It’s really funny when you think about it. Nearly all movie planets are actually real places on Earth, from Tatooine (Tunisia) to Endor (Washington IIRC).
Even funnier, a lot of low-budget alien planets (especially the rocky sceneries) are found within a 30 mi radius of Hollywood or whatever the actor guild considers a long distance shoot.
Like that sand pit that are basically all planets on SG1, it’s amazing what a little set dressing and different camera positions do to make a new location with the help of an audience willing to suspend their disbelief.
Single-biome planet is a quite common trope in “science fiction” (tvtropes warning)…
It’s really funny when you think about it. Nearly all movie planets are actually real places on Earth, from Tatooine (Tunisia) to Endor (Washington IIRC).
Even funnier, a lot of low-budget alien planets (especially the rocky sceneries) are found within a 30 mi radius of Hollywood or whatever the actor guild considers a long distance shoot.
Like that sand pit that are basically all planets on SG1, it’s amazing what a little set dressing and different camera positions do to make a new location with the help of an audience willing to suspend their disbelief.