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PHASE III, Day 3, 23:45

Frank | 22 August 2007 - 11:45 PM
category: director‘s diary

Now, it becomes complicated again. We´re wrapped here in the “Brueckenkopfpark” and have to move production again to the Citadel, our main location. This time, it´s another corridor with [...]

PHASE III, Day 3, 20:38

Frank | 22 August 2007 - 8:38 PM
category: director‘s diary

I yell “Action!” and all hell brakes loose. People are running, files flying, chaos. Even Helen Freise´s dog is incorporated into this scene, running with another guard. We shoot several [...]

PHASE III, Day 3, 18:58

Frank | 22 August 2007 - 6:58 PM
category: director‘s diary
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Even Julian has to act

Now, we have some motivated young guards, but not nearly enough people to make those scenes work. Guerilla tactics again: I demand everybody not directly involved in the shooting into [...]

PHASE III, Day 3, 18:14

Frank | 22 August 2007 - 6:14 PM
category: director‘s diary
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Extras, freshly equipped, posing for their photo

I´m on my cell phone, trying to recruit people of my family, but no one is available. One of our production trainees offers help from some of his friends. They arrive on set quickly, get into [...]

PHASE III, Day 2, 06:04

Frank | 22 August 2007 - 6:04 AM
category: director‘s diary
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Early morning: The last takes with Dietrich (for today)

Traffic outside is in full flow now. Luckily, the dialogues are in the can. The rest should be easy, some glances and Didi walking away, with which we´re done quickly. I´m happy, everything [...]

PHASE III, Day 2, 05:10

Frank | 22 August 2007 - 5:10 AM
category: director‘s diary
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Crew is waiting for the traffic to pass

My actors are giving their best. It´s early in the morning and traffic becomes audible. Mark starts putting styros against the small windows of the location and it helps, but there´s still [...]

PHASE III, Day 2, 03:58

Frank | 22 August 2007 - 3:58 AM
category: director‘s diary
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Charging up

Dinner at 4 am. The waterfalls and the puddles are adding considerably to that surreal scene. Everybody is hungry and somehow, it feels kind of cozy to me. The food is great again, hot [...]

Phase III, Day 1, 22:42

Frank | 20 August 2007 - 10:42 PM
category: director‘s diary
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Getting ready for the Guard´s establishing shot...

The next take starts with a Steadicam establishing shot on the Vulcan gun. The move is complicated because it introduces the two actors in this scene and has to be timed carefully with [...]

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