Behind the Scenes

Props in the appartment

Playing Tetris

Fits like a glove

Our shooting location

Cleaning couldn’t be avoided

Testing a construction

This ain’t no candle light diner

Brighter boxes

Patience is a virtue

Schedules

White is the new black

Also a good place for a horror film

First shooting day

Godspeed!

Position is everything – Director Huan Vu

Image control – Director of Photography Martin Vincent Kolbert

Supervision – Producer and Lead 3d artist Jan Roth

Pulling all levers – Camera assistant Christian Mario Löhr

Daring to dream – Lead actor Scott Chambers

Back to the Dreamlands – Lead actor Ben Sternberg

Dressing up – Costume designer Hannah Deuss

Putting the finishing touches – Makeup artist Kristina Pankova

If it doesn’t fit, ask him – Production assistant Peter ‘Pit’ Tillisch

Beaming – Gaffer Kevin Wohlmannstetter

Levelling and shaking – Production design assistant Denise Kerll

Witnessing a false sunrise – Gaffer Christopher Caldwell

Hearing voices – Sound editor Christian Wiechers

Indispensable – Production assistants Ephraim Wörner (left) and Andreas Pagel (right)

Preparations

Preparations

First shot done!

Shooting with the RED camera …

… his baby

Fitting windows

Let the sunlight in

Breaking glass

On the dark side

Finding the right angle

New for old

Additional lights

Don’t try this at home

Blackout

Searching for electricity

84 and still looking for adventures

‘Well Mr. Vu, could you please repeat and pronounce the name of the god you are supposedly trying to summon?’

That’s a wind machine

And that’s happening if a wind machine is on the set

Here be VFX

Opening the gate

Seeking warmth

Even death may die

Ready for the final spurt

Change of colour

Last adjustments

Observing progress

Getting wet for the camera

Storyteller

Final moments

Final moments

Rich harvest

Shortly before waking up

Without sleep but not without dreams – It’s a wrap!

Back to reality

Crane building

Crane building

Meeting in the night before

We are using state-of-the-art technology …

… the mighty RED EPIC (and some lightsabers)

Next morning: Green light

Next morning: Green light

Final assembling

Final assembling

Opening the gateway

Outside: preparations on the costume

Outside: preparations on the costume

Inside: Last checks and tests

Inside: Last checks and tests

Inside: Last checks and tests

Director Huan Vu looking forward…

… to his first …

… crane shot

Upstairs a library

Downstairs a gate to another world

Medienwerkstatt Stuttgart-Neugereut is a municipal media studio for local youths and schools

Makeup work starting

Makeup work starting

Makeup work starting

Balancing

Starting position

Checking the distance

Arcane markings

Do cameras dream of sheep in 5K?

Cleaning the green meadow

Discussing changes to a costume part

Discussing changes to a costume part

The Dreamlands Crew

Daylight workshop

The other green meadow

Colors and… other stuff

Cooking lunch?

Cooking lunch?

Good signal

Final lighting touches

Final lighting touches

Building reflections

Golden light from the left

Golden light from the right

All ready and done for the shooting

Filling the void

Shooting

Shooting

Watchers from beyond the wall

After a couple of hours: It’s a wrap!

After a couple of hours: It’s a wrap!

That’s it! Now it’s all up to the post-production team