[B5JMS] brief report from jms

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From: Gary Seven <gary7seven at earthlink.net>
Date: 21 May 2001 12:07:22 -0700
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A question about the new SFX Studio: I have seen some of their work in 
other places, but do you anticipate the quality and look of the special 
effects to remain consistent with what we've seen in the past in both B5 
and Crusade? Obviously there's been some improvement in the quality of 
graphics over the last few years, but how committed are you to seeing 
that the new Studio maintains a level of consistency with what's been 
seen in previous B5?

Thanks.

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Jms at B5 wrote:

> Well, all of last week I was in Vancouver for the first week of shooting on the
> two-hour TV movie BABYLON 5: LEGEND OF THE RANGERS.  (I'm back now for a
> while.)  It's been a terrific experience to date.  The dailies look great. 
> Mike Vejar is on board to direct, and is keeping the look and feel consistent
> with what we've done before, but at the same time (in collaboration with our
> new Director of Photography Henry Chan) is taking the look even a step further.
>  The sets (courtesy of production designer Steve Gaeghan and his band of
> artistic types) look more detailed, more textured, more realistic than much of
> what we've done before on B5.  (This is in no way to diminish what we did in B5
> on sets, it's just a different approach.)
> 
> Andreas Katsulas showed up mid-week as G'Kar, and despite having been away from
> that makeup for three years, was instantly back in character starting with the
> first shot and straight on through.
> 
> The cast have proven themselves excellent.  It's natural to take some time to
> find your character, and find the lines...but from the moment they landed on
> set, they had their lines letter perfect, and the chemistry is there between
> them.  SFC has seen the dailies and they're absolutely enchanted with what's on
> film.
> 
> I wish I had colorful stories to tell, but we're talking here about a bunch of
> dedicated professionals who appreciate the legacy of B5 and are doing
> everything they can to make this next installment the best possible.  (About
> the only negative thing to happen all week was my losing my California state ID
> midweek, which I'll have to go in to replace this week at my local DMV.)  It's
> a very elaborate production, with everything from pyros to wire works and other
> stuff, in addition to the usual glut of CGI we tend to do, but so far it's all
> going quite well.
> 
> I've been taking digital pictures of the production which will soon be
> available on the SFC website...and there are some beauts there.  I'll let you
> know when they're up.
> 
> In the interim...know that the show is going extremely well, and I think that
> people are going to like the cast a lot.  They're good, well-trained, dedicated
> people.  
> 
> I think it's going to go over very well indeed.
> 
>  jms
> 
> (jmsatb5 at aol.com)
> (all message content (c) 2001 by synthetic worlds, ltd., 
> permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine 
> and don't send me story ideas)
> 
> 
> 
> 


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 21 May 2001 18:08:42 -0700
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>Obviously there's been some improvement in the quality of 
>graphics over the last few years, but how committed are you to seeing 
>that the new Studio maintains a level of consistency with what's been 
>seen in previous B5?

The effects will be consistent, but overall will be an improvement on what's
gone before.

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
(all message content (c) 2001 by synthetic worlds, ltd., 
permission to reprint specifically denied to SFX Magazine 
and don't send me story ideas)