I too, would like to participate in this project, provided you still need some extra bodies.
If I may, I'd also like to add in my $0.02 CDN (Worth almost as much as $0.02 US!) worth of thoughts. It’s a bit long-winded, but if you're interested read on.
So, as mentioned already by posters before me, I think it'd be best to wait until 0.8 comes out. It seems like a lot of the upcoming changes would make filming/shooting a lot easier. Also as mentioned previously, BattleDirector ought to be used to film rather than an individual with FRAPs. Perhaps some first person “through the eyes of the soldier” views may look good as well?
Personally I would like to see as much of the event covered as possible as accurately as possible, from the launch on the afternoon of October 3rd to dawn on October 4th with re-enactments of accounts and interpretations from both the book/movie/other sources. It sounds a bit ambitious and more detailed oriented but I think it is doable and would be more than willing to volunteer time to see it through. I am aware that some scenes will not be able to be shot due to limitations of the game (i.e. Fast-roping), but we’ll find a way to compensate for that no?
Hypothetical Example:
Mission Launch “Irene” Scene
Vehicles:
4 Black Hawks
4 Little Birds
9 Humvees
3 Supply Trucks
16 Pilots (1 Pilot, Co-Pilot for each chopper)
8 Black Hawk Gunners
32 Passengers (4 per chopper)
24+ Soldiers (2 or more per Humvee, 2 per CO Truck)
- “Irene” is called.
- Little Birds take off first, followed by Black Hawks. They move into formation.
- Ground convoy leaves.
- The above two points are shot separately (due to player constraints).
- Shots of air group/convoy moving towards the city.
It’d also be nice to have some good audio. It can be as simple as some in-game sounds overlapped with the existing audio, or (if fortunate enough) full blown voice acting.
So… yeah. That concludes my long-winded post. Sorry if it sounds like I'm trying to hijack the project. That is not my intention. I just want to see something good since most of the previous ones that I've seen floating about basically amount to a Black Hawk getting hit by an RPG and then crashing and little else.
