This
scene is the climax for Episode 103, where the baby plasma bug is
turned into a working bomb. Again, the scope of the battle going
on, just a few seconds worth, is astounding - there are literally
hundreds of models going at once in that image. .
Some
other things to watch for in this clip:
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The level of detail is incredible - check out the video screen (where
the Sargent pushes the cargo bay door release) has a roll bar from
not being properly "synchronized.".
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The pacing of the shots and the camera angles (particularly from
the ground up, looking at the effect of the explosion) is well done.
*At
the end of the clip, the evil "Intelligence" officer cracks
a malicious smile. This is where Troopers shines when it comes to
characer development, when a look means more than any series of
actions. In the Sydney Pollack film "Jeremiah Johnson,"
Robert Redford barely spoke more than 15 minutes of dialog in a
two hour film, yet the film was excellent. The excellent animators
at Foundation seem to have taken this to heart; the show actually
has moments where you nearly forget that the characters are 3D.