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Death's Other Dominion
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33. Eagle in snow - night
Discus
Script: The great shape of the Eagle covered in a mantle of snow.
36. Could be as 33 but with more snow - see dawn sequences 47 onwards.
Script: Smog and snow blast around the lifeless Eagle, drifting against it, almost covering it.
Not used.
37. Dawn effect.
- very much as 1
- Moon could be larger - but not essential.
Need STRONG contrast to scene 36.
Script: The Moon as seen from the Ice Planet. The rosey light of dawn tinges its frozen peaks and drifting mists.
38. THULE as seen on Alpha monitor.
Could be as 2 perhaps with slightly different light effect.
Script: ON BIG SCREEN S.F.X. The Ice Planet wrapped in its mist.
An oddly different planet, without the nebulous effect and a different colour.
39. Eagle in dawn light.
Could be as 33 with with lighting similar to scene 52-54-57-59 STUDIO.
Pinkish - snow falling vertically
- More snow round Eagle to bog it down.
Script: The Eagle, almost buried in snow. A little dawn light filters through the smog.
44 The Theory being that there is a CAMERA on top of Eagle. Discuss.
Script: ON TV SCREEN S.F.X. A monitor view of the Eagle from the top of the Command Module looking towards the tail. It is plainly almost buried in drifting snow.
The view from the top of the Eagle would have required a larger model than the 44 inch, and no realistic viewpoint would show much. So they opted for an aerial view, perhaps from a drone camera.
47 Perhaps as 39 - Eagle shakes - some snow - but only some blasted away by engines.
Script: The Eagle virtually covered with snow. The motors start and they begin to build up power.
49 Eagle lifts a few feet off ground - Effect of clinging ice wherever snow has been shaken off. Icicles hanging from undercarriage - or wherever possible.
It hovers - blasting snow on ground - almost disappears in a storm of its own creation - AND -
Script: In a shower of snow, the Eagle lifts out of the drift a few feet, struggling under the weight of ice that still clings to it.
51 Drops to ground again as described.
Script: The snow and ice covered Eagle drops back to the surface. As it hits the ground the snow and ice crack and fall away.
53 Repeat 47 but use different angle - closer?
Script: The Eagle on the ground. Its motors blast a great cloud of snow up into the air.
55 Continuation of 47 - Eagle lifts off cleanly and goes up out of frame.
Script: The Eagle lifts into the air, rising well clear of the planet surface.
58 Eagle in dense mist seen from below and flying away.
Script: KOENIG's P.O.V. The Eagle blasts its way up through the snow and disappears.
60A - could be repeat of 1
60B - As 8 - only Eagle appears.
Script: The Ice planet shrouded in its atmosphere.
ANOTHER ANGLE
Carter's Eagle rockets up through the enshrouding mist
and sails into clear space sky.
Only 60B is used.
63 Could be as 1 or 37 but with Eagle in shot - OR
Script: Carter's Eagle turns in space and heads away from the Ice Planet towards Alpha.
Not used.
66 Half-finished space ship. - looking down upon it. See Studio Rushes
Script: ROWLAND's P.O.V. S.FX. Scaffolding surrounds a spectacular, but only partly constructed spaceship.
73 Eagle approaches Thule's atmosphere. See 5 b - but would prefer 2nd version
Script: Eagle Two approaches the outer fringe of the Ice Planet's atmosphere.
As noted, a repeat of the title shot.
93 See 47 Seq.
Script: Eagle Two lifts off and disappears into the smog.
94A See 63.
Script: The Eagle flies towards the Moon.
Not used
97/99/100 See 2 - But Thule larger
Thule starts to recede. This is the same shot.
Script: The Ice Planet seen from the Moon (99 is Big Screen)
Two shots used, the second similar to scene 2; no Big Screen shot.
There are some odd notes, some apparently work related such as a vacuum-form for £150 (the diagram may be an early design for the War Games buildings), and other sketches and costs. Much of the rest seems to be personal, including some taxi fares, a sandwich at Ramsgate, dog food and biscuit.
