“Ready for the Mission” Sebastian Kortmann
Synopsis
This is the story of one of the biggest clubs in the world of football. A story about the biggest and most painful losses in the history of this game, paired with the unbreakable mentality to always win. The story of FC Bayern München.
Credits
Client - ADIDAS & FC Bayern
Director - Sebastian Kortmann
Director of Photography - Alex Förderer
B-Cam - Clemens Krüger
Production - Fernsicht
Producer - Jürgen Lunz
Agency - Die Zwei
1st AC - Richard Koburg
1st AC - Anian Bernrieder
2nd AC - Laura Gerhke
Sound Mixer - Alex Kuckuck
Sound Design - Mortiz Staub
Editor - Max Neumeier
Colorist - Lutz Forster
Styling - Felicia Siegle-Baumgartner
Hair & Makeup - Tina Maucher
Rental - KLT
Thanks to all the players and officials of FC Bayern München:
Serge Gnabry, Alphonso Davies, David Alaba, Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer, Gia Corley, Linda Dallmann, Oliver Kahn, Uli Hoeneß, Giovane Elber, Malik Thillmann, Lasse Günther
Beyond the Short
The creative process behind this film was somehow special in the beginning. I read myself through various articles about the special mindset of the FC Bayern and its history in soccer. This mentality was our anchor for the interviews and the emotional trigger for the fans to watch, because they are part of the club and are deeply involved in its success. It’s not easy to tell a story of a soccer club, with so many enthusiastic fans, but at the end everybody was satisfied with the result.
The biggest difficulty for the production was the COVID-19 restrictions here in Germany. A certain distance between the protagonists and the team, but within the team itself, was mandatory and our greatest worries for certain situations. With smart solutions, monitoring across different nearby locations and a short communication between us, the agency and the customer this whole film became possible. There were many doubts about the productions, but those extra meetings helped a lot to make this possible during the lock down in Germany.
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