Shot on UM46k: 4K Short Film "Everyone But Me"

Original title: "Everyone But Me" (Austria, 2018, 6 min.)

Short Film (German, with English subtitles):

Making-Of (German only):

Script:
Flora Abart • Loric Demander • Tedd Ehrlich • Maximilian Ferner • Thomas Goldberg • Jonas Grundnig
Marie Hammer • Ines Handler • Rupert Hatschek • Victoria Herberstein • Jakob Huemer • Karin Sandner • Benjamin Wedemeyer • Leonie Wimmer

Cast
Lenny ... Clemens Waldhauser
Engel ... Felicitas Wasner

Mutter ... Tina Nitsche
Vater ... Helmut Köpping
Richterin ... Susanne Konstanze Weber

Set Team
Artistic direction ... Jakob M. Erwa
AD ... Ines Handler
DPs ... Loric Demander • Thomas Goldberg
Sound & Boom operator ... Flora Abart • Rupert Hatschek
Gaffer ... Benjamin Wedemeyer • Leonie Wimmer
Script/Continuity ... Jakob Huemer
Production Design ... Maximilian Ferner • Jonas Grundnig • Marie Hammer
Makeup/wardrobe ... Victoria Herberstein
Technical support ... Bernhard Lukas • Robert Niessner
UPM ... beteiligung.st • Eva Rosenkranz
Producer ... beteiligung.st • Daniela Köck

Post Team
Editing ... Philipp Hafner • Jakob M. Erwa
Sounddesign/Mix ... Christofer Frank
Composer ... Elias Rauchenberger
Postpro, Grading & DCP ... LAUFBILDkommission • Robert Niessner
Making Of ... Paul Kalcher • Sebastian Lechmann • Niklas Dostal

Some background information:

Since 2013 I am helping out with equipment, training and post production for a film making workshop (called 'Film beTEILigt from beteiligung.st) for adolescent. Since 2009 there had been held 11 workshops with the goal to show young people the process of film making and give them a creative vent, participation, and say. The participants have to choose their own topic, the only specification is that it has to be somehow sociopolitically relevant. This years topic was "manipulation".



From the time consuming development of ideas, up to the first rough cut of the short film, they had two intense weeks only. All tasks, starting with collaborative script writing, casting, location scouting, storyboarding, visual concept and scheduling was done by the participants with the supporting help of director Jakob M. Erwa. Shooting location was Graz, Austria (EU). On set participants took their role as DP, AC, boom operator, gaffer, makeup, wardrobe, props, script supervisor, ADs, and so on.











Principal photography was done during two days in March 2018.

Info (German)

This year was the second time we used my fully rigged URSA Mini 4.6k as the main camera. And it was the first time we could use a wireless follow focus from DJI, an extended set of Kinoflos, the Rayzr7 300 LED and "poor man's Angenieux (Copyright Frank Glencairn)" - Tokina AT-X-Pro 28-70mm F2.6-2.8

My main task on set was to teach the participants how to use all the tech stuff and supervise camera, audio and light departments. I was again amazed how careful the kids used the equipment and how hard they worked. Also having seasoned director Jakob M. Erwa directing is always a great experience because he's a very focused and pleasant fellow to work with on set and in post production. And the production team from beteiligung.st was just awesome in getting everything onto track and done.








After the final cut it was my task to do the color correction, some stabilizing and de-noising, grading and creating the DCP for the premiere at the local cinema on June, 8th. I will later post some before/after shots from the grading process if people are interested in seeing this.

The short film will soon go the festival route, too.

Technical Details:

Shot in • 3840x2160 ProRes HQ @ 24 fps on the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6k (FW 4.8)
Lensed on • Sigma 18-35 F1.8 • Tokina Cinema 11-16 T3.0 • Tokina Cinema 50-135 T3.0 • Tokina AT-X-Pro 28-70mm F2.6-2.8
Supported by • Sirui BCT-3203 tripod & BCH-30 fluid head
Powered by • IDX endura DUO-C190 • Bebob V200
Shaded by • Bright Tangerine Misfit Atom
Lit with • Kinoflo Divalite 2-bank • Kinoflo Divalite 4-bank • Kinoflo 4ft 4-bank • Rayzr7 300 LED • Dedolight DLED12D • Dedolight DLED7D Turbo • OSRAM Kreios 162W RGBW LED • SUNBOUNCE
Light stands & grip • Manfrotto • KUPO
Audio recorded with • Rode NTG3 • Sennheiser EW100 G3
Previewed on • ATOMOS Shogun Inferno

Link to 2017 workshop's short film "Rosa sieht Schwarz

Robert, bravo. Such a rewarding experience for the students and for you I’m sure. Wonderful to be mentoring tomorrow’s artists.


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Yes, Well done!
Cheers

Thanks guys. Only pity that we could not project in 4k because the local cinema only supports 2k.

An amazing effort on your part, if I happen to be in your area, I would have surely attended it. Any chance of you offering this type of opportunity again?

An amazing effort on your part, if I happen to be in your area, I would have surely attended it. Any chance of you offering this type of opportunity again?

In March 2019 there will be a new workshop in Graz/Austria.

what dolly is in the shot? I've been looking for something like that.

Beautiful and poignant. So good that you are helping the young filmmakers in this.

Thank you for your kind words, Owen

Adam, the dolly is called the Dinky Dolly. We got it from a small rental service. Don't expect too much from it, it has its quirks.