This just came through my feed and Thank God it did. What a powerful film. The exact thing that kept him sane and steady is what killed him. To show there is nothing safe and sane about war. And yet it gave the fresh young recruit his courage to pick up where he left off without a beat. It just shows what lengths and how powerful our minds can go and be to put us in a place of “comfort and safety” under the most horrific of circumstances. You created that beautifully. Thank you. Thank you and God bless to all those who served and sacrificed and continue to serve and sacrifice. 🙏🙏💐
Hi Lorne. I don`t know if your remembre me, but I worked as part of the art department during the shooting of this short, in Winchester. I have the best memory of those times, and yesterday I decided to search the internet to see if I could find the finished film, which I had never seen. It was great to find it, and it made me proud to have been part of it! A few months after shooting I came back to my home country, Argentina, where I worked a lot as an art director assistant in film and advertising. Then I switched to opera. This year I´m stage-directing my fourth opera production after countless of jobs as an assitant director. But I miss my days working in the art department of short films in England. Just wanted to say hi and thanks for letting me be part fo your film. All the best, Mercedes.
Hi Mercedes, what a lovely comment thankyou. Its fantastic to hear about what you are doing in Argentina now and your fond memories of the shoot, all your work is there on the screen not to mention 1500 sandbags! Contact me through the GoodGuys site, be good to see some of your work.
I don't mean to be critical, but there's absolutely no way the trenches would look that good, especially the British one because it looks spotless, but good job on the film it's great!
@@jacobchrisman3527 I'm no history buff compared to others, but I'd have to say it's a bit difficult to have actors for multiple days at a time in mud and water, not to mention a lot of camera equipment as well, so this might just be a precaution
@@jacobchrisman3527 not all trenches were shit like portrayed in most war movies . depends when the trench was built and what time of year it was and how much action the trench had seen . they were building new trenches on new parts of the front all the time
@@jacobchrisman3527 So where is your ultra-realistic 100% historically accurate WW1 short film? Ah you haven't made one or even uploaded anything to TH-cam? Of course.
I am extremely impressed. I watch so many short films on TH-cam about WW1; all either no plot or extremely bad filmmaking skills. But this is amazing. The directing is what I'd call professional-quality and the character development left me in awe. I am truly honored to have my eyes gaze apon this film. My hat tips off to you.
I loved the extreme close up shots at the first battlefield sniping scene.... the elevation adjustment shot at 1:06, etc.. very effective at suspending disbelief. The end result was masterful. Thanks for sharing your work.
Such exceptional work. Such a talented director, cast, writing, production. Thank you for the gift of your talent shared in this video. It is much appreciated.
Hi Jacob so good to read. I do read all the comments and its truly heartening to read your appreciation. Yes a lot of effort of course and made for a pretty small sum for film, our cash budget was only £10k
Fantastic film! Genuinely touching. One of the best short war films I've seen (and there have been quite a few popping up in my feed recently). The story was solid. Good acting. Looks great. Really well done.
Many thanks Rooster for your kind words. This was made some years ago but it means a lot to read feedback like this. Pls share of you think others will enjoy it.
Wow, this was a fantastic short film. Well done to all concerned and connected. Would love to see more. I will share this on my facebook page and on The Liverpool Pals Page. A page dedicated to The Liverpool Pals Battalions of WW1.
Absolutely marvellous film. To capture the heart and emotion in 17 minutes!! Well done. i must say it gives me great pleasure to see the large number of well done short films set in the first war. The big history stories have all been told. I love seeing these snapshots of the men who really counted
my great grandfather was an English rifleman who was lucky enough to be promoted to the role of sniper before being sent to the Somme, i recently found his binoculars and a spotting/periscope in my grandma's spare room and so decided to look into some of the WW1 history as i feel a duty to attempt to understand what it was like; i never knew him and he never spoke of his experiences to anyone. I don't support war of any kind, but its been very enlightening looking into the statistics and history of the War, and your movie has given me some insight into the lifestyle that my Great Grandfather would of had before he was lucky enough to make it back alive. Thanks for your movie; i think these films are important and that we should use them to try and remind ourselves of the horrors we can so easily bring upon the world.
on a side note: ive noticed this has been shot with a film camera and not digital (?) i love the grain effect, i think it makes atmospheres more real in films. Im one of those "vinyl better than CD" type of guys.
Well.. *MADE.* but..'How many people died in World War One.. *'Casualties'* th-cam.com/video/OJTk32eUO3A/w-d-xo.html ..What was the life expectancy of a pilot..How much did the war cost the world'.. *'GRUESOME'* th-cam.com/video/ivCqrqvVFAw/w-d-xo.html *too* MUCH..? 'Find out'.. th-cam.com/video/NEAeuQHVz1A/w-d-xo.html ..'out here'.. *WW1.*
This is so well edited and presented for a short film on a budget. It's very high quality, Cinema quality in fact. The story is so very sad and well thought of. Flowers and death 🥀🌹💐
Thanks for v kind words, means a lot. Yes it was a tight budget. We'd love to make this a bigger film but feature film industry is a bit of a closed shop.
lol, welldone, i forsaw the fact that he was going for the flower at the end, and the new guy was entering the hide out that he would be the next snipa and the other would die, living in a dream-real world...and the jokes were good (two guys )
Many thanks for all the kind words in the comments here. It's always daunting putting ones work 'out' for all to see so the feedback means a lot. If you do like it please pass it on. Thank you- Lorne
Heene Studios Thanks Heene Studios, great to read such supportive comments. We had a pretty small budget really. Be good to write and direct more like this but alas its not commercial to create shorts like this. HD version on Vimeo now too.
In re to this film being 'funny' as viewed from German perspective - please expand on your meaning. Curious if 'funny' is meant as comedy, or as a unique perspective not seen prior?
Excellent short film and done on the best medium film ! Lovely colouration from that Kodak 500t. Why do so many people comment about “inaccuracies” A good film is about the ART and not about attention to details which are irrelevant to the overall aesthetic. This is not a documentary but a creative imagining and works very well indeed. I enjoyed it very much 👍
Beautifully presented. Imaginative camera angles and subjects. Dialogue was both believable, natural and convincingly delivered. Many of the short films although of a high standard in most aspects, fall down on the acting and ‘wooden’ speech. Great work. Kind regards from UK.
Warren Chambers Thanks Warren, really appreciate your kind words. Im a jobbing filmmakaer by trade and although it would be fantastic to do another they don't create any money so the funding is always an issue fpr shorts like this, but I will post other stuff Ive done.
a very bittersweet capture in time for a few on the front...will have to re-watch, as audio was sketchy and thus more difficult to process. That said - excellent work, and would like a back-story in re to how the characters were chosen.
Sniping enemy soldiers who aren't even holding a weapon at the moment, nor are immediately involved in combat operations. I understand why snipers had a bad reputation. And weren't often spared (as far as I heard of, at least).
Yes, yes... Soldiers talk the talk and then hesitate for a split second, decisions the individual soldier makes innocently stop or create casualty, muscle memory of hobby consumes thoughts, and surplus soldier do walk off into the moonlight...
It could of been made for my Grandfather,...he was a sniper in WWI... the only difference is he survived, but his experiences left him affected ...for the rest of his life ,...he won the military Medal . Bob Cowell MM
Glad you watched it Don. Interesting to see u have a grandfather who was a ww1 sniper. Richard Van Emdens has written some great books using previous recorded interviews with ww1 vets inc snipers
immer auf Kinder schießen, aber so war das damals. Ein schöner Film. ich hoffe das ihr auch mal einen Kurzfilm über den Weihnachtsfrieden 1914/16 macht. I hope you are make a movie about the christmas truce 1914/16
This just came through my feed and Thank God it did. What a powerful film. The exact thing that kept him sane and steady is what killed him. To show there is nothing safe and sane about war. And yet it gave the fresh young recruit his courage to pick up where he left off without a beat. It just shows what lengths and how powerful our minds can go and be to put us in a place of “comfort and safety” under the most horrific of circumstances. You created that beautifully. Thank you. Thank you and God bless to all those who served and sacrificed and continue to serve and sacrifice. 🙏🙏💐
Great movie. One of the best WWI short films I have ever seen.
Big thanks ConnerConvert, please do pass it on to get some hits. Its really great for me to hear nice comments like this - Thanks Lorne
Excellent work depicting this situation. I like the attention to detail, and especcially the attitude of the officer was very realistic.
Luuk de Wijse yes
Hi Lorne. I don`t know if your remembre me, but I worked as part of the art department during the shooting of this short, in Winchester. I have the best memory of those times, and yesterday I decided to search the internet to see if I could find the finished film, which I had never seen. It was great to find it, and it made me proud to have been part of it! A few months after shooting I came back to my home country, Argentina, where I worked a lot as an art director assistant in film and advertising. Then I switched to opera. This year I´m stage-directing my fourth opera production after countless of jobs as an assitant director. But I miss my days working in the art department of short films in England. Just wanted to say hi and thanks for letting me be part fo your film. All the best, Mercedes.
Hi Mercedes, what a lovely comment thankyou. Its fantastic to hear about what you are doing in Argentina now and your fond memories of the shoot, all your work is there on the screen not to mention 1500 sandbags! Contact me through the GoodGuys site, be good to see some of your work.
I don't mean to be critical, but there's absolutely no way the trenches would look that good, especially the British one because it looks spotless, but good job on the film it's great!
@@jacobchrisman3527 I'm no history buff compared to others, but I'd have to say it's a bit difficult to have actors for multiple days at a time in mud and water, not to mention a lot of camera equipment as well, so this might just be a precaution
@@jacobchrisman3527 not all trenches were shit like portrayed in most war movies . depends when the trench was built and what time of year it was and how much action the trench had seen . they were building new trenches on new parts of the front all the time
@@jacobchrisman3527 So where is your ultra-realistic 100% historically accurate WW1 short film? Ah you haven't made one or even uploaded anything to TH-cam? Of course.
I am extremely impressed. I watch so many short films on TH-cam about WW1; all either no plot or extremely bad filmmaking skills. But this is amazing. The directing is what I'd call professional-quality and the character development left me in awe. I am truly honored to have my eyes gaze apon this film. My hat tips off to you.
+Mishta Romaniello Many thanks for such encouraging words Mishta.
Have you ever seen Coward? I remember that one being pretty good.
Nathan Bowie I have seen it, and that is also a personal favorite of mine. This and Coward are my top two WW1 short films.
I loved this short! Thank you so much for posting it!
I hope one day you guys actually make full movies
Thanks Aldon Its a tough one to get films made now, especially full feature films, but comments like this keep the hope alive, so thank you
I loved the extreme close up shots at the first battlefield sniping scene.... the elevation adjustment shot at 1:06, etc.. very effective at suspending disbelief. The end result was masterful. Thanks for sharing your work.
Such exceptional work. Such a talented director, cast, writing, production.
Thank you for the gift of your talent shared in this video. It is much appreciated.
Hi Jacob so good to read. I do read all the comments and its truly heartening to read your appreciation. Yes a lot of effort of course and made for a pretty small sum for film, our cash budget was only £10k
Extremely well done. Pity it wasn't a fully fledged movie. Excellent work.
Fantastic film! Genuinely touching. One of the best short war films I've seen (and there have been quite a few popping up in my feed recently). The story was solid. Good acting. Looks great. Really well done.
Many thanks Rooster for your kind words. This was made some years ago but it means a lot to read feedback like this. Pls share of you think others will enjoy it.
This film was outstanding Brilliant -thank you for putting it up. Hollywood eat your heart out.
Wow, this was a fantastic short film. Well done to all concerned and connected. Would love to see more. I will share this on my facebook page and on The Liverpool Pals Page. A page dedicated to The Liverpool Pals Battalions of WW1.
Absolutely marvellous film. To capture the heart and emotion in 17 minutes!! Well done. i must say it gives me great pleasure to see the large number of well done short films set in the first war. The big history stories have all been told. I love seeing these snapshots of the men who really counted
Thanks Robert. v kind words
Good job, man. You are severely underappreciated.
my great grandfather was an English rifleman who was lucky enough to be promoted to the role of sniper before being sent to the Somme, i recently found his binoculars and a spotting/periscope in my grandma's spare room and so decided to look into some of the WW1 history as i feel a duty to attempt to understand what it was like; i never knew him and he never spoke of his experiences to anyone.
I don't support war of any kind, but its been very enlightening looking into the statistics and history of the War, and your movie has given me some insight into the lifestyle that my Great Grandfather would of had before he was lucky enough to make it back alive.
Thanks for your movie; i think these films are important and that we should use them to try and remind ourselves of the horrors we can so easily bring upon the world.
on a side note: ive noticed this has been shot with a film camera and not digital (?) i love the grain effect, i think it makes atmospheres more real in films. Im one of those "vinyl better than CD" type of guys.
Joe Clilverd Hi Joe many thanks for the comments. Yes it was shot on S16mm...cant agree more vinyl and a pick up every time
Well.. *MADE.* but..'How many people died in World War One.. *'Casualties'* th-cam.com/video/OJTk32eUO3A/w-d-xo.html ..What was the life expectancy of a pilot..How much did the war cost the world'.. *'GRUESOME'* th-cam.com/video/ivCqrqvVFAw/w-d-xo.html *too* MUCH..? 'Find out'.. th-cam.com/video/NEAeuQHVz1A/w-d-xo.html ..'out here'.. *WW1.*
Good luck to you then when the Russians land
great short, it would be cool to see this into a full length movie, very accurate and very well detailed
This is so well edited and presented for a short film on a budget. It's very high quality, Cinema quality in fact. The story is so very sad and well thought of. Flowers and death 🥀🌹💐
Thanks for v kind words, means a lot.
Yes it was a tight budget.
We'd love to make this a bigger film but feature film industry is a bit of a closed shop.
Excelent , music at the end , that moment he was shot , it has spirit...
Amazing Movie, despite being old it is amazing. Love the songs at the end!
Kind Regards,
TM.
lol, welldone, i forsaw the fact that he was going for the flower at the end, and the new guy was entering the hide out that he would be the next snipa and the other would die, living in a dream-real world...and the jokes were good (two guys )
Many thanks for all the kind words in the comments here. It's always daunting putting ones work 'out' for all to see so the feedback means a lot.
If you do like it please pass it on.
Thank you-
Lorne
Good Guys Productions outstanding work, finally recommended something good
Absolutely brilliant mate well done to you all who made this short film
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This is amazing! The filming quality is like a full feature film! We'll directed also!
Heene Studios Thanks Heene Studios, great to read such supportive comments. We had a pretty small budget really. Be good to write and direct more like this but alas its not commercial to create shorts like this. HD version on Vimeo now too.
Enjoyed this very much. Professional and artistic.
great job. funny to watch this film as a german. The scene in the flowerfields with his wife left me like wat
Thanks Kai.
Good Guys Productions you're welcome ^^
In re to this film being 'funny' as viewed from German perspective - please expand on your meaning. Curious if 'funny' is meant as comedy, or as a unique perspective not seen prior?
Lisa German it means strange.
Flower Power
reminded me of memories of my own past, fabulous depiction is such a short time. many kudos! thumbs up
Bryan McGrath KUDOS you 🔔
Absolutely brilliant. The whole story is great.
AWESOME!!!😆 A WW1 short film based on a True Story about a British Sniper behind enemy lines!!😃
Great video. There are not many WWI movies. Excellent work.
WOW!! What can I say. Very powerful & moving.
Excellent short film and done on the best medium film ! Lovely colouration from that Kodak 500t. Why do so many people comment about “inaccuracies” A good film is about the ART and not about attention to details which are irrelevant to the overall aesthetic. This is not a documentary but a creative imagining and works very well indeed. I enjoyed it very much 👍
You are wrong about the effects of realism to film.
I can see that this is a very well made short film, this is amazing
Thanks Nikolay for kind words
Amazing! 9.5/10! Much better than other short films I have seen.👍🏻
Beautifully presented. Imaginative camera angles and subjects. Dialogue was both believable, natural and convincingly delivered. Many of the short films although of a high standard in most aspects, fall down on the acting and ‘wooden’ speech. Great work. Kind regards from UK.
very brilliant, haunting film. an undeniable work of art.
Not often you can immerse yourself in such a short amount of time! 10 out of 10 for me
this film is just magnificent a bloody masterpiece
Thanks Waffen le von Baldzly - great name! Really nice comments to warm a filmmakers heart. If only TV producers would see the same. thank you
I like you
Excellent short film
Great short film! Thanks!
This is a very well-made short film. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
Very well done to you all!
Great story telling. Well done
+Michael Geraghty Thanks Michael
Excellent film. Well done by all.
Excellent and very well made short film.
Really nice, thank you.
Well done!!!
Respect for all the soldiers!
VERY well done. finally one I enjoyed.
Alvin Dueck
thanks Alvin, really nice to hear
Hello from the states, Great job with the short. Any chance you may do another? Be good to see more WW1 short films from you.
Warren Chambers Thanks Warren, really appreciate your kind words. Im a jobbing filmmakaer by trade and although it would be fantastic to do another they don't create any money so the funding is always an issue fpr shorts like this, but I will post other stuff Ive done.
Amazing film! I reckon this is good enough to be a full film, you could do something on his full experience
Wonderful short.
This a great historical act I like it very much
Just saw this great work!
Great, well done, enjoyed it
Great job on the film. A few problems with lack of kit with the soldiers and all, but it was very interesting.
Great short!!!
Very well written wow
That Vickers has no recoil at all!! Strange technology.
thanks enjoyed this.
Great movie well done.
Outstanding.
a very bittersweet capture in time for a few on the front...will have to re-watch, as audio was sketchy and thus more difficult to process. That said - excellent work, and would like a back-story in re to how the characters were chosen.
Good movie and best to you
Very well done.
Wow. Just brilliant!
Thank you.
Watching in 2020. Great short!!!
Thanks for support. Please share
good short film guys! well done :)
the song at the end.....just wow.... rest easy
Well done.
brilliant, great film, enjoyed it
WELL DONE@!!!
Great, absolutely brilliant.
Very very good
I would pay to go see this it's outstanding!
Thanks Jack nice comment
Beau et triste à la fois , Merci.
Merci
Yesssss so good
Wow this was really touching best vid of its kind
Wood collector from Wood in the back
Very good
Very good story.
Sniping enemy soldiers who aren't even holding a weapon at the moment, nor are immediately involved in combat operations.
I understand why snipers had a bad reputation. And weren't often spared (as far as I heard of, at least).
great film
Nice to know that Hollywood has some serious competition
Yes, yes... Soldiers talk the talk and then hesitate for a split second, decisions the individual soldier makes innocently stop or create casualty, muscle memory of hobby consumes thoughts, and surplus soldier do walk off into the moonlight...
It could of been made for my Grandfather,...he was a sniper in WWI... the only difference is he survived, but his experiences left him affected ...for the rest of his life ,...he won the military Medal . Bob Cowell MM
Glad you watched it Don. Interesting to see u have a grandfather who was a ww1 sniper. Richard Van Emdens has written some great books using previous recorded interviews with ww1 vets inc snipers
Good Guys Productions ...thank you ...I will try and get hold of a copy ....great film by the way !
really enjoyed this
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target
Would love to see a full movie of this
well done
Great short film. Thank you from Russia!
Thanks Ahtoh
immer auf Kinder schießen, aber so war das damals. Ein schöner Film. ich hoffe das ihr auch mal einen Kurzfilm über den Weihnachtsfrieden 1914/16 macht. I hope you are make a movie about the christmas truce 1914/16
Good film.
All this and only 750 subs u deserve at least 100k
Thanks DoggoTV. These supporting comments mean a lot thanks
Part pastiche of All Quiet Western Front : sketching birds/catching butterflies.
Best film ever
some dude : *casually peeing*
a sniper : i'm gonna stop you right there
I still HIGHLY doubt that a man would wander out into no mans land just to pick a flower.
Brilliant.
Brilliant, does anyone know the name of the song at the end?