Author Topic: STS-126: Beautiful Machine by Shihad (Read 25153 times)

Ford Mustang · « **on:** 12/02/2008 03:23 am »

Here's Max-Q Entertainment's latest video! What a blast to be a part of it! Mission was a great success. Thanks for the fun, guys. Waiting until February will be hard, but I'm sure we can manage.

Click HERE to download! <---hi res.

Chris Edit:
Low res:
http://www.maxqent.com/sts126.html
Band: Shihad - best band to come out of New Zealand ever (and one of the best bands in the world) http://www.shihad.com/

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #1 on:** 12/02/2008 03:47 am »

If that's not the best shuttle music video in the history of shuttle music videos I don't know what is. Been waiting for that song to be used in a shuttle video as it's the best fit.

Absolutely awesome work with the video!

Tahii · « **Reply #2 on:** 12/02/2008 04:19 am »

Absolutely stunning! I too have waited long and hard for this song to be used on a video (I remember first hearing the song at a gig, getting home that night, and emailing Chris a bootleg for him to check out). That was what, 2 years ago?

Very very fitting. I'm sure the Shihad boy's will love it.

Right, time to point a few Shihad.com Forum links in this general direction

astrobrian · « **Reply #3 on:** 12/02/2008 04:34 am »

Glad you enjoyed it, we enjoyed making it.
This song has been on the to do list for a while.

Seattle Dave · « **Reply #4 on:** 12/02/2008 04:37 am »

They should run that on NASA TV. Absolutely brilliant.

Maverick · « **Reply #5 on:** 12/02/2008 05:31 am »

Excellent video.

Davinator · « **Reply #6 on:** 12/02/2008 06:47 am »

WOW! Best MaxQ shuttle video ever and by a long way. The song fits really well with the video and the editing of the clips, and clip selection is TV professional quality. I love this video!

Paul Howard · « **Reply #7 on:** 12/02/2008 06:49 am »

Aussie here and the band is big here too. Seen them lots of times at Big Day Out. What a perfect combination of the song and the video. Buying their album right away!

Great work MaxQ guys!!

Maverick · « **Reply #8 on:** 12/02/2008 06:58 am »

The lyrics are perfect too - MY interpretations

Something missing in our brains (lack of major public interest).
We all used to live in caves (and now we're in space)
Build the world that's in our heads (ISS assembly)
And it's not over yet (Indeed it isn't!)
What's holding you back? (Public interest).

We roll through space all looking up, To fall like waves on sand (SRB sep and slashing down)

We're a million miles away, yeah yeah, From where we should all be today (Future exploration).
There's a lot that we regret. That we should never forget (Columbia

)

Beautiful Machine, Show me what you see? (The awesome views during a mission). What were you thinking of? (What the imagination of an orbiter would be like floating in space).

MATTBLAK · « **Reply #9 on:** 12/02/2008 08:32 am »

Yes, the lyrics fit well and Max-Q's editing talents work wonders here again. Well done!!

joncz · « **Reply #10 on:** 12/02/2008 10:42 am »

What?!? No floating toolbag in the video?

Fantastic job!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #11 on:** 12/02/2008 04:09 pm »

Youtube version added.

STS Tony · « **Reply #12 on:** 12/02/2008 04:24 pm »

Awesome work!

Davie OPF · « **Reply #13 on:** 12/02/2008 04:58 pm »

There's some really impressive shots there. Especially after the flyaround, overhead view of Endeavour, ahead of the sep burn.

Peter NASA · « **Reply #14 on:** 12/02/2008 05:45 pm »

Impressed by this! Will have to send it around the office.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #15 on:** 12/02/2008 06:29 pm »

Quote from: Peter NASA on 12/02/2008 05:45 pm

Impressed by this! Will have to send it around the office.

I think I speak for the whole of Max-Q when I say this:

You don't know how much that means to us. Thank you!

Flightstar · « **Reply #16 on:** 12/02/2008 07:39 pm »

I like the editing and appreciate you started with processing, and not the launch.

astrobrian · « **Reply #17 on:** 12/02/2008 07:59 pm »

we fit the pre launch footage in if it fits musically, doesn't get put into enough of the videos.
she can't launch without being processed first, you guys don't get enough mention in that regard. glad you enjoyed it

glanmor05 · « **Reply #18 on:** 12/02/2008 08:13 pm »

Awesome! That must have taken ages.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #19 on:** 12/02/2008 08:23 pm »

Quote from: glanmor05 on 12/02/2008 08:13 pm

Awesome! That must have taken ages.

We start when the mission starts, and end when she touches down.

It's great fun making these, but the real reward is what people say in response to them.