PaulMD Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball-47 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Oh man, an hour's worth! ISYN, I'm off to make a pot of coffee so I can watch this thing. I am -SO- psyched right now. I've got a grin on my puss a foot wide. Salute, Paul! Regards, Odd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Yay! Glad somebody is going to watch this. It took me longer than the actual Normandy Campaign to make 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball-47 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Heeehee! I'm absolutely certain a lot more folks than I will or have seen it. I've actually not finished it yet. I'm only at about the 23 minute mark and thus far, it's fantastic. There's so much to like about it. Foremost is the fact it's covering an entire battle, not merely bits and pieces. The soundtrack is superb. Excellent choices all around. They impart a wonderful sense of excitement, anticipation, dread and valor. The editing is wonderful. It was a great decision to include "camera shake" in the film. The panning was very steady, and the transition effects such as fading out and in were very nicely done. The text overlays did a magnificent job of describing what was happening...or about to in some cases. My favorite at this point: "A vicious, confused melee of desperate men...." Stirling! Bottom line, a first rate production and I thank you immensely for sharing that with us. And I'm looking forward to seeing more if you didn't burn out on working this masterpiece up. Huzzah! Best regards, Odd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Great feedback! Thanks for watching so far. Double joy here first at being to play this game and then make a movie with it. I've put another one here about Arnhem. Don't fee obliged to watch it too. Don't want you getting combat ( Mission ) Fatigue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball-47 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi Paul, I just finished watching "Here Come The Tigers" and as I'd expected after watching the first twenty or so minutes earlier, it was absolutely wonderful. Some of my favorite things/moments from the last two thirds: "German archive footage" where the hue changes to a greenish tint....very cool indeed! Sheer genius. "For his gallantry, Cpl Hedley was mentioned in despatches". A wonderful line, that. And only seen or heard in British books and films. "Footage from an observation film".... as the camera pans the battlefield several hundred feet above. Excellent. And lastly with specific things, I loved the incongruity of the female vocalist singing an aria during the British counterattack on the bocage. It was a great touch and reminded me of the intro to one of my favorite war films, "Cross Of Iron", a Sam Peckinpaugh flick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U9Sh91htIA A fantastic story, and a first rate production. You have my sincere thanks once again for working that up. And I'll most assuredly be watching "A Bridge Too Far" ! Best regards, Odd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thank you Odd! I remember watching Cross of iron years ago and at the time I was also reading a great book called Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer about a German soldier on the Russian Front. Both had a profound effect on how I perceived the war. I grew up reading comics like 'Battle' and 'The Victor' which weren't exactly hard hitting documentaries about the conflict . Actually, it's amazing the effect those comics had as well as movies like 'To Hell and Back' and so on, because I guess I'm trying to write a novel about the second world war, I'm playing combat mission and using it to tell little war stories. I'm not sitting here with a tin hat on and a Lee Enfield propped up in the corner but in my head... sometimes... the kid in me is tempted . It loves the war in 'Dunkirk' with Sir John Mills and would have wanted to be there while the adult abhors the War of 'Saving Private Ryan and is very grateful i wasn.' Those old war movies are definitely the template for what I do now and I have to say, give me more pleasure to do than for anyone to watch which makes me feel very self indulgent but what is life without ones little pleasures. Thank again Odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Willett Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 You are very talented. Thanks for sharing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 You are very talented. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for the compliment. It's easier than it looks. it just takes time and software but I'm REALLY happy that people are looking at them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Can you tell us in summary your procedure? Capture by FRAPS? Edit by..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Sure. Replaying each move and capturing it from different angles with Bandicam. Then I import and edit it in Magix Movie Edit Pro 4. Oh... while your doing this it's important to let your wife/husband think you're doing important research and not playing with your toys. It helps. Mine thinks I've been working on a cure for the common cold 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 So the MD means what it says? Well, you know Doc, I got this pain in my.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Arse? Actually MD is just my initials, thus revealing an appalling lack of imagination in picking a name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 So the MD means what it says? Well, you know Doc, I got this pain in my.... Arse? Actually MD is just my initials, thus revealing an appalling lack of imagination in picking a name. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aus3620 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Epic effort in putting this together. I've put a few short clips together, but an hour! Wow! As you say, time consuming, but it is fun in its own way. Good luck with it, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Epic effort in putting this together. I've put a few short clips together, but an hour! Wow! As you say, time consuming, but it is fun in its own way. Good luck with it, Thanks. Got one more coming in a few days but then I'll be having a rest Love your avatar by the way. Reminds of many, many hours playing Squad Leader. I think of Combat Mission being the modern equivalent of it but so much more immersive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaeger Jonzo Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 superb video, like watching a war film! well done that man 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thank you sir! Can I go home now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankster65 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Love your videos. New subscriber here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Love your videos. New subscriber here. Great! Thanks for subscribing. I've got a new one coming up in the next twenty four hours. It was one I had in the pipework for a couple of months but couldn't seem to get it together but.... with all the encouragement I've had, I finally got to the end and I'm very happy with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankster65 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 It is indeed a lot of work to produce movies which makes my respect even greater. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMD Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 It is indeed a lot of work to produce movies which makes my respect even greater. Thank you. Good job it's also very enjoyable to do 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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