TMP's Enterprise reveal...

[JonnyQuest037]

If you think about how the shadow is falling on the curve of the hull, the spotlight is coming from directly below, maybe even a little on the far side of the ship, so the pod flying next to and above the hotspot on the hull would be casting a shadow from the same light on the ceiling of the drydock, not on the ship. I remember there was an FAQ or interview or something when it first came out where the DE team talked about considering adding that shadow, but plotting it out and realizing it was already correct.

It may be technically correct, but it looks wrong.

 

[Tallguy]

If you think about how the shadow is falling on the curve of the hull, the spotlight is coming from directly below, maybe even a little on the far side of the ship, so the pod flying next to and above the hotspot on the hull would be casting a shadow from the same light on the ceiling of the drydock, not on the ship. I remember there was an FAQ or interview or something when it first came out where the DE team talked about considering adding that shadow, but plotting it out and realizing it was already correct.

I'm not sure I buy it. It's a spotlight and you see the entire "cone" of the area that it's lighting. If something passes in that cone it should cast a shadow in that area.

I'd love to be proven wrong.

I also don't care.

 

[DonIago]

I get what they're going for, but I admit that by the end of the sequence I'm feeling a bit restless. Moreso with the Vejur flyby, which is Our Heroes staring at the viewscreen...it's all fascinating, but it also goes on for what feels like a very long time.

That said, as I'll always say with TMP, the Enterprise flyby, at least, very much benefits from being seen in the theater on a large screen, versus being shown on a standard living room size screen while one is being distracted by who-knows-what.

 

[fireproof78]

get what they're going for, but I admit that by the end of the sequence I'm feeling a bit restless. Moreso with the Vejur flyby, which is Our Heroes staring at the viewscreen...it's all fascinating, but it also goes on for what feels like a very long time.

This.


It's very pretty and I also do not care to watch for as long as the film insists I should like it.

 

[DonIago]

TMP is ultimately very much one of those, "I need to be in the right mood for it..." films. Though for a theatrical release I'd ensure I was I was in the right mood. So much better on the big screen.

 

[CoveTom]

I think my reaction to that scene may be different from others' also because I so adore the score. I must have listened to that cue a million times. So when the scene is playing, I tend to be focusing more on enjoying the music than on anything else.

 

[Tallguy]

I think my reaction to that scene may be different from others' also because I so adore the score. I must have listened to that cue a million times. So when the scene is playing, I tend to be focusing more on enjoying the music than on anything else.

Nope. That's straight down the middle normal.

 

[publiusr]

Which had the most screen time?

TMP Enteprise
Discovery
Cygnus

Passengers liner and Star Destroyer tied for 4th?

 

[Tallguy]

Which had the most screen time?

TMP Enteprise
Discovery
Cygnus

Passengers liner and Star Destroyer tied for 4th?

Interesting question. In any particular movie? Or across the board? And then: Any particular model? For example, the Imperial Cruiser in Star Wars doesn't get THAT much screen time. Totally at a guess I would say the models that get the most screen time are probably the X-wing (snub fighter), the TIE Fighter (short range fighter), and then probably the Death Star. The Falcon isn't really in it as much as you'd think. Obviously when you start adding in sequels then the stats go up.

Cygnus / Discovery (we're talking 2001, right?) / TMP might be in the same ballpark.