In Honor of USS Midway CV-41 Part 2 of 2…

A Century of November will always maintain a heartfelt connection to the Men and Women who have supported and sacrificed for their families, communities and country.

Once again, the development of the feature film  A Century of November is put into perspective and yet again it seems to pale in comparison, when stepping foot onto a legendary aircraft carrier that has provided air support, withstood and survived countless encounters, once again, standing the test of time as one of the only remaining U.S. aircraft carriers of the World War II Era that is not of Essex-class.

Recently, producer Nicolas Awde had the opportunity and the honor of walking in the footsteps of the navy on board the USS Midway CV-41 Aircraft Carrier.

Learning and feeling the history, he walked through with great appreciation and respect, every corridor, hallway, room, quarters, offices and again too many other place to name. He continued through every nook and cranny on the entire aircraft carrier below deck.

Above Deck was another story…

The planes, fighter jets and choppers were “amazing” he said. "You were able to get into most of them and sit down and feel what it was like to be encapsulated inside" he continued.

The great minds and back breaking hard work that it took to design, build and deploy this marvel upon the sea to serve, support and protect many countries and nations around the world is a tribute to the enduring spirit of mankind.

The USS Midway CV-41 Aircraft Carrier and the USS Iowa BB-61 Battleship are massive upgrades since the end of The Great War on November 11^th, 1918.

Thank you… Once again, it was an honor to walk on, listen and learn about the USS Midway CV-41 Aircraft Carrier he stated.

In Honor of USS Iowa BB-61 Part 1 of 2…

    A Century of November continues to have many positives and special moments in development as a feature film.

Beginning with, learning and researching about the forgotten history of the First World War. The stories, the sacrifices, the journey’s, the trials and tribulations, the strength of families, nations and countries ability to endure.

Followed by, recreating aspects of the First World War for a proof-of-concept promotional teaser that maintained an onsite sense of appreciation for what human beings tolerated. 

From holding genuine weapons and artillery shell casings, to trying on replica uniforms and clothing, to firing authentic rifles...

...all the while creating the worst possible conditions to accurately portray the nearly unimaginable environment human beings were subject to.

At times, it can seem to pale in comparison, to stepping foot onto a legendary battleship that has withstood and survived countless encounters, standing the test of time.

USS Iowa BB-61 Battleship.

Recently, producer Nicolas Awde had the opportunity and the honor to walk in the footsteps of the navy on board the Iowa-Class Battleship.

He met and spoke with some vets, listened to speeches about the various routes that the battleship took through many excursions and asked many first hand questions about serving on BB-61.  

He described the comparison of researching, working and developing a feature film project with the canvas of the First World War to stepping foot on a Battleship that had served through many wars and survived WW2, The Korean War, Vietnam and Desert Storm.  

“Unbelievable” he stated as he stood in front of turret #2

His ongoing appreciation and respect, for all the people, through the decades who served on the USS Iowa continued to explore every facet of the mighty battleship.

This included the President, Captain and Crew quarters and living conditions. The radio room, lookouts, control room’s, strategy and planning areas, corridors with seeming endless hallways and so many other areas… too many to name…

Thank you… It was an honor to walk on, listen and learn about the USS Iowa Class BB-61 Battleship he stated.

To be continued…