<Jim Francis, known to many of us as one of the special effects wizards behind Blake's 7, has died. He is survived by his wife and son.>
RIP. I found his comments on one of the Blake's Back tapes very interesting.
As a sort of tribute to him and all the underfunded but enthusiastic people who tried to suspend our disbelief, how about we discuss the SFX *nicely* for a bit? I know that part of being a B7 fan often *is* giggling at them (Brian, Moloch et al) but given the budget involved, maybe we should give them credit for managing it at all.
Anyone have any effects they really think were rather good? I like the way Cally's takeover in Shadow is done - very simple, but I do think it works as a visualisation of what she's actually feeling.
The glittery ball effect they use for the plague in Project Avalon is again simple (they did better with simple ideas, IMO), but I like it.
Zen's defences in Spacefall.
Of course, there's the Liberator and Scorpio themselves :-)
Blake's gore-filled 'demise' (he survives, of course, insists Sally, but they made him look *bloody* dead)
The tomb in Sarcophagus - wonderful.
Oh, and all of the explosions, *especially* the minefield in Pressure Point. I like explosions :-)
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