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Production Guide
This is the first of three special effects storyboards for episode 22, Devil's Planet. There are 15 scenes on this board. Only the first is a library shot.
Scene 1, Library
Various angles of Eagle in flight.
Not storyboarded, this shot of Eagle 3 with Ellna and Entra was filmed as scene scene 80A and repeated later.
Scene 2, slate 1X.
Slow track to give impression we are orbiting foreground planet Ellna.
Scene 6, slate 2X.
Six Nassau-type stills of cloud patterns and continents.
Nassau-type presumably refers to satellite photos of the Bahamas. The Nimbus series of weather satellites in the 1960s and 1970s were revolutionary in weather forecasting, and photos of land, sea and clouds made a big impression on the public.
Scene 8, slate 3X.
View thru spectro-scan eye-piece as per script.
Not storyboarded, a shot through the Eagle windows. The shot is a continuation of scene 41 (the surface is supposed to be Entra, not Ellna).
Scene 10, slate 4X.
Eagle flies away from city - high jungle in foreground. Tree top height.
Scene 12, slate 5X.
Eagle lands. Shooting thru trees and foliage.
Scene 26A, slate 6X.
For in-show credits
Pan off foreground planet (Ellna) and slowly zoom into small set-up planet Entra.
Not storyboarded here, Eagle rises above trees. This is actually scene 127, showing Fraser and Alibe leaving Entra in the Eagle.
Scene 27, slate 7X.
For in-show credits
Eagle flies towards plant Entra and goes into orbit - Ellna small in B/G.
Scene 33, slate 8X.
Eagle screen.
Very slow pan across Nassau type photo showing rivers and vegetation masses
Scene 38, slate 9X.
Track with Eagle weaving out of control, whisps of smoke from body caused by friction. Blue/black sky.
We start with the closer view of scene 40, with a darker blue sky that is lighter blue in later shots.
Scene 40, slate 10X.
Closer on Eagle still [sic] of control with smoke - dark blue sky of stratosphere.
Scene 43, slate 12X.
Forward part of Eagle showing thrusters - Eagle is diving towards jungle ->
Scene 43 continuation, slate 12X.
Forward thrusters have fired - nose lifts by craft continues to descend. Crash imminent.
Scene 45, slate 13X.
Thru Eagle window Eagle crashes into treetops.
Not seen through Eagle window.
Thanks to James Winch
