If you’re making a serious World War I film, there’s a good chance you’re already working towards an Oscar. That was already assumed on my end with Sam Mendes’ upcoming 1917. Now, as revealed in a new behind-the-scenes video, we get to go inside the process of how they actually shot the film in one continuous shot!

Yeah, it sounds like a gimmick, but when you actually take a look at the video, it does feel like there was a really good reason for doing this, and after seeing all the hard work that went into it, it’s impossible not to appreciate it!

Below is the official synopsis for 1917:

“At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them.”

1917 is directed by Sam Mendes, who wrote the screenplay with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Showtime’s Penny Dreadful). The film is produced by Mendes and Pippa Harris (co-executive producer, Revolutionary Road; executive producer, Away We Go) for their Neal Street Productions, Jayne-Ann Tenggren (co-producer, The Rhythm Section; associate producer, Spectre), Callum McDougall (executive producer, Mary Poppins Returns, Skyfall) and Brian Oliver (executive producer, Rocketman; Black Swan).

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SOURCE: Universal Pictures