Bag the Hun - a Moviestorm and IL2 experiment

Is Moviestorm a tool that will introduce characters to IL2 movies?

I made this experimental movie to help new pilots learn how to improve their shooting and also to see how the mixing of the two engines is received.

Download the high quality wmv version HERE

Shoulder to Shoulder - The EAF Movie

• Nominated for best film at Online Machinima Film Festival 2009

Why do we fly? What do we remember? For 8 years, Over 60 men have been part of the virtual European Air Force. This is our movie.

Download from Mission4Today or watch the streaming version in full screen:

Chroma Keying a Real Person in a Virtual Cockpit

Testing to see what can be done with a very simple digi-camera and Sony Vegas chroma keying.

Full details of the method used can be viewed HERE


Chroma Keying a Real Person in a Virtual Cockpit from Russell Boyd on Vimeo.
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Josephine's Beau - Screentest (Mar 08)

This is a screentest for the upcoming movie 'Heroes and Friends' featuring the Mustang 'Josephine' of Joe Peterburs in which he shot down the Luftwaffe Ace Walter Schuck. After the war, Joe and Walter have become great friends and this will be a movie to honour that friendship.


Josephine's Beau - Screentest from Russell Boyd on Vimeo.
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Faith Hope and Charity (Jun 07)

Made as a member of the Wingmen Productions team.

This historical drama, inspired by actual events, tells the story of the defence of the island of Malta at the start of WWII. Only a few Gloster Sea Gladiator biplanes were available for the heroic battle against scores of more modern Italian fighters and bombers.

Click HERE to download the high quality version from Wingmen Productions or watch the streaming version from gamerztheatre.com:



Winner of Best Film at the Online Machinima Film Festival 2008 and finalist for Best Drama, Best First Film, Best Custom Content and Best Original Sound Design.

Nominated for three awards at the Machinima Festival Europe 2007 for Best Direction, Best Story and Best Visual Design.

Awarded the Golden OLEG for being the internationally proclaimed best epic flight sim machinima movie yet produced.

Awarded a second Golden OLEG for the combined creative and technical efforts of a dozen movie makers, particularly for direction, editing, CGI, musical score, sound effects, and screenwriting.
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Milne Bay (May 07)

This movie is based on the events of the 1942 Battle of Milne Bay, New Guinea. It is highly fictionalized in its details, but the result of the battle is historically correct. The movie is a re-creation and dramatization of the actual missions flown in an online campaign version of the Battle, flown by the virtual European Air Force UK Squadrons 602 and 19, opposed by the Italian 51 Stormo.

Click HERE to download the high quality version from mission4today or click below to see the streaming version from vimeo.com:


Milne Bay from Russell Boyd on Vimeo.
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Norden Bombsight Training (Apr 07)

A training movie showing how to use the Norden Bombsight to level bomb from high altitude.

Click HERE to download the high quality version from mission4today or click below to see the streaming version from vimeo.com:


Norden Bombsight Training from Russell Boyd on Vimeo.
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