A First Attempt - Kursk.

[_RAAF_Stupot]

As a first attempt, I think it's great!

Now for 'constructive criticism'.

Try and establish a 'narrative' or 'story' - rather than just a series of cool-looking clips. I think you've tried to do this, but it's difficult given the constraints we have with using IL-2 for footage. What I have started doing is story-boarding what I want in the video. By this I mean that I write down as a series of dot points, what I want to see in the movie, in the order they should appear. (For example - IL-2 enters frame from top-right, passes camera, and strafes tank column at bottom-left. 109 flashes past camera, chasing the IL-2). By doing this you are forcing yourself to pre-compose the movie, and you can also develop the narrative.

Also, try and keep the shots to around 4 seconds max duration. This seems awfully short when you are editing the movie, but works in practice. Less is more! You will probably have to get about 10x times as much footage as you need, in order to whittle down to the really good stuff.

This things are easy in theory, but difficult in practice, and I am trying to do them myself!