Doug Drexler and Daren Dochterman recently posted beauty shots of their excellent Enterprise models on their blogs, so while scenes from Act I are in the render farm hopper I thought I’d provide you guys an embiggened peek at the Gray Lady from what I felt were some of the more successful clips in the teaser. First up is my favorite of the “red planet of the week” shots from the opening credits…
She *is* a beautiful lady...
Our hero Captain Kirk may have been trying to short out the space babe robots in “I, Mudd” when he exclaimed that the Enterprise “is a beautiful lady and we all love her!”, but darn it… she is, and we do!
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At the last minute I decided that since the next release would probably not be until Act I is finished sometime in mid-to-late July, I thought it would be nice to add a little something extra, so…
Only one scene to go: the viewscreen contents behind Kirk as he walks in front of it. (The rotoscoping was done years ago… literally years ago.)
Another snapshot from the “dailies” while you wait. The color balance in this image is more like what you’ll see in the finished product (the Enterprise was way too dark in the frame grab I posted earlier this week).
Enterprise approaches the Constellation (click to embiggen)
OK, I’ll admit it—I suck, and I especially suck at estimation. A month ago I was sure I’d be done with the teaser and Act I by today, but as of 9:45 AM EDT this morning I still have a couple of effects shots left just for the teaser itself, and Act I is in a similar state of disarray. Bottom line, there won’t be anything released this weekend, and if all the stars align there might be a release next weekend (June 6-7).
Welcome to scottgammans.com. I’ll have much more to say later—right now I’m scrambling to hit a self-imposed deadline of Friday May 29 for Act I of my Star Trek “Doomsday Machine” project, which I can 110% guarantee you won’t be on time. On Friday I’ll make a decision whether to delay the release or do a partial release based strictly on my personal whim when I wake up. :) Meanwhile, thanks for stopping by, and watch this space.
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