The Catacombs Production Guide
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Some intermediate shots in this sequence are missing (for instance, shots of the lightning firing between the moons, and more energy wave shots, see on Sheet 1). The plastic cover of one of the missing shots still has the cross over it (to show it was filmed), and the outlines of planets (shown here with a white paper insert).

Two storyboard frames from the end of The Dorcons have been placed in the same sheet.

Thanks to James Winch and Simon Rhodes

Scene 137, slate 43X.
Alien planet on screen

On screen, the moons are much further away, almost a top-down view.

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Scene 141, slate 44X.
Alien planet moving further away from Moon.

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Scene 143, slate 45X.
Alien planet on screen still further away.

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Scene 148, slate 46X.
Eagle blasts off from bottom of cavern out of shot. Use wide set-up as in Sc 120

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Scene 150, slate 47X.
Eagle emerges slowly from hole in surface and accelerates rapidly upwards.

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Scene 167, slate 48X.
Hold alien planet static for 20ft.

Not used in episode

Scene 167A, slate 49X.
Eagle leaving alien planet and moon.

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Not used as a Command Center Big Screen insert.

Scene 171, slate 50X.
Planet & alien moons growing energy wave emitting from planet.

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Scene 175, slate 51X.
Eagle receeding [sic] and energy wave following.

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Scene 176, slate 52X.
Eagle being buffeted by energy force.

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Scene 176A, slate 53X.
Eagle being buffeted by energy force.

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Unknown scene, paper missing

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The plastic cover of one of the missing shots still has the chinagraph cross over it (to show it was filmed), and the outlines of planets (shown here with a white paper insert). With the orbit, it might be this wide view of the planet with the moons around; a version of the same scene is on the Big Screen for several shots including 137 and 143, and it might be a closer version of the unused shot 167, next to it on the sheet.


Thanks to James Winch