CHAPTER 60

Exercise 1: Dogfight

Two flying planes, or flying vehicles, are having a dogfight. They are diving through canyons during the fight. As the front-running vehicle is hit and blows up, parts of it fly at, and past the camera, to scare the audience. Show the winning pilot’s reaction.

How do you shoot this to enhance the feel of speed and peril in the fight? If it’s a personal battle between the pilots, show their reactions during the fight. There are a number of opportunities for extreme close-ups to help tell this story.

Feel free to use toys, photos, illustrations, or other references when drawing your flying vehicles. You can use the references shown on the following figures or find some of your own.

Figure 60.1 Reference images ...

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