J5_Hotlead Posted December 15, 2015 Report Posted December 15, 2015 Salute all! My younger brother and I have been working on a short film/documentary concerning WW1 Ace Frank Luke Jr.'s final flight. We actually started on the project way back in 2013, but have had to set it aside at various points along the way due to real life concerns. I released a post about our effort on the Rise of Flight forums in 2014, promising a trailer for the film. ( http://riseofflight.com/forum/topic/44210-frank-luke-jrs-last-flight-today-rof-movie-progress/?p=652723) Well...after more than a year, it's finally here! The short film itself is in the final stages of editing.Then we'll present it to our test audience, make the necessary tweaks, and publish it to YouTube! -Hawkeye-, Zerfass and Klaiber 3 Quote
Klaiber Posted December 15, 2015 Report Posted December 15, 2015 It looks awesome Hotlead!! Can't wait to see the short film! Quote
vonKost Posted December 15, 2015 Report Posted December 15, 2015 Frank Luke is one of my favorites! Quote
Stuka Posted December 15, 2015 Report Posted December 15, 2015 S! All I'm looking forward to it. Quote
-Hawkeye- Posted December 16, 2015 Report Posted December 16, 2015 Say what you will about Frank Luke, but Hotlead is my film making idol Quote
J5_Hotlead Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Posted December 17, 2015 Aw, thanks guys! You all are what makes my & my team's projects worthwhile! Quote
Vonrd Posted December 17, 2015 Report Posted December 17, 2015 Kimmy's post on the 777 forum was out of line. Your voice is fine. Klaiber, -Hawkeye- and J5_Hotlead 3 Quote
Somnus Posted December 20, 2015 Report Posted December 20, 2015 This looks awesome! I can't wait to see it! Quote
Mauler Mithel Posted December 21, 2015 Report Posted December 21, 2015 Pay no mind to the trolls! I had one fella drop on my channel and tell me my voice was annoying. Can't please everyone so don't bother with it. Love the intro, what program are you doing your animations with? rendering yourself? (I am assuming pilot on the ground) If you need any help let me know! J5_Hotlead 1 Quote
J5_Hotlead Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Posted December 21, 2015 Thanks for the kind words Kempf! Love the intro, what program are you doing your animations with? rendering yourself? (I am assuming pilot on the ground) What we're doing is green-screening actual actors and digitally subbing them into footage from Rise of Flight. All the extra visual stuff you see (like the balloon exploding, pilot on the ground, and cool orange sky) would be the work of my younger brother Shaw. He does all the special effects and doctors up the raw ROF footage in a program called Hitfilm 2 Ultimate. Thanks to him, "Legend of Murvaux" looks 100x better than if I had tried to do it all on my own. I really think he might have a career ahead as a graphic designer or film editor. Here's a couple photos of our green screen rig all set up: -Hawkeye- 1 Quote
-Hawkeye- Posted December 21, 2015 Report Posted December 21, 2015 So you've got the new, cutting-edge "Liftmaster" overhead 3D Camera/Projector unit! Awesome!! Quote
J5_Hotlead Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Posted December 21, 2015 So you've got the new, cutting-edge "Liftmaster" overhead 3D Camera/Projector unit! Awesome!! Lol I wish. That's actually our garage door light. (We did all our green screening in our garage.) Quote
-Hawkeye- Posted December 21, 2015 Report Posted December 21, 2015 Yup, that was my joke. I guess if you have to tell a person that it's a joke, it's not that good at all In any case, installing/working on a garage door opener is way more my speed, compared to what you two are doing. Keep up the awesome work!! J5_Hotlead 1 Quote
Mauler Mithel Posted December 21, 2015 Report Posted December 21, 2015 Nice setup! It reminds me when I was in film editing. I remember using all types of programs to create short films and music videos. My favorite was program was Macromedia Flash, I used it to make 8 and 16 bit Mario cartoons. You and your brother definitely have talent! Quote
Klaiber Posted December 22, 2015 Report Posted December 22, 2015 Yeah, great set up Hotlead! I'll have to show my brother this thread. He teaches interactive media and design, and always loves to see how people create their video projects. Quote
J5_Hotlead Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Posted January 30, 2016 The film is out! http://forum.jg1.org/topic/3654-legend-of-murvaux-the-final-flight-of-frank-luke-jr/ Quote
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