“Deutsche 11 backstage“ – hilarious online Comedy Videos about the German National Soccer Team

Since the beginning of this year all of Germany is laughing about the hilarious clips that are featured on www.D11B.tv. These comedy videos that have reached cult status, pick up recent stories about the German national soccer team and – with tongue-in-cheek and attention to detail – show how things “really“ occur. The soccer stars „Poldi“ (Lukas Podolski), „Schweini“ (Bastian Schweinsteiger), „Michi“ (Michael Ballack) and their trainer Joachim „Jogi“ Löw are the main characters of these online clips that play in the dressing room of the team.

Besides each episode, the online community platform www.D11B.tv also features the hottest news from the soccer world and a weblog with regular video podcasts from the makers of the funny short movies. In the „Deutsche 11 backstage“ web forum, fans are invited to discuss soccer topics – from the current events that are taking place in the league to the latest gossip around the preparation of the national team for the Euro 2008.

The comedy clips are filmed with stop motion animation. 25 individual frames per second create the effect of motion. This technique, which is almost as old as film making itself, comes alive on the multimedia devices of the 21st century – all videos are availabe for download onto mobile phones.