With little better to do this evening than watch the water rising, yet
again, I watched th A Team film.
Some amusement and some good/bad/poor fx.
About 3/4 way through the film the team escape in a 4 engine prop driven
flying boat.
This didn't look like sfx to me.
If it is real, does anyone know what and where it is? My guess would be
Canada. Film was made 2010 so not that ancient.
This is, sort of, vaguely, DIY related.
Thanks.

On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 00:01:09 -0000
"Nick" wrote:

With little better to do this evening than watch the water rising, yet
again, I watched th A Team film.
Some amusement and some good/bad/poor fx.
About 3/4 way through the film the team escape in a 4 engine prop
driven flying boat.
This didn't look like sfx to me.
If it is real, does anyone know what and where it is? My guess would
be Canada. Film was made 2010 so not that ancient.
This is, sort of, vaguely, DIY related.
Thanks.




Canada is correct. See:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/...ref_=ttfc_sa_5

And just to get the feel for how many people work on a film, try this
page, and make sure you read all the credits:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/...=tt_cl_sm#cast

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Davey.

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 00:01:09 +0000, Nick wrote:

About 3/4 way through the film the team escape in a 4 engine prop driven
flying boat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_JRM_Mars

On 05/02/2014 00:01, Nick wrote:
About 3/4 way through the film the team escape in a 4 engine prop driven
flying boat.
This didn't look like sfx to me.
Thanks.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland

Not many of those left. Flying boats tend to have shorter lives than other
aircraft due to the corrosive effects of salt water and the tendency for
many of them to hit semi submerged objects during take off and landing of
course.

Brian

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On 05/02/2014 00:01, Nick wrote:
About 3/4 way through the film the team escape in a 4 engine prop driven
flying boat.
This didn't look like sfx to me.
Thanks.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland

In article ,
MattyF wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_JRM_Mars

i.e. the "water bomber" version, which they still used in Canada until
last year (it says in Matty's wiki ref). Fab airplanes! Being
replaced by Hercules (it says).

DIY link: must look for a kit. [to add to my other 50 un-made kits,
which I was going to do when I retired, but have never touched, being
too busy.]

J.

On 5 Feb 2014 12:39:29 GMT
Huge wrote:

On 2014-02-05, Davey wrote:

And just to get the feel for how many people work on a film, try
this page, and make sure you read all the credits:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/...=tt_cl_sm#cast

My wife is always expressing incredulity over how many people work on
a movie.



I agree with her, especially after reading the credits for this one!

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On 05/02/2014 12:58, Davey wrote:
On 5 Feb 2014 12:39:29 GMT
Huge wrote:

On 2014-02-05, Davey wrote:

And just to get the feel for how many people work on a film, try
this page, and make sure you read all the credits:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/...=tt_cl_sm#cast

My wife is always expressing incredulity over how many people work on
a movie.



I agree with her, especially after reading the credits for this one!

If you'd ever been on a film set for a few days, you'd not be surprised,
a lot of the people listed in the credits are only there for a day or
two during a twelve month production period.

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John.