Showing entries tagged with "actors"

Tommy and my script man, Julian, are in guard costumes now, filling in for the actors of day one. I´m on the citadel´s roof with Jens Fisher, the camera on tripod. I want them to argue with [...]

Didi has to let go of his helmet. Easy. So it seems. But the damn thing is NEVER falling as it´s supposed to do. As those helmets were created, Ralf Burmester decided to make an easy padding [...]

We did it. The crane goes into several cases again, we prep for a greenscreen shot. Actually, I envisioned a scene with Didi UNDER that greenscreen, to later remove the sky and replace it [...]

The crane moves in on Didi several times. He just has to look in the correct direction and mimic confusion. Not much for an actor like him. I hate it when shots don´t really offer an actor to [...]

Now it´s getting complicated again. We set up for a dolly shot on Didi. The camera will move in on him as he turns and removes his helmet. This is going to be hard for Jens, the focus puller [...]

The mastershots are in the can. Now it´s time for some Steadicam work again. The shot will start on the bridge floor, following Didi´s steps and then move around him as he looks up to the [...]

Lights are on again. The location looks great. Dozens of people busy for our project. The big lights, the scaffolding, reflectors. Everything looks so large scale, it makes me very proud. [...]

We start with a big wide angle mastershot from one of the citadel´s bastions. Tonight´s actor is Didi Hollinderbäumer again, walking over the bridge at night, searchlights sweeping the [...]