Recreating the iconic opening and ending sequences of 1917, at the actual locations used in the movie.

I’ve actually been sat on this for over two years now, so I thought it was about time I put something together!

When you work in video production full time, sometimes work takes over and you end up with less time for fun. I’ve always believed it’s important to make time to do things not just for clients, but also play time for YOU, in order to keep the flame burning and basically remind yourself what it is you love so much about filmmaking. When it comes to movies, I’m a proper geek, as this little thing aptly demonstrates. I love travelling to real movie locations and walking in the footsteps of those that inspire me. It's a fun thing to do.

So back in April 2021 myself and my pals Alex and Sean took a trip to the actual location used to shoot both the opening and ending of the epic Universal Pictures movie, 1917.

Having spent a pretty ridiculous amount of time trying to actually find the real location they used here in southern England, I managed to twist Alex and Sean’s arms into taking a trip to the lone tree, in order to do our own recreation of the iconic ending sequence. Armed with just a Panasonic BGH1 and Ronin gimbal, we tried to get as close as we could with what we had. Of course we'd never be able to replicate it frame for frame, but I'd be happy if we could get even remotely close to the world class cinematography seen in the movie.

This was just a really fun day. A great experience, and I even learnt a thing or two, too. It also goes without saying but if you haven’t seen the movie ‘1917’ before, I highly recommend it. It is a genuine filmmaking and storytelling masterpiece.

This content is a bit different for the Rowe Films channel, so if you enjoy it, please do let me know in the comments because I have other ideas, and would love to do more of it!

Disclaimer:
All 1917 footage and audio excerpts featured in this video are property of Universal Pictures and its affiliates. Music is audible from The official motion picture soundtrack “Come Back To Us” by Thomas Newman. The content is featured under fair use, for the purposes of reviewing the movie production and studying how it was created from a technical perspective.

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00:00 A Mad Idea
02:30 Finding the location
04:27 To the tree we go!
10:20 Our Intro Sequence Recreation
11:48 Getting the Ending Right
15:15 The Ending Recreation