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Offline Animl-AW

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Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« on: May 15, 2023, 01:09:43 PM »
I may have to edit 1 song out of the credits. I'm doing a test run to see who can actually see it.

It's only posted here until it passes the test.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spwsuw9RW4E

« Last Edit: May 15, 2023, 02:09:53 PM by Animl-AW »

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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2023, 01:21:00 PM »
That looks great!

Anyway to state it has been around for over 23 years and still considered by many to be the best ww2 a2a sim going?

Thanks for your dedication to this project!

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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2023, 01:29:26 PM »
That looks great!

Anyway to state it has been around for over 23 years and still considered by many to be the best ww2 a2a sim going?

Thanks for your dedication to this project!

Eagler

It's in the movie intro, 2nd graphic before it starts

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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2023, 01:52:21 PM »
Sorry I had skipped over that frame to get to the action

Not sure if the scene at the end with the pilot dancing in the cockpit with his arms going outside of the canopy is a positive look imo

Thanks again for your time and energy putting this together in the name of trying to increase exposure and subscribers!

<S>

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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2023, 02:00:26 PM »
I hope it's not disappointing that tries to find a balance between dog fighting kills and graphics/terrain.
I apologize for any contributed footage I didn't use,... it's not all the best shots I have, it's the ones that fit the music,...a lot of great stuff is on the editing floor,.... but will come to use later.

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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2023, 02:07:33 PM »
Sorry I had skipped over that frame to get to the action

Not sure if the scene at the end with the pilot dancing in the cockpit with his arms going outside of the canopy is a positive look imo

Thanks again for your time and energy putting this together in the name of trying to increase exposure and subscribers!

<S>

Eagler

Everything is editable. But I'll only do it once. We'll see other comments. I know a lot of time used on closeup shots. As opposed to just kill shots I tried to give it direction and flow. We'll see...... and YW,.. it was fun doing at times,...a few moments of frustration,.. lost project files and had to rebuild it twice. As when one person does things like this over a team it can tend to go in one direction. I have no problems with the community critiquing it, and deciding to edit.  But if it's just intended to be all kill shots,... there' 1000s of those great vids out there. I wanted it to be different,.. just not too different.:)

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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2023, 02:39:08 PM »
Little long but it’s great! Thanks for using some of my footage.
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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2023, 02:40:01 PM »
I enjoyed it start to finish, nicely done  :aok
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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2023, 03:01:36 PM »
Nice work!
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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2023, 04:37:24 PM »
Great job buddy.  Enjoyed it.   :aok

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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2023, 05:00:03 PM »
totally cool! great job!! <S>

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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2023, 05:20:58 PM »
Very nice!  :rock
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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2023, 06:08:59 PM »
Very nice work Animl! I love seeing myself in a movie as much as the next guy, but there were a ton of gorgeous shots.

It does look like you credited me for an F4U-1D film, I don't recall submitting any. You sure that was me? Or did someone post a film of shooting down my Corsair?  :rofl
Although I do recall some tight port defense fighting between Corsairs and Seafires...
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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2023, 06:10:21 PM »
Nice job! Wtg on putting it all together.  :aok

From a movie standpoint, I'd say to put the films of Inside the cockpit before the chase view parts between 6:30 - 10:30. It's the same song still. I don't really understand the first chase film at 6:30 with no music. I feel a better film could take that spot, it looks like a spit trailing a P38 but nothing really happens. It also looks like you can play the game in chase view, which is not so. To me, I'd limit some of those chase views, or put them in cockpit view, or chose different angles from the chase view. Chase view comes off sorta gamey. For some of the shooting scenes, it could switch to the gun film mode or something like that, for example the bombers shooting down the plane you are chasing at 9:13 being shot by the bombers. I do like some of the other angle shots you have though and think those are solid. Not so sure about the lanc crash landing on the CV haha, but I get it with the music. It just seems goofy though relative to the seriousness of the beginning and kinda takes away from the "realness" factor.

Hey, just my thoughts. Think it's a fun film with some cool shots for sure and I do like the music. Definitely more than I am capable of   :aok
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Re: Movie "Beating the War Drums" (2023) test run
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2023, 06:27:28 PM »
I would shave your title cards time in half. 30 seconds to see action is a bit long. You can always mix them in throughout.
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