That is great Sailor Steve, and judging from what the producer up above said it sounds like it is being tweaked towards more historical guidelines with the help of the Drum volunteers. So please everyone support it.

Sounds respectable indeed! :ping:

I will be happy to support your effort with my dollar votes! ...and I should also then retract any negativity I may have cast upon this thread.

Best of luck to you and the Seaviper crew for much success! :up:

Carl,

Thank you for coming here to update us about the upcoming movie USS Seaviper. Come back once you start filming and chat about it.

As far as the USS Drum's status goes, remember to visit:

http://www.saveoursubmarines.com/

And if you want to learn more about any of the 20+ submarine museums like the Drum in the USA, visit:

http://www.submarinemuseums.org/

More info on the movie!
 

I too am one of the producers and I'm doing some special and mechanical effects. I'm a Army vet, 1967-74. My father was a demolition and salvage diver in WW2 and served in Europe. My step-father landed on Omaha Beach.

We have been waiting for a new camera to arrive and it will be here soon now. Our DP's reservation number came up last week. He will take delivery of his new RED One camera shortly. If you are interested see here: http://www.red.com/

I will be heading to Mobile in a couple of weeks to install some hydraulic gear and help Tom Boser with getting some lights and gauges operational. The USS Drum's hydraulics for the periscopes were drained over 45 years ago and are not functional. I have to build a hydraulic unit to move them up and down.

For those who wish to know, the teaser is just that, a teaser. Just what you put together before you begin shooting. That is not what the movie will look like.

Good luck to all and see you around. Please support Tom and Leslie on the Drum.

M

And WELCOME TO SUBSIM, both of you!:sunny:

Thanks to the guys from the movie for comming on board to tell us what's happening.:rock:
It put alot of fears to bed to know that you will be trying to stay in historical lines. :up:We just in fear of some sad knockoff that was OTT!:yep:

I'll reserve my judgement until I see it. I think that's fair enough.:yep:

USS Drum Model
 

Gentlemen,

Is anyone aware of anyone who could build a 20' working model of the USS Drum. We need it for under water and over head shots. We've got the ability to do great CGI. But we'd rather use a model. I still think the original Star Wars models beat any CGI to date.


Let me know.

CL
USS Seaviper Movie

There are some pretty good model builders that post in the Movies and Models forum on this site. Give them a try. What time frame would you be looking to get the model in?

Out of curiosity, will the model be filmed under water or will you use the oil smoke trick like they did for Hunt for Red October?

Drum Model
 

We would be shooting underwater in 4K. We are having a housing built for the RED One Camera now. We think 20' is about the smallest vessel that will allow realistic displacement of water. If we are able to do this. Nobody else on the planet would have believable ww2 sub footage in 4k that I am aware of. That's pretty amazing. Whatever we do, it's got to be believable.

CL
Seaviper

I have a lot of years building smaller models, including one of the Boeing 299 (the original prototype B-17) that has lived at the Hill AFB Air & Space museum since 1990. I would love to have a chance to be part of a project of this scale. Unfortunately, I:

1) Have no way of getting to Alabama from Utah, and

2) No way of supporting myself while I was there

Maybe next time.:oops: :cry:

@ Carl Lyons!!

Welcome to the Sub Forums...a Free source for advisors/consultants, all full of enthusiasm.

Did you get my PM (Private Message) with some recommendations on how to get authentic WWII era dialog, terminology, Submarine procedures, etc? That will be Key to providing authenticity in your movie. Often it is the use of a term, in aviation flicks, such as "Lock On" before that term had ever been 'used/created' in real life, which immediately destroys a Korean or WWII era movie's credibility.

The resource I recommended in my PM would be extremely useful to you and your Screenwriter, in that regard. Even a recent retiree from the USN, born in, say, the early 1960's is unlikely to be expert on the language/terminology/slang/procedural steps employed in submarine tactics/life in the 1930's/1940's.

Looking forward to a great movie from you and your Crew.

PM Doolittle/ Seaviper
 

I did receive it. Thank u. I have passed it on to our writer. We are also working with Tom Bowser on the USS Drum who is a retired Sub Vet and is refurbing the Drum. At our request Tom is literally standing over our shoulder to make sure this is as believable as possible. We'll definitely give this material a look we need all the info we can get our hands on.

Kind Regards,
CL
Seaviper Film & Drum Doc

Seaviper
 

Gentlemen,

We had a great production meeting on the 20th. Will be headed for Mobile to begin shooting for the feature on the 24th of April. We'll keep you posted.

CL
Seaviper Movie and Drum Doc

Wonderful! Maybe I can run down there and throw up some shadow puppets in the background of a couple of scenes. LOL

Seriously, I hope things roll smoothly for you guys.