First AC Jens Fisher helps out as another ghostly prisoner
Then it´s time for a missing take from the scene with Heinrich Schafmeister. I the footage from phase I he´s shooting like crazy with his gard rifle, standing next to a cell door in our [...]
The cell´s props
The final shot for this night. It´s the opening shot for the cell. I figured that one out months before and now we´re doing it as the last major shot for the whole production phase. It´s a [...]
Frank Mirbach and Jens Fischer on the crane
This time, we literally have to tear down most of our beautiful set. The large camera crane has to be inside the cell now. Hanno Gerken´s team is prepared, so it doesn´t take too much time, [...]
The next setup is from the same camera angle again. Steve´s on the upper bunk bed, pulling at the cell´s steel grid ceiling, made of painted wood, of course. Wood is such a great material to [...]
high above the ceiling of the cell
Another scene in the same camera position high above the ceiling of our cell. This time, Steve has to chase Eric again, both of them running around the bunk bed. They are improvising again [...]
Steve and Erics last day at the set
Our last day with actors Eric Gladhart and Steve Hudson. After today´s shots, they are finished with the movie. Somehow, I can´t believe it. Today, we have a bunch of crane shots we left over [...]
We did two more explosions, all from different angles. We´re almost done for this night. What follows, is basically a repetition of the shot before. Everything is set up again, another camera [...]
Steve after the blast
We rehearse carefully. The shot has to be timed exactly. Mark is a the dimmers for two 2K Arri´s while Dennis operates the air blast and a wind machine at the same time. We plan to start with [...]
