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FRAGMENT 1890 - second episode for a horror anthology film, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft - from award winning director Sascha Alexander Renninger.

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FRAGMENT 1890 - second episode for a horror anthology film, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft - from award winning director Sascha Alexander Renninger.

FRAGMENT 1890 - second episode for a horror anthology film, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft - from award winning director Sascha Alexander Renninger.

FRAGMENT 1890 - second episode for a horror anthology film, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft - from award winning director Sascha Alexander Renninger.

FRAGMENT 1890 - second episode for a horror anthology film, based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft - from award winning director Sascha Alexander Renninger.

Sascha Alexander Renninger
Sascha Alexander Renninger
Sascha Alexander Renninger
Sascha Alexander Renninger
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München, Germany
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We will finish Fragment 1890 in 2014, but if the campaign fails we´ll have to cut a very beautiful scene from the script. Also we then have to pass on the german dubbing and some special effect shots.

Cheers

Sascha


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(the GERMAN Campaign-Text can be found below)


INTRODUCTION


Hello, my name is Sascha Alexander Renninger, director & producer of the award winning short film Shadow of the Unnamable. It played over 20 festivals worldwide and won three awards and three award nominations.

AWARDS:

Best Sci-Fi / Horror Short
2013 Berlin Independent Film Festival
Berlin, Germany

Best International Horror Short
2012 Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival
Buffalo, NY, USA

Best Short Lovecraft Adaptation
2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Los Angeles, California, USA

NOMINATIONS:

Best International Horror Short
Best Editing
Best Special Visual Effects
2012 Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival
Buffalo, NY, USA

I hope you´ll enjoy my latest project, Fragment 1890.

Come closer and find out more about this daring venture into cosmic horror…
and then help us bring Fragment 1890 to life! Help us to finish this second of three episodes for our feature length horror anthology film!

Let´s make 2014 an exciting year. A lovecraftian year!



THE STORY
New England in the late 1920ties. Dr. Barlow, head physician of the Greystone Asylum in the town of Arkham, is stunned when his young patient Morgan Derleth turns out to be psychic. Through her, he receives a cry for help from the down-and-out pulp writer Robert Blake.

It seems that Blake is trapped in a strange and terrible dreamworld, after a failed experiment with an exotic drug. Every night, he´s on the run from faceless alien creatures. Can Blake be saved?



ABOUT THE FILM


FRAGMENT 1890

Germany, 2014, Color

running time: 25 minutes

aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen

language: English / German dubbing

camera: RED one


Fragment 1890 is a 1920ties period film based on a literary fragment from the famous American author H.P. Lovecraft. It is the second film in a series of three H.P. Lovecraft adaptations by German director Sascha Alexander Renninger.

The production uses elaborate specially built studio sets, as well as real outdoor and indoor locations. Classic in-camera special effects are used on set and will later be enhanced with additional digital animation and compositing. The film is shot in English with an international cast, to make it accessible to Lovecraft fans around the world. The completed film will also be dubbed in German.

Many of the required scenes have already been shot and the current rough cut has a running time of 21 minutes. But for the missing scenes, we have to rent two expensive historical locations as well as special camera lenses. We also need funding for the shooting of three elaborate special effect scenes and for the digital post production.

You can get further infos and contact options on the film website & the facebook page:

www.fragment1890.com

Lovecraft: "Shadow of the Unnamable"

If  the campaign surpasses the initial goal, all remaining budget will be used to begin the pre-production for the third filmic adaptation Sascha has in plans. The story for this final adaptation will remain a secret and will ONLY be revealed to major contributors of this campaign.

Together with Shadow of the Unnamable and Fragment 1890 it will form a classic feature length horror anthology film based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft.


TRAILER TO SASCHA`S FIRST H.P. LOVECRAFT ADAPTATION, THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING SHORT, "SHADOW OF THE UNNAMABLE":



Official Teaser on youtube



FEEDBACK FOR "SHADOW OF THE UNNAMABLE": 

"Shadow of the Unnamable is a splendid Lovecraftian film. With its convincing period atmosphere, its restrained but powerful special effects, and most of all its hints of cosmic terror, it captures the essence of the Lovecraftian imagination."
S.T. Joshi, world's leading Lovecraft scholar and bibliographer
www.stjoshi.org


"A brilliant mix of mood, visual composition and digital and animated effects”   
Mark Bell (editor) – Filmthreat
www.filmthreat.com


"Incredibly well made... superb cinematography... completely worthy of a feature length film"
William S. Wilson - unfilmable.com
www.unfilmable.com


„Finally it´s here! The perfect film adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft-story... everything is spot on. The style, the actors, the story, the effects and most of all the atmosphere. This has to be one of the highlights from the festival... Amazing!“
Christian Wachter - Fright Nights – das ultimative Fest der Angst – 2012
www.frightnights.com


"Shadow of the Unnamable" exudes the pure essence of dark fantasy: short, fierce, and straight to the point. That´s the way horror should work and no German director has recognized that and taken it to heart as Sascha Alexander Renninger!“
Markus K. Korb (author and reviewer)
www.phantastische-buchwelt.de
www.blitz-verlag.de
www.atlantisverlag.de



BACKGROUND
Fragment 1890 is an amalgamation of many different influences, ranging from the literary works of Algernon Blackwood, William Hope Hodgson and H.P. Lovecraft to the films of the German silent cinema and the surrealist paintings of Max Ernst.


It is a passion project and a challenging filmmaking experience. Every frame of this film requires historical costumes and props and there´s a number of classic miniature model effects, as well as additional digital visual effects.

How can we shoot such an ambitious short for only 10.000 €?

During the last years, we gathered a core group of talented industry professionals who yearn for the chance to work on a project like this. Due to the advancement  of digital video cameras, we can now capture beautiful images in spite of the rather small budget.

But most important is our creativity and resourcefulness, the ability to make the most out of our resources. With Shadow of the Unnamable, we´ve already proven our capability and constancy, now help us reach the next level!

Other Ways You Can Help

If you´re an aspiring  VFX-artist or miniature model builder and you are interested in helping us out, please contact us and provide us some information about your work experience and skills, which programs you use, and please send us some work examples.

Thank you for supporting Fragment 1890! Your contributions will enable this project to take creative risks and deliver a vision that few have ever attempted!


ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

Sascha Alexander Renninger | Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Production Designer
He graduated from the renowned university of applied sciences in Würzburg with a diploma in communication design. His main focus was animation and experimental film. His first job in the film industry was assistant to the production designer (screen credit) on the film “Beyond the Limits“ by German splatter guru Olaf Ittenbach. He then worked for several years at a Munich film production and gained a lot of practical experience, working worldwide on a plethora of TV- and cinema commercials, as well as national and international corporate films. Since 2011 he´s working as Research Manager at Framepool AG, a footage agency in Munich, contributing to projects like: The AvengersG.I. Joe: RetaliationIron man 3 - The Company You Keep - and many commercials, corporate films and TV-series.


From his twelve years of experience, working as research manager, associate producer, production designer, storyboard artist and camera assistant, Sascha knows how to get splendid results even from limited resources.

Fragment 1890 is Sascha’s second film in a series of three H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, following his multi award-winning 2011 short film, Shadow of the Unnamable.



Sven Latzke | Director of Photography

Sven earned his Master of Fine Arts Degree in cinematography from Ohio University School of Film, USA. His approach to cinematography combines broad technical knowledge and true craftmanship with a strong sense for style and visual story telling.
Sven’s work, which includes promos, documentaries, short and feature films, was screened at film festivals worldwide. His feature film debut “Bela Kiss: Prologue” was critically acclaimed for it´s outstanding camera work. It was theatrically released in Germany and is now available for sale and rental in various countries, including the U.S. and Canada.

www.svenlatzke.com

www.bela-kiss.com


Gwenn Trémorin | Soundtrack  
Gwenn Trémorin is a French electronic musician, the artist behind the musical projects Flint Glass & Tzolk’in. Flint Glass released the now sold out the Lovecraft themed album “Nyarlathotep”. Inspired by H.P Lovecraft´s novels, it´s an extremely visionary record which would be a perfect soundtrack for a horror movie. Deeply disturbing and yet unequivocally enjoyable and morbidly relaxing.

www.flint-glass.fr

Joachim von Breitenstein | Sound Design, Foley, ADR and Sound Mix
Early 2008 he finished studying audio engineering and continued self-education in all domains of film sound. Joachim has created the intricate foley work and additional sound design for Shadow of the Unnamable. He also re-mixed the original stereo version to 5.1 surround in his Munich studio.


Sven Möller | Prop Designer & Builder
A skilled designer and craftsman, Sven Möller has not only designed & build one of our major props, but also played the role of a 1920ties physician in our movie. His works were featured on German television and in several exhibitions.

You can check them out here:

www.steampunk-design.de

SELECTION OF AVAILABLE ORIGINAL PROPS AND ARTWORK FROM OUR FILMS "SHADOW OF THE UNNAMABLE" AND "FRAGMENT 1890":

some mysterious idols from Fragment 1890

alien spawn from Fragment 1890, only 0.79 inch in height!

prop gravestones from Shadow of the Unnamable

original painting from Shadow of the Unnamable. Used in the animated intro sequence as cover art for a 1920ties pulp magazine.


THESE AND A LOT OF OTHER PROPS ARE AVAILABLE AS GIFT REWARDS!



QUESTIONS                                                                                                                            You have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you please contact the project creator directly.

You can get further infos and contact options on the film website & the facebook page:

www.fragment1890.com

Lovecraft: "Shadow of the Unnamable"




GERMAN Campaign-Text:

Liebe Unterstützer!

Auch wenn die Kampagne nicht erfolgreich finanziert werden kann, werdet ihr auf jeden Fall eure ausgewählten Perks/Gifts erhalten! Alle bestellten Perks/Gifts werden auch geliefert.

Wir werden Fragment 1890 auf jeden Fall in 2014 fertigstellen, aber ohne Finanzierung müssen wir eine sehr schöne Szene streichen, ebenso die deutsche Synchronfassung und einige der visuellen Effekte. 


EINLEITUNG
Hallo, mein Name ist Sascha Alexander Renninger, Regisseur & Produzent des preisgekrönten Kurzfilms Shadow of the Unnamable. der auf mehr als 20 Filmfestivals weltweit aufgeführt wurde und bisher drei Preise und drei Nominierungen gewonnen hat.

AWARDS:

Best Sci-Fi / Horror Short
2013 Berlin Independent Film Festival
Berlin, Germany

Best International Horror Short
2012 Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival
Buffalo, NY, USA

Best Short Lovecraft Adaptation
2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Los Angeles, California, USA

NOMINATIONS:

Best International Horror Short
Best Editing
Best Special Visual Effects
2012 Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival
Buffalo, NY, USA

Ich möchte Euch unser neuestes Projekt vorstellen, Fragment 1890.
Kommt näher und wagt einen Trip in die Abgründe kosmischen Grauens…
und helft uns anschließend, Fragment 1890 zum Leben zu erwecken!

Helft uns, diese zweite von drei Geschichten eines abendfüllenden Horror-Episodenfilms fertig zu stellen! Auch wenn ihr uns nicht finanziell unterstützen könnt, helft uns bitte, diese Kampagne in sozialen Netzwerken und Online Foren zu verbreiten!

DIE HANDLUNG

Neuengland in den 1920er Jahren. Eine mysteriöse Botschaft erreicht Dr. Barlow, den Chefarzt der Greystone Anstalt in Arkham. Seine junge Patientin Morgan Derleth erweist sich als geistiges Medium, sie übermittelt ihm den Hilferuf des Schriftstellers Robert Blake.

Dieser ist nach einem mißglückten Drogenexperiment gefangen in einer seltsamen Traumwelt. Jede Nacht ist er dort auf der Flucht vor unheimlichen Kreaturen, die ihn jagen. Wird Robert Blake dem Alptraum entkommen können? Wird Dr. Barlow ihm zu Hilfe kommen?


ÜBER DEN FILM
Fragment 1890 ist ein in den 1920er Jahren spielender Gruselfilm, der auf einem literarischen Fragment des berühmten amerikanischen Autoren H.P. Lovecraft basiert. Es ist die zweite von drei geplanten H.P. Lovecraft-Verfilmungen des deutschen Regisseurs Sascha Alexander Renninger.

Gedreht wurde bisher sowohl in eigens dafür gebauten Kulissen, als auch in historischen Gebäuden und stimmungsvollen Landschaften. Es wurde viel Wert auf klassische Spezialeffekte gelegt, die anschließend in der Postproduktion noch digital erweitert und perfektioniert werden. Gedreht wurde in englischer Sprache mit einer internationalen Besetzung, damit der Film für möglichst viele Horror- und Lovecraftfans weltweit verständlich ist.

Vom fertigen Film wird später auch eine hochwertige deutsche Synchronfassung erstellt, wie bereits bei Saschas vorherigem Film Shadow of the Unnamable.

Viele der geplanten Szenen konnten bereits erfolgreich abgedreht werden. Der momentane Rohschnitt hat eine Laufzeit von 21 Minuten. Aber für die fehlenden Szenen müssen noch zwei historische Drehorte gemietet werden, ebenso spezielle Kameraobjektive. Zusätzlich benötigen wir dringend Geld für den Dreh dreier wichtiger Spezialeffektszenen und die digitale Postproduktion.


Weitere Informationen und Kontakmöglichkeiten findet ihr auf der Filmseite und auf facebook:

www.fragment1890.com

Lovecraft: "Shadow of the Unnamable"


Wenn die Kampagne mehr als den gesetzten Zielbetrag erreicht, wird alles zusätzliche Geld in die Produktion der dritten geplanten Adaption investiert. Die passende Geschichte von H.P. Lovecraft wurde bereits ausgewählt, sie wird aber nur ausgewählten Spendern im voraus bekannt gegeben!

Zusammen mit Shadow of the Unnamable und Fragment 1890 ergibt das einen abendfüllenden klassischen Horror-Episodenfilm, basierend auf den schauerlichen Geschichten des H.P. Lovecraft.


HIER DER TRAILER FÜR SASCHAS ERSTE LOVECRAFT-VERFILMUNG, DEN PREISGEKRÖNTEN KURZFILM, "SHADOW OF THE UNNAMABLE":


Official Teaser on youtube



RESONANZ AUF "SHADOW OF THE UNNAMABLE": 

"Shadow of the Unnamable is a splendid Lovecraftian film. With its convincing period atmosphere, its restrained but powerful special effects, and most of all its hints of cosmic terror, it captures the essence of the Lovecraftian imagination."
S.T. Joshi, der führende Lovecraft Gelehrte und Bibliograph
www.stjoshi.org


"A brilliant mix of mood, visual composition and digital and animated effects” 
Mark Bell (Herausgeber) – Filmthreat
www.filmthreat.com


"Incredibly well made... superb cinematography... completely worthy of a  feature length film"
William S. Wilson - unfilmable.com
www.unfilmable.com


„Endlich ist sie da! Die perfekte Verfilmung einer H.P. Lovecraft-Geschichte... hier passt einfach Alles. Der Stil, die Darsteller, die Geschichte, die Effekte und vor allem die Atmosphäre. Dies ist wohl als eines der großen Highlights des Festivals anzusehen. Irre!“
Christian Wachter - Fright Nights – das ultimative Fest der Angst – 2012

www.frightnights.wordpress.com


"Shadow of the Unnamable" atmet den puren Geist dunkler Phantastik: Kurz, heftig, auf den Punkt gebracht. So muss Horror funktionieren, und kein deutscher Regisseur hat das so exakt erkannt und stilsicher umgesetzt wie Sascha Alexander Renninger!

Markus K. Korb (Autor und Rezensent)

www.phantastische-buchwelt.de

www.blitz-verlag.de

www.atlantisverlag.de


HINTERGRUND                                                                                                                   Fragment 1890 ist eine Bündelung vieler verschiedener Einflüsse, von den Geschichten von Algernon Blackwood, William Hope Hodgson und H.P. Lovecraft, zu den Filmen des deutschen Stummfilmkinos und den surrealistischen Gemälden von Max Ernst.

Wie können wir einen so ambitionierten Kurzfilm für nur 10.000 € fertigstellen?

In den letzten Jahren haben wir eine Gruppe talentierter Filmprofis versammelt, die nur auf eine Gelegenheit gewartet haben, an einem solchen Projekt mitarbeiten zu können.
Dank der fortgeschrittenen Entwicklung digitaler Filmkameras ist es uns möglich, sehr hochwertige und schöne Aufnahmen zu drehen, trotz des begrenzten Budgets.

Am wichtigsten ist aber unsere Kreativität und unser Erfindungsreichtum, die Fähigkeit, das beste aus den vorhandenen Mitteln herauszuholen. Wir haben unser Können und Durchhaltevermögen bereits mit Shadow of the Unnamable unter Beweis gestellt, jetzt könnt ihr uns helfen den nächsten Schritt zu bewältigen!

Wie ihr uns sonst noch helfen könnt
Wir sind noch auf der Suche nach weiteren VFX-Artists und Miniaturmodellbauern. Wenn ihr euch bei Fragment 1890 einbringen wollt, tretet mit uns in Kontakt und schickt uns ein paar eurer Arbeitsproben

Vielen Dank für eure Unterstützung für Fragment 1890


FRAGEN                                                                                                                                   Gerne könnt ihr uns auch direkt kontaktieren, wenn ihr weitere Fragen an uns habt! Zusätzliche Informationen findet ihr auf der Netzseite des Films und der the facebook-Seite.

www.fragment1890.com

Lovecraft: "Shadow of the Unnamable"



                             

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