Vacant Rooms Short Movie by Sonia Wojas |
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| DESIGN NAME: Vacant Rooms PRIMARY FUNCTION: Short Movie INSPIRATION: The main inspiration, which was selected by director, was Guillermo dell Toro, Pan's Labirynth. For me the most interesting thing in his work and in this movies was the fact how much dell Toro smuggles elements from the Spanish-speaking culture due to his origin. I've chosen similar way for the world in Vacant Room, but I wanted to import Polish People's Republic time because of it's standing out in polish culture. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: It is a short film that tells the story about 11- years old girl called Zosia. Her mother is career obsessed and Zosia is shy girl who is living in her own world. Her mother sends her for vacation to her aunt who is living in a house in a remote area. Everything seems normal except the fact that her aunt's mansion is known to be haunted. Soon Zosia will learn if it just a rumour. During her stay Zosia will make friends with strange boy name Tomek. Soon Zosia will find out what Tom, aunt and the haunted house have in common. It is a story which mixes genres like children story with horror. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: This video currently can be seen on film festivals. Originally movie was addressed for bigger kids or young teenagers. Director Bartlomiej Jakubiak, wants to do movies, which are with positive message and good entertainment. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project preproduction started in May 2018 in Warsaw, it was shot in July 2018 in Barlinek and it was finished in November 2019. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Movie, Video and Animation Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: First we had storyboard for this project where we discussed with director and cinematographer whole action. Then we went to the location where, with the storyboard in hand, we searched for the exact places and discussed where exactly what scene would happen Later we searched the prop and costume stores, second hand shops, museums, friends and other places where we could find props, furniture, and costumes which would be suitable for this movie. Some of them have been patinated or remade for this production. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Runtime: 27 min Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1 Color (DCP) Sound mix: Dolby Digital Camera: Arri Alexa TAGS: set design, costume design, movie, vacant rooms, short movie RESEARCH ABSTRACT: First inspirations with which director came to me was to follow Guillermo dell Toro movie "Pans Labirynth", which uses lots of motifs from Spanish culture. Then we moved on to the idea of smuggling Polish reality instead of Spanish motifs, since the film takes place in Poland. Then, at the research stage, I read a lot about the communist period in Poland and looked for photos, images that reflect this period. I have also read a lot about Guillermo dell Toro and his work process and inspiration. CHALLENGE: I think the hardest part was to put everything together and make it work on this location which was small and we had little time to do so. All departments especially cinematography department and set design department and production had to cooperate with each other so that each element was matching. We had only one day to build and prepare all rooms for shooting. Then, during the shooting, we could work on details. ADDED DATE: 2020-09-28 13:59:24 TEAM MEMBERS (25) : Directed by Bartlomiej Jakubiak, Writing Credits Katarzyna Gortat, Bartlomiej Jakubiak, Produced Jaroslaw Grzymala,Bartlomiej Jakubiak, Przemyslaw Jurkiewicz, Natalia Ratajczak, Maciej Slesicki, Weronika Szwed, Music Michal Parafiniuk, Cinematography Przemyslaw Jurkiewicz, Film Editing Bartlomiej Jakubiak, Jan Kubiczek, Head Set Decoration Sonia Wojas, Costume Design Sonia Wojas, Key make up artist Sandra Karasek, Makeup artist Zuzanna Tokarska, Production management Jakub Wypler, Piotr Kwiatkowski, Second assistant director Xysztof Gorski, First assistant director Fryderyk Najda , Assistant set decorator Maciej Perkowski, Sound recordist Maciej Bojarski, Boom operator Jan Dzyr, Wiktor Graczyk, Sound mixer Jakub Lenarczyk, Sound designer Szymon Zbikowski, Assistant camera Wiktor Jungowski, Camera operator Aleksander Krzystyniak, Lighting technician Maciej Kubis, Key grip Aliaksandra Kuznietsova, Gaffer Bartosz Stojek, DCP Mastering Marek Lechowicz and Colorist Milena Wielgo IMAGE CREDITS: Images credited to Przemyslaw Jurkiewicz Video credited to Bartlomiej Jakubiak PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyright belongs to Warsaw Film School |
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NAME: Warsaw Film School PROFILE: Warsaw Film School was founded in 2004 by Polish film director, producer and screenwriter Maciej Ślesicki and one of the country's most popular actors, Bogusław Linda. The academy is a unique film institution, one of three in the country to grant BA diplomas. Warsaw Film School had been active on the market for over ten years and is currently one of the fastest growing film academies in Europe. This allows us to employ a highly qualified, professionally active teaching staff of Polish and international filmmakers and film scholars. We are constantly improving our infrastructure and investing in our campus, the home to School's production facilities and newly-restored Cinema with 35mm, digital and 3D capabilities. |
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Vacant Rooms Short Movie by Sonia Wojas is Winner in Movie, Video and Animation Design Category, 2020 - 2021.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Sonia Wojas. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Sonia Wojas. |
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