_____SYNOPSIS____________________
In the future, a network of surveillance stations encompass the earth, able to launch drones for personal protection to the earths surface. The only connection the watcher has, are his supervision monitors. When suddenly this connection breaks off, and the monitors show no more life on earth, the watcher is expecting the worst. Trapped in the isolation of his space station, he must decide whether to give in and accept his approaching demise or to find a way to return to earth.
_____THE PROCESS____________________
This film was the practical part of my diploma at the University of Art and Design HFG Offenbach back in 2013. I chose "Surveillance" as the main theme, especially the self-imposed forms of surveillance by social networks as the written part of my thesis.
_____AWARDS & NOMINATIONS____________________
1st Prize Friends of the HfG in the Category Media
Nominated for the Hessische Hochschulfilmpreis 2013
_____FESTIVALS____________________
26.06.2015 - EinsFestival Frischfilm, TV
26.06.2015 - KuK Festival, Leipzig
25.06.2015 - HR Frischfilm, TV
07.05 - 10.05.2014 - Festival International du Film de l´Etudiant, Casablanca. Marokko - MA.
08.05.2014 - La.Meko Kurzfilmfestival, Landau
12.04.2014 - Independant Days, Karlsruhe
23.03.2014 - SFF Rated Athens, Athens - GR
14.03. - 28.03.2014 - Viewster Online Film Fest
18.01.2014 - U.F.O. Kurzfilmfeszival, Leipzig
06.12.2013 - 24 Std. von Nürnberg, Nürnberg
14.10. - 20.10.2013 - 30th Tehran International Short Film Festival, Tehran - IR.
12.09.2013 - Off-Courts, Trouville - F. Cinéma Off
08.09.2013 - Off-Courts, Trouville - F. Cinéma Off
06.09.2013 - Busho Film Festival, Budapest - HU
07.08.2013 - Shorts at Moonlight, Mainz
06.07.2013 - 9. HfG Filmnacht, Offenbach
21.03.2013 - Premiere - Lichter Filmfest, Frankfurt
_____THE SCORE____________________
The film was one of five projects that got funded by the Hessen Film and Media Academy in collaboration with the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts and the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences to get a cinematic score. So I had the pleasure to work with student composer Björn Bock on the score, as well as the students from Darmstadt who were responsible for the recording and mixing process.
_____BEHIND THE SCENES____________________
_____CAST & CREW____________________
ACTORS
Jochen Döring
Nora Jokhosha
Jochen Döring
Nora Jokhosha
Linus Koenig
PRODUCTION
Daniel Jude, Magda Mogila
Daniel Jude, Magda Mogila
DIRECTOR
Daniel Jude
Daniel Jude
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Eva Münnich, Nils Keber
Eva Münnich, Nils Keber
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Boris Hoelter
Boris Hoelter
1st CAMERA ASSISTANT
Tobias Bartl
Tobias Bartl
2nd CAMERA OPERATOR
Sabrina Winter
Sabrina Winter
2nd CAMERA ASSISTANT
Rudi Weißbeck
Rudi Weißbeck
STEADYCAM OPERATOR
Nils Keber
OCTOCOPTER CAMERA OPERATOR
Andreas Büttner
LIGHTING DESIGN
Sebastian Telega
Sebastian Telega
ELECTRICIAN
Thomas Bannier, Jakob Stoeger
Thomas Bannier, Jakob Stoeger
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Natalie Claire Friedmann
RIGGING GRIP
Bernd Schäfer
BEST BOY
Hien Hoàng, Andrew Meyer
EDITOR
Daniel Jude
Daniel Jude
VFX SUPERVISOR
Marc Rühl
VFX ARTISTS
Marc Rühl, Daniel Jude
Marc Rühl, Daniel Jude
3D ARTIST
Robin Keast
SOUND MIXER & BOOM OPERATOR
Marco Russo, Andrew Meyer
Marco Russo, Andrew Meyer
SOUND DESIGN
Art Graves
Art Graves
RE-RECORDING MIXER
Bernd Zimmermann
MAKE UP
Tanja Nopens, Emilia Neumann, Verushka Bohn
Tanja Nopens, Emilia Neumann, Verushka Bohn
COSTUME DESIGNER
Judith Marlene Hartnack
Judith Marlene Hartnack
SCREENPLAY
Daniel Jude, Stefan Gleiser
COMPOSER & MUSIC by
Björn Bock
MUSIC PRODUCTION
Einklang Audioproduktion
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Lennart Scheuren
TAPE OPERATOR
Sascha Kusmaul, Efrem Oppermann
MUSIC EDITING
Lennart Scheuren, Sascha Kusmaul, Efrem Oppermann
MIXING
Sebastian Röder, Jonghyun Kim
MASTERING
Jorge Medina
_____THINGS I HAVE LEARNED____________________
There are always some important things to take away from a production. Here's what I learned:
_If you are using two cameras make sure they are either the same model or at least easy to match during color correction
_When dealing with a ton of screen graphics try having them on real displays instead of green screens. Or when they are in the background, print out the graphics and stick them on the screens.
_Try to make Animatics or moving Storyboards of scenes you are not sure of how they will play out.
_Have a character who is not a real human, in this case the drone? Have an actor/actress designated to read the characters lines of dialogue, even when you are not going to use the voice in the end.
_When shooting in a built set give the actors time to get used to their new surroundings and have them interact with it as much as possible.
_Don't try to fix everything in post ;-)
