Taking nominatios for Best Model Work in SF show or movie...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, September 19, 2010 17:57
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*This is a CGI free zone*
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea?
UFO?
Space 1999?
2001?
Star Wars?
Star Trek III?
Alien?
Aliens?
Independence Day?
Here are the categories:
1)Best completely practical model effect
2)Best model combined with explosive effect
3)Best model combined with matte effect
4)Best overall scope of model effects in a single series or movie
5)Best animated model
6)Other you can make up
These are my nominations:
1) Flying Sub- Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
2) Eagles 'sploding on the Moon- Space 1999
3) Enterprise shots- Star Trek III
4) Aliens
5) Walkers- Empire Strikes Back
6) Coolest attention to detail: 2001
Care to take your turn, model work fans? 
The laughing Chrisisall
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I like the Imperial Walkers from Star Wars. 
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Thanks AU- you made me realize that I left out a whole category! I fixed it now!
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Thanks AU- you made me realize that I left out a whole category! I fixed it now!
It's what I do.
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Quote:That sounded suspiciously like Adam Baldwin from "Superman: Doomsday"....
Originally posted by AURaptor:
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The laughing Chrisisall
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... the hell?
Where's Silent Running?!
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
1)Best completely practical model effect
Hmm. Can I nominate the entire (spacegoing) Battle of Endor? Just imagining that huge furball of a space battle, with dozens of capital ships and hundreds of fighters, blaster bolts, and multiple background layers, done without any computers.
If not, then the Future War segments of the original Terminator (our first look at the Hunter-Killer and Tank-thing). Yeah, multiple segments, but they were all part of the same "scene," just cut apart.
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2)Best model combined with explosive effect
The exploding Bird of Prey in Star Trek: Generations. Maybe not the most complex effect, but there was just something about seeing it just come apart like that.
Quote:Original Battlestar Galactica, when a Cylon Raider kamikaze'd the Galactica's hangar (okay, technically the "matte" was a picture of another model, but it was still a matte effect).
3)Best model combined with matte effect
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4)Best overall scope of model effects in a single series or movie
The original Star Wars trilogy.
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5)Best animated model
The AT-STs in RotJ (just 'cause they were more dynamic and agile than the AT-ATs).
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6)Other you can make up
Best model "beauty shot:"
The original opening sequence of Deep Space Nine (I don't know when they transitioned to a CG station, but it wasn't until Voyager was on the air [I remember a magazine article saying that Voyager was their first "hero" CGI design]).
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Quote:So, nominate it in a category(s)!!
Originally posted by Kwicko:
... the hell?
Where's Silent Running?!
Sheesh!
The laughing Chrisisall
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1)Best completely practical model effect:
Alien's Nostromo landing on LV-426.
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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
1)Best completely practical model effect
Hmm. Can I nominate the entire (spacegoing) Battle of Endor?
Sorry, an error here; practical means entirely without mattes or opticals added. "As filmed in the camera", as it were (think the ATAT falling into the baking soda (snow) with the painted background in Empire).
Although it would be a fine choice for #3!!!
EDITED TO ADD: The final battle in ROTJ has never been equaled IMO. Serenity came close, but that was CGI on a limited amount of time & money.
The laughing Chrisisall
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