Completed 9 Minute World War 2 Film shot on HVX200 + Letus

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sschwartz23

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"The Bridge"

http://vimeo.com/2221100

Logline:
Italy, 1945. Lost in the throng of the greatest war, a Japanese-American soldier regroups with an Allied reconnaissance unit on a dangerous patrol mission, where he struggles to endure the toughest battle of his life; one within the squad itself.

BTS can be seen on the website at http://www.thebridgefilm.com

Enjoy.

Thanks,
Sheldon
 
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the story, and the direction were really great. you have a talent. i watched it effortlessly to the end and actually got chills. i'm now very interested in reading more about this part of the war. this should really be made into a feature.

i didn't like how soft the 35mm adapter made the hvx footage look. i am not sure if it was the lenses used or what... but it was the only thing really getting in the way of the story for me. also i think a stylized color correction would make a big difference too.

just my 2 cents!
 
The equipment and props weren't`t always period (and location) correct and that German language was everything but German, but otherwise a very nice job.

Frank
 
I ment not correct for the location.

Most of the German troops in Italy would have worn the khaki "Afrika Corps" field gear.

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The Americans would probably not used the M41 field jackets and M36 wool pants in Italy 1945 anymore.
Usually they had M43 outfits issued. Also the haversack was gone and replaced by musette bags.

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But on the other hand, in those late days of WWII, lot´s of soldiers (on both sides) often sported strange combinations of gear, because of major logistics and supply problems.
Some platoons had even pants and jackets made out of Italian camouflage tents. In the last days of war it´s "anything goes".

So never mind. I´m just a bit anal on that, cause I´m a consultant for period correctness on prewar and war scenarios.

Anyway, pretty good executed and the props where still better than in some feature films I saw. Just make sure they look a bit more battled the next time.

I understand the intention of the story and very much appreciate it, since the fate of Japanese soldiers and civilians in the USA during WWII is almost unknown and well worth to be told.

Frank
 
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I really can't wait to see this. I'm at an internet cafe today and the connection is so slow it's not even downloading. I'll check it out this evening and get back to you.
 
I was very impressed! You will always have somebody disagreeing with the "details" ie uniforms etc. But I found myself buying into everything as it played! Bravo! What type of budget did you have?
 
I actually enjoyed that!
The acting was also great!
The acting in so many of these films (war films in the lower and sometimes in the high budget as well) really leaves alot to be desired- but in this one "the suspension of disbelief" worked really well for me!

I'm doing some preliminary research on doing a period film and I'm curious as to what your budget was. What the expensive things were (and what could have been expensive and you figured out less expensive ways to do things :smile:!)
Thanks,
Philip
 
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