SC 0480A
| SC 0480A | |
|---|---|
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| Production | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom |
| Type | Plot |
| Series | B - Tyr |
| Disc | CD1 (PC), CD1 (PSX), Side A (DVD) |
| Run Time | 1m8s |
| Scenes | 47-48 |
| Locations | Captain Eisen's Cabin |
SC_0480A is a cutscene from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It plays when the player visits Captain Eisen's cabin after Tyr B3.
- Download: SC_0480A.mp4
Transcript
CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: Enter.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Recon data?
CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: No... uh... nothing so interesting. Just a trans to my grandchildren. New school year, they're all excited. Did you want to see me about something, Colonel?
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Yes, sir: the assignment we're undertaking.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: Yes, we're just about ready to make the extraction. It won't be easy. We'll discuss it at the briefing. Right now, I'm due to check in at the bridge. I'll see you in the briefing room.
Characters
Speaking
- Captain William Eisen
- Colonel Christopher Blair
Non-Speaking
DVD
The DVD Version of Wing Commander IV includes much higher resolution versions of almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release.
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PlayStation
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Translations
Wing Commander IV's cutscenes were dubbed for the French and German releases.
French
PC
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PlayStation
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German
PC
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PlayStation
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Script
Shooting Script
A Wing Commander IV shooting script has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. A digital version (extracted below) was posted to Origin's Wing Commander IV website in 1996.
outside Eisen's cabin (transition scene) -b4 This transition scene will play any time Blair chooses to go to Eisen's cabin from the Officer's Lounge AND Eisen is available for a conversation:
Blair moves down the corridor and approaches the door to Eisen's cabin. he stops and pushes the call button. from inside he hears:
Eisen (o.s.) Enter.
the door whooshes open and Blair steps inside.
eisen's cabin - eisen -b4 blair finds eisen hunched over a data terminal, his hands moving busily on the keyboard.blair Recon data?
eisen (not looking up) No, nothing quite so vital. A trans to my grandchildren. New school year, they're all excited.
as blair moves closer, eisen hits a screen-blanker and looks up. there's trouble in his eyes but he tries to hide it.
Eisen You wanted to see me about something, Colonel?
Blair hesitates, unsure of what to think about Eisen's actions.
Blair Yes, sir. The assignment we're undertaking here--
Eisen abruptly stands, discreetly popping a data cartridge out of the terminal and sliding it into his pocket.
Eisen Yes, we're about ready to perform that extraction. It won't be easy. We'll discuss it at the briefing.
eisen heads for the door.
eisen I've got to check in on the bridge right now. I'll see you down in the briefing room.
and with that, he's gone, leaving Blair standing in the room, wondering...
Storyboards
A collection of Wing Commander IV storyboards has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. Additional lower resolution storyboards have been preserved from Origin's Wing Commander IV website.
