The Catacombs Production Guide
Storyboards

Special effects art for the episode Dragon's Domain.


This is the second page of the SFX script for Dragon's Domain, scenes 28 to 36, as the Ultra Probe leaves Earth, arrives at Ultra and first encounters the spaceship graveyard. Brian notes the planet Ultra will be "pink and green". He notes the movement is R-L, right to left, throughout. The first graveyard shot may be rough, but it clearly includes Arra's shuttle and the Alpha Child battlecruiser.

On the reverse of this page, Brian has sketched how the Ultra Probe command module will separate from the main body.

Scene 28:
Probe leaves station

Brian Johnson's initial storyboard.

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Scenes 30 A and B show "the giant ship ploughs through space". They filmed at least 4 different shots, 3 of which appeared in the episode.

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Scene 30B:
Probe twds Ultra

Brian Johnson's initial storyboard.

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Scene 32:
Probe - Ultra closer

Brian Johnson's initial storyboard. The drawing states "Big Probe", indicating the bigger 5 foot Ultra Probe model.

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Scene 33A:
Ultra - Probe (small

Brian Johnson's initial storyboard. The drawing states "Small Probe", indicating the smaller 2.5 foot Ultra Probe model.

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Scene 35:
Probe R-L changes course

Brian Johnson's initial storyboard. The SFX script stated "Ultra large in the background", but to make the shot simpler it was excluded.

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Scene 36A

Brian Johnson sketch, no description. The Probe is at the top, the graveyard is marked "S.J." (space junk)

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