We have completed the special effects for Andrzej Kotwica’s film “Brother of the Brother.” The documentary highlights the figure of Father Jerzy Marszałkowicz, who dedicated his life to serving the poor and homeless in the manner of Saint Brother Albert.
Our main work involved adding animations of a swift bird—like Jerzy—which symbolizes the presence of Father Jerzy among people and the works he left behind, as well as photos with a 3D parallax effect to several scenes. Working with director Andrzej Kotwica, the team of cameramen, editors, the producer, the Society of Saint Brother Albert, and Father Aleksander Radecki—the author of the book about Father Jerzy—was a great pleasure and a spiritual experience that will remain in our memory. We invite you to watch the film as soon as it is distributed.
The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw. The film was produced on a minimal budget and at a fairly rapid pace, which is evident here and there. Nevertheless, it presents almost the entire intended screenplay. To meet an important deadline, we decided to publish the version that we managed to create in less than three months on the Feast of the Assumption.
The main “character” of the film is the order from the Chief of the General Staff, General Rozwadowski, which is recited in its entirety. The prop, the order sheet, has been recreated quite accurately in terms of size, layout, and roughly the fonts. In the beautiful text of the order, attention is drawn to the reference to God and the Fatherland – unlike the later and commonly engraved on swords to this day, “God, Honor, and Fatherland.” The inclusion of “Honor” in the phrase was probably borrowed from revolutionary France, which, of course, could not appeal to God and replaced Him with honor.
In the film, we aimed to showcase as much of the Polish Army’s weaponry as possible.
The French tank FT-17 was the first tank of the Polish Army. There were quite a few of them, around 120 units, which arrived in Poland with Haller’s Army. The majority of them served until the 1939 war, so it must be acknowledged that in 1920, it was a very modern tank. In the film, there are two platoons, each consisting of 5 tanks. Platoons were traditionally distinguished by painting a card suit symbol on the hull – spade, diamond, club, heart. Modelers will likely appreciate the painting of one of the tanks with the inscription “Anulka,” as in a popular modeling kit. In the platoon, there were 3 tanks with a 37mm cannon and two with a 7.92mm machine gun.
Renault FT-17
The second vehicle in the film is an armored car produced in Poland based on the popular Ford Model T. There were 16 or 17 of these vehicles, each armed with a 7.92mm machine gun.
We are starting the production of a film to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Miracle on the Vistula. We kindly ask for your support on Patronite to secure funds for the film’s production with the greatest possible scale. Link to the Patronite campaign: https://patronite.pl/BDF
Segments of the film about Karas were used by high school students from Gdańsk. Congratulations on a successful documentary, and we wish you success in your future productions!
It was believed that only archival footage remained after the PZL 23B Karaś airplane. The latest film from the 7th High School TV presents the recently discovered sole surviving fragment of this aircraft showcased as the Exhibit of the Month in October at the Museum of the Second World War
We gladly shared excerpts from the film about Łosie for the production of the Historical Club in Jasienica, a documentary telling the story of the onboard gunner Stanisław Babańczyk
In September, we completed work on special effects, flyover scenes, and the crash of the RWD-6 Żwirki i Wigury in the film ‘Glory to the Heroes,’ directed by Paweł Bogocz. For more details, visit the website:
Aerial animations featuring the Karas, Moose, as well as the films “Achtung polnischen bomber!” and “Messerschmitts over Kamienna” have been made available at the multimedia station of an exhibition organized by the Regional Museum in Radomsko, , commemorating the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.
