Filmmaker deconstructs SABATON - BISMARCK. How is this like a big budget movie?!
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- Опубліковано 19 бер 2024
- Sabaton's music video for BISMARCK - I am blown away. What an incredible video! I've tried my best to deconstruct the video but there was so much going on so I'm sure I missed things, especially since this was just my first watch. Absolutely stunning VFX here and combining it with the practical effects was very convincing, and Sabaton rocking out on the deck of a fishing boat is just awesome. I know the Sabaton fans really get into the history and lore of the videos so tell me what this is about in the comments, I have no clue about the Battle of the Atlantic, and I'm also really curious what the coordinates on that coin are!
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The carving is done by the captain of the Bismarck and what he does is he apparently carves the coordinates of Bismarck's location in the lid of a compass. If you watch the video with some eye for detail, you will see that the compass is used by the captain of the fishing boat to find the location where the Bismarck sank. He is supposedly a son or grandson of the sailor who was rescued from the Bismarck. Most reactors miss the story with the compass completely, even though it is shown quite prominent in the video. If you watch the video again I'm sure you will see it.
Pocket watch, actually, not a compass. Very, very different looks to the two.
@@brennanhearn6342it's a pocket compass, there is a closeup at 3:36, it's clearly a compass. Single red/white indicator so no hands and also no time numbers, only directions.
Retired U.S. Navy Submarine Quartermaster here. Good eye to you. I haven't encountered too many people in recent years that would recognize that "medallion" as she put as a compass. I know of even fewer people that would recognize the numbers as Lat/Long coordinates. The thing about the Sabaton video I really appreciate is that Sabaton refers to Bismarck as a he as the Kriegsmarine sailors did.
@@isangradraddlin4093 Thank you for your service, brother.
And the coordinates graved in the compass are the real coordinates where the Bismark lays at the bottom of the Atlantic.
Fun fact: in real life the captain of the boat is the son of a survivor from the Bismarck, hence him holding the medallion at the end! So in a way it's his father's story...
That's incredible!
Actually, what is being held is a compass with the coordinates of where the Bismarck sank.
@@isaiahwelch8066 Yes indeed, brain fart on my part!
this is why I love the internet, we all learn something new everyday
Actually it’s his grandson …
Now you have to watch Christmas Truce, and the behind the scenes video of it. In that you can really see what color grading is doing with a video.
And there is a behind the scenes video of this too.
or the animated version of "No bullets fly"....
That one will usually get me to tear up.
Fun fact: Since you brought up the Titanic, Robert Ballard, the man who discovered the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, also discovered the wreck of the Bismarck 1989.
Fantastic reaction to this song and I enjoyed your views on it.
Sabaton have a channel dedicated to the histroy behind their songs, where a historian explains it in great detail. You'll learn more about it from there than anyone could explain in a comment: Bismarck - Battle of the Atlantic - Sabaton History 012 [Official] ua-cam.com/video/r5D3wSqdIG4/v-deo.html
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@@manondereeper Hello. Lovley reaction as always 😊👍 I got an idea of what you should do if you feel like it! And that is to react to all Sabaton's songs in all the albums they have! What I mean is to go all in with Sabaton even if it will take time as you react to other music too! But it makes absolutely nothing that it will take time if you decide to do it! And the songs you have already reacted to, you can then skip if you want to! I am sure you would have loved it and not regretted it!
I want to recommend more songs to you too!😎 If there are some that you have already reacted to, you can ignore them!😊
Hellfighters
The first soldier
The valley of death
Versailles
Dreadnought
Soldier of heaven
Stormtroopers
Steel commanders
Kingdom come
Metal trilogy
Defense of Moscow
The royal guard
Fields of verdun
A ghost in the trenches
Great war official video 😉
Devil dogs
82nd all the way
Seven pillars of wisdom
All guns blazing😉
The last battle
Shiroyama
7734
Man of war
Hearts of iron
Harley from hell
Killing ground
The Carolean's Prayer
Long live the king
Metal ripper
White death
Coat of arms
The final solution
The price of a mile
Firestorm
Cliffs of Gallipoli
Endless nights
Metal Crüe
Nightchild
Back in control
In the name of god
Metal machine
Purple heart
Wolfpack
Panzer battalion.
Remember that it's perfectly okay to show emotions and cry when listening to music in reaction videos, etc. I love your channel!❤️ love when you react and discover more of my favorite band!😎🤘 Sabaton has been my favorite band since they were formed in 1999 in Falun here in Sweden! Warm and kind greetings from a big Sabaton fan in northern Sweden (Västerbotten) 🇸🇪🇸🇪
You will learn FACTS from their history channel.
For the song "1916" there is a "making of" documentary
For the song "Christmas Truce" there is an extended "making of" documentary explaining the quality of the film as this was during the covid lockdown so most film & TV professionals were unemployed and were grateful for the work provided by Sabaton
A lot of the CGI work and ship CGI was done by a video game company called Warships...ie the makers of the PC game World of Warships. They teamed up with Sabaton to make this video.
They also teamed up to make the video for the Sabaton song "Primo Victoria" as a promotion for their game World of Tanks as well as the video for the Sabaton song "Steel Commanders" also for World of Tanks. They also teamed up with world reknowned cello player Tina Guo for the "Steel Commanders" video as well. There was also a tank you could get in the game specially made for it and was crewed by the Sabaton band members.
The name of the company is Wargaming. You thought faster than you wrote ;-)
@@Mischnikvideos Yep, I have a bad habit of doing that lol. Or my brain will be thinking the right name but end up typing something else that has to deal with the same thing. So this case was thinking World of Warships so typed that instead lol.
Ha, this is very cool!
@@manondereeper And yes, there is a making of video.
Wargaming also did the video for Primo Victoria. They also have or had at least one Sabaton themed tank in World of Tanks as well.
The shipcat Oscar also survived the sinking of the Bismarck. He became part of the crew of the HMS Cossack and was named Sam. But his story didn't end on that destroyer. He survived the sinking of the Cossack too and was than livig on the carrier HMS Ark Royal, wich also sank. He survived, again, and stayed after that on Gibraltar, because sailors are known to be superstitious. The cat is today known as Unsinkable Sam and lived after the war in a retiermenthome for sailors in Belfast
Speaking of HMS Ark Royal, it is the same carrier we see scrarmbling the Swordfish planes against Bismark at 7:17
There is a short video called "Making of the "Bismarck" Music Video" Might be interesting for you to check out. All the best from Sweden
The next with Sabaton must be 1916
But maybe you should need some tissues
And don't forget that it's a Motörhead cover/tribute.
@@drigerdranzer7514 Off course But I think more about the standard on the video She is an filmmaker 😏
@@torbjornsjooander5625 Yes, but many goes into that song oblivious to that it not is their song and totally miss the clues.
And from the film maker perspective I suggest she watch the video about the making of 1916 too after the video itself.
1916 and Christmas truce are a must.
Christmas Truce first, those two should be in order. 😉😉
I can recommend to watch Fields of Verdun, Christmas Truce and Defence of Moscow, these are also made very well.
Each time Joakim asks if he found the "boat".. i scream out "It's a ship!"
In colloquial English, ships are often referred to as 'boats', even by sailors; it may be a combination of affection for the ship (particularly if one serves on it) with the English penchent for understatement.
Another water music video is their Race to the Sea. Other music videos to watch (if you haven't already) are The Unkillable Soldier, Christmas Truce, To Hell and Back, and 7 Pillars of Wisdom (1916 was already mentioned.) I'm not sure if you'd be into it, but they also do animated story video collaborations with YarnHub. Those include First Soldier, Night Witches, Lady of the Dark, and No Bullets Fly.
I think something like 114 people out of two thousand survived the sinking.
It took like third of the British Atlantic fleet to sink it, but it was such a high value target Churchill wanted to put everything on it.
No on seems to have mentioned it yet, but Primo Victoria, the name on the Boat, is the name of both a song and an album by Sabaton.
Sabaton is awesome. I found them a few years back and got hooked. Many reactors say "if this was how they taught history in my school, I would have paid attention"
If I might suggest? Try "Christmas Truce" - almost like a movie too. My favorite, for personal reasons, is "No bullets Fly" (the 8:54 second one) animated story version.
The coordinates are the location of the ship, where it sank. The medallion was given to the young sailor, who survived the sinking and later went on to have a child, a person who is still alive today. This person is the elderly sailor the sabaton crew talks to in the beginning. You can see the guy holding the medallion when the music starts.
Please react to Sabaton: Wolfpack music video and No bullets fly Animation Story.
A fun detail in this video is the name of the boat that they sail out on. Primo Victoria is the name of their first album, and the title track of said album is one of their more well-known and iconic songs - its about the Normandy landings on D Day and is a staple of their concerts even now over 20 years later.
DEFINITELY would love the cinematography in Christmas Truce video ...easily rivals the beginning of Saving Private Ryan if that film slowed the action slightly with less quick cuts
I'll do that one next in a couple of weeks!
The carving of coordinates on a coin that was passed to a sailor to ensure the boat could be found
It's not a coin, it's a pocket watch, the same one the guy had at the start of the video and the captain gives to the crew just before Bismark sinks. It's also shown in Sabaton's boat at the end of the video, when the guy closes it.
@@gedece its not a pocketwatch its a compass..
First battle scene is Bismarck damaging the Prince of Wales followed by the Swordfish biplane launching the torpedo that damaged Bismarck's rudder.
The second battle scene is Bismarck and Rodney exchanging fire while Dorsetshire launched torpedoes.
King George V was heavily involved in the shooting too, but is not really represented in the video.
Pretty sure one of the ships shown returning fire is HMS Sheffield, the tripple turrets at 11:53 are definately BL 6" MK XXIII's with the characteristic middle gun being further back
@@Arthion Could be.
Hard to say from the video.
Rodney have same displacements of the triple gun towers but he have a third midship as well.
I can't really see if there are 2 or 3 towers.
I made my guess that it's Rodney from reading about the ships positioning and involvement in the main battle but it's really difficult.
I guess we could ask Sabaton who they picked for that spot.
The battle of the Atlantic was the whole naval campaign waged by Germany against UK and US shipping in World War II.
Depicted here are two actual battles of that campaign, part of the Battle of Denmark Strait where Bismarck and Prinz Eugen were engaged by HMS Hood and HMS Prince of Wales that ended with a devastating loss of HMS Hood.
The second battle is the last battle of the Bismarck. Crippled by the torpedo hit, the British Fleet closed in and shot Bismarck to a burning husk of a ship. It happend roughly at the coordinates engraved in the compass.
Amazingly, while the superstructure, gun turrets and most of the Bridge and conning tower were hit quite badly, Bismarck did not sink. The main armor belt held and the crew then prepared scuttling charges to not let the ship be taken and pulled back to shore as a war trophy while the British cruiser HMS Dorsetshire launched a volley of torpedoes to sink the still floating hull of Bismarck.
In the end, a little more than 100 of her crew of 2200 people could be rescued from the sea.
I think Rodney may have fired torpedoes at Bismark. It is uncertain if this actually happened and if they hit. Several torpedoes were fired from the cruisers and did hit. Unfortunately the British admiral refused to let a flight of Swordfish launch their torpedoes at Bismark.
In the night leading up to this engagement 4 British Tribal class destroyers and one of the Free Polish Destroyers overshot their rendezvous point with the British fleet and instead rendezvoused with Bismark and proceeded to launch what few torpedoes at Bismark throughout the night. The Poles helped by charging at Bismark flashing their blinker light with the message "I am a Pole" as well as launching star shells and distracting lookouts and probably taking a few shots with their guns. No confirmed hits from the torpedo runs were recorded.
@@user-gl5dq2dg1j I have to add you are correct but the poles shot until they ran out of ammunition. They then got men on the deck firing small arms at the battleship just to be a damn annoyance. They would have carried on but their antics and the way they engaged Bismarck meant they had to return home early because they were low on fuel. It's a major thing that is overlooked as the actions of the Piorun may have accounted for crew fatigue in the crew of the Bismarck in the next days engagement. To put it in a modern equivalent they were just shitposting and rickrolling the crew of the Bismarck until dawn.
@@user-gl5dq2dg1j Interestingly enough, the Rodney is credited with being pivotal in the engagement because of it's massive 16" main guns. It fired them so much that the deckplates near them were crushed from the sheer volume of muzzle blasts as well as significant damage to the structural members under them. Rivets and Bolts in the hull were loosened by the shock of guns causing minor flooding.
@@richardmazkin9994I think they also went faster than they were 'rated' for to reach the engagement, and If I remember correctly, Rodney was the battleship that thought it was a destroyer and sailed for the shell splashes. I believe Rodney was on her way for some upgrades/refits anyway in the US when Bismark sailed so I'm sure that the damage was tighten up shortly after the battle.
@@Monkster1987I didn't know about the small arms fire! But yeah, her and the Tribals basically kept the crew of the Bismark at general quarters all night and then the big guns unleashed shortly after daybreak. That and I heard the the ship's store was basically raided of all the brandy and good food stuff, but I don't remember where I heard or read this so I don't know how true it was.
Maybe not as cinematic, but "1916" and "Christmas Truce" tell a fantastic story! Please check them out!
All your questions are usually answers on the Sabaton History UA-cam channel linked at the end of the video, it is the projector superimposed on a maxim machine gun
13:08
That's the captain of the Bismarck, Ernst Lindemann engraving the coordinates of the Bismarck in a pocket compass that you see several times in the video.
He then give it to the young sailor that was the last survivor of the Bismarck.
It's actually his son portraying him as the old fisherman as the man himself died one year before the making of the video.
Really love this tidbit!
Sabaton learned something from filming out on the Atlantic while being sprayed with water, they were cold and wet. No small wonder they would use a green screen in Solder Of Heaven
Yeahhhh I definitely get it. Also, it must've cost a lot of money to shoot something quite as extensive as this and that's not always guaranteed for each music video. Regardless, amazing job.
@@manondereeper the boat was at the pier all the time, Check out their history channel and u will get some info about the video
My goosebob moment is when they reach the coordinates and (the ghost of) Bismark apears out of the fog.
Sabaton like, when possible, to mix their videos with real people from the event they are filming.
So the man in the beginning is the actual son of the young sailor that was saved.
And the watch with the engravings is the actual watch that the dying older sailor gave to the young sailor before he jumped to the water to be saved.
And, if I did not understand it incorrect, the engravings was the coordinates to where Bismarck did sink. The old man, for some reason, did that before dying.
Sabaton already have a floating stage its called the Sabaton Cruise! Its an ABSOLUTE BLAST!
Damn, because of course they do! That's so cool!
About the feasibility of a boat as a stage, the city of Victoria does this by towing a barge in front of the legislature buildings for the symphony splash, and a fair number of people come out in canoes and kayaks for 'front row seats'
Rumor has it that the dangling legs on the stair shot belong to Floor Jansen.
Thank you to World of Warships for creating the amazing battle scene for this video. All the ships and fighting were created using CGI, then used Live Action actors placed into the scene. This is just one example of some of World of Warship's amazing battle scenes they can make. BTW- World of Warships is a free to play warship game. You can see more of the Bismarck in their mini documentary series called Naval Legends. ua-cam.com/video/7K9BJhlt0zo/v-deo.html
It's the watch of the captain with the carved coorinates. Stop vid at about 18:50 / 51 here. Happy Easter to all !
"Screaming Eagles" and "Uprising" is 2 of their best Music Videos in my opinion! Recommend them since your a Filmmaker ❤️
Great review of one of my favourite Sabaton videos, and songs. Thank you for so much you've added to my appreciation of the video itself and what went into it's making; certainly they don't hold back or cut corners in their productions.
My own dad was a sailor in the War of the Atlantic, serving in both the merchant navy and the Royal Navy. He had a few prominent scars on his legs to show for it as well lol. That whole story of the sinking of the Bismark is worth looking up, and maybe you'll get to see the Sabaton History channel's video of it. That "beast made of steel" was indeed a very scary monster, as it had the ability to annihilate whole convoys of Allied cargo vessels and had to be stopped at all costs. The cost was indeed high though, as the Bismark managed to sink the "mighty battle cruiser Hood", going down with all but three of her ~1, 500 compliment of two thousand men.
As for the end cards, I can't recommend enough the Enhancer for UA-cam plugin. You can control just about every aspect of your UA-cam watching experience, and I can't live without it now.
Thank you so much for watching, for sharing your story, and for recommending that plugin- I'm going to try it out!
Really interesting once again, thanks! They've done a short "making of" video, which I think you'll find equal parts enlightening and frustrating because it does "blink and you miss it" comparisons of what's on set and what you see. I'll put the link in a reply because I've experienced my posts being randomly deleted when thay have a link included.
ua-cam.com/video/grtfiIIeS5o/v-deo.html
I can't wait to watch the making of! I always avoid it before making these reactions though!
First time i watch a reaction with u, very nice done ty. Without checking info, isnt Manon like a good of the earth in Wicca religeon? Ok back to meatal, this looks like Bergen, a port city in norway i visited while i did my military service in Sweden. Sabaton always go all the way wtether its in shows or videos. Always gives 100% to the fans, is one reason why i love this band. Other reason is the mix of history and music. You prolly didnt see the name of the small boat they used, is for another reaction i guess:)
The video was made in cooperation with game "World of Warships".
They were freezing their asses of filming this video.
It was made in corporation with Wargaming for the game World of Warships.
There is a video about the making of this video.
I suggest their Motörhead tribute 1916 next.
There is also a behind the scenes episode about the making of that video as well.
You got me when you mentioned "semiotics" LOL
The "pocket watch" with the coordinates was a motif
that threaded through the video
being referenced in the prologue
during the action
and in the coda.
I believe the coordinates are those of where the Bismarck sank
hence enabling people to find it after the war.
James Cameron again, after Titanic?
Sabaton has a great "making Of" video on their channel for this video. well worth a watch.
Hi Manon, great reaction. Even if I have seen this video dozens of times, I noticed a new detail, because I watched it (with you) from the standpoint of filmmaking and storytelling. Maybe you noticed that Sabaton begin to play in daylight, the part of the guitar solo happens at nightime, and at the end of the song a new day has begun, even if the actual song is only 5 minutes long. But that corresponds with the last fight and sinking of the Bismarck. After a two-day hunt the Bismarck got that torpedo hit that set the steering gear inoperable. After a fight through the night and the following morning, heavily damaged and on fire, the ship was scuttled by their own crew.
And, another aspect, as you mentioned the Titanic: It was Robert Ballard, a professor of oceanography and known for underwater maritime archaeology and archaeology of shipwrecks, who found both, the wreck of RMS Titanic in 1985 and the wreck of the Bismarck in 1989 for the first time. This expedition was supposedly (according to Wikipedia, but not credited on IMDb) accompanied by James Cameron to make a documentary video for National Geographic (Search for the Battleship Bismarck, 1989). Years later, in 2002 James Cameron released his full length documentary "Expedition: Bismarck" for Discovery Channel.
Thanks again for a great reaction, and the approach of your channel; makes me appreciate these "small little mini movies with music" even more.
Greetings from Germany, Prog O'Holic
At last a recommendation: Please check out the music video for the song "L'Envol" by french post black metallers 'Alcest'. Never seen a more beautiful video. Just sayin' (ua-cam.com/video/haQ_zgn9ck4/v-deo.html)
A friendly reminder. See that huge battleship right there? The Bismarck?
Well, that hulking mass of steel, that pride of Kriegsmarine shortly before its demise have fought *ONE ON ONE* against one humble polish destroyer. ORP Piorun. *AND HAVE FAILED TO SINK IT!*
For over an hour the biggest battleship of its time have fought against one tiny polish destroyer. For over an hour that tiny destroyer have been firing *LITERALLY ALL OF ITS GUNS* while broadcasting by light and by radio: *"A AM A POLE!"* And Bismarck let that destroyer escape.
That's why Bismarck was sunk in the end. Because that tiny polish destroyer have been harassing Bismarck's crew throughout the night preventing them from getting any sleep.
And then The Brits have arrived.
Just so you know, the guy dodging the hand grenade is Floor Jeans' man. Then if you want to know more about the hits that Sabaton sings and then, among other things, this song, Sabaton has a Sabaton History page here on UA-cam, where a historian tells the story behind the songs.
Then again, not everyone suffers from post-traumatic stress.
the watch has the aproxmit location of the wreck is in the "vicinity" of 4809N 01607W. The main hull is located approximately half way down the volcano at a depth of roughly 15,715 ft / 4,790m.
welcome to the Sabaton Family!!!
13:20 as others have mentioned and you yourself, it's coordinates. Basically signifying where to look for the grave of the Bismarck so any sailors on board can have closure for their families when found again. Dark as hell but that's war
If you are up to a challange do the same thing with Rammstein's Deutschland
Nice video, I have seen it like 10 times myself and listened to it atleast 100 times. Call me a fan! I realy like your analytical view of it, learned allot. I love your video, freakin adore your shirt, great band, and I look forward to se more. My favorite video of Sabaton is Fields of Verdun, recommend it. Keep on lookin!
Glad I was able to add a little to your enjoyment of these artists' work!
They could pull off playing on the fantail of a few battleships in the US. Most of them are moored on either rivers or harbors.
Nice reaction, I hope you'll go down this rabbithole much further, and discover the whole awesomeness of my favourite metal guys from Sweden, I've been a fan of, for 20 years... for epic Videos, ypu for sure should check out "Christmas Truce" and "The unkillable Soldier".. greetings from Germany!
I agree with you!!! 😎🤘🤘
2000 sailors perished with the Bismarck. The World of Warships helped with the graphics.
That CGI.. You can tell there is a game developer coproducing this. World of Warships did a nice colab.
The wreck of Bismarck was discovered on 8 June 1989 by Robert Ballard, the oceanographer responsible for finding RMS Titanic. Bismarck was found to be resting on her keel at a dept of approximately 4,791 m (15,719 ft), about 650 km (400 mi) west of Brest. 48°10′N 16°12′W
Great reaction to an incredible good video and song. And you can't go wrong with Christmas Truce as the next video. It has the same quality as this but is so much more heartbreaking. Speaking of heartbreak, their song "No bullets fly" is a guarantee for tears. (But you have to watch the animated story video)
And if you are interested in more instruments and water you should watch their official music video for "Race to the sea"
Greetings from Germany ❤
I love your insight into these videos! I have seen your deconstructions of Soldier of Heaven and this one so far, and here is some feedback:
- To me, it looks like your production value increased, with a much cleaner/quieter background now than in soldier of heaven (also, you look tidier, more professional here, maybe it's the hair :D)
- I like your breakdowns and explanations of the things that are required to shoot a scene and the techniques used
- Your audio quality, especially of the music video, seems a bit bad/low quality at times, you yourself are sometimes a bit quiet all of the sudden, is there a way you could improve that?
- I like that you bring yourself into focus when breaking down a certain part or scene (as opposed to remaining a little webcam-screen in the corner of the screen)
- Maybe you can get a bit more into the music, I mean you already connect music and visuals, but maybe more if possible and if you can imagine yourself doing that
To me, you're kinda like TankTheTech but for all the visual things :D
I would love for you to take a look at Sabaton's cover of Defense of Moscow, Christmas Truce, and the Animated Story Video of no Bullets Fly, maybe even Race To The Sea, keep up the great work!
Hey there! Thank you for your feedback, very encouraging! :) I've been traveling a lot since I started my channel and just moved to an apartment and have been working hard on a new "proper" UA-cam setup, haha. So stay tuned!
I’d love to see your reaction to the Christmas Truce music video
Thank you for the great analysis of the cinematography. I learnt things today! I add my voice to those suggesting Sabaton's Christmas Truce video. It was made by a movie production team who were out of work due to the pandemic.
Sabaton makes music videos like this ALL the time. get used to it :D Much love!!
One great music video of a other band - 11 Minutes the Song is "Finsterwacht" from Saltatio Mortis feat. Blind Guardian
Epic Music video for the new Album
Think about the sailor had a pocket clock and surprisenly the old Kapten in the harbour had one exact copi in his hand?
I really liked your reaction very much. All your explanations about the film making were very interesting and enyoyable, I didn't fast forward any second. Can't wait to see you react to the next Sabaton video (as others mentioned their 1916 cover or Christmas Truce). And as Rammsteins "Deutschland" popped up in the video links at the end of the Sabaton movie: I think this is another one with a great production/film making value as they're trying to capture Germanys bicentennial history in roughly ten minutes...
This was THE song that got me hooked on Sabaton, so I am always happy when people talk about it. And I especially love when filmmakers watch it, because they went ALL OUT for this video.
If you didn't know, Sabaton made this in collaboration with Wargaming, specifically their game World Of Warships. They had HD, almost 1 to 1 recreations of ships from blueprints, including the Bismarck, and Wargamings cinematic staff to help.
I'm still waiting for the first reactor to spot that after the first sentence in the first verse; "From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form", in the short shot from behind the captain, the Bismarck is actually coming out of the fog for a few frames in the right window, before they cut back to the band and Joakim sings the next sentence; "And the silence of the sea..." Brilliant editing and Easter egg! Most reactors realize Bismarck first in the next scene from outside, when the Bismarck appears in front of the fisher boat and you see the sheer size of him in comparison. The level of details in this music video is second to none, even though it's probably some 80% GCI/green screen. There is a small "making of" video for this as well, check it out! Greetings from Sweden! Next video for you should be "Christmas Truce", make sure you watch all the credits as well! 🤘🏻
it's like delving into a story and the words coming to life
Yay , was waiting for this one 😀 they have a lot of cool animated music videos aswell , such as ”no bullets fly” or ”Night Witches” but if you’re looking for another cool live action music video i’d suggest ”uprising” and ”christmas truce”
You have to also watch To Hell and Back by Sabaton
I believe there is a video about the making of this. Including how they did some of the footage work.
The carving on the compas is were the wreck of Bismark is.
Like the Titanic, the Bismarck sank on its maiden voyage. The ship is famous for sinking the flagship of the British fleet (and the largest battleship until the Bismarck) after 15 minutes of fighting. Afterwards the ship was hunted by the entire British fleet. Churchill is said to have ordered: 'Kill that beast!' The Bismarck was finally captured, came under fire from three warships for two hours and then sank.
James Cameron led an expedition to find the ship. When he found it he is said to have said: 'The beast is still alive, just waiting for a new crew.' The captain abandoned and sank the ship because of the fires on deck. The Bismarck did not sink due to enemy fire.
First of all not the largest battleship that goes to Yamato & Musashi the two japanese battleships,Bismarck was not captured at all,it had it's rudder jammed by a torpedo from a Swordfish biplane from Ark Royal so it went in circles so for the allies mainly the British should not take it, it might have been scuttled to prevent it from falling into enemy hands & save lives,it's a theory still.
Bismarck sunk Hood in less then 10mins where a shell hit her aft ammunition magazines (also Hood was a Battlecruiser not a Battleship like Bismarck was).
Had Bismarck gotten Tirpitz with it as the plan was then things might have looked a lot different.
@@TemplarbladeDK I wrote the biggest battleship up to that point. Yamamato and Musashi were built afterwards. And both were a bigger target, because neither survived the war. One of the reasons why battleships are no longer built today.
I didn't write anything about capers. Cameron did not find any leaks in the hull during his diving trips. How did the British sink the ship?
In detail: the hood still had a wooden deck. It was supposed to be replaced with a steel deck, but installation kept getting delayed. The Bismarck fired its shells in a high arc and the ship's side offered no protection.
There was a delay in construction of the sister ship Tirpitz, which is why it was only completed afterwards. After all, this ship survived its maiden voyage and successfully destroyed a weather station in the process. A convoy is said to have taken a detour because of the ship. Soon afterwards the ship was attacked and sunk in the harbor, with great effort. The British wanted to use all means possible to prevent another trip. After that, no German battleships were built and the armaments industry concentrated on the land war against the Soviet Union.
@@Mischnikvideosactually you did specifically say ''The Bismarck was finally captured, came under fire from three warships for two hours and then sank''. He's right that it was never captured. I think you might have meant something like 'caught' or 'cornered'?
He's also right that the Hood was a Battlecruiser, that is even said in the radio bit at the start of the video.
It was also at the least damaged by the British torpedo plane, because the entire reason it was going in circles and caught up to was because of that. It's debated whether it was sunk by the British or scuttled by the Crew, but I don't think it's been proved either way...
@@DraconimLt sorry, my mistakes
@@Mischnikvideosno worries.
He’s scribing the coordinates for the ship onto a pocket watch. Which he then hands to the sailer who then passed onto his son that was the captain of the trawler.
Bismarck was one of the largest battleships to have been built at that time. It sank the British flag ship HMS hood killing all but 3 of her crew as the ship exploded and sank immediately. Churchill upon hearing the news ordered every ship with a gun to hunt down Bismarck and sink him. Bismarck was a him not a her.
Bismarck had taken damage with the battle with hood and Prince of wales and was heading back to France for repair. Code breakers intercepted a message from Bismarck to a German official as to where the ship was heading. Swordfish torpedo planes got a lucky shot on Bismarck disabling her rudder. That gave the time for the British fleet to catch and dink her. Though the night before the Bismarck was being constantly hounded by a polish destroyer even though the poles had been instructed not to engage.
Its not a pocket watch its a Compass .
I remember Sabaton guys commenting that none of the instruments were connected or powered during the shoots.
It was way too hard just to keep the lights working in environment like that, so the instruments and mixers would just have shortcircuited and burnt.
I can only imagine!! I hadn't even thought of all the power. Terrifying thought.
Fields of Verdun, great video.
Soo glad I discovered this channel. Please, react to Sabaton 1916. And also they release a mini doc about the production of it. And, of course, Christmas Truce as well.
The video is also remarkably accurate in the visuals and the documented history. All the ship/aircraft models are top notch replicas of the real ships and the sequence of events is very true to the historical battle. Even tiny details like the British sailors hats only saying HMS instead of HMS ShipsName because as a wartime security measure they removed the ships names that were displayed on the hatbands during peacetime.
The attention to details in this video is absolutely amazing. :)
Love your detailed perspective on the making of this cinematic video.
I expect you know them, but some Nightwish videos and Auri videos are akso made by professional filmakers. For example; The Islander and Night13 respectively. Both also have "Making of" videos showing the issues of onsite shooting, combined with CG, and a custom in studio set for Night13. Might be interesting to combine the video with the making of video after it.
Thank you! Got my first Nightwish video (Noise) coming next week! ^_^ They do excellent videos, so very creative! Will have to check out Auri, not familiar with them! Thanks for the rec.
@@manondereeper Auri is a project by Tuomas, Troy of Nightwish and Tuomas' wife Johanna. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auri_(band)
Sabaton Christmas Truce and the song 1916 are a must for you now! Keep up the good work 🙂👍
"So I'm really excited to dive into it!"
That's what the torpedoes said!
lol
First off, I love the Jinjer shirt, I have one myself, what an amazing band! I really appreciate your take on the cinematography of "Bismarck" by Sabaton. I would also suggest "1916" and "Christmas Truce " by Sabaton to get a feel of what they are up to, you might enjoy those as well. As a side note, a friend of mine in college was the grandson of the pilot who spotted the Bismarck. He did this while flying the PBY Catalina flying boat that was shown for about 2 seconds in the film. He was actually a U.S Navy pilot teaching the RAF Costal Command pilots how to fly the plane when the hunt for the Bismarck happened. As the USA was not officially in the war yet, this was kept quiet for quite some time.
I can't wait to see the reaction to Christmas Truce
Sabaton have many, many videos like these that are more cinematic. Christmas Truce (as many have mentioned), Uprising (featuring swedish actor Peter Stormare), and my personal favorite The Unkillable Soldier. All very good and well worth a watch.
Christmas truce is made by a Hollywood film crew so well it shows. And the song is so good.
Joakim has stated that they where getting soaked by water from the swells and the film crew was sipping hot coffee and had a great time :)
I like to refer to Sabaton as "Valor Metal"
For more on the Battle of the Atlantic, I must recommend "Sink the Bismarck" a 1960 movie, free here on YT.
Yes Sabaton videos are impressive, but have you ever seen Rammstein music videos?
Videos like Deutschland, Zeit, Adieu and Angst are absolute masterpieces!!!
If you are interested in war movies, I recommend Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen. Also a masterpiece that is still convincing today. Cinematography!!!
The "coin" is actually a compass. What is being done is writing down the last coordinates of where Bismarck was when he sank.
This was because there were no other German ships around Bismarck when he was engaged and sank fighting the Allied fleet. Unlike the navies of today, back in World War II, a ship like Bismarck could operate solo. Which, in fact, he did. Today, carriers always have a strike force escort made up of frigates, destroyers, and even some cruisers yet. This is why a carrier won't get caught unawares the way Bismarck did, as his radar was knocked out by his own guns, because of the recoil from the 15" guns Bismarck was armed with.
Additionally, without any other air or naval support, Admiral Karl Döenitz and the Kriegsmarine High Command would not know where Bismarck sank. So, because of the lack of radio communication, the coordinates were written down in the compass with the hope that the enlisted sailor (who worked on the bridge) would survive with orders to get the coordinates back to Keiegsmarine High Command.
They have a historic background to their songs that you can read about. And they even.have a history channel where they break down the history behind the songs.
All things in this video, boats, planes etc is really0 good done and authentic.
The guy on the visser vessel is the son of the captain. and you see the captain in the start check the coordinates and then you see his dad change the coordinates. And i dont know if they are accurate but knowing sabaton it will be near it i think just to prevent people visit the grave.Sabaton guys are way way big history buffs. And this was made with the gaming company so they made the vfx and they use green screens and all there is a behind the scenesparts.
Sabaton is really god at praising the individual soldier while at the same time asign blame to the rulers.
History with a beat 😊
you are completly wrong about the greenscreen in soldier of heaven. they shot it in the open, but in summer. the snow was added after production
Hey, loved the video. Definitely a nice change from music professionals reacting to music (videos).
Also, I think you'd have a great time watching "Rammstein - Deutschland" ...might need to make that a two-part reaction, tho. :D
Excellent reaction. I thoroughly enjoy your analysis since I am learning so much. Thank you for doing these reactions.
BTW, this was directed by Matthias Hoene, an award-winning German filmmaker.
Interesting factoid: The British PBY that spotted the Bismarck as he fled to France was piloted by US Navy Ensign Leonard B. “Tuck” Smith, on secret assignment to train British pilots on flying the PBY.
Ooohhh - didn't know about the director, thank you for pointing that out! That makes total sense. It all felt put together by people who've been at it for a while.
Its the inside of a pocket compass, like a pocket watch. Those are the coordinates of the action, the gravestone of the ship. The fishing captain is the son of a survivor of the Bismarck. His father was supposed to be in the video, but passed away before.
The pocket compass is the link between the captain of the Bismarck, handing it to the young officer who survived, who represents the father of the fishing boat captain. It's not authentic, as far as I know, it's just used as a link in the video.
i love the shot at 12:13
It is a compass and you can follow it right tru the video. He writes the cordinates for where Bismark was sinking
sabaton lady of the dark animated story video is my fav and a must watch 🐕
The captain wrote the coordinates inside the shell of their watch. The same watch the captain of the fishing boat watched.
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I have read rumors that the legs dangling are the legs of Floor Jansen, singer of Nightwish and married to the drummer, Hannes van Dahl.
What got me laughing was that you chose the exact moment of the titanic movie when a bunch of falling people caused the mooring cylinder to tilt by their weight, clearly showing it is a prop.
I'd love to see you react to Sabaton's "Christmas Truce", I'm sure you'll like it.
Great reaction! Interesting comments - thanks!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!