WW2 Short film - A day into the Bulge

[@edwardhoops6197]

My uncle survived The Bulge, house to house firefights, and other adventures. Once on a solo patrol he had a German officer and a bunch of soldiers who were holed up in a castle surrender to him. He said the officer spoke better English than he did.

[@ryannolfi8566]

I felt sad for that guy, no one liked Clyde. I mean I know this is a film but god bless him and all the others who served in that war under those rough conditions.

[@kevind3185]

My Grandpa Fought for General George Patton U.S. Third Army 94th Infantry Division WWll. He was Awarded a Silver Star, Bronze Star and a Purple Heart He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. The Third Army was rushed North to reinforce and contain the bulge in the front lines. Combat Veterans had problems with being friends with replacements because the replacement was replacing their friends who had been killed in action. Being green to combat the replacement was most likely soon to be replaced himself.

[@edwardhoops6197]

My uncle fought there in the 3rd Army. He said the trees looked like matchsticks afterwards.

[@shepardprinceton3110]

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[@camerontitus5822]

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[@GiuseppeSimonetti]

I'm actually impressed that he took the rifle and ammo, you see so many movies where they leave that stuff behind when in reality the soldiers would have at least taken the ammo.

[@jameseverett4976]

The typical Hollywood rule is: if you're in danger, immediately throw away anything that could be of use to you, before running, especially if it's a weapon. And be sure to throw it away like it has cooties, or some disease promoting properties.

[@Marty_-nx2rk]

One of the best WW2 short films I ever saw! I looked the film many times because it is such a good acting and very realistic. I hope that there are more films coming in the future :)

[@jonso2288]

+Marty1950_ Thank you !!

[@gofuckyourself120]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@plaidzebra5526]

Get past the broken English it's a great, beautiful, historically accurate film. Love the cinema photography! Just so many positive things to say about this film. Great works guys! :)

[@Joe-os8or]

Only the Accents are kinda bad

[@ferdrewflores3014]

🙏

[@kilipow]

matt demon speak french in the movie monument's men that 's a terrible accent kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZKpl2WhjLFna7c

[@colbykasemsit8778]

Very weird American accent.

[@MarkussGonzaga214]

did you see that? he saved the life of a German Soldier and he was given an apple as food for him as respect for his kindness, Lord have MERCY on us all.

[@johnjones5891]

This is the very best world war two short film I have seen in a while. I enjoyed seeing the emphasis on authenticity. The story was also very appealing. Good job guys!

[@jonso2288]

Thank you !!

[@SoulSoldier1968]

You guys did a great job with the equipment being a WWII militaria collector I love to see correct gear in these short films. The location, can't get anymore authentic than actually filming it in Belgium. The acting was great. The effects are awesome. You guys did a great job!

[@jonso2288]

Thank you, we wanted to be as accurate as possible, we pay attention to the details because we love what we do !! Thanks for your support !

[@ferdrewflores3014]

💪

[@SmashingUKProductions]

Very impressive short! I've just personally shot a World War II film during the Summer just gone which is currently in post-production, so it's great to see other filmmakers so passionate about the World War II themes. Congratulations on the film!

[@jonso2288]

I just saw your trailer, it looks amazing !! Share us your link when it is released :) !!

[@joefran619]

would love too play a small part

[@ferdrewflores3014]

💪

[@remiencealexis9565]

Franchement superbe,ça valait vraiment le coup d'attendre...C'est un des meilleurs court métrage que j'ai vu jusque maintenant!Je vais la partager à tous mes potes.Un tel travail mérite d'être récompensé...

[@justbullshit3255]

I love this. It's awesome, good acting, awesome uniforms and guns. Keep it comin man

[@MyelinProductions]

EXCELLENT! Thank You - Merci! Danke! Well done. Great Feeling and Insight. Very Human.

[@snowman.story2024]

Good job! I’m sure I’ll come back and watch it again!

[@BurnettVice]

A short version of the classic war movie "Battleground". Fine job!

[@jonso2288]

thanks :)

[@ignitedcommentary1292]

You should have waaaaayyyyy more subs because this film is amazing!!!!!

[@channelname6575]

It brought tears to my eyes...

[@theygaveitallofficial]

Very nice!!! I can't wait to see the next production!

[@genarogarletti713]

This short should have more visits, great job!

[@playbook008]

Battle of the Bulge took place during winter. The patches worn on the left shoulder soldiers are not consistent. And I don't recall the Screaming Eagles, participated on the first night of the battle. They had to be rushed there by trucks, to cover the retreat of the infantry companies that got overrun by German crack tank and Waffen SS division. French accent got to me. But ok.

[@boyka-militaria3197]

Un super film ! De supers soldats, une bonne histoire ! Un très bon rendu, BRAVO !!

[@TauroWW2]

Nice movie! Well done, hope you make some more in the future! If you need figurants or vehicles, we can provide these too ;)

[@Leponsleonis]

Superbe travail ! Vous avez beaucoup de mérite ;)

[@jonso2288]

merci !

[@Ezra91020]

Very interesting. Great acting. Nice effects. And awesome location/ scenery. Well done.

[@jonso2288]

Thank you !

[@Ezra91020]

Your very welcome. Would love to see more work from y'all/ keep up the great work!

[@Rex10500HD]

Great movie loved everything good work !!!!!!

[@jonso2288]

Thank you ! :)

[@jturtle5318]

We had veterans of the Battle of the Bulge on my long-term care unit at the VA. Don't ask them anything about it.

[@twentyniner3854]

Great movie, it was very emotional and over all good characters.

[@ferdrewflores3014]

👌💪

[@syekbe]

Great work! Impressive cinematography. Another example you don’t need 4K cinema cameras to produce high quality cinematography, and excellent job on the sound! Most shorts fall short on the sound quality and acting.

[@TheOrbiter72]

Amazing job 💪👍

[@martinisalive]

Amazing stuff! Impressive! You seem to have shot all of this with a Canon 5D DSLR. You manage to get a pretty good 24p filmish sense to the entire film. I also like the characters and the people acting. Good job!

[@jonso2288]

Thank you ! It's really nice to read your comment !

[@liltoaster7308]

Your English is very good, nice movie

[@carolinedelahunt4750]

Synthesis do you mind me asking what was the budget I would really like to know and you deserve more then 765 subs I subscribed

[@Exeter1705]

Overall ...... very well done ....... the French accent Americans kinda detracts from the film.... but given the fact that this was a short and i'm sure had a small budget I would have to give this film an enthusiastic thumbs up ! .... Well Done friends !!

[@jonso2288]

+Exeter1705 Thank you, yes it was a short budget and our first short film, so everything was short :) But we gave gained experience now and we are willing to do something new, so keep following :) Thanks !

[@MrWAKABANGA]

Great work guys !

[@jonso2288]

thanks !

[@simon92002]

OK if this was a actual full movie I would totally pay to see it you guys did an amazing job thank you for this film it was as accurate as you can get thank you.

[@jonso2288]

thank you Simon !

[@lg__59]

Beautiful short film

[@Sintonizarproductions]

how did you do the explosions?

[@Duvelz]

Very nice shortmovie!!!

[@glennfleming]

Loved it!

[@thinethmax6927]

I love this one.good job

[@djangonocomment]

Bravo les Varans !

[@davidschwartz6380]

Quite noticable accents of course...but impeccable english tho!

[@joevicmeneses8918]

Yup the accents & no snow.

[@TheBgred1]

great film,

[@TheLordhorationelson]

man the camerawork is as good as in Band of Brothers. This is just amazing. Greetings from the Netherlands =)

[@jonso2288]

Again, thank you !! :)

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

This is a well made film with mostly good attention to detail but i noticed at 2.33 there are still laves on the deciduous trees and the weather was somewhat harsher in December so why didn't you wait until the conditions we more typical?

[@kilipow]

because we had an big reanactment in live show the next month after the movie making and we did it with the good weather , take a look at this kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJzWeKejl7epaNE

[@High-Speed-History]

well done! How did you guys do the Explosion effects for the mortars? That was impressive!

[@jonso2288]

The explosions were real, we just added some great sound on it :)

[@High-Speed-History]

Synthesis Production Cool, how did you create the explosion?

[@soviet_yoda8820]

Very nicely made i know theres a bucnh of ww2 shortfilm makers would be cool if some merged up and made 1 long

[@darioraschi230]

Very atmospheric film and the music just topped everything off could have watched more

[@pressedsteel7463]

this was very good..........

[@ESBFilm]

Hey, impressive! What was the budget may I ask?

[@gannonrothman1681]

The thumbnail u guys have looks like it could be in a actual movie!! Beat job! I was trying to look for the scene matching the thumbnail but couldn't find it?

[@amaurychopin191]

Youhou !!! Magique...

[@kingsizeblues616]

Very good.

[@peternuyten7114]

The language isn’t right, but the footage is great and the acting also. The script is also nice and have some good dialogue.

[@adrinath92]

so accurate and good job playing american soldiers guys i like it I m belgian as well and could help if you have another ww2 short movie

[@jimsmith6547]

Great film are those french or German actors they are good

[@alandavis9644]

No snow???? It was December, 1944, 10 below and a foot of snow.

[@BRITOJUNIORCAMINHONEIRO2014]

very good!!

[@charliegreer4507]

I really like this but where is all of the snow? I can’t be the only noticing this?! If it’s a day in to the bulge, that means it’s December 17th 1944, The place should be freezing and snowing a crap ton. Snow our not, I like this short film, it’s really cool

[@kilipow]

take a look at this , we made a big reeanactment just a few month after the movie and snow was there kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJzWeKejl7epaNE

[@edelweiss2971]

Great short film. Nice FX, Great gears and stuff. But what langue did they speak? It wasn't American English thou... Sounds more like french!?

[@xxfri3ndlykill401]

Wow you guys english is so good😁👍

[@tyfon4429]

What ever movie you make, watch dialect at all time.

[@jimcastor8601]

very good

[@jonso2288]

Thanks :)

[@ssebitaabawamala6861]

He went on a tour!

[@spike6600]

Reality of war !

[@pierre-andrebouchonville7642]

1944ème vue, coincidence ? je ne crois pas. Bon court-métrage dans l'ensemble en tout cas

[@EhKOfilms]

Very good photography (what camera did you use? Is that a 5D? what lens?). Very good the location. Terrible script. Nothing involving happens until almost 10 mins. Dialogs are empty and the main character is kinda too forced. AWESOME american equipment. Very very well done. German equipment...ok.. 7+ for me! Keep up the good work!!!

[@jonso2288]

thank you !! as it is our first, we will work on our weaknesses :)

[@jonso2288]

and yes, we used a 6d and a 35 mm lens from samyang

[@EhKOfilms]

Synthesis Production are you on fb?

[@jonso2288]

EhKOfilms sure, there we go : facebook.com/pages/Synthesis-Production/273006462740908

[@brianmccarthy5657]

He gave his enemy tobacco and his enemy gave him an apple. Honor between enemies. Fucking war.

[@MrGoblin60]

Excellent production but I don't think any of those Airborne boys was born in Wisconsin or Kansas.

[@brunotissot4909]

SUPERBE TRAVAIL

[@jonso2288]

Merci !

[@johnmcdonald9304]

Americans with French accents.

[@mwbright]

This must be the Cajun Division.

[@patrickreilly2338]

Nice

[@suzyqualcast6269]

What, no word to the other guys that he's left a wounded buddy just a bit away, nor that he's just dragged the rifle and webbed ammo of the presumably dead section leader?

[@warmonger8799]

[@timless5157]

The Bulge was fought during an extremely cold December!!!

[@jonso2288]

+Tim Less Yes it was, -26° in overall ! But we had 2000€ budget so no snow available, and it started to snow arround the 19th of december.

[@joediamond8210]

@@jonso2288 Another detail.....The Bulge was an area of little contact. Understrength units were meeting replacements but nothing was expected to happen. The snow might not have been an issue but active patrolling and artillery might not be expected.......STILL you tell a universal story..... joe

[@matrox]

I don't get it.

[@HappyFlapps]

Why does everyone sound like they're from Brooklyn?

[@Daniel-xc6oc]

Saluting a SGT?

[@119winters5]

Intro sounds like a japanese 80s anime

[@christopherwagner2395]

The English is so comical that it genuinely detracts from the film. There is nothing comical about the subject matter. Voice overdubs are cost effective and would square this away quickly. Poor production decision.

[@drharmonica]

You should have used actors who spoke better native American English. American soldiers with obvious French accents is a bit weird.

[@anbarber]

Great drama. Emotional ending. Shame they missed some basic infantry tactics. E.g. didn't fix bayonets when advancing; the german sniper trigger hand hold is not correct; snatching of triggers; bunching.

[@marcnedboy3163]

Why all the French accents?

[@lesliesylvan]

Never heard of GI's being so unhelpful to a replacement. Perhaps aloof. Terrible script, aside from the accent, of course. They did not have a real U.S. vet oversee this production. Ridiculous.

[@peternuyten8146]

leslie sylvan Yes, agree. Without the sound it looks great shot. Indeed I had immediate the impression that there was no reason to react as they do to the replacement . With sound it is irritating to hear non americans. Ok there were foreign american GI’s but for the image it would be nice to use at least an overall american crew . Technical the film is great done though. The acting too. The director of this movie understand very much to visualize a narrative. So maybe he only have to learn about all the reactions, right?

[@TheStevensonDiaries_1]

All from Baton Rouge, eh? 😁

[@roberthickson8471]

No snow or even 'frost' on their breath, come on?

[@kilipow]

we shoot the movie in november it was frost believe me

[@DerSpiess11]

Brazilian accents? There was a Brazilian regiment, but they didn't serve with the 101st.

[@skystorm569]

French actors, French accents.

[@skystorm569]

Franzöische

[@tomhansen7582]

Are you French? The actors sound french and the subtitles are french.

[@jonso2288]

We are Belgian :)

[@matrox]

US airborne rangers all speaking with strange accents. Whats wrong with that picture?

[@jonso2288]

The accents are because they are belgian actors, so the french accent came up all the time. Unfortunately we didn't find american actors with the perfect accent :( next time maybe :) There is nothing wrong with the picture, what don't you understand ? I would be glag to enlight you :)

[@testijul5691]

Hehehe les meilleurs reconnaîtront le petit accent français bien dissimulé !

[@christopherwagner2395]

Malheureusement pas aussi bien

[@patriciabracken7546]

So unhelpful to the new replacement...

[@geoffstorey4569]

I really watching thee movies where they have a washing machine to clean their every day on the battlefield

[@bogeyman10us11]

it's not a gun, it is called a rifle in the Army.

[@p1tz0n16]

wasnt the best actors but hey what can u expect it wasnt really hollywood made ;D liked it anyways.

[@victoreijgel7700]

need some more actors?

[@skystorm569]

That poor German soldier.

[@fasx56]

If these troops are Americans why does everyone speak with an accent.?

[@choosetolivefree]

The dialogue sounds nothing like American soldiers from the 40's. You shoulda studied Saving Private Ryan thoroughly first

[@kathygrey1433]

All the English-speakers have French accents.

[@zachashley8064]

The americans have like a french accent. WHY?!?!