what is your favourite special effect from firefly?

POSTED BY: Stubbs
UPDATED: Thursday, April 13, 2006 04:45
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STUBBS

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:14 PM

Throughout the short lived series there are a series of effects shots which are quite frankly stunning, especially for a t.v show. my favourite is in The Train Job when Serenity pops up behind Mal, Zoe and Jayne when they are stodd on the edge of the cliff. Thats a jaw dropping sequence.
Thats mine out of the way. What about yours?
You can choose any effects moment you want from the series, but entries concerning effects from the BDM are not allowd because that had a bigger budget. Just firefly if you will.

Possible choices-
>the aforementioned Train Job effect
>the silent destruction of the transport vessel in bushwhacked
>Serenity swooping over the train in the Train Job
>Serenity pulling a 'Crazy Ivan' in the pilot
>the crash of the alliance ship in the opening to the pilot
>Serenity approaching 'the net' in Our Mrs Reynolds

you can pick one from above or come up with your own choice. there are fourteen eps to choose from and this is a sci-fi show after all, so there must be one effects moment that really made you say 'wow!'. come on, share with us!

Fire away Browncoats!

can we vote on the whole killing people issue?

SAB39

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:32 PM

This is an unconventional choice (and I reserve the right to come back with a conventional one later ) but a special effects sequence that I find really powerful is the very beginning of Out of Gas. The silent shot of Serenity that lasts just long enough for you to realize "wait, something's wrong, all dark and she ain't moving..."

RIVERSGUY

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 5:50 PM

OK so this isn't from Firefly but Serenity but I find it one of my favourite scenes in the whole film.

When Mal and Zoe are discussing whether or not they should have left the guy behind during the raid, they pass out of the planets atmosphere into space and it all turns dark and goes practically silent except for Serenity's engine hum.

I find the fact that they portrayed space in a realistic way (as they did in the series) despite the outcry from those used to Lucas' space a credit to Joss and the whole film, which is why this scene gets my vote

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THEDAVE

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:05 PM

the first episode where they are running from the reaver ship, right after they do the crazy ivan. I like the viewpoint looking back with the engine in full burn, the panels shaking and vibrating, and the trail of flames leading back.

PETALINE

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:07 PM

Not as much a special effect but the lighting...the lighting effects are always AMAZING. Especially when Mal makes his "I aim to misbehave" speech. He has the bright angelic light around him.

"Sir, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing."

DAVESHAYNE

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:14 PM

The sequence that makes my jaw drop is the opening to Heart of Gold as the camera zooms in from orbit onto the frozen-dinner-pack brothel. Cool shot.

David

"A lot of people are asking me, you know, what exactly is Firefly? It's a tv show you morons!" - Joss Whedon

JOSSISAGOD

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:07 PM

It's a mix for me between Serenity herself in every shot of the series, and the "Cry-baby" in the opening of "Serenity" the Pilot episode.

JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD

USAGIVINDALOO

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:33 AM

I have great, skin crawling affection for the Reaver ship in the first episode, ESPECIALLY the bit where it's actually chasing Serenity in atmo. That giant smoke trail behind it just made it that much more threatening and EVIL, as did the screaming noise it made as it flew (rather like the screaming over the radio in the BDM). Add to that the "real" camera work (lack of focus, jerky hand held motion) and I was biting my nails.

"This must be what going mad feels like."

EARTHTHATWASWOLF

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:58 AM

Hey all, I registered with the site just to respond to this thread hehe. In my opinion the best effect in Firefly (sadly altered in Serenity) was the total lack of effects, sound effects to be precise. Most of Firefly's space scenes are silent. As they should be, no sound in space and all that.

Don't get me wrong, sound effects are great in sci-fi show, but for me the lack thereof made Firefly stand out. Gave it an edge of realism, of believability that most space scenes lack. For me, the silent shots made Firefly's sci-fi side, truly great and somewhat unique. To use a terrible pun, it gave the space shots atmosphere.

I was a bit dissapointed when gunfire and engines were sounding in the film.

WHOOPS

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 1:05 AM

Hello to you EarthThatWasWolf:

For me i love the shiny special effect when the Reaver ship gets blown to nothing by the Alliance ship.(Bushwacked) Very visual and very shiny loved it.

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