Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 11:43:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Drew Bittner <drewbitt at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Take that Darth Vader, thwack! , was  Sith  andbefore
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

I *love* the new Galactica series. As noted, what they
do with establishing shots is amazing.

--- "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com> wrote:

> At 01:14 PM 6/16/05 -0400, Michael Walsh wrote:
>
> >Kubrick made very effective use of silence.
>
> Yep.  They are doing well with that on the new
> Battlestar Gallactica
> too...as well as giving you a better feel for how
> big space really is with
> those long zoom-in shots of the Gallactica.  You
> know the think is really
> huge...and then you see a starscape or nebula with a
> tiny dot on it, then
> it zooms in and you realize that the tiny dot is
> that huge spaceship and
> your scale meter pegs...
>
> -- Mike B.
> --
> When "wide open spaces" brings parking to mind, go
> ahead and die.
>

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