I just watched the Children of Dune miniseries (parts 1 to 3) last Saturday and I must say, I thought they were brilliant!

 

I was wondering, though... In the last part, when Stilgar is marching on to Arrakeen with his Sietch, he makes camp a few miles outside of Arrakeen. During the evening, Alia is watching him through some kind of binoculars. The camera switches to the view she has through the binoculars twice and during those shots, you can see lettering above her viewscreen. Now, the shots weren't quite sharp but, is it just me or was I right in thinking that the lettering in question is strikingly similar to Star Wars Imperial lettering?

That's right, my Dutch friend

I think you can also see that in the first Dune movie with William Hurt and Alec Newman as Muaddib, when Paul is looking at the imperial palace, before attacking it.

Been hunting for these dvds for a long time, about 2-3 years for the first one, only to finally find them both in a video rental a few weeks ago

I knew it! Has anyone deciphered what is says yet?

I thought you would be our "very foreign" language expert here

Either it says something about the distance, magnifying level, or there are secret messages included ....

I would like to think I am but it's just that I haven't seen the characters quite clearly...

Maybe I can send you some stills around the weekend to keep you busy

That would be nice, please forward them to jurgen@thinknow.nl

Well, I couldn't find any of those in the first Dune, although I could swear there was a scene with them, but I sent you the one from my DVD of Children of Dune. Let us know, when you're done with deciphering that pic.

Well, if I use the Aurabesh font and convert it to Arial, this is what I get:

 

.hris zapara area51 b iteme.
youre sts wat.nh.g? i. ant beleve it

The dots you see are letters, I couldn't make out.

 

It's funny though, that it quite clearly says area 51. The last sentence, I believe, should read I can't believe it.

WOW! Superb Eastern Egg! Didn't notice that one. I'll have to take a look. Any pics of it?

Well, I'm currently at work, but maybe Scath can send you the pic.

 

I make this from the sentences: Here is zapara (? maybe a name) area51 bite me. You're watching this ? I can't believe it.

 

Now at least this made some sence, compared to the screen in Vader's shuttle in ROTJ

Bingo, mask! We've deciphered it! Here's the correct message:

 

Chris Zapara - area51 - bite me!
 
you’re still watching? I can’t believe it

Chris Zapara is a visual FX artist. Zapara received Emmy Awards for his work on both "Dune" and "Children of Dune."

Ah, these animators, always ready for a joke.

That reminds me of some movie sequence I wanted to have in the credits movie of the TC ... hehehe

Yes, that one particular sequence..., heh heh I would like to be part of that!

 

Back to the Children of Dune Easter Egg... I am inclined to believ that we're the first two individual in the world to figure this one out, mask!

Woohoo

And what are we going to do tomorrow night, Scath ?

The same thing we do every night, Mask. We try to take over the world

Sorry, couldn't resist.

About the scene, that's not the 'stick-em-up' one, if you meant that, I rather meant 'outtakes'

I am inclined to believ that we're the first two individual in the world to figure this one out, mask!

 

I'm sorry to break it to you guys.

3. Children of Dune was also written by John Harrison but directed by Greg Yaitanes. Children is the first movie that comes even close to capturing my idea of the novel. It was great! Maybe Harrison was getting more comfortable with the material the second time around. Children also contains a neat little "easter egg" (a secret message): budget was tight, so they used the Aurabesh font from Star Wars for the read-out on Alia's electrobinoculars. The Lead Computer Graphics Animator for Children of Dune was the way-talented Chris Zapara, from Area 51 Films. Translated into English, the Aurabesh reads "Chris Zapara, Area 51, BiteMe."

 

For the page click here.

 

Sorry.

 

 

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I'm sorry to break it to you guys.

3. Children of Dune was also written by John Harrison but directed by Greg Yaitanes. Children is the first movie that comes even close to capturing my idea of the novel. It was great! Maybe Harrison was getting more comfortable with the material the second time around. Children also contains a neat little "easter egg" (a secret message): budget was tight, so they used the Aurabesh font from Star Wars for the read-out on Alia's electrobinoculars. The Lead Computer Graphics Animator for Children of Dune was the way-talented Chris Zapara, from Area 51 Films. Translated into English, the Aurabesh reads "Chris Zapara, Area 51, BiteMe."

Now surely you must notice, Trej, that we translated the second part as well!

I'll grant you that Scath.

Awesome site!!!

Frank Herberts Dune was just excellent to read, and the first movie was also fantastic..

Awesome site!!!

Frank Herberts Dune was just excellent to read, and the first movie was also fantastic..

Then you should definitely see Children of Dune as well!

I saw a series based on Dune, made for Television. Quite crappy production with bad actors and awful effects. The story is still good. I hope we're speaking of to different films. If not, I'll have to see it again

We mean the 3 movies-series with William Hurt, Alec Newman and Uwe Ochsenknecht . I like them way better than the old movie with Sting and Jürgen Prochnow, cause this one actually sticks very close to the books and doesn't invent fancy stuff like voice enhancers and such...

The second series includes the books 'Dune Messiah' and 'Children of Dune'. Having to see Muaddib blinded and then killed by a 'mere' disappointed onlooker is quite unsettling.

The second series includes the books 'Dune Messiah' and 'Children of Dune'. Having to see Muaddib blinded and then killed by a 'mere' disappointed onlooker is quite unsettling.

Why did you find this unsettling?

Well, all the time you see him as this super-being, who knows everything in advance. By that time he did so much things, survived so many deadly events and wouldn't see that guy from crowd coming to stab him ?

I ask myself, if he wanted it to be that way, also having your favourite character killed is always unsettling

The same thing happened later with Leto, although he saw it coming then.

Who's to say he didn't see it coming?