• World War II Dogfighting Filmed On Zero Budget
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[media]http://vimeo.com/31202906[/media] That's good
That was great.
All that CGI and Helicopter shots don't exactly scream Zero Budget, but it was still great.
I never knew that Ireland detained some soldiers :v:
I was going to say that the whole concept of the two pilots going as far as to kamikaze and keep on fighting on the ground was not really what a fighter pilot would have actually done, but I liked the tone of the ending. My gramps was a german WWII fighter pilot and he told me a lot about their mentality. Most of these guys were primarily, well, pilots and not fighters. Many would join the differend airforces all over the world because they thought of it as a way of getting through the fighting without being used as cannon fodder in the infantery, doing what they do best: flying. It was kind of a political grey zone. Good pilots were hard to come by, so it didn't really matter what they thought of the war, as long as they would fly, so there was an overall additude of, "I'll shoot up you plane so you're not able to fight anymore, but let's leave it at that" going on. It was really the aircraft that mattered, not the person inside it, so nobody risked their lives over some superficial ideals. And if someone was shot down and crashed on enemy territory, they were like 'fuck this shit, I'll chill'. He himself was shot down over england and africa, and instead of pulling his sidearm to shootevery enemy in sight, he fucked off to the pub and waited to get arrested. But sure, there were lots of exeptions to that, and he often told of some real bastards who went as far as shooting up chutes just to get a copmfirmed kill. Crazy stuff, man
I thought he was going to join up on his wing and wave until he got into rage mode and fucked up both planes. Oh well.
[QUOTE=H4ngman;34462574]I was going to say that the whole concept of the two pilots going as far as to kamikaze and keep on fighting on the ground was not really what a fighter pilot would have actually done, but I liked the tone of the ending. My gramps was a german WWII fighter pilot and he told me a lot about their mentality. Most of these guys were primarily, well, pilots and not fighters. Many would join the differend airforces all over the world because they thought of it as a way of getting through the fighting without being used as cannon fodder in the infantery, doing what they do best: flying. It was kind of a political grey zone. Good pilots were hard to come by, so it didn't really matter what they thought of the war, as long as they would fly, so there was an overall additude of, "I'll shoot up you plane so you're not able to fight anymore, but let's leave it at that" going on. It was really the aircraft that mattered, not the person inside it, so nobody risked their lives over some superficial ideals. And if someone was shot down and crashed on enemy territory, they were like 'fuck this shit, I'll chill'. He himself was shot down over england and africa, and instead of pulling his sidearm to shootevery enemy in sight, he fucked off to the pub and waited to get arrested. But sure, there were lots of exeptions to that, and he often told of some real bastards who went as far as shooting up chutes just to get a copmfirmed kill. Crazy stuff, man[/QUOTE] Imagine walking into that pub "Hey everyone I was just shooting your sons and brothers in my airplane and shit oh did I mention I am a Nazi? Yeah I am cheerio"
[QUOTE=DangerStranger;34463546]Imagine walking into that pub "Hey everyone I was just shooting your sons and brothers in my airplane and shit oh did I mention I am a Nazi? Yeah I am cheerio"[/QUOTE] Wehrmacht ≠ Nazi
[QUOTE=Jund;34463624]Wehrmacht ≠ Nazi[/QUOTE] During the war, I dont think the blokes in the pub would know or care.
the german could've been better, but, other than that it was great
[QUOTE=DangerStranger;34463664]During the war, I dont think the blokes in the pub would know or care.[/QUOTE] Seeing as how he was still there to tell the tale I would think it ended relatively well
Holy shit that was really good! Very, very nicely done.
What a story.. I've heard lots of tales of people shooting PoW's, then there was one where he couldn't. A kid, that had joined the army just like him, has fallen to an enemy.. Just as if he did. He couldn't shoot him, moments ago that kid was firing at him, possibly to kill him. Yet he couldn't, because, the kid was human.
[QUOTE=H4ngman;34462574]I was going to say that the whole concept of the two pilots going as far as to kamikaze and keep on fighting on the ground was not really what a fighter pilot would have actually done, but I liked the tone of the ending. My gramps was a german WWII fighter pilot and he told me a lot about their mentality. Most of these guys were primarily, well, pilots and not fighters. Many would join the differend airforces all over the world because they thought of it as a way of getting through the fighting without being used as cannon fodder in the infantery, doing what they do best: flying. It was kind of a political grey zone. Good pilots were hard to come by, so it didn't really matter what they thought of the war, as long as they would fly, so there was an overall additude of, "I'll shoot up you plane so you're not able to fight anymore, but let's leave it at that" going on. It was really the aircraft that mattered, not the person inside it, so nobody risked their lives over some superficial ideals. And if someone was shot down and crashed on enemy territory, they were like 'fuck this shit, I'll chill'. He himself was shot down over england and africa, and instead of pulling his sidearm to shootevery enemy in sight, he fucked off to the pub and waited to get arrested. But sure, there were lots of exeptions to that, and he often told of some real bastards who went as far as shooting up chutes just to get a copmfirmed kill. Crazy stuff, man[/QUOTE] What a [I]boss.[/I] Fantastic little vid, I did not know that they did that. Interesting. Good to know they were treated well enough for them to become citizens in Ireland. I wonder if those 2 pilots knew each other after the war ended.
[QUOTE=H4ngman;34462574]I was going to say that the whole concept of the two pilots going as far as to kamikaze and keep on fighting on the ground was not really what a fighter pilot would have actually done, but I liked the tone of the ending. My gramps was a german WWII fighter pilot and he told me a lot about their mentality. Most of these guys were primarily, well, pilots and not fighters. Many would join the differend airforces all over the world because they thought of it as a way of getting through the fighting without being used as cannon fodder in the infantery, doing what they do best: flying. It was kind of a political grey zone. Good pilots were hard to come by, so it didn't really matter what they thought of the war, as long as they would fly, so there was an overall additude of, "I'll shoot up you plane so you're not able to fight anymore, but let's leave it at that" going on. It was really the aircraft that mattered, not the person inside it, so nobody risked their lives over some superficial ideals. And if someone was shot down and crashed on enemy territory, they were like 'fuck this shit, I'll chill'. He himself was shot down over england and africa, and instead of pulling his sidearm to shootevery enemy in sight, he fucked off to the pub and waited to get arrested. But sure, there were lots of exeptions to that, and he often told of some real bastards who went as far as shooting up chutes just to get a copmfirmed kill. Crazy stuff, man[/QUOTE] If someone was to shoot up the chutes just to kill then they need to be killed, thats fucked up.
How the fuck did they get Toby Kebbell in a zero budget short? The casting director must be a bloody wizard.
i liked this. the twist was pretty clever and unexpected also, the sound of a merlin engine is probably the best noise ever [media][URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIkSbL83Rx4&feature=related[/URL][/media]
Wish the old World War 1 mentality between Pilots was still around, it somewhat was in World War 2 but it's completely gone now
Eh, it had a budget of €70K. The only thing that did not cost anything was the CGI because the director did everything himself. This was far from zero budget.
The budget was [B]70,000 Euros[/B]... the only thing done on a zero budget was the VFX which the director done himself (and are decent, but nothing a competent 3D generalist couldn't manage). Good short, really enjoyed it. [editline]30th January 2012[/editline] Ninjas!
Better than "Red Tails"
Also, check this shit out. [video=vimeo;17053492]http://vimeo.com/17053492?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hashzeta+(Hashzeta+F eed)&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=feedburner[/video]
[QUOTE=TheTalon;34466402]Wish the old World War 1 mentality between Pilots was still around, it somewhat was in World War 2 but it's completely gone now[/QUOTE] I'd blame the weapons used now, there is no real personal battle between pilots any more, just target and fire.
[QUOTE=Scotchair;34466648]Also, check this shit out. [video=vimeo;17053492]http://vimeo.com/17053492?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hashzeta+(Hashzeta+F eed)&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=feedburner[/video][/QUOTE] More plane animations [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhAz34IMydM[/media]
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;34466991]I'd blame the weapons used now, there is no real personal battle between pilots any more, just target and fire.[/QUOTE] There are no real air warfare conflicts anymore - everyone knows its too expensive since the current generation of planes can only defeat one another 1:1 except for the Eurofighter and some other experimental models. Add the fact the stress on the pilots has quadrupled since the effects from the G-Forces aswell as drugs they are under for "enhanced" performance influences their humanity.
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