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| Boom arm flying rig, 15m long. Note miniature pine forest. |
A model fire spotting aircraft features along with a large miniature forest which is set on fire.
Source; American Cinematographer July 1942
The technique of model aircraft visual effects.
Sunday 17 February 2019
The Forest Rangers 1942
Paramount's Special Photographic Effects chief Gordon Jennings developed a special boom arm rig for the miniature flying sequences for this technicolor film (see model control).
A model fire spotting aircraft features along with a large miniature forest which is set on fire.
Source; American Cinematographer July 1942
A model fire spotting aircraft features along with a large miniature forest which is set on fire.
Source; American Cinematographer July 1942
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