Guardians of the Galaxy Take 2

Take 2.

Finally! I was able to finish my new Guardians of the Galaxy diorama and I would like to share some shots I made these past few days. 

Let's go, Gamora.

Hello Daddy, hello Mom
I'm your ch ch ch ch ch cherry bomb

 

 

Drax the Destroyer hungry for revenge.

"Call me rodent one more time...."

Hail (hail)
What's the matter with you feel right...Come and Get Your Love.

 I'm really having a blast re-creating the movie through toy photography and diorama. :)

Behind-the-scene.

'Will show you next time how I've created the diorama. :)

Guardians of the Galaxy (Take 1)

After watching the Guardians of the Galaxy I had to get all the figures by Hasbro and create a diorama. This is just the first batch of the many upcoming toy shots of the amazing GOTG. :) 

Made a diorama of the Planet Morag where Star-Lord retrieved the Power Gem.

I am Star-Lord

Running to the Milano with the Power Gem.

One of the coolest scenes in the movie. Come and get your love :)

 The deadliest woman in the galaxy. 

Will probably take pictures of Groot and Rocket later. :)

Uh-oh

Un-oh, a photo by Clarkent78 on Flickr.

This is going to hurt -- big time!

Missing Indy so I took a quick outdoor shot last weekend :)

Jabba's Throne Part II

Jabba's throne room continuation...

Princess Leia's plan was foiled and Jabba caught her while freeing Han Solo from the carbonite box. Han Solo was thrown into the dungeon with Chewbacca awaiting judgement while the princess became a slave for Jabba's entertainment.

 

When hope seems lost, Luke Skywalker made his way into Jabba's palace with a plan....

Free my friends, mighty Jabba...

To be continued....

An unexpected encounter

3 reasons why I'm looking forward to the year 2015: (1) Justice League ze movie (2) Avengers 2 and (3) Star Wars VII. Now that J.J. Abrams is officially directing the film, I can sleep peacefully knowing that the next installment will be a blast. :) 

For this shot, I made the base using styro and sand. I used Kenner and Hasbro figures. 

An unexpected encounter.

With the help of the two Jedi Knights, Queen Amidala escaped the grasp of the Trade Federation. En route to the Senate, the team had to stop to Tattoine to have the ship fixed in order for them to continue with their journey. Qui-Gon, together with R2D2, Jar Jar Binks and Padme embarked on a quest...

"No more orders from her majesty today..."

"This sun is doen murder to mesa skin"

To be continued... :)

Run, Indy, run!

Everybody loves Indy.

Made the diorama using Hasbro's Indiana Jones action figure. :)

Diorama is made of dailies painted with acrylic before covering with moss. :)

Star Wars. Princess Leia and Han Solo.

My next famous couple is from the Star Wars saga -- Han Solo and Princess Leia. I made the diorama last year featuring Jabba the Hutt's throne then I mixed the toys from Hasbro and Kenner. 

In the movie Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia disguised herself as a bounty hunter named Boushh to sneak into Jabba the Hutt's palace.

She presented Chewbacca as a prisoner to get Jabba's buy-in allowing her to gain access to the palace as well as Jabba's trust. "She's got a thermal detonator!"

 The ultimate plan is to free Han Solo from the carbonite box. "What have they done to you...."

 
 Little did she know that her plans will soon be spoiled..."hang in there, Han."

Find out soon. :)

Tips on Duel on Mustafar shot

Behind the scene. This time I'm using LCD background and I'm re-using a base to re-create this scene. Since I want a nice silhouette of Ani and Obi, will just use a lamp just enough for the needed back light.

The usual challenge is the glare. Since I won't be needing the top portion, I just cropped it. What you can do to further improve the color is to use the BURN tool to the area of the glare since the background is fairly dark.

Also, there are other ways to avoid the glare. One, you can try moving the light farther from the LCD avoiding the screen. Another one is by changing the angle of your shot avoiding the glare. For the lightsaber, you can check youtube for a more detailed tutorial. :)

Duel on Mustafar

Aside from MOTUC and DC, I'm also a big fan of Indiana Jones and Star Wars. I made this shot couple of days ago. I used an LCD screen as a background, added effects using Photoshop. Hasbro's Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi in "Duel on Mustafar".