SgtPadrino's online boot camp

SgtPadrino · Post by **SgtPadrino** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:43 pm

One thing I've noticed a lot with some of the films on here (some, not all) is the lack of 'authenticity' whenever guns are involved. So, I thought it would be a good idea to take the basics of what I know about close quarters combat and make a sort of 'how to' video on the proper way to hold your weapon, a little hand to hand combat, things like that. I figured it might go a little way to making everyone's movies a little more believable.

Anyway, I put together a little trailer using footage of LAPD SWAT teams to sort of communicate what I'm trying to do here. Download it here

lukeprausnitz · Post by **lukeprausnitz** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:52 pm

sergeant, could you convert it to quicktime? please?

SgtPadrino · Post by **SgtPadrino** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:55 pm

Unfortunately I don't really have the plugins to convert it to quicktime, and I don't know where to get them. You could just download the DivX player; it's free, and a pretty quick download.

http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/

slimdog55 · Post by **slimdog55** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:37 pm

Nice, when's it coming out? I think it will help a lot of people.

lukeprausnitz · Post by **lukeprausnitz** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:25 pm

downloading divx, will watch film later

maj_barnes · Post by **maj_barnes** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:18 am

It's great that you show how to hold a gun properl the weapons are regular people no use to training with these guidelines, so you can see why they might have their finger wrapped around the trigger when it should be along the side.

lukeprausnitz · Post by **lukeprausnitz** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:04 am

or if not on the side, then on the trigger guard. the weapon must be in the sholder and point where your head looks

OutcastJiob · Post by **OutcastJiob** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:44 pm

Looks awesome SgtPadrino! I'm looking forward to the full film/films now, they'll be very interesting and useful.

SgtPadrino · Post by **SgtPadrino** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:09 pm

I've been thinking, and right now I've got a ton of stuff going on (movie making wise), with the Vietcong Restoration Project, a Fight Club/Employee of the Month style action movie, as well as trying to get Writ and my WW2 short online, I've decided to turn the online boot camp into a tutorial in the Tutorials and Guides section of the forum. I'll take some pictures of me holding weapons and stuff, then write a tutorial around it.

OutcastJiob · Post by **OutcastJiob** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:09 pm

That sounds great too. Any kind of tutorial on the proper use of weapons, combat movements, and so forth is a good thing.

If I may ask, where'd you get the SWAT team footage for your trailer from (presuming you didn't film it yourself)?

SgtPadrino · Post by **SgtPadrino** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 1:40 am

I just typed in "SWAT" into my LimeWire browser, and managed to find a pack of SWAT team documentary footage. Lucky, eh?

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