The Promise - WW2 Short Film

[@LBRMFilms]

This is our longest video yet! Hope you enjoy it!

[@ghost-rk3xf]

Das nächste Mal aber bitte die Autobahn und deren Geräusche ausblenden, besonders dieser Lärmschutz hat da nichts zu suchen, sonst in Ordnung.

[@永燦榎]

ghost ididd

[@sophiebobbitt1953]

I loved it

[@tessaleroux7725]

Great job. Makes one feel so sorry for what the Germans went through. Just boys wanting to go home.mHaving to fight because they were ordered to do so and how awful it must have been to be Injured and dying with no help. Far away from home. RIP fallen heroes. Salute and Respect

[@garrymaskell8347]

A good effort on a low budget. Your next film will am sure keep to the details of ww2 . Keep trying perfection is around the corner 👍

That's a futuristic pen he's writing "Greta" with.

[@billfront2153]

that ended even watching it

[@liamwiggins6594]

It doesn’t really matter that much they’re just here to entertain us

[@heistodl3141]

I knew that the Germans time travelled during ww2

[@dedsec6072]

Not to mention the clean faces, after a long time in combat, they would be hella dirty

[@thecraftcast7]

Although the acting isn’t the best, the use of young people to portray soldiers was very accurate. Both world wars are famous for utilizing boys as young as 15 and turning them into soldiers.

[@T2005-h5n]

@Itz_Jelle he litteraly explained it

[@tigerpresentationsproducts425]

8 and older

[@tigerpresentationsproducts425]

@Itz_Jelle some soldiers in Europe were as young as 8 years old the soviets had a 6 year old

[@1936Studebaker]

I think they forgot about the style of the pen he used to write the letter, defiantly not 1940's style

[@liamwiggins6594]

Well actually no they probably didn’t and their probably hard to find from ww2 era

[@lovetolearn5253]

@@liamwiggins6594 yeah but they could of tried hiding it more. Maybe use a really short dingy pencil. That stuck out really bad especially being me open acted But, eventually if they keep at it they'll get better.

[@glennrobinson2014]

What?! You mean blue plastic Paper Mate ballpoint pens were not standard SS issue?

[@francisebbecke2727]

His girlfriend's hair and dress is not 1940s either.

[@barrymayson2492]

They used pencils mostly especially the ordinary soldiers. Other that that fountain pens if available.

[@fitchyyboi]

Tips for cold weather acting! Blink more frequently and being hunched over is more accurate! Use different shot types (close, medium, far) to show more setting- maybe intro could've been medium shot showing our main guy with our other 2 soldiers around him, symmetrically, then the guard walks past, could be cool opening. Jump cut to close shot of writing, then maybe switch to a medium shot that looks similar in his flashback- that would be a really cool transition! Just some things I think would make it look better editorially. Also, take more scenic shots just showing off the landscape you're in, a great way to show walking long distances is to do a very long shot of your actors centered walking through a field (any open space) while the camera follows them. Im not an expert, dont get me wrong but i know a good amount about editing :) As for sound, make sure you can hear your dialogue, and it's not drowned out by background noise, as well as add background noise- he's on the front, give us some ever so distant artillery and occasional gunfire. editing can change everything!! Also, for actors- too much space between lines in conversation! Natural conversation almost has an overlap, don't be scared to say your line. Acting out gun recoil is a lot more snappy and horizontal- basically do NOT move your gun up unless firing full auto, as recoil kicks the stock of your weapon STRAIGHT back into your shoulder. Also, when being shot at always act to run for some sort of cover, that could be anything- think of it like you're a real soldier, and you're running from real bullets- where do you go? That high grass behind you? That tree? Anything will improve immersive-ness. When you're in a trench, do you get out of that trench with a hundred enemy guns pointed at you, and how high would you risk putting your head? Also, more screams on death lols.That being said, excellent work guys! Keep it up! I've dropped a sub to see how yall progress ;)

[@kennyo6255]

You guys have come a long way keep it up greay short film👍👌

[@willloveyoumore]

Pure excitement for the length! I like the short Film idea and they are class mostly

[@jakecommonty2042]

1:07 Those Pens Weren't Created Until the Late 50's and 60's i think after NASA Launched a Person into space.

[@archdornan8349]

A**

[@KnoxzyGaming]

Its hard to get pens from ww2 time era

[@robertnielsen2461]

Give these small independent film makers credit they do the best they can,don't nit pick give credit where it is due,someday they may have a budget to fit your desires as a critic.

[@ghq113]

I worked at JCPenny, those are the same kind, Paper Mate, I still have several! 1980’s circa! Other than the blue pen, out of place, time warped, back to 1943! The dude should’ve picked up, the MG-42, and hosed those Russkies! He’d have made it, “END”

[@judithbormann6288]

That hair design and color were not around in the 1940's. or her clothes..

[@johnathanlewis2049]

These short films about World War 2 are important. They show these young soldiers fighting just to stay alive. The ones from the German perspective show not all Germans were bad, committed atrocities or participated in The Holocaust.

[@michaelm8078]

The person play the German officer did out standing job!

[@jobethdingding7154]

Thx for making ww2 video i like ww2 video

[@robertbarlow6715]

I liked it daddy was a paratrooper 82. He said the Germans were good soldier's.

[@lancelot1953]

Hi LBRM Films, excellent short film, very deep in emotions and meaning. Please forgive the numerous "Internet experts" that just love to criticize details, uniforms, weapons, "writing", cinematographic technique, etc. This short film is not a reference for German nor Red Army uniforms and equipment, it is about relationship, humanity (or what was left of it) and the insanity of war. About the technical aspects such as cinematography or sound engineering - most pros will understand that your studio did very well considering your budget and resources. I am a Veteran of three wars and was a cinema student in college, it was not easy (producing a film, that is) - I am/was impressed by your work - keep on going, you are on the right path. Ciao, L

[@pp8885]

Expressions looking like "modeling video shooting at the front" Theme of the movie is meaning full. Nice story 👍

[@Sintonizarproductions]

Very nice story telling!

[@dracomalfoy5892]

Omg this is sad I’m sad for the Germans now I’m sad for her never lose that flower or throw it away never

[@johnfraser8116]

This is good. Thanks. There were a few modern artifacts which were noticeable, like a TV antenna on the house in the opening scene but they didn't distract too much.

[@christianwouters6764]

I noticed the 1960 antenna also. Strange also that 1 soldier had a white towel around his helmet while all the others wore brown/green colours, hardly helpfull in the snow.

[@OrbitFallenAngel]

This is a beautiful and sweet little film...you did an amazing job! I know that its low budget, but I believe that you did amazing with what you had to work with.. Continue to create and inspire by making these films...because I really love WW2 stuff.. so this film is really intriguing for me... Do you have any ideas for another film? Maybe do one about a pilot or a tanker??.. (if you can) At any rate this is brilliant! Good Job!

[@alvinjohnson9531]

Make a film based on one of Sven Hassell's novels.

[@tombertrand6003]

love short films story is everything its films like these that you make, then improve with each following ones, keep making more :)

[@johnathanlewis2049]

How very very sad. Young soldiers sent far away to fight. They fought and died being far away from home

[@marietoure1205]

Very sad indeed, they are so young ! 😱😭 Almost kids

[@sophiebobbitt1953]

I love learning about ww2 keep up the good work

[@ehur-s8u]

Probably don't have a modern plastic blue pen when writing, and instead of a piece of paper write it in a leather journal, rip the paper out, then mail it. That was the only think that was wrong though, this is easily your top 3 best short films.

[@mercyb6500]

well done .... the end was so sad

[@christopherfriend7402]

Very difficult to hear some of the dialogue due to the wind and what sounds like highway noise. Also the camouflage smocks. I thought only SS troops wore those.

[@murraybickhoff7517]

Alpine Corp and Hitler Youth also wore this cam unifroms.

[@stuartrowlands3553]

The Wehrmacht had splinter and tan & water camo with their smocks and winter coats (as shown in the film. The SS had oakleaf, blurred edge and peas dot camo which all look similar and was synthesized by the post war German flectarn camo). A good example of an SS camo is shown by the soldier lying on the floor at 12:18 and towards the end with the execution of an SS soldier (along with the execution of two Wehrmacht soldiers, one wearing splinter and the other tan & water camo).

[@liamwiggins6594]

Actually the ss wore black uniforms and winter coats

[@rom_en]

Nice work with camera. Also the final look is really good. Good luck to the future !

[@edwardhoops6197]

Cool. I'm ready to lace up my Doc Marten's and head for the front!

[@ekho_]

12:26 and who's that person in the background?

[@d4.z3d49]

I came from watching a ww2 nerf battle to this cool stuff

[@MrAuldphart]

Great sound!!!,

[@reenactor4583]

Great work! please more scenes with soviets :-)

[@adinheric7747]

Odličan film! Great Films!

[@kennymccormick8906]

No it's LBRM films

[@wehrmachtberlin5122]

Short film is better than long film..

[@dustyrustymusty3577]

Nice modern Papermate pen!

[@TRENCHBUILDER22]

amazing story!

[@reginaldmcnab3265]

Outgunned and outnumbered but resolute! Discipline and duty!

[@МашаКошелева-ь7о]

Вот идея для короткометражки) Придумалась идея для короткометражки про войну. Вообщем это оккупированная территория, к примеру Белоруссия. Немцы входят в город. Главная героиня живёт со своей пожилой матерью. У нее нет детей, муж погиб. Она решает попытаться спасти еврейского ребенка мальчика и прячет его у себя в дома (где именно неважно, это потом, в укромном месте.) Все идёт хорошо, пока к ним в квартиру не заселяется немец. Гг оказывается в ужасной ситуации, скрыть ребенка от жильца их дома почти невозможно. Но каким то чудом немец не замечает ребенка. Ему явно нравится хозяйка дома и он всячески подкатывает к ней, что очень раздражает ГГ, она ненавидит его всем сердцем, но ничего не может сделать. Немец даёт ей еду и пытается быть вежливым, пытаясь понравится, но ГГ понимает, как и ее мать, чего он добивается. Женщина отвечает всегда отказом на его ухаживания. Проблема ещё в том, что он вообще ни слова не понимает по-русски. Женщины ещё немного могут говорить по немецки, он же вообще ни слова не знает. В связи с этим женщины иногда переговариваются между собой на русском, оскорбляя его и обсуждая его с отвращением и все его действия. С улыбкой ГГ желает ему смерти и тот радостный говорит ей "Данке", не понимая о чем она. Время идёт и ГГ начинает казаться, что он подозревает о чем то, хотя тот не выдает себя, ей кажется, что он следил за ней. Жизнь для ГГ становится невыносимой, постоянно на нервах, каждый день риск, что их раскроют и убьют. И вот однажды ночью этот немец приходит странный, взволнованный, проходит в дом и говорит на ломанном, но все же русском языке, что знает, что ГГ прячет ребенка нврея. ГГ падает перед ним на колени и говорит, что сделает все что угодно, лишь бы он не трогал мальчика. За картиной также наблюдает мать. Тогда немец кивает и просит ГГ проследовать за ним в сарай. ГГ отвратительно даже представить, что ей предстоит, но она готова ради жизни ребенка. Важно показать безысходность и смирение этой несчастной и ее отчаяние в этот момент. Они входят в сарай, и немец показывает ей ещё одного ребенка девочку. Он не знает, куда ее спрятать и так как знает, что его хозяйка прячет одного, то сможет спрятать и ещё одного. Он говорит, что понимает, как это неправильно просить о таком, ведь это риск, но больше ему некуда обратиться. И невероятные эмоции на лице женщины... Суть в том что немец понял что ГГ прячет ребенка но не выдавал ее, так как не поддерживал ужасную политику своей страны, но делал вид, что не знает, чтобы не пугать их. А ещё он понимал, как женщины желали ему смерти и тоже делал вид что не понимает. Важно прямо показать, как ненавидят они этого немца, как считают его причиной всех своих несчастей, как противна ей даже мысль о том, что она нравится ему. И как потом она просто в шоке, что все, что она думала о человеке, оказалось в точности наоборот. Кончается наверное ее согласием спрятать ещё одного с растроганным неверящим выражением лица

[@emiliobanuelos8320]

Dang😢😢😢

[@jakecommonty2042]

Why Do The Soliders Look Like Edgy 13 year olds?

[@KnoxzyGaming]

Because they were all very young. Well most of them

[@Moonlight.Deadite]

In rl they were to

[@Pwnedby]

Young kids used to serve

[@bakers2366]

@@KnoxzyGaming so thats why 10 million germans died

[@cojoe4896]

XD i turn 13 on this day well im 14 now 0-0

[@carlossalcedo1607]

Que triste... después de todo, no pudo cumplir con su promesa de regresar con su amada. Así fue el destino de muchos jóvenes, en ambas partes de está terrible contienda. Y por supuesto, de antas guerras a lo largo de la historia. Felicitaciones, un buen corto; y les deseo muchos éxitos... Saludos!

[@derryj6715]

Nice,good job

[@derdeutschepanzerbetreiber1528]

Lol he's using a ball point pen I also like how there's one soviet who has no purpose except to carry the flag and run.

[@youtubefanbot6997]

Der Deutsche Panzerbetreiber the last part is cuz Stalin wanted the Germans to spend extra bullets and also so he could show power, overall Stalin was as evil as Hitler was

[@stormywindmill]

This was made in someone's backyard at a total cost of $50.49

[@maddiehamilton1427]

Matthew needs to wear this outfit every day

[@eddieknox9874]

i like where your writing with a bic pen, i got bunches of those

[@allenliu8820]

I want to say this as it is unrealistic for a soldier to be carrying a blue ball point pen. They would most likely be carrying a pencil.

[@charliedeputat832]

allen liu Bruh the y are just kids

[@cecilhenry9908]

Ich danke Ihnen... im Namen aller meiner Kameraden.

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Nice

[@The2012GroupUFO]

I see a lot of film where troops seem to act passively without agency. You need to understand the will to survive these faces these expressions the body language It’s like they are walking in their living room with a cup of coco. That said a good concept and I commend you for your work. All filming of history is important. You need to get advice from veterans though.

[@lutherhawkins5469]

Good film, though the guy with the strumgewehr has a decidedly modern looking pink shirt tail peeking out under his tunic.

[@dudeonyoutube]

Civilian trousers under the camo combat jackets?

[@airbornesoldier8104]

WHO WAS THE GUY CENTRE BACKGROUND AT 12 . 30 ?

[@brickproduction1815]

It reminds me of Dear Elze but with German troops instead. Have you watched that film?

[@dracomalfoy5892]

Ich haben

[@laurakuhn9919]

Ein wirklich sehr guter Film! Es ist wohl auch besser als "deutscher Soldaten" englisch zu sprechen. Denn wenn man kein Deutsch kann, versteht es niemand. Gute Arbeit!

[@death22_fighter27]

Hey I like the video but maybe make it so you can hear the men talking cause round 6:15 I can’t really hear them but hey it will do

[@wwmproductions5787]

Great work!!

[@shizukamori6755]

At 5:05, why is that German soldier's helmet covered in chicken wire? What's the chicken wire for?

[@christopherfriend7402]

I think to insert foliage to the helmet for camouflage.

[@testijul5691]

Nice video ! Can you show us all your weapons replicas ? And the cardboard one please?

[@Band-maid-fan101]

Is the motorway I'm hearing in the background at 06:00 ?

[@thunderx3981]

Yep

[@Likesito]

Finaly,new vídeo,yaya

[@vbantjes]

Nice film but realistc enough and amature acting ... good efford for low budget thankl you

[@arminiusdercherusker6449]

Der sieht aus wie so ein kleiner Friedhelm Winter.

[@arminiusdercherusker6449]

Der Oberfeldwebel hatt wuschige Augenbrauen 😂.

[@johnnysmoke612]

Moral of the story - No time to eat Oscar Meyer weiners on the Russian front. Sounded like it was filmed next to the autobon.

[@AL3NOD1]

You really should not be so critical on a film with little budget and the fact this is portrayed for free really means you should appreciate what they had if you want a perfect Over the top action film go back to Holywood

[@loneranger172]

nice plastic pen in the start

[@joediamond8210]

WW II ball point pen ? Writing when cold ?

[@busanmapping3429]

Finally

[@theultimatetechguy]

Was this filmed by a motorway, or is that a icy wind sound effect?

[@austinbirtles987]

Nice job👍👍

[@weissrw1]

A ball point pen??? They did not come along until the 1960s.

[@Egeli70]

I missed your KZbin vids...

[@TheSpeenort]

The pen is an anachronism.

[@michellebostic681]

I can't even watch it. He's writing with a pen that didn't even exist during WW II.

His uniform's made in China,along with his pen.

[@fultonjackwaterloo4085]

That German Lieutenant. Could have had 100 soldiers, and my 4 man national guard fire team would have destroyed them. Absolutely NO tactical sense.

[@johnnynoonan0725]

No pen like that in WWII

[@TheSpiderProductions]

Oh yes, where do you get your weapons?

[@dracomalfoy5892]

Did he survive???

[@dracomalfoy5892]

No he better not die

[@tranccefiend]

As they (these very young 'german soldiers' ) sit guarding some terrain armed, one feels one can hear some interstate highway in the background? Uniforms etc brilliant, crisp filming but please.........for me maybe these troops should be speaking in german.?.

[@LBRMFilms]

Chris Batchelor Unfortunately only two of the actors in this film could speak German. It also happens that most of our audience is English-speaking, so we decided to make the film in English.

[@algieturas612]

Some audio hassles. Apart from that I enjoyed it. To hell with the nit-pickers! Keep up the good work, Carry on gentlemen...

[@klausvonschmit4722]

I don’t believe those plastic is pens were available.

[@kassemlarsen7839]

The reason for Germany's loss in WW II, 1- the German soldier was not strong or intelligent 2- the most important weapons were inappropriate or slow.

[@jakethomas3205]

Both my great uncles fought in WW1 for the British.Both had the utmost respect for the German soldiers but did not have the same respect for the Americans.

[@gerhard6105]

It looked okay. Make a big movie.

[@moo.thechroniclesof]

Hope I can join you one day

[@mehedimasudrafi9145]

Please add English subtitle

[@jeffmusacchio6570]

I don't believe Bic ink pens were around during WW2?

[@mythicplayz110]

AMAZING but one thing the Germans need to speak German

[@Necropoucher]

Make a video showing us your replica weapons

[@alvinjohnson9531]

Doesn't this short film remind anybody of Sven Hassell's novels????????

[@joeromano403]

A blue Bic pen??

[@jbsmith966]

they Wehrmacht had blue bic ballpoint pens in 1945 ? TV antennae ? All in all not a bad short film.

[@faizaafnan9131]

Wow

[@neilnsgamerz8442]

👍👍

[@mikelcarrow2787]

Ive always see the same mistakes doing period pieces in WwII reenactment movies like this one . The uniforms are waaay to clean and new..not to mention the BIC pen. but good video.

[@gerhard6105]

Its their first day on the front, maybe....The pen....next time better. If you read the book Im Auge des Jägers, you read that the autor got a new Fillschirmjäger uniform on May 6, 1945 in still german controled area of Pirna. On May 8 the sovjet offensief towards Prag started. So, they could have had a new uniform. Also Wehrmacht soldiers had camo clothing. I do have a pair of SS Eichenlaub B wendetarn gloves. I am a Dutch guy, so, from the kingdom of the Netherlands. I live in the Battle of the Bulge area, Belgium. In my house from 1860 i found some US weapen oil (9) with original box, nazi medal SA song book, 1942 coffee can, wehrmacht artillery book, a lot of Feldpost, ww1 poster and 1905 Prussian photographs. And leather leg caps (2 pair), K98 ammo, 49 sharp rounds, 1 Garant round in my garden. And some more stuff.

[@panigalecheckmate1549]

Wie alt ist der Anführer? 12 ? 13 ? Ist er/ sie männlich ? Weiblich? Im Feld benutzt man Bleistift ! Er führt in leichter Sommeruniform mit wunderbarem blütenweißen Hemd bei Eiseskälte in Russland einen Trupp winterlich gekleideter Landser an ? Rote/ rosa Unterwäsche bei Landsern ??? Er hätte bei seiner wunderschönen Freundin bleiben sollen !!

[@liamwiggins6594]

Even though they may look young many young people joined the German army actually once you were 10yrs old you were put in a hitler youth camp training to grow up into a soldier

[@blink_gaming7876]

the gay looking guy died 3 times ;-; bad rendering

[@The444Jericho]

lmao facts

[@charliesmith4072]

Whoever wrote this had no understanding of the Eastern Front. And a Bic pen? Worse than the lousy sound.

[@martinulig3880]

In addition to all the comments made below on deficiencies and discrepancies I would like to add: 20:20 braces? Really??? Some might say I get picky but these kind of details just show disrespect to the auditorium

[@pabloel_gringo7421]

А Шариковая ручка то откуда ? Из будущего ? И она серьезно пишет на морозе !?