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Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: treadd on February 16, 2008, 11:05:00 AM: Hi all,

Ever wonder about the 'Setup Up Camera Shots' button in the film viewer? Me too, and after a couple grueling weeks, think I was able to get some cool shots in this vid. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

Thanks to all my squaddies for helping me out with a non-stop supply of films to pour through!

The Screamin Meanies 2008 (http://www.stage6.com/user/treadd/video/2227496/The-Screamin-Meanies-2008)

Music is 'Shapeshifter' by Celldweller

Thanks all,

-treadd
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: MjTalon on February 16, 2008, 11:16:49 AM: Hehe, loved the ending when the nikki fills the screen :D !. great video sir! Didn't think you could use film viewer to get shots like that :O !
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: Kermit de frog on February 16, 2008, 11:53:27 AM: :lol

Great shots and very nice flying by the TSM!

Very good use of the film viewer!
:O
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: Latrobe on February 16, 2008, 01:09:38 PM: Excellent use of film shots!!! :O I still haven't mastered it yet, but hope to soon. Have a film of me fighting a yak in my 109 that was just an amazing fight!

Absolutly brilliant at 2:53 with the spitfire and the white light lines! :O :O
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: CheeseHead on February 16, 2008, 02:56:48 PM: I've been toying with the camera shots myself, with no luck. Your film was awesome, and if posted as a link on HT's main page would surely lure more players (ie bait) into the game. Well done!

~CheezHed
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: treadd on February 16, 2008, 03:02:40 PM: Thank you for the comments! Trying to get some of the shots in the film viewer was definitely a trial in patience, mixed with a good helping of luck. I'm really happy it turned out so well!

Getting the basic 'flyby' shot in the film viewer was the basic trick in most of those shots. That and using the FOV to zoom in or out. I'm thinking about doing a quick and dirty little tutorial video if enough people are interested. Just keep in mind it would not be the 'definitive' film viewer tutorial; it would just cover setting up the flyby shots. (Which get easier after doing it a couple of times)

Our CO, Mars, calls it the 'film screwer'. A much more apt title. ;)

-treadd
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: CheeseHead on February 16, 2008, 09:35:32 PM: If you took the time to create a tutorial, I'd gladly use it. I've got a film from 2 nights ago where I was in a 262, hunting a 262. At one point the enemy jet draws a bead on the runway of our field, he goes over the field real low, over 500mph. I'm right behind him. I'm thinking a stationary camera at the field watching us both come in, and hearing the engines roar would be kind of cool. But I'll be damned if I could get it to work right using camera shots.

~CheezHed
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: treadd on February 18, 2008, 04:16:36 AM: No problem. I should be able to crank it out tomorrow!
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: parin on February 18, 2008, 04:50:59 AM: :aok
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: Denholm on February 18, 2008, 10:08:15 AM: An absolutely stunning piece of work! I have no tips for you, you have definitely made a great film!

I can't agree with your first choice of music. "The bridge over the river Kwai," was more relaxing though.:p

EDIT: You might consider making a down-loadable .WMV version, some of us have problems with Stage6.:)
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: yanksfan on February 18, 2008, 12:04:39 PM: awsum film, I can't make heads or tails of "camara shots" but you have given me incentive to try agian.

Great film:aok

Don
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: Husky01 on February 18, 2008, 12:44:50 PM: :aok
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: treadd on February 18, 2008, 05:30:02 PM: As requested, a 38MB avi. (at worst youll need the Divx codec)

TSM 2008 avi (http://www.box.net/shared/t9uq1blnow)

Also, video tutorial almost done!
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: Krusty on February 18, 2008, 05:39:48 PM: Okay, so where's this description of the film screwer camera tool? :t
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: treadd on February 18, 2008, 05:43:14 PM: Hehe literally about to upload it. Its going on one of our squadmates webserver. (DerHelm hosted by DSLExtreme) Its got oodles of bandwidth, so it should stream very nicely. Also, the above avi file is going to that server as well in about 30 min or so.
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: BMathis on February 18, 2008, 06:10:47 PM: Nice work treadd. Love the camera work... I'm gonna have to figure that out, seems very useful. Thanks for posting! <>

Mathis
Title: The Screamin Meanies 2008
Post by: Denholm on February 19, 2008, 09:16:54 AM: Quote
Originally posted by treadd
As requested, a 38MB avi. (at worst youll need the Divx codec)

TSM 2008 avi (http://www.box.net/shared/t9uq1blnow)

Also, video tutorial almost done!

Thanks a lot mate, I already saw it on Stage6 (Can stream but not download, for some strange reason.)

Gonna download it and watch it again, was a very nice film.:D