Calls From The Führerbunker

Mike was planning ahead and started to collect props for his movie. You could have at least visited some of the german based members while you where in germany... :D
 
I was going to have an entry titled "Fur Burger", but now I'm afraid people will confuse it with yours. Oh well.
 
ugafan said:
haha. i was wondering what german dvxuser members would think of the title. michael, do you already have someone to play hitler? :cheesy:
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So was I. :shocked:

I know this can be a very touchy subject but I'm hoping that everyone will embrace the use of it for this Fest.

Cheers.

Mike
 
ugafan said:
haha. i was wondering what german dvxuser members would think of the title.
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We don´t care at all, cause we are used to this. That kind a films pop up every other year over here.

Infact at least 40% of german movies that make it to the theaters are situated between 1930 and 1949 and have at least a view Nazis and Swastikas showing up. The same is for TV.

We had a view Hitler comedies in the last years that where controversal, cause the press started a rant that this is nothing to laugh about. But most poeple first laughed in the movies and than laughed at the press.

"Der Bonker" http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-4655323211378605528
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My Fuehrer -- the Really Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler
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and of course my all-time-favourite: Mel Brooks "The Producers"
Nathan Lanes performance was drop-dead gorgeous
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Frank
 
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Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
This movie will all hinge on a key location that I'm looking to secure. If I don't get it... this movie won't happen. Here's hoping that I do. :thumbsup:

Mike
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Mike, I believe strongly that if you really want to make this film using whatever location you need then you can make it happen. You have to be singleminded and completely focused on it. When you start off saying things like "If I don't get it ... this movie won't happen" I think you are setting yourself up subliminally. When we decided to make O2 we knew the spaceship set would cost over $10,000 and, obviously, we couldn't afford it. We had a meeting and Tim made a comment to the effect of, "well, we need to figure out what we're going to do if we can't find a way to use the Laurel Canyon set" and I told him that was the wrong attitude. We NEEDED that set and I made it my job to find some way to be able to shoot there. It took a lot of work and creativity but we got to shoot there because we adopted a mindset that we simply wouldn't accept failure.

Now, I don't know what your circumstances are or what your location is and I don't want to sound arrogant. However, I truly believe there is a way to shoot whatever location you need if you are willing to seriously make it a commitment. Just my two cents but it is a proposition we live by and which has gotten us an awful lot of mileage.
 
Mark, this isn't a matter of coming up with money for a set or using contacts. This involved gaining government permission to film at a historic site. The powers that be will either allow it or they won't.
I would think gaining access to a film set would be possible. This is not a set.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Hop you get the location dude. at least you have a headstart and can get the ball rolling early, so hopefully all will be well. Good luck man.
 
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