Director / Cinematographer / Editor / Producer

When everything seemed perfect, disaster strikes.

Sometimes, you have to shock to bring the attention to a cause. In this case, we created a short movie to bring attention to the lack of First Aid courses for animals.

Using a skeleton crew, we managed to create a product that can stand on the same level as our regular productions.

Camera-wise we chose the SIGMA fp. As a brand new platform it oozes potential, and gives a very impressive dynamic and color range which easily rivals large rivals as ARRI Alexa LF and the Sony Venice. Paired with the incredible SIGMA Cine Primes, the ProRes RAW images are gorgeous to look at.

Crew

• Kris Van de Sande – Director, DOP, Editor, Producer
• Sedrick Vangrondsveld – Writer, Executive Producer
• Jelte Van Camp – Dog Trainer
• Astrid Van Canneyt – Art Director, Prop Master, Prop Buyer
• An De Cleyn – Production Assistant
• Veerle Lambrighs – Production Assistant

Crew

• Lissa Timmerman – Girl with dog
• Hélène Kamers – Driver
• Andre Van de Sande – Neighbour
• Lara – Dog
• Britt – Barking dog
• Corinne Vanginderhuysen – Barking dog owner

• Location: Hasselt
• Created on SIGMA fp with SIGMA Cine Primes

Proper care was taken to ensure the wellbeing of every single animal on set, from the neighbourhood cat, to our acting canine talent and the neighbouring horses. All blood was food safe and used under supervision of trainer and a vet tech.

The production of this short film happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The production crew was kept to an absolute minimum and took every possible precaution including wearing masks, including talent when not on camera, practicing proper social distancing and cleaning props, surfaces and catering during the duration of production. Whenever possible, meetings were virtual to avoid face to face meetings.