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Old 14 April 2008, 09:43 AM   #34 (permalink)
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If I may offer my opinion, eight minutes would be awfully long for a proposed film like this. The bulk of the time it's mostly the two planes locked in a circle and losing altitude, right? ...
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If you accept the OTF analysis as a reasonable starting point, the engagement has two distinct phases. About 5 minutes are devoted to entering the circle fight, and spiraling down, trying to gain an advantage. The second phase consists of hedge-hopping with extensive evasive maneuvering, trying to reach the front lines and disengage. Your suggestion of visual time lapse techniques is a good one that could be used to crop a couple of minutes out of the first phase.
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