Rosco SoftDrop lights up pandemic-stricken Berlin in I'm Your Man

Production Designer Cora Pratz and Cinematographer Benedict Neuenfels worked with GTC sponsor Rosco to create a Custom Day/Night SoftDrop that turned the dark and deserted capital into a city bursting with light and life. 

I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch) is a German sci-fi romantic comedy shot in Berlin during the COVID-19-induced lockdown.

An important element of the film is Alma’s flat, the filmmakers envisaged the scientist living in a typical Berlin house in the city center with sweeping views of the city’s skyline. 

Cora says:

We stood on the balcony of one of Maria’s friend’s flats on our first location scout, looked at the Berlin Dome, and we instantly knew that this should be it. The apartment was very small and on the 12th floor, we would not have been able to shoot in any location with that kind of view, also because of Covid restrictions.

The only way to achieve the desired view of the Berlin Cathedral was to build a set on a soundstage and create the exterior with a Rosco SoftDrop, using the pictures taken from the balcony of the flat.