10.3 Film School:Creating The Movie Poster:Completed Assignments.10.2 Film School:Animatic Dialog Recording:Completed Assignments.10.1 Filmmaking:3D Storyboarding:completed assignments:individual frames.1.7 Filmmaking:3D Storyboarding:completed assignments.1.6 Filmmaking:3D Storyboarding:over the shoulder shots:completed assignments.1.5 Film School:Thumbnail Storyboarding:Completed Assignments.1.4 Film School:Storyboarding:Pop Quiz:Answers3.1.3 Film School:Storyboarding:Pop Quiz:Answers2.1.2 Film School:Storyboarding:Pop Quiz:Answers.1.1 Film School:Script Formatting:Completed Assignments. 1 Homework and Pop Quizzes: Basic Filmmaking.So, be patient, take your time with this one: as Billy Joel famously crooned, Vienna will wait for you. With so many horror shorts populating the internet, a film like Vienna Waits For You manages to subvert the genre a bit, infusing together impressive style, unique effects, and an unconventional antagonist-thankfully, there’s not a single zombie to be found! Admittedly, the film’s pacing and length isn’t exactly conducive for a causal internet viewer (I’m of the opinion that a stronger 18 minute cut is hiding within this film’s shaggy shell), but considering Short of the Week’s penchant for developed narratives, it would be bad form not to recommend this #longshort to fellow film lovers. Without spoiling too much, let me just say, it will really suck you in (*cues rim shot* *Try the veal*). The one major exception would be the film’s stellar final shot, where a few of the elements were rendered entirely using CG. Apart from a few digital skin replacements, all “aging” and other special effects were done entirely in camera and then later composited digitally. Hartl reveals that almost everything in the film was accomplished practically. Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t discuss the film’s stellar visual effects and makeup. You can practically smell the mildew and moth balls in every frame. It’s your grandmother’s old apartment-the horror edition. But, the apartment itself is all the more terrifying-a nameless, faceless entity adorned with stained wall paper and ancient lace doilies. It would have been so easy for Hartl and company to make the youth-sucking antagonist of the film a physical entity-a demon or a witch. Since almost everyone in this city lives in houses that were built in the 19th century, we are all confronted with these old-fashioned, sometimes even morbid apartments.” Vienna Waits For You just strikes that same tonal balance of horror and comedy that Raimi popularized with films like Evil Dead 2 and Drag Me to Hell.Ĭommunicating via e-mail, Hartl explains where the crazy concept came from: “The initial idea of the film was to tell a horror-story that had a genuine Viennese twist in it. But, I’d also throw Sam Raimi’s name into the mix. Soon, she finds her youth being sucked out by the cursed flat’s interior.ĭirector Dominik Hartl cites the early work of David Cronenberg, Tim Burton, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet as inspiration for the film. Unfortunately, she settles on an apartment that wants far more than her rent check. Anna, fresh off a break up with her boyfriend is searching for a place to live. Like many a horror setup, Vienna Waits For You centers on a young female protagonist. You see, this is a monster movie where the monster in the room is, in fact, the room itself. So, despite its prodigious length, it’s hard not to recommend a film like Vienna Waits For You, a #longshort where the set design is essentially the protagonist. Here at Short of the Week, we’re unabashed fans of strong production design in our short selections.
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