Vampir - a short film
A$4,295
of $4,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 1st Apr 2015 at 3:11AM.
We are making a film and we need your help.
After writing, directing & producing three short films on her own, actress turned filmmaker Anya Beyersdorf has assembled a dream team of filmmakers who are all donating their time and energy to make her fourth short film, VAMPIR.
VAMPIR is the story of Vladimir, a strange loner who lives in an old hut on the edge of town. One night he comes in from the fields for food. The frustrated, violent youth of the town haunt the shops, breaking things and tormenting a small kitten. Vladimir and Piotr are destined to meet, but their strengths and weaknesses will be found in unexpected places.
VAMPIR is an Australian short film with an edge. Inspired by an Eastern Bloc aesthetic, that will be reflected in the shooting style (by award-winning cinematographer Warwick Field), production design (by Emmeline Dulhunty), and original score (by composer John Kilbey), VAMPIR will be beautiful and bleak, heartfelt and haunting; a short drama that shows different sides of strength and weakness and what it means to be human.
We'd love for you to join us on our journey, and help us make a short film that we believe will be provocative and profoundly moving, and an unexpected addition to the Australian film landscape.
TONY ROGERS is VLADIMIR
A strange loner, Vladimir lives alone in a rundown cottage on the edge of town. He only comes out at night. Tall and broad shouldered, with a loping gait, he looks like a refugee from the German Democratic Republic in his faded parachute tracksuit.
Anya wrote the part of Vladimir specifically for Tony Rogers, who is best known as a director and producer and co-creator of the cult TV series WILFRED and webseries HOW TO TALK AUSTRALIANS. Tony also directed the feature film RATS & CATS, which Anya starred in, so VAMPIR will be a fitting continuation of this creative partnership.
THE FILMMAKERS
Writer & Director: Anya Beyersdorf - IMDb
Named a triple threat (Actress/Director/Writer) by Filmink magazine in 2012, Anya Beyersdorf trained as a director in Berlin after winning the prestigious Marten Bequest Scholarship as well as the International Theatre Institute Scholarship. In 2014 Anya won an AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Award for best short unproduced screenplay. Anya lectures in directing and is currently finishing her Master of Arts (Film) at the University of Sydney.
Producer: Nicole Coventry - IMDb
Nicole Coventry has over 20 years experience working as a producer, editor, director and production manager on a wide range of productions for broadcast on subscription and free-to-air television. Nicole has also curated and co-ordinated film festivals and Australian film retrospectives that have toured to locations as diverse as a tin shed in Yirrkala and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Seduced by Anya’s evocative script, VAMPIR is Nicole’s first foray into short film-making.
Cinematographer: Warwick Field - IMDb
Warwick Field is an award winning cinematographer who has shot numerous festival-darling short & feature films, TV drama, music videos (including the ARIA award-winning Gotye 'Somebody I Used to Know' clip). He has also worked in crucial camera department roles on international films such as GHOST RIDER and WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.
Composer: John Kilbey - IMDb
John Kilbey is an accomplished producer, musician and film composer, graduating from the Australian Film Television Radio School. He began making music with his band the Bhagavad Guitars, releasing a selection of albums of melodramatic guitar based songs, from the late 1980s and has released several albums under JLK. He scored Anya's previous short films GAYBY, TIGER and BLUEBEARD.
Executive Producer: Jason Byrne (Guilty Content) - IMDb
Jason is a producer with numerous credits including the feature film ONE PERFECT DAY (dir. Paul Currie, 2003) which received multiple nominations at the AFI and IF awards, the 50 min. tele-feature, THE HEART BREAK TOUR (dir. Ben Chessell 2005), ABC TV documentaries BEYOND THE BACKYARD and SHADOWPLAY and the feature, RATS AND CATS. Jason also produced portmanteau feature, LITTLE DEATHS which was released theatrically in 2010, ABC Web Series HOW TO TALK AUSTRALIANS with Tony Rogers, which garnered over 5 million YouTube views, and the feature film SUCKER. Currently Jason is in production on the TV Series version of HOW TO TALK AUSTRALIANS and documentaries FLIGHT OF THE BLACK COCKATOO about the life of AFL Legend Tom Wills, and BUTTERFLY SONG with international music icon, David Bridie.
Co-producer: Simon de Bruyn - IMDb
Editor: The Butchery
1st Assistant Director (pre-production): Mike Witt - IMDb
1st Assistant Director: James Cowling - IMDb
Production Designer: Emmeline Dulhunty - IMDb
Production Manager: Anna Potter - IMDb
Production Co-ordinator: Rhiannon Noon - IMDb
1st Assistant Camera: Toby Brittan - IMDb
Gaffer: Peter Giuliani - IMDb
Grip/Best Boy: Nathan Bender
Sound Designer: Shaun Hay - IMDb
Sound Recordist: Joseph Levine - IMDb
Script Supervisor: Michael Wray - IMDb
Make-up Designer: Amy Scully - IMDb
Casting Director: Leigh Pickford (Maura Fay) - IMDb
Fight Choreographer/Safety: Blake Wells - IMDb
Director's Attachment: Jessica C Wheatley - IMDb
Production Assistant: Cecilia Hayes - IMDb
Production Assistant: Rozalie Lakin - IMDb
Stills Photographer/EPK: Joe Betros - IMDb
After writing, directing & producing three short films on her own, actress turned filmmaker Anya Beyersdorf has assembled a dream team of filmmakers who are all donating their time and energy to make her fourth short film, VAMPIR.
VAMPIR is the story of Vladimir, a strange loner who lives in an old hut on the edge of town. One night he comes in from the fields for food. The frustrated, violent youth of the town haunt the shops, breaking things and tormenting a small kitten. Vladimir and Piotr are destined to meet, but their strengths and weaknesses will be found in unexpected places.
VAMPIR is an Australian short film with an edge. Inspired by an Eastern Bloc aesthetic, that will be reflected in the shooting style (by award-winning cinematographer Warwick Field), production design (by Emmeline Dulhunty), and original score (by composer John Kilbey), VAMPIR will be beautiful and bleak, heartfelt and haunting; a short drama that shows different sides of strength and weakness and what it means to be human.
We'd love for you to join us on our journey, and help us make a short film that we believe will be provocative and profoundly moving, and an unexpected addition to the Australian film landscape.
TONY ROGERS is VLADIMIR
A strange loner, Vladimir lives alone in a rundown cottage on the edge of town. He only comes out at night. Tall and broad shouldered, with a loping gait, he looks like a refugee from the German Democratic Republic in his faded parachute tracksuit.
Anya wrote the part of Vladimir specifically for Tony Rogers, who is best known as a director and producer and co-creator of the cult TV series WILFRED and webseries HOW TO TALK AUSTRALIANS. Tony also directed the feature film RATS & CATS, which Anya starred in, so VAMPIR will be a fitting continuation of this creative partnership.
THE FILMMAKERS
Writer & Director: Anya Beyersdorf - IMDb
Named a triple threat (Actress/Director/Writer) by Filmink magazine in 2012, Anya Beyersdorf trained as a director in Berlin after winning the prestigious Marten Bequest Scholarship as well as the International Theatre Institute Scholarship. In 2014 Anya won an AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Award for best short unproduced screenplay. Anya lectures in directing and is currently finishing her Master of Arts (Film) at the University of Sydney.
Producer: Nicole Coventry - IMDb
Nicole Coventry has over 20 years experience working as a producer, editor, director and production manager on a wide range of productions for broadcast on subscription and free-to-air television. Nicole has also curated and co-ordinated film festivals and Australian film retrospectives that have toured to locations as diverse as a tin shed in Yirrkala and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Seduced by Anya’s evocative script, VAMPIR is Nicole’s first foray into short film-making.
Cinematographer: Warwick Field - IMDb
Warwick Field is an award winning cinematographer who has shot numerous festival-darling short & feature films, TV drama, music videos (including the ARIA award-winning Gotye 'Somebody I Used to Know' clip). He has also worked in crucial camera department roles on international films such as GHOST RIDER and WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.
Composer: John Kilbey - IMDb
John Kilbey is an accomplished producer, musician and film composer, graduating from the Australian Film Television Radio School. He began making music with his band the Bhagavad Guitars, releasing a selection of albums of melodramatic guitar based songs, from the late 1980s and has released several albums under JLK. He scored Anya's previous short films GAYBY, TIGER and BLUEBEARD.
Executive Producer: Jason Byrne (Guilty Content) - IMDb
Jason is a producer with numerous credits including the feature film ONE PERFECT DAY (dir. Paul Currie, 2003) which received multiple nominations at the AFI and IF awards, the 50 min. tele-feature, THE HEART BREAK TOUR (dir. Ben Chessell 2005), ABC TV documentaries BEYOND THE BACKYARD and SHADOWPLAY and the feature, RATS AND CATS. Jason also produced portmanteau feature, LITTLE DEATHS which was released theatrically in 2010, ABC Web Series HOW TO TALK AUSTRALIANS with Tony Rogers, which garnered over 5 million YouTube views, and the feature film SUCKER. Currently Jason is in production on the TV Series version of HOW TO TALK AUSTRALIANS and documentaries FLIGHT OF THE BLACK COCKATOO about the life of AFL Legend Tom Wills, and BUTTERFLY SONG with international music icon, David Bridie.
Co-producer: Simon de Bruyn - IMDb
Editor: The Butchery
1st Assistant Director (pre-production): Mike Witt - IMDb
1st Assistant Director: James Cowling - IMDb
Production Designer: Emmeline Dulhunty - IMDb
Production Manager: Anna Potter - IMDb
Production Co-ordinator: Rhiannon Noon - IMDb
1st Assistant Camera: Toby Brittan - IMDb
Gaffer: Peter Giuliani - IMDb
Grip/Best Boy: Nathan Bender
Sound Designer: Shaun Hay - IMDb
Sound Recordist: Joseph Levine - IMDb
Script Supervisor: Michael Wray - IMDb
Make-up Designer: Amy Scully - IMDb
Casting Director: Leigh Pickford (Maura Fay) - IMDb
Fight Choreographer/Safety: Blake Wells - IMDb
Director's Attachment: Jessica C Wheatley - IMDb
Production Assistant: Cecilia Hayes - IMDb
Production Assistant: Rozalie Lakin - IMDb
Stills Photographer/EPK: Joe Betros - IMDb
How The Funds Will Be Used
We've managed to assemble a fantastic team of filmmakers who are all donating their time and energy for free, and we have a production company, Guilty Content, who have come on board to help us with post production expenses. We’re also putting in $7000 of our own money, but that still doesn't get us where we need to be, and with filming happening in April, we need your help to raise the final $4000 to get us over the line.
We'll use the funds to cover some things we just can't do without on this film:
--transform an old empty hut that we've found into a believably liveable cottage
--hire extra lights and keep them powered up as most of the film will be shot at night
--track down and buy specific and hard-to-find costumes and props
--pay for an animal wrangler to train our kitten and take care of it on set
The funds raised will also allow us to look after and feed VAMPIR's hardworking team, and enable us to safely transport and accommodate weary crew after long night shoots in the countryside. And then there’s the mundane business of data drives, location fees and an insurance policy. So every dollar counts.
We'll use the funds to cover some things we just can't do without on this film:
--transform an old empty hut that we've found into a believably liveable cottage
--hire extra lights and keep them powered up as most of the film will be shot at night
--track down and buy specific and hard-to-find costumes and props
--pay for an animal wrangler to train our kitten and take care of it on set
The funds raised will also allow us to look after and feed VAMPIR's hardworking team, and enable us to safely transport and accommodate weary crew after long night shoots in the countryside. And then there’s the mundane business of data drives, location fees and an insurance policy. So every dollar counts.
The Challenges
Every film comes with its challenges. Our team has an extraordinary collective amount of experience, and by planning ahead, and undertaking an extensive pre-production period, we can ensure we are prepared and able to manage any problems that arise.
VAMPIR SUPPORTER
You have our undying gratitude. Thanks!
0 chosen
Est. delivery is Mar 15
VLADIMIR SUPPORTER
Our gratitude and the undying gratitude of Vladimir, our main character. And we'll thank you in the credits of the film!
2 chosen
Est. delivery is Dec 15
DIGITAL VAMPIR
A digital download copy of the film for you to watch at home; our undying gratitude; thanks in the credits of the film.
24 chosen
Est. delivery is Jun 16
BLOOD SUCKING DVD
A spiffy DVD of the film; a digital download; our undying gratitude; thanks in the credits!
11 chosen
Est. delivery is Jun 16
CAST & CREW SCREAMING
An invite to the exclusive cast & crew screening of the film on the big screen (travel to Sydney not included); a DVD of the film, digital download, our eternal gratitude and thanks in the credits.
7 chosen
Est. delivery is Jun 16
AUTOGRAPHED IN BLOOD
A limited edition framed still from the film shot by the talented Warwick Field - individually signed with a handwritten thank you; an invite to the exclusive cast & crew screening of the film on the big screen (travel to Sydney not included); a DVD of the film, digital download, our eternal gratitude and thanks in the credits.
6 chosen
Est. delivery is Jun 16
PRODUCTION PACKAGE
Expert production advice from VAMPIR producer, Nicole Coventry. Nicole will read your short film script or treatment and provide a two-page feasibility report with suggestions for budget, project development, crewing, finance, production and a preliminary timeline/production schedule. Plus a limited edition, signed, framed still from the film; a cast & crew screening invite (travel to Sydney not included); a DVD of the film, digital download, our eternal gratitude and thanks in the credits.
0 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is Jun 16
SCRIPT CONSULTATION
Two pages of feedback on your short film script from AWGIE-award winning writer and VAMPIR director, Anya Beyersdorf. Plus a limited edition, signed, framed still from the film; an invite to the exclusive cast & crew screening of the film on the big screen (travel to Sydney not included); a DVD of the film, digital download, our eternal gratitude and thanks in the credits.
2 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Jun 16
VAMPIR IMDb CREDIT
An official "Special Thanks" credit on IMDb and in the credits of the film; plus a limited edition framed still from the film shot by the talented Warwick Field - individually signed with a handwritten extra-special thank you; an invite to the exclusive cast & crew screening of the film on the big screen (travel to Sydney not included); a DVD of the film, digital download, and our eternal gratitude!
0 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is Jun 16
KITTEN SPONSOR
We have a cute-as-a-ball-of-wool kitten who plays a big role in our little film, and you can be its sponsor! We'll send you a signed, framed still featuring the kitten in the film, and we'll give you a "Kitten Sponsor" credit at the end of the film. Plus a "Very Special Thanks" credit on IMDb; an invite to the exclusive cast & crew screening of the film on the big screen (travel to Sydney not included); a DVD of the film, digital download, and our eternal gratitude!
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Jun 16
YOUR OWN SPOOKY SCORE
Our composer John Kilbey will spend up to 15 hours composing an original score for your own short film! Plus a "Very Special Thanks" credit on IMDb and in the credits of the film; plus a limited edition framed still - individually signed with a handwritten extra-special thank you; an invite to the exclusive cast & crew screening (travel to Sydney not included); a DVD of the film, digital download, and our eternal gratitude! [Feel free contact us if you have any questions about this reward]
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Jun 16