After being inspired by a number of WWII aircraft training films on youtube, I've been having a bit of a tinker with putting together some wings tutorial videos with the same sort of aesthetic.
The process is a little time consuming an has so far included some experiments in stop motion and animation. I am working on 5 videos that should run around 4-5 min each covering:
- Basic setup and manoeuvring.
- Advanced manoeuvring and altitude.
- Combat.
- Level Bombing.
- Dive Bombing.
So far I have most of the shots and animation done for the basic manoeuvre and bombing films and some nifty bits of public domain archive video. For the most part it is now just a case of narration and editing. Unfortunately I lack the ability to recreate either the "Queen's English" accent of RAF or "Go Get 'Em Boys" accent of USAAF training videos of the era.
Anyway as a short taster, the opening minute or so of the first video is here:
Any comments, suggestions, offers of providing better voice-overs, welcome....
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