North Korea gives train missile launch video a Hollywood touch with drone shots, multiple cameras
- North Korea on Wednesday said it succeeded in launching ballistic missiles from a train for the first time and released a video shot from a variety of angles
- Kim Jong-un’s sister likely has had a role in the country’s push to increase the production value of state propaganda
The video starts with a shot from a drone flying over train tracks that lead into a tunnel. From there, two reddish-bronze train carriages emerge pushed by a locomotive.
The airborne drone footage captures men in what appear to be matching beige jumpsuits leaving a carriage, while the roof from one carriage is retracted and a missile rises.
The video of the test on Wednesday of two short-range ballistic missiles then displays four different angles of one of the launches, including one from overhead, followed by shots of how the missile was set into position on the train.
“We have established a railway mobile missile regiment that enhances our ability for simultaneous and concentrated strike on our threats, and better respond to various threats,” a state TV announcer said over the video.
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Quick edits of videos shot from a variety of angles that include drones are a far cry from parades under former leader, Kim Jong-il. Back then, there was little variation in the shots and soldiers could be seen moving heavy movie cameras into position by hand, reinforcing the impression that North Korea wasn’t just isolated, but stuck in the past.
