Private Project

Carb Heat

Corporal Smith, soon to be Private Smith is flying something of a museum piece. So says the narrator, neededed as Corporal Smith is alone up there and doesn't talk much. He forgets a vital action essential when flying this type of ancient plane, which could have fatal consequences but in this case has more comic consequences. However there is a serious message here - if you are a pilot then this vital action is as important today as it ever was.

  • Paul Welton
    Director
  • Paul Welton
    Writer
  • Paul Welton
    Producer
  • Paul Welton
    Key Cast
    "Corporal Smith"
  • George Bayman
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 26, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    50 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD Video
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Finchley Filmmakers Annual Competition
    Finchley
    United Kingdom
    May 20, 2018
    World Premiere
    Best Animation, Best Lighting
  • NTRIAC Annual Competition 2018
    Amersham
    United Kingdom
    November 17, 2018
    Highly Commended
Director Biography - Paul Welton

Paul Welton has had a varied career, initially making documentaries on a broad range of subjects including solar power and canal restoration and then moving on to short narrative films, beginning in 2009 with "He's Got His Own Reactor" and continuing in 2012 with "The Innocence of Play", and in 2016, “The Only Way Is Up” which received “Best Lighting”, “Best Acting”, “Best Editing” in the Finchley Film Makers 2017 annual competition.
With each of these fiction films he concentrates on plot structure. He strives to avoid a film where the thrust and meaning of the film is all too evident from the opening credits, and incorporates major plot points that spin the action around and keep the viewer watching.

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Director Statement

This film is not fiction! The misadventures actually happened when the film-maker was attempting to fly the Stinson L5 Sentinel. Fortunately, he restricts his flying to X-Plane in his spare bedroom, so you can enjoy his slap-dash piloting without fearing the consequences!

The style was inspired by the film "How To Fly The B-26 Airplane" (1944) which also enlivens the most serious of aviation topics with humour.