Wow, the date on that blueprint... 5/7/79. I didn't realize they were still filming stuff with actors that late.Yes, this seems to be the intent for this pad, as it appears to be attached to the recessed "tracks" on the wall behind it, and there is an opening in the ceiling above it. We see it in the Photorp Bay in TWOK, and although we don't get a glimpse of it in the K't'inga bridge scenes, we do see it on the schematics (bottom left plan view, each flanking the words "ELEV A")
IIRC, they were so behind schedule, the final prints were still wet from the post-process washing baths when they arrived at theaters.
Many incidental scenes are put off well into post production, often scheduled to coincide with pick-up shots they decide they need after the first assembly or rough cut. IIRC correctly the Epsilon Nine stuff was shot around the same time, and maybe even SFHQ and the Vulcan tank, but I'd have to dig to find out.
A few more details done in the aft compartment: the deck bracing coming down from the ceiling and the railing.
Before I do the heavy lifting on the gunnery station and navigation console, I'm going to go ahead and start working on the architecture of the forward compartment next!
Well, it helps that I have modeled many of these structures already for my old TWOK torpedo bay. Although I'm not using the old models outright (as I was slightly incorrect with the height of the chamber back then, so I've had to re-scale them a bit), I can use them as reference, or pull bits and pieces off and give them a refining. For example, the ball mount and socket of the deck bracing was lifted from my old model, and I just made some minor refinements to it. I then rebuilt the telescoping arm so that it was the correct length and made a few accuracy adjustments.
Yeah, I can most likely do that. I also want to do a "Probert Concept" lighting scheme, as I've always loved the lighting in that painting:
Klingons and E9 were around the same time in June-79. Starfleet was just after the end of principal photography in Feb-79. Vulcan was around mid-October 78. The revised Spock walk was August-79.
Thanks! I was pretty sure about Epsilon Nine but not the others.
I thought that the description "wet" was just a figure of speech in the industry to describe a print that was barely completed in time for presentation (i.e. fresh from the duplication lab) not that it was still literally wet. I'm sure I read that somewhere (maybe in Return To Tomorrow) but I could be mistaken
I don't think that's correct. The starfield was added to the Director's Edition. It was originally black just like on the blu-ray.
Looks kind of Undiscovered Country.
Ah, that’s a touch of the chromatic aberration post process effect I’ve added to the scene. I’ve been playing around with that to give it sort of a retro look. Combined with the fog, it’s a nice touch.
