Future works (TWA800 and AA1420) are in progress.
This is an air crash animated short film about Air New Zealand flight 901/Mount Erebus disaster.
Previous air crash animation - Delta 1141
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kZlvcwmdqw
[Note: for the Mayday TV show version of Delta 1141 please see NatGeo.]
Animations playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_CDWvB9rYcDNNT9NTfrPtMnQE9fkQOay
Scroll to the bottom to see project stats and info
Credits:
•Voice Cast
Owen Liotti - http://elephants2.bandcamp.com
Eoin Dennis
Jackson Baron
•Soundtrack
Flight 901 by Sōzu Project
-Buy it here:
https://itun.es/us/ul2M5
https://sozuproject.bandcamp.com/track/flight-901
-Watch the original soundtrack video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0DVr3P46CU
•Sound Effects
From X-Plane / FSX and their add-ons
•Sources
Official accident report (No. 79-139) and CVR transcript
"Washington" CVR transcript
erebus.co.nz
TV New Zealand’s “Lookout” on the Erebus disaster
US Geological Survey Satellite Images (in Google Earth)
Acronyms:
DME=Distance Measuring Equipment (for approach)
VHF=Very High Frequency
VMC=Visual Meteorological Conditions
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Stats/Info
Project started: January 2015
Rendering Started: March 2015
Render time per frame: 5-20 min
I used Photoshop for texturing and After Effects for the final composition. The 3D animation was done in Maya.
June 19, 2017.
