A quick fantasy piece incorporating Ubisoft/IC: Maddox's "Cliffs of Dover" computer simulation of the 1940's Battle of Britain and green screen techniques with the author and his pet Sheltie pup, Riley.
Greenscreen video shot with Canon 5D Mark 2 and 7D dslr cameras, with a little bit of Apple's iPhone4 thrown in. Post editing done in Adobe's Production Premium CS5.5 Suite using Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder.
The credits are many:
Sound modification in Cliffs of Dover courtesy of Jafa - you can find his work at SimHQ.com.
Beautiful paint jobs (ie. known as "skins" in simulator parlance) of Luftwaffe Messerschmidt Bf 109 fighters courtesy of Captain Farrel. (cptfarrels.com/).
The gorgeous paint work done on the Luftwaffe Junkers 88 and Heinkel 111 bombers were by Shado (simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3309152/Shado_s_Skinned_COD_updated_12.html
All music is royalty-free due to the generousityof Kevin Macleod at incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
Creative lighting and depth-of-field focus techniques were gleaned fromthe intriquing videos of my good Twitter-friend Victoria Taylor-Gore. Check out this one here on Vimeo: vimeo.com/14891218. And do what I do, follow Victoria on Twitter: @vtg60 She sets up incredible moods with simple objects like figurines through clever use of lighting, focus, and music.
Riley's training is through Everydaydog Professional Training in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Riley has earned the accolade of "Smiling Man" by owner/instructor Allison Berry -- whom Riley adores! (everydaydog.ca)
Riley's veterinary needs are all attended to by Pioneer Pet Hospital, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. For Riley each visit there for vaccinations or even nail clippings is a special treat thanks to the wonderful staff. (inforvet.ca/pioneerpethospital).
Special thanks to my dear wife Karen and wonderful daughter Jen for assisting with the outside scenes, including some indispensible doggie-handling. A special nod to Jen's Sheltie "Nikki" for standing in for Riley -- even when I wasn't aware!!! LOL
