2007-09-25
Roar of the Merlins
Check this brilliant video showing a pair of de Havilland Mosquitos and Supermarine Spitfires in flight. If you consider the Spitfire to look stylish in the air, I'd say that this movie clip proves that the Mosquito was a very close contender indeed.
And before you ask about where these images were taken: this film is computer-generated. And yes, I found it hard to believe, too. It is done so well that there aren't any obvious give aways; maybe only that the Mossies move just a bit too steady through the air when zooming the field at low level, but that's just nit-picking. If you watched Flyboys or Pearl Harbor recently (just for the aerial sequences, not for the story), you should know how hard it is to make computer-generated aircraft to look and move so real.
Personally I'm convinced that a remake of The Battle Of Britain with these computer effects will occur, it is just a question of time. It would be more difficult to replace Laurence Olivier in the role of Dowding.
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posted by
Brett on 26-Sep-2007 17:01:00
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When that video was first pointed out to me I just thought it was real footage, and so did everybody else who commented on it. I was stunned when I found the source of the video and realised it was CG! It's almost impossible to tell the difference. Sadly the creator of the video doesn't seem to have made any more since then ... but maybe he's been hired by somebody to do it fulltime :)
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Tim, A.K.A.'Tango India Mike' on 29-Sep-2007 11:29:00
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Very, VERY nice piece of work indeed!
I'd love to know how to do this.
Only thing I could pick was that the diameter of the propellers seemed a little small, but otherwise an extremely competent & stylish production. My hearty congratulations to its creator. Let's see some more soon!