Doctor Who - Spearhead from Space - New FX

New CGI effects replace the old visuals as the Nestines arrive on Earth. Also the TARDIS model shot materialisation has been replaced with a proper shot which they failed to achieve on location.

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Film & Animation

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• Doctor
• Dr
• Who
• TARDIS
• Autons
• New
• Effects
• Spearhead
• from
• Space

[doctorw2]

wow this is great work good job, i think that the bbc should remake all the classic series with the new computer fx and also market it along with the classic series special effects left alone so the viewer has a choice to watch the series as it was and also how it could have been shown today in the 21 first century.

[themindrobber]

I agree. I'm surprised they only ever tried it properly with Ark in Space, but I suppose they have a limited budget for DVD.

[evildonkey]

Some colour/contrast matching, edge wrapping, and a softer image would help it match in better. Earth looked a bit flat, needs another layver for clouds and haze.

[themindrobber]

Thanks for the comments. There is a separate layer for clouds and they move at a different speed to the ground, and there is a haze layer but its not too exaggerated so doesn't show up much at that distance.

[Carreaux]

Very cool. I'm not one of those who thinks the effects should be left alone, so any work like this is to be applauded. I would, however, point out that the shot of the Earth shows it rotating both far too quickly and, more importantly, in the wrong direction. Given the timeframe of events, it might be as well if the planet wasn't obviously turning at all. That aside, I liked it a lot, especially the shot of the Nestene meteorites deploying into a new formation just before impact.

[themindrobber]

Thanks for the feedback Carreaux. The speed of the rotation is a bit of artistic licence because I wanted to add as much as possible which the original shot didn't have (which was a static photograph). To be completely accurate we shouldn't be able to see stars either due to the expose on the camera. You've got me on the direction of rotation though, I didn't give it any thought! I may have to release a Version 2.0 with that corrected!

[DALEK2626]

@doctorw2 true

[doctorw2]

@DALEK2626 no not if it came with two dvd discs one with the original effects the other disc with the cgi effects the viewer would have a choice.

[DALEK2626]

@doctorw2 defiantly not, it would ruin the feel of the classics. 

[jnev77]

Fantastic work as always!

[therealKINDLE]

Such good Ideas, & you're very good with Scale. But I wish you had Lucas Film Facilities.. Because It just looks as Bad as the CGI shot in Ark in Space.. Terribly Obvious that it's CGI.

And CGI is so much more Tacky than the Charming & Creative affects they used back then! Take a Lesson from James Rolfe on his Cinemasacre 200 Video.

The Tardis Affect However.. I can't Fault it! And When Seeley looks up into the sky.. Thats not too bad either! Once again, 10/10 for Effort.

[TheCastellan]

Same problem with the horrid Silver Nemesis with the Cybermen guns.

[animegirl1136]

the door looks like it would brake at any moment

[SCross440]

Good stuff.

[jakearoo1jak]

yer, me too. That would be awesome!

[kratzenbourg]

A remarkable improvement! I'd like to see autons shooting laser beams from their fingers, too.