NCS Reusable CGI Assets and Costs of Production
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As an example in NCS I would say that the sedan car which was used in “Heist” to kidnap Colonel White’s daughter, Victoria, is the same one in which Hank McGill was crushed in “Instrument of Destruction part 1”.
Similarly, the abandoned diner house which Dr Kopalski visited in “Mercury Falling” seems to be the same place that Scarlet was killed in by the petrol tanker in “Chiller”.
Also, I guess that the Mysteron stormtroopers were used in “Achilles Messenger” because it would have taken too long to create different human characters but the stormtroopers could all look the same.
Finally, I do have another reason for asking about these CGI assets. Does anyone have an idea of how much it would cost to create, say, another 26 episodes now that these assets exist. Would it cost another £25 million or could it be done for, say, £15 million?
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Father Unwin
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Aegis
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One thing I noticed was in Heist,In the restaurant sitting at one of the tables was a man who looked identical to the air-traffic controller in circles of doom,Not just his face but also his clothes.
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When Joe 90 was filmed it was obvious that some members of the "repertory company" from Captain Scarlet were reused and possibly some of the sets, such as the operating theatre in "Operation Time" from original Captain Scarlet and "Operation McClaine" from Joe 90.
Just how expensive would it be to create 26 episodes of New Thunderbirds using the bodies/uniforms from Captain Scarlet and adding Tracy brother heads. The uniforms could be re-rendered in the traditional light blue colour.
Also the background landscapes and sets from NCS could be reused and maybe Dominic Lavery could reinvent the Thunderbirds machines. I guess Captain Black could then be tweaked to be bald and have light up eyes!
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On the other hand, the recycling did give us the storm troopers, and a Rhino duel - you never saw two SPVs in one shot in the original CS. I think it gives the series a certain charm as it recalls all the extensive recycling in the original.
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