Where does the iris retract to? - Page 3 - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Svarog · 30th September 2002, 06:56 AM

I read somewhere that the gates both had a working inner rign that could turn both ways and stop at will. I never read anything about an iris attached though. However in Australia channel 7, which airs it, adds an interesting note onto each episode. Once it said the iris is made of the same element as a bike. Since a bike is unlikely to be composed of trinium or even titanium i assumed it was talking about the real life iris.

shu_hunter · 1st October 2002, 01:01 AM

I saw somewhere the real iris. It doesn't retract or anything, it's just there to plop in front of the gate when yu want people standing in front of it.

~Shu Hunter
:upto: Stargate fan{atic}

PTeppic · 1st October 2002, 06:31 AM

Svarog/shu_hunter,

I would guess, in the light of new information

that a closed iris would be useful on set to reduce the CGI/optical demands in post-, particularly with people moving backwards and forwards in front of it the whole time.

I.e. CGI/optical of the iris actually closing, then cut to the prop iris, closed, for pro-longed gateroom (or "embarkation room - we're walking..."

) footage.

gr8scott · 10th April 2003, 06:23 PM

Where does the Iris retract into??? Good question. Hadn't thought of it before. Probably the same place the Jaffa Serpent Helmets retract into.

McHorde-Trooper · 17th March 2004, 10:39 PM

Perhaps the metal can be altered with electricity.

I've seen a TV show a piece of metal that had some
kind of shape memory, kind of like those flexible frame
glasses, only this metal.

I guess with the Stargate that the retracting metal is
spooled up like an elaborate window shade. And these
spools reside in some unseen hollow cavity.

When electricity is a applied the metal tries to return to
the shape it remembers by un-spooling, thus forming
the petals of the iris.

30th September 2002, 06:56 AM	#31 (permalink)
Svarog System Lord Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Galaxy of Ida Posts: 60	I read somewhere that the gates both had a working inner rign that could turn both ways and stop at will. I never read anything about an iris attached though. However in Australia channel 7, which airs it, adds an interesting note onto each episode. Once it said the iris is made of the same element as a bike. Since a bike is unlikely to be composed of trinium or even titanium i assumed it was talking about the real life iris.

1st October 2002, 01:01 AM	#32 (permalink)
shu_hunter Stargate fan[atic] Join Date: May 2001 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 165	I saw somewhere the real iris. It doesn't retract or anything, it's just there to plop in front of the gate when yu want people standing in front of it. ~Shu Hunter :upto: Stargate fan{atic}

1st October 2002, 06:31 AM	#33 (permalink)
PTeppic Reetou Diplomatic Corp Join Date: May 2001 Location: North-west UK Posts: 3,073	Svarog/shu_hunter, I would guess, in the light of new information that a closed iris would be useful on set to reduce the CGI/optical demands in post-, particularly with people moving backwards and forwards in front of it the whole time. I.e. CGI/optical of the iris actually closing, then cut to the prop iris, closed, for pro-longed gateroom (or "embarkation room - we're walking..." ) footage.

10th April 2003, 06:23 PM	#34 (permalink)
gr8scott Tal Shiar Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 264	Where does the Iris retract into??? Good question. Hadn't thought of it before. Probably the same place the Jaffa Serpent Helmets retract into.

17th March 2004, 10:39 PM	#35 (permalink)
McHorde-Trooper Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: McEarth Posts: 248	Perhaps the metal can be altered with electricity. I've seen a TV show a piece of metal that had some kind of shape memory, kind of like those flexible frame glasses, only this metal. I guess with the Stargate that the retracting metal is spooled up like an elaborate window shade. And these spools reside in some unseen hollow cavity. When electricity is a applied the metal tries to return to the shape it remembers by un-spooling, thus forming the petals of the iris.