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REAL BUDDY is a low budget, independent production by Mineworks Film. Keeping costs as low as possible is vital for that kind of work. Among many other tactics to achieve that for us is [...]

Watch this first exclusive behind the scenes video of the REAL BUDDY shoot.

This has been the longest day of phase III and it´s not over yet. Everything has to be cleaned, put in cases and stored within the set´s perimeter to be transported the next day. I´m tired [...]

During wrapping, I realize we have forgotten a take. Great. After I personally checked and packed all the camera gear. It doesn´t help. We need that shot. I recruite Hanno again. He´s a bit [...]

It´s seven in the morning, sun´s already up and I decide to get everybody up again by shouting “WRAP !!”as loud as I can. Noone is amused, but at least, they wake up.

Ralf´s mechanism for the grenade release is hard to shoot. I´d like an extreme close up, but it´s operated manually and the whole thing shakes any time we move it, which is destroying the [...]

Time for the last setup. It´s just Hanno and me now. The weapon´s compartment has to be shot. As we open the compartment, we see that the LED indicator on the guardrifle isn´t working [...]

The screens are done. Hanno is filling in as a double for Didi´s hand on the keyboard and the joystick. It´s done quickly.