Pah co chu puk

This is a movie I made with my tiger. It's silly and not too long. I'm looking for some critics to help me fine tune my filming techinque. Please be gentle.

The idea was to make a film that would look as real as I could get with a small budget ( $15 bucks for beer ) using 1/16 scale tanks. I plan to expand on this idea so any good ideas will be welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcqrec6a8L8

I slowed the film speed by 1/2 and put it in black n white so the yellow flowers would not stand out. The lucky shot at the end was a very lucky shot.

diabolic-mind

the black and white was pretty cool. maybe throw some scale size props in there to give it more scale, like some houses or something of that nature. i like the trail you were driving down, is that just a regular footpath or is it a track you made for the tank?

yellowshaker

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Nice! I thought that was a cool video man!

Pah co chu puk

I made the roads for my tanks.

This was an experiment, I hope to add props like a nebelwerfer and a kubelwagen later.

diabolic-mind

you know what would be awsome, get some gi joe figures and blast them with the tanks gun, like have some of the guys hiding out on some of those rock in the video like they are going to ambush the tank. im going to start doing some videos before to long. once i get my walker bulldog ill be shooting alot of video. im gonna do some more videos with my 1:6th stuart soon too. just gotta figure out how to mount my camera to it.

Pah co chu puk

I have a small digital camera and I got a small ( 6 inch ) tripod for it. I taped it on the back of the tiger with masking tape so I would not mess up my paint job. It worked great.

torpedochief

That was just fantastic and God know I like the music!

Don

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Hot Club of Cowtown, Lazy Day outt'a Texas I think.

diabolic-mind

ive got a little tripod, i will try taping it onto the stuart and give it a test run like that. if it works ill have some more getting wet videos from the tanks perspective. ill give it a try tommorrow.

Pah co chu puk

I'm happy I inspired you.

I do have some scale dudes but they only look good in still pix and in vids from far away because they just "stand there" while everything eles moves. My goal is a convoy movie shot from the top ofan AFV.

diabolic-mind

still though if the guys are just standing there thats fine, then you can see them getting knocked over by the gun. i just had another funny idea, remeber how carnivals have the ducks that you shoot with the bb guns at the booths, it would be funny to do something similar to that using the tanks gun. that might be something i even try doing with my bulldog

Pah co chu puk

The target I shoot at the end is an empty propane bottle. I have painted several up as airsoft targets, they make a nice ping when you score. I am also experimenting with smoke bombs and my old pan/tiger hull. I have some nice smoke shots but they are not in a complete movie yet.

Captain Action

Vary good start and a good investment in beer.
The paths look vary good and have a scale look / width to them. I would dust up or weather the tank some . Try changing the camera angle on the tank and some low level camera, passes.
You could even place the camera slightly hidden buy the rocks and get a scouts point of view as it drives by. The Slowing down of the film looks vary good as well.
Something to add scale would be a good idea, buildings, road block a jeep on the side of the road ?? If you are going to add figures keep them back a little so not to show them as toys and being too still. Low camera angels and not jurky birds eye veiw shots. Have fun and post videos.. Thanks..

Pah co chu puk

OK, so here is the first movie I made.  It is more a mix of shots.  I use smoke bombs and scale dudes but the dudes are not meant to move.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYDzfSzwjOo 

LOL all you want.

torpedochief

Hah!!!! BRAVO!! That was terrific!!! Your Terrain looks like Sicily, or Tunisia.

Very Well done! You should be proud of that!

Don

Pah co chu puk

Thanks, I will post some more vids as I get the edits done. You all's positive feedback is great.

Yes, Tunisia in the summer and Lenningrad in the winter. See my vid in the thread " tanks in snow".

Can you tell I just learned how to post movies?

Captain Action

Vary good indeed ,keep it up ,thats what this hobby needs more of..COOL VIDEO..
I must try and learn to post vids too...

Chow_Hound

I love it!!!

diabolic-mind

agreed, that was impressive, keep the videos flowing. what software are you using to edit the videos?

swathdiver

Excellent work! I like to get my camera a little lower, about the height of a scale figure if you know what I mean. Makes the tanks look bigger!

Pah co chu puk

I use windows movie maker, nuth'n fancy.

I measured my trypod, it's actualy 3 1/4 inches tall and puts my lens at eye level for a scale dude.

I put this together from some clips tonight, enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ducIEJcivM

Hope it has enough scale props...

diabolic-mind

i just thought of something that would really make your videos pop out, add some film grain to the videos along with the white dots that randomly pop up in older reel to reel projection movies. adding something like that along with the black and white would give it a nice vintage look. just a thought

Pah co chu puk

I tried the graney old film look but the software made it look too fake for my taste. I do think it would be cool to mix color and black n white clips with some clips looking olderthan others.

Rex Ross

Your films are cool...........I think the best one by far is the one you did titled "Panzerlied". That film is really neat...........Hubba Hubba!

I hope you keep doing these ..........

Rex Ross

CHIEFSONN

Very well done, I like the fact that all the tanks that are rolling are not hot rodding ,like your set up. what are u using on the knocked out panther for smoke. U are using a small tripod I think I read that in the post that you have secured to the back of the tank, how is it secured and do you have a picture of that,your set-up.very good keep them rolling.Chief