WWII documentary on the FS100 at DVinfo.net

Frank Glencairn · July 9th, 2012, 11:25 AM

Just came back from shooting part two of my WWII documentary "1945-Entering Germany"

4 exhausting 15 hrs days, but still a happy camper with the FS100 (wish I had the 700 though).
It's about how the German people experienced the end of WWII and the taking over by the US Army.
Lot's of interviews and reenacting what they have to say.

I already shot about 30 minutes of program last year, got the rest now, so it's gonna be almost 1hr of program. Hope I can sell it to TV networks around the globe.

Just bolted together a little teaser from one of my favorite scenes, I shot last week.
Work in progress of course - just a little first light correction and slapped some music over it, to give you guys an idea.

Frank

Frank Glencairn · July 11th, 2012, 06:49 AM

Here is some BTS.

And yeah, that's me, riding the front bumper of that Jeep.

Chuck Spaulding · July 12th, 2012, 10:06 PM

The FS100 looks good. How many camera's on this shoot?

Looks quite ambitious.

Henry Williams · July 13th, 2012, 05:37 AM

Looks really interesting and very impressive with all the costumes, vehicles, period buildings etc. How long was the shoot? Did you try and get coverage of the whole sequence or were you just shooting moments?

Frank Glencairn · July 13th, 2012, 03:50 PM

Only one camera - one man show.

I shot for 4 days, what you see is just a little bit, out of hours of material.
This shots in the teaser took about 2 hrs.

I directed some stuff, but since those are some of the best WWII US Army reenacters you can find in Europe, they know damed well how to properly raid a house. Probably better than the original GIs ;-)

So I just told them roughly what I want, and they did that raid several times, so I could get different angles.
Also the vehicle scenes, they drove through that village 5 or 6 times - I jumped from truck beds to Jeep hoods and did some wider static shots.

Frank

Chuck Spaulding · July 13th, 2012, 04:11 PM

Its a lot more impressive when you not only see the results but learn how you accomplished this. If you had a large crew with associated budget that would be one thing, still nice cinematography, but it makes it that much better that it was one camera running and gunning [so to speak].

Looks great.

Henry Williams · July 15th, 2012, 07:49 AM

Thanks for the info, Frank. Brilliant job.

Henry

Mark Koha · July 16th, 2012, 05:45 PM

Looks great. I would love to find an old school jeep like that. I bet they are fun to drive.

July 9th, 2012, 11:25 AM	#1
Frank Glencairn Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 176	WWII documentary on the FS100 Just came back from shooting part two of my WWII documentary "1945-Entering Germany" 4 exhausting 15 hrs days, but still a happy camper with the FS100 (wish I had the 700 though). It's about how the German people experienced the end of WWII and the taking over by the US Army. Lot's of interviews and reenacting what they have to say. I already shot about 30 minutes of program last year, got the rest now, so it's gonna be almost 1hr of program. Hope I can sell it to TV networks around the globe. Just bolted together a little teaser from one of my favorite scenes, I shot last week. Work in progress of course - just a little first light correction and slapped some music over it, to give you guys an idea. Frank Roscheid - YouTube

July 11th, 2012, 06:49 AM	#2
Frank Glencairn Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 176	Re: WWII documentary on the FS100 Here is some BTS. And yeah, that's me, riding the front bumper of that Jeep. Attached Thumbnails

July 12th, 2012, 10:06 PM	#3
Chuck Spaulding Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 1,099	Re: WWII documentary on the FS100 The FS100 looks good. How many camera's on this shoot? Looks quite ambitious.

July 13th, 2012, 05:37 AM	#4
Henry Williams Major Player Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lewisham, London, United Kingdom Posts: 408	Re: WWII documentary on the FS100 Looks really interesting and very impressive with all the costumes, vehicles, period buildings etc. How long was the shoot? Did you try and get coverage of the whole sequence or were you just shooting moments?

July 13th, 2012, 03:50 PM	#5
Frank Glencairn Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 176	Re: WWII documentary on the FS100 Only one camera - one man show. I shot for 4 days, what you see is just a little bit, out of hours of material. This shots in the teaser took about 2 hrs. I directed some stuff, but since those are some of the best WWII US Army reenacters you can find in Europe, they know damed well how to properly raid a house. Probably better than the original GIs ;-) So I just told them roughly what I want, and they did that raid several times, so I could get different angles. Also the vehicle scenes, they drove through that village 5 or 6 times - I jumped from truck beds to Jeep hoods and did some wider static shots. Frank

July 13th, 2012, 04:11 PM	#6
Chuck Spaulding Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 1,099	Re: WWII documentary on the FS100 Its a lot more impressive when you not only see the results but learn how you accomplished this. If you had a large crew with associated budget that would be one thing, still nice cinematography, but it makes it that much better that it was one camera running and gunning [so to speak]. Looks great.

July 15th, 2012, 07:49 AM	#7
Henry Williams Major Player Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lewisham, London, United Kingdom Posts: 408	Re: WWII documentary on the FS100 Thanks for the info, Frank. Brilliant job. Henry

July 16th, 2012, 05:45 PM	#8
Mark Koha Major Player Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 243	Re: WWII documentary on the FS100 Looks great. I would love to find an old school jeep like that. I bet they are fun to drive.