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Posted on december 13, 2011 by sara

Welcome to the human production website! human is a sci-fi/zombie short film, written and directed by Martin Wikner.

The film was shot in the cities of Lund and Malmö in Southern Sweden in November 2011, and is currently in post-production. It will be finished around Spring 2012. On this site you will find updates and news regarding the project!

This is a teaser trailer made from test footage shot earlier this year:

If you have questions or suggestions, don’t hesitate to post a comment, or drop us an e-mail at pastellfilm@gmail.com!

Post-Production Commences!

Posted on december 6, 2011 by sara

Yesterday we had our first official production meeting since shooting ended on November 20th. We drew up preliminary plans for the post-production, and also started planning the distribution and premiere screening. We still have a long way ahead of us, but time really flies!

Later this week, there will be a meeting planning the post-production in more detail; we’ll keep you posted!

Sara,
Producer

It’s a Wrap!

Posted on november 21, 2011 by sara

Yesterday was our final day of shooting! This past weekend was spent in a residential garage outside Lund, shooting car scenes! The big challenge was to make it look like the car really was out in the street. To accomplish this, we draped the set with white cloth and also made use of a smoke machine.

It’s been a total of seven intense and fun days, and we would like to send a big THANKS to our amazing cast, crew, extras, and everyone who’s supported and helped us! All of this has been made possible only because of you!

Here are some production stills from the last two days of shooting!

Preparing our star car for a scene!

Actor Magnus Ödéhn joined us for the last day of shooting, playing ”The Survivor”

Principal actors Linus Steén, Maria Jansson and Hanna Eriksson

There’s still a lot of work left to be done – we have an extended period of post-production ahead of us! Stay tuned for more updates as we progress!

Sara,
Producer

Greenscreens & Chromattes

Posted on november 16, 2011 by sara

Last weekend was our second weekend of shooting! We were at a school in Central Malmö shooting greenscreen sequences, using both a regular greenscreen and a Chromatte rig. Some of us have worked with greenscreen before, but to some it was a new experience!

Overall, things went really well! We had a large number of extras, who all did a great job!

Here are some production stills, courtesy of Kervin Tran:

Camera equipped with the Chromatte LiteRing.

Director Martin Wikner instructing soldier extras in front of the Chromatte screen.

Cast & crew getting ready for a take.

Don’t forget our IndieGoGo Campaign is still up and running! We have just over a month left of the campaign, help us spread it to reach even more people!

Sara,
Producer

First Block of Shooting Finished!

Posted on november 8, 2011 by sara

Last weekend, principal photography on human started in Malmö! On Friday, we we’re in an apartment in Lorensborg, shooting the film’s first two scenes. Production Designer Afsaneh Larsson did a great job transforming the apartment from its original delicate “girly” style, to a more funky “alternative” look, suiting our main character Malin perfectly.

On Saturday and Sunday, our location was a parking garage in Möllevången. For lighting, we used battery powered LED panels, which are very handy when there’s no electricity available!

In addition to our principal actors, we had a number of supporting actors and extras, all doing a very impressive job!

Here are some photos from the shoot:

Actors and extras getting ready for a party scene.

Actors Linus Steén and Maria Jansson checking out a corpse played by Jonny Blomkvist.

Director Martin Wikner and Director of Photography Kervin Tran checking out a shot.

We still have four more days of shooting to go! This weekend we will be shooting in front of a green screen!! Challenging, but fun!

Sara,
Producer