All of the CGI in the short film, The German, was made with zero budget.
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
Here is what writer and director Nick Ryan had to say about the short film that stars 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!
I completed all the visual effects shots, over 120 in total, entirely by myself. Dave Head modelled the aircraft (and truck), but I textured, lit, animated and composited the shots over a six month period in 2008
The German from Nick Ryan on Vimeo.
Thanks to Jinja for the link.
