · June 10 2010, 07:26 PM

lennier1 wrote:

BTW: Nick has done some cameos on Hidden Frontier/Odyssey/Helena. Any chance some Polaris actors will have cameos on Intrepid as well?

Hard to say. I'd love to get any of them on, but there's the usual logistical problems.

That said, we *almost* had Paul for a guest spot in the script we're currently shooting, but we couldn't quite make it happen.

Maurice · June 10 2010, 07:55 PM

USS Intrepid wrote:

That said, we *almost* had Paul for a guest spot in the script we're currently shooting, but we couldn't quite make it happen.

Damn it that the Concorde no longer flies between D.C. and Dundee.

MikeH92467 · June 10 2010, 08:06 PM

Dennis wrote:

The red works better, but what probably decided it was that headliner padding material was available in red but not orange. An awful lot of our set detailing is based on the "what's on sale at Home Depot" principle.

In that case, I think we should all be grateful that fuschia wasn't on sale that week!

In all seriousness, the set looks great and has a very solid "feel." I'd say you're on the right track!

lennier1 · June 10 2010, 08:07 PM

USS Intrepid wrote:

lennier1 wrote:

BTW: Nick has done some cameos on Hidden Frontier/Odyssey/Helena. Any chance some Polaris actors will have cameos on Intrepid as well?

Hard to say. I'd love to get any of them on, but there's the usual logistical problems.

That said, we *almost* had Paul for a guest spot in the script we're currently shooting, but we couldn't quite make it happen.

Too bad. Subspace communication over a desktop computer usually offers itself for something like that since the party on the other side of the pond only needs a green background, a uniform, a camera and a few lines.

Admiral Buzzkill · June 10 2010, 08:18 PM

MikeH92467 wrote:

In all seriousness, the set looks great and has a very solid "feel." I'd say you're on the right track!

Thanks. It was mostly pretty solid construction - caused us problems with breakdown and storage, but it was good for climbing up on walls to hang lights, etc. And it did not shake too much.

USS Intrepid · June 10 2010, 09:51 PM

lennier1 wrote:

Too bad. Subspace communication over a desktop computer usually offers itself for something like that since the party on the other side of the pond only needs a green background, a uniform, a camera and a few lines.

That was actually the plan, but it just didn't work out. Pity too, Paul's awesome.

Admiral Buzzkill · June 11 2010, 02:55 AM

Paul's the best. So's Gina. So's that Scottish bloke. And Garrett, and Susan, and...

For real, the more I see the more amazed and grateful I am for the actors who've worked on this show. The whole thing really hangs on their performances more than any other element. And I think you can see what they each bring to it even in the stills.

Admiral Buzzkill · September 9 2010, 03:46 AM

Small update over at the blog today.

http://www.starshippolaris.com/wordpress/?p=799

Barbreader · September 9 2010, 04:16 AM

Thanks for that!

Vektor · September 19 2010, 04:24 AM

And an update to the 3D model:

http://trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=4398604&postcount=269

Admiral Buzzkill · October 12 2010, 02:25 PM

Vektor has posted another update to his work on the 3D model of our ship:

http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?...&postcount=284

USS Intrepid · October 12 2010, 11:06 PM

I like this ship. It's exciting.

Admiral Buzzkill · November 16 2010, 02:26 AM

Vektor has a cool update to his work on the Polaris starship itself here:

http://trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=4523313&postcount=294

lennier1 · November 16 2010, 02:38 AM

Looks great! Will that be the final look once the color correction is finished?

Though there's something weird going on in the last image. Nick's hair looks as if someone reinforced it with some leftover carpet pieces.

June 10 2010, 06:20 PM	#361
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" No, I just like red. The ship interiors in Forbidden Planet use dark red accents, for example, and I sort of went back and forth between that and using international orange - also popular in films like When Worlds Collide (the red-orange used on the original Star Trek series kind of straddles the line, a little closer to international orange than to maroon). The red works better, but what probably decided it was that headliner padding material was available in red but not orange. An awful lot of our set detailing is based on the "what's on sale at Home Depot" principle. This effects test, BTW, is just something I put together as an experiment - note the image-mapping problems on the center displays - and doesn't represent the professional work of Michael and Neo-FX, who will certainly do more interesting things. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

June 11 2010, 02:55 AM	#368
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" Paul's the best. So's Gina. So's that Scottish bloke. And Garrett, and Susan, and... For real, the more I see the more amazed and grateful I am for the actors who've worked on this show. The whole thing really hangs on their performances more than any other element. And I think you can see what they each bring to it even in the stills. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

September 9 2010, 03:46 AM	#369
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" Small update over at the blog today. http://www.starshippolaris.com/wordpress/?p=799 __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

September 9 2010, 04:16 AM	#370
Barbreader Captain Location: New York, New York	Re: "Polaris" Thanks for that! __________________ Star Trek Reviewed links to hundreds of Star Trek Fan Films and Reviews

September 19 2010, 04:24 AM	#371
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: "Polaris" And an update to the 3D model: http://trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=4398604&postcount=269 __________________ www.vektorvisual.com

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October 12 2010, 02:25 PM	#372
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" Vektor has posted another update to his work on the 3D model of our ship: http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?...&postcount=284 __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

October 12 2010, 11:06 PM	#373
USS Intrepid Commodore Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK	Re: "Polaris" I like this ship. It's exciting. __________________ Star Trek: Intrepid

November 16 2010, 02:26 AM	#374
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: "Polaris" Vektor has a cool update to his work on the Polaris starship itself here: http://trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=4523313&postcount=294

November 16 2010, 02:38 AM	#375
lennier1 Commodore Location: Germany	Re: "Polaris" Looks great! Will that be the final look once the color correction is finished? Though there's something weird going on in the last image. Nick's hair looks as if someone reinforced it with some leftover carpet pieces. __________________ Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.