ANH 5' Falcon with Dykstraflex

[t2sides]

So I was fortunate to be invited to Orbital Studios to film the Falcon on a huge Volume set - they were testing an amazing robot motion control arm with a Venice camera system.
The shots are going to be amazing!

 

[t2sides]

And some more on Blue Screen- incredible!

 

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And a few more

 

[Joseph C. Brown]

Your build is so awesome and it is delightful to see these shots with all of those backgrounds!

 

[JediMichael]

THANKS Dan!!! It was so great to have you come out and hang for the day and enjoy it!!!

JediM- I do occasionally take my models to shows/cons. It’s all about timing with my real job and expenses being covered.

And yes - it’s an extreme amount of work, but fun to share.

I’ve always offered to RPFrs, if you are ever in the Denver area, you are welcome to visit the replicas.

Sean

That would be totally awesome. Not sure if a Con covers costs or not. Gem Con is next year in Boise May 17th and 18th.
I always like to at least try and see if things like that would work out. If not, then nothing was lost anyways.

 

[swgeek]

I love the blue screen shots!
Back when I was making and shooting models for movies, you could always tell when you were shooting something for ILM. It would be blue screen instead of green.

 

[StevenBills]

 

[joberg]

Wow...those blue-screen shots of your MF are the bomb

 

[Carter C]

Oh man that is sweet! It's my dream to have one of my models shot with a motion control rig. Can't wait to see all the results!

 

[SSR]

Love the blue screen shots Sean.
So glad you were able to bring the Falcon to AMPAS Museum and to spend some time with your heroes.
If anyone should have been an ILMer it is you !

 

[jake88]

Oh the streaks on that falcon! Makes me wanna slap my momma!

 

[kamandi]

Somebody on YT posted video from the big event (not mine):

 

[yaris]

Behind the scenes magic....!

The sheer inventiveness of coming up with the tech back in 1977...Just WOW...!

 

[t2sides]

Here’s a really cool promo from Orbital Studios that shows the possibilities with the motion control camera shots we got with the Falcon.

It really gives you a sense of the amazing feeling I must’ve felt when they saw their model transformed on screen!

Hoping to get a nice video edit together down the road of the many different passes.

Falcon - Orbital Studios
Thanks
Sean

 

[joberg]

Eager to see that edit Sean

 

[bwayne64]

She's beautiful man. Can't wait to see her fly. Thanks for bringing her to life. Those of us who "know", appreciate the folks that have been here for decades and who help the newbies, with their projects. You've helped everyone that's asked, and never withheld anything, you were at liberty to share. The old timers know the politics of this hobby. Thanks again man, Cheers,

Joe

 

[t2sides]

Thanks Joberg and Joe!!

Here’s a quick montage of some of the shots just for fun. It really helps us visualize what we want to do next time in the studio and with camera on tracks and longer reach. But this experiment still shows how cool practical filming looks great, even though we didn’t shoot for long depth of field.

 

[Betamin]

That is too cool! And your Falcon build is amazing!

 

[swgeek]

Looks great! My only nit pick would be maybe a faster frame rate to give it more weight.

 

[stevielewis]

Way cool! Sound effects added would be awesome.