Blueprint conundrum or not
POSTED BY: ManiacNumberOne
UPDATED: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 20:55
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Has anyone tried to contact any of the folk that worked on Serenity's insides or outsides? I'd be curious if they'd be willing to cooperate with our rag tag little band.
I've seen some of the Foundation Imaging fellas helping out the Enterprise modelers.
Just a suggestion...
Bill
"We all know I'm the funny one."
"You ain't all that funny."
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We're watching :-)
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Maniac;
Most groovy of you to post your interim work!
A couple of points. Interesting that you depict the forward corridor as sloping; can you point to any shots which suggested that to you? Can't go to the disks myself right now to look into it. Seems reasonable, though.
I think the 'stubbifying' in your schematic may distort some things a jot: I do believe the bridge extends a bit further back from the end of the windows, before the bulkhead/stairs, than you've represented. Is this an artifact of stubbification?
Also, I'm fairly certain that the mess area extends further back than you show. If you look at some key shots of the mess (especially in "Serenity," after Simon gives the crew the skinny on River), you can see that the aft wall and door to the aft corridor begin just past the octagonal skylight window (and, presumably, just aft of the rear wrap-around viewports). Your plan views, BTW, depict this more in line with how I've perceived the layout. Indeed, they seem to be bang-on.
Actually, it just ocurred to me that the engine room's location might make more sense if the aft corridor sloped a bit (i.e., downward from the mess to the engine room); this would make it a lot easier to reconcile its apparent location at the center of the spinner. Thoughts?
More may occur to me later, but I'm a mite fuzzy at the moment.
Another thought: the Browncoat who suggested contacting Zoic Studios for some 'official' assistance with diagramming may be onto something. I realize that copyright issues pertain here, but maybe someone in the know might give us a few pointers...?
Thanks again for posting this! I look forward to watching it evolve!
Keep flyin'!
Department of Redundancy Department
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Note: I just wrote a very polite and charmingly self-deprecating message to one of the artists at Zoic Studios who was responsible for the FX in Firefly, inquiring about the potential availability of schematics (including asking if such schematics would be included in the DVD release, in case copyrights prevent their becomeing available to fans directly). I made it a point to mention fireflyfans (and this thread, on the remote chance that she might be interested). Hey, it was worth a shot!
Waiting is...
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You need to v the passanger dorms. The top tier of the catwalk only attatches to the walls where the shuttle hatches are and those two mystery doors are.
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I realize that there is much to be done. I am so busy with regular work (taxes) that I have had very little time to devote to watching ep's and learning more.
I appreciate all the comments, and most, if not all of them, sound right on the money. If you have Adobe Pagemaker, feel free to update any changes you think are needed.
I have to say I am pleased that so many others are interested in the fascinating layout of Serenity. It bodes well for all of you.
I will continue work on this layout when it becomes easier on my eyes to view ep's and stare at the comp screen after so many hours logging your taxes.
Continue to be patient and you will be rewarded.
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Who's winning?
I can't really tell, they don't seem to be playing by any civilized rules that I know.
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Quote:
Originally posted by ManiacNumberOne:
Continue to be patient and you will be rewarded.
That's because patience is a virtue. No rush Maniac, just made some observations. I would update your plans but I don't have that program.
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A thought I had the other day. Has anyone looked at the schematics shown in OMR? Where the bad guys are scoping out the ship. There might be something there to give a clue.
Ann
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Alas, there's precious little there (in OMR's chop-shop-guys' schematics), but for some interesting but rather unhelpful slices showing structural supports, and what appear to be conduits 'n such. No interior decks or bulkheads were visible when I looked (and I looked pretty carefully). Good thought, and good memory...but, alas, dry well (unless we're going for a full blueprint treatment, with structural info, etc. But I'd dearly like to reconcile the interior sets with the exterior before we start going into such things).
As I'd said, I have an email into one of the chief honchos at Zoic, who supervised the CGI for "Firefly" (won an award for "Serenity"). Hopefully, she'll be kind enough to write back, and will be able to shed some light on some of our speculations and scrutinizing.
Keep flyin'!
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Quote:
Originally posted by AnnD:
A thought I had the other day. Has anyone looked at the schematics shown in OMR? Where the bad guys are scoping out the ship. There might be something there to give a clue.
Ann
I did extensive copying during this part, trying to figure out structure. Excellent memory. I thought I was the only one staring at that.
And thanks for your interest!
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