The German
2008
Short film (2008) – Written & Directed by Nick Ryan
A British fighter pilot pursues the german ace that shot down his friend across sky and country… with murder in mind. But he discovers it’s not so easy to kill a man when you have to look them in the eye.
Shot on 35mm film with Panavision C Series Anamorphic lenses by Robbie Ryan Bsc, starring Toby Kebbell and Christian Brassington.
This was funded by an Irish Film Board scheme called ‘Short Cuts’ and was shot in November 2007. The Budget was €70K, and was used entirely on the live action components of the film – leaving a grand total of ZERO for visual effects!
Nick completed all the visual effects shots, over 120 in total.
Behind the Scenes of The German
Behind the Scenes – The German
A short behind the scenes look at the making of our short film,’ The German’,
Visual Effects Breakdown – The German
These are some of the visual effects breakdowns for our 10 minute short film ‘The German’. The finished film has over 120 visual effects shots, all completed at 2k resolution. These shots were a hybrid of fully CGI, live action photography and stills.
