Cinema 4D? Its $1000 or more. The demo is free, but the software itself is more pricey.

Fine use of the Wilhelm Scream...definitely got a laugh out of that! Surprised no one commented on it yet

Heh, I specifically requested that the sound editor put that in.

I agree there are a couple of wobbly shots in this (literally, in the case of the miniature), but overall I'm really pleased.

Contrast it with the Beach Landing sketch, which had about 8 effects shots in total. Assault has more like 50 effects shots, so it was a pretty big challenge.

Glad people are liking Sollthar's backdrops. The speed with which he created those was incredible. As is always the case with these things, both he and I wish we'd had a bit more time to add more detail, but his ability to hit exactly what I wanted in first draft was remarkable. Can't wait to work with him again on something else.

Were you involved in production Axel Wilkinson?

I did enjoy this. Not a star wars fan but this was fun. I agree the lifting of the guard was a bit dodgy and the minature a bit shakey, too me back to the 70's and shows like Blakes 7 Overall very nich though. This will probably be the first tutorial DVD I buy from you guys. It's gonna be a good one I can feel it

Nope, I wasn't involved in this at all.

Oh, never mind, I hated the movie...
JK

Very nice little short and in true star wars style guards can't hit anything. The backgrounds look amazing and the compositing is spot on, I also love the little bit of details such as the dust/clouds moving in the wide shot even though you hardly notice them at first.

You've got a lot of movement in the camera, was all the movement tracked in vision lab or another program? or was it shot at a higher res so that you could add effects, then re-render at a lower res allowing you a lot of freedom to 'move' the camera?

koradin

The latter, it was all shot at 720p or above, but the final mix was at PAL resolution.

Yeah, I loved the Wilhelm scream. I was waiting for it because a few months ago you asked if it was copyrighted. I'm like "Oh..." Made the movie seem more pro-made, since all the high-budget/A list films use it. I thought that was a good idea.

While it's true that the close-ups of the model weren't rock solid, the wider shots and those in space where beautiful. The low-angle shot of the craft rising to the mouth of the shaft with that glowing sunshine was particularly nice.