I.M.P.S. - Star Destroyer Relentless
- Thread starter Mark Harris
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Huh. One of the names on there belongs to an illustrator I once hired. And he used a piece of work I paid him for, as basis for a model in one of their shots.
Nice.
I dunno. Kind of Carrier by way of Star Wars by way of Cops by way of Babylon 5. Why do people invest resources in other people's licensed property, rather than take the same skills and put together something original?
Nice.
I dunno. Kind of Carrier by way of Star Wars by way of Cops by way of Babylon 5. Why do people invest resources in other people's licensed property, rather than take the same skills and put together something original?
Holy crap that's a lot of
hatch check 1
check 2
Over Unger
Unger Over
What's my vector victor
hatch check 2
what's the manual say?
Allways maintain the ship.
Check hatch 1
Check hatch 2
Did we check hatch three
Better call it in
I'm not calling it in you cal it in
Yeah I call it in
Silvertail mission over
Go aheard silvertail
Mission complete
roger silvertail
hammer's comming down
hatch check 1
hatch check 2
Hatch check on aisle three
anyone check hatch 4
What's my vector victor
hatch check 1
check 2
Over Unger
Unger Over
What's my vector victor
hatch check 2
what's the manual say?
Allways maintain the ship.
Check hatch 1
Check hatch 2
Did we check hatch three
Better call it in
I'm not calling it in you cal it in
Yeah I call it in
Silvertail mission over
Go aheard silvertail
Mission complete
roger silvertail
hammer's comming down
hatch check 1
hatch check 2
Hatch check on aisle three
anyone check hatch 4
What's my vector victor
Chamber005
Carbonite Member
I think this is a pretty stunning achievement so far. The effects, costumes and set are far better than most anything I've ever seen in any no cost indie production, ever.
The fact that they're doing it purely as an homage is equally as remarkable.
Yeah, I think they could have made a film of their own, but creating something like this will open up opprotunities for them that not much else could given their level of script writing ability.
I wouldn't be surprised if this helps them create a production company and sometime in the future we do see them creating something of their own, using this property as the launching pad for the fan base of their own works.
I think this is really smart if you can pull it off, and they're doing a pretty awesome job so far pulling this off.
And I mean, heck, if you cut the special effects shots in half and just double up on what's left, you'd probably get effects that are twice as good.
I'm glad they're spending their resources on something that has a built in audience. These people should NOT be writing their own story -- but if they have a production company with a proven track record, they may be able to attract a really great script.
The fact that they're doing it purely as an homage is equally as remarkable.
Yeah, I think they could have made a film of their own, but creating something like this will open up opprotunities for them that not much else could given their level of script writing ability.
I wouldn't be surprised if this helps them create a production company and sometime in the future we do see them creating something of their own, using this property as the launching pad for the fan base of their own works.
I think this is really smart if you can pull it off, and they're doing a pretty awesome job so far pulling this off.
And I mean, heck, if you cut the special effects shots in half and just double up on what's left, you'd probably get effects that are twice as good.
I'm glad they're spending their resources on something that has a built in audience. These people should NOT be writing their own story -- but if they have a production company with a proven track record, they may be able to attract a really great script.
Because when your a big fan of a particular universe (Star Wars, Star Trek, etc), you enjoy making fan videos in those universes.
I would know, I use to make CGI 3d animated Star Trek videos back when I was in junior high and high school...because I love Star Trek. That led to other 3d work, which led to general video production with already knowledge of lighting, composition, special effects, and other aspects. And it ended up helping launch my video production career, and now I make money doing video production.
Basically, I owe my career to Star Trek. Who knows where I'd be if I hadn't discovered my enjoyment for media.
Zak Forsman
Major Contributor
i'm a minute and a half in. is there anything other than credits to this?
EDIT: haha! i see, there's narration too!
EDIT: haha! i see, there's narration too!
Chamber005
Carbonite Member
Yeah, I was SO dead set on doing a Buffy inspired webseries (since the 7th season ended with multiple slayers being "active" and the 8th season comic book follows the same storyline), but at the last minute I decided to do my own thing. But, honestly, if it hadn't been for that original notion to do a fan webseries I would never have even picked up a camera, and now due to the webseries I'm doing a feature.
I think this kind of thing works awesome as a massive demo reel. And if it's not PERFECT people forgive you, but you still get that fan base, you still get the demo and exposure, you still get paying gigs because of it, and most importantly you get the experience of doing it.
If you can do something better than most anyone else is doing something, bottom line you're probably going to benefit from doing it.
That's affirmative. Over. Niner. There's lots of Over. Niner. Affirmative. Check hatch 1. Roger.
Chamber005
Carbonite Member
LOL The credits are a bit lengthy.
And then you get that guy talking forever (is he the same guy who used to do the narration to the old Transformers cartoon???).
They said that the narration in the first part (and there are 10 parts in total, eventually) is for the entire film and that's why it's so lengthy.
It's really only worth seeing for the FX and costumes -- and for the sets these guys built in their friggin garages! Just crazy.
I liked the second one a little better. Can't wait for the rest. Apparently the entire thing is "80% done", so at least we know that all ten parts will eventually be available.
I think I watched the second one.
Over.
Over.
Zak Forsman
Major Contributor
peter cullen is the voice of optimus prime.
At least it isn't the zillionth Jedi film.
Peter Reynolds
Well-known member
That's what I liked about it. I actually thought it was an original idea to focus on the Stormtroopers (a la Cops). There are a lot of Jedi fans films, and it was refreshing
that it didn't start with John Williams music or have a slanted title crawl.
My favorite Star Wars homage is "George Lucas in Love". It's 8 minutes long, very
well done and absolutely hilarious. You can watch a half-decent version here.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5058529870025933880&q=george+lucas+in+love#
adkimery
Veteran
For some I'm sure it's similar to why so many comedians start out doing impressions or so many bands start out w/cover tunes. It allows them to hone their skills and showcase their talent while they are finding their own voice.
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Peter Reynolds
Well-known member
Well said.
I always remember a story about Somerset Maugham who taught himself to write by reading a paragraph from an author he admired, then covering it up and trying to reproduce the style and structure in his own words. He did this until he developed his own voice. Isn't this what we all do in one way or another?