Behind the scenes: The Remnant Threat
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Revision as of 14:22, 7 April 2006
And now - the all-knowing guide to the formation of The Grand Marshal Trilogy Episode α: The Remnant Threat.
Steps
Idea Formation
First off - the idea. It came Al in the last phase of the year 2005. He was teribly bored, and came to his good friend Jedd wielding a prototype script and a digital camera.
After a few iterations, a serious plot was developed, and a fiendish character called the Grand Marshal (a prieviously unseen rank) and a treacherous plot to undermine the New Republic.
Before that, though, there were original plans, including the plot to star a padawan (later used in the second comic)This idea was later deemed too Mary Sue-ish for the premiere comic. Another plan was to have the plot focus on a GIANT Yavin 4 invasion, complete with giant tank robots. This plot idea was eventually dropped and replaced with an epic space battle and a smaller-scale Yavin 4 invasion, nonetheless with the neat AT-RT set.
The space battle underwent serious modifications. As hard to believe as this seems, Han and Leia were originally meant to ride Ep. 3 era starfighters (in fact we still have the shots of this)! Thankfully the Millenium Falcon came along as a combo birthday-Christmas set (Jedd's). The battle was planned, from the start, to have TIE Interceptors and A-Wings, although these sets arrived much later and, as of 7 March '06, have still not been filmed! At the point of time, the comic was still very much a work-in-process.
Both Al and Jedd were very busy with school so the comic was put quite on hold, with ideas further developed whenever the two met. "Wrath of the Marshal" was idealized with concept shooting and character design developed. At the same time, a short story written by Jedd and started on his 13th birthday (14th Jan '06) was undergoing work. You can read it here. The "novel", or so it was nicknamed, featured new ideas and was based heavily on the comic. The Red Guard duel first appears in this form.
The Process
Capturing on camera was an especially arduous process. The comic was shot mostly at Jedd's house, with Al's camera and a combination of Jedd and Al's sets. An Al custom model called the Jedi Strike Fighter was also featured. A combo of primitive and common as well as high-tech special effects were utilized.
