BUTCHERTIMÉSUP
ButcherTimesUp is a five-minute dark comedy that slowly reveals the disturbing reality behind a seemingly ordinary situation. What begins with small hints and strange interactions gradually builds toward a morbid twist.
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This short film was created within 36 hours as part of the Instant36 Salzburg Film Award.
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1st Place Winner
Project
Date
Role
Location​
Short Movie
Sep. 2020
Projectmanager
Salzburg
Start
Instant36 Theme (2020):
"Time has no place in our world."
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Required Object: Towel (see if you can spot it in the film).
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Once the prompt was announced, we immediately started developing the concept. With only 36 hours available, we quickly agreed on a lead scriptwriter and director to keep decisions moving.
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We had already been in touch with a few actors before the event, so we could call them in as soon as the concept was set.
Production
Night
We filmed throughout the night at two main locations in Salzburg.
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Since the locations couldn’t be prepared in advance, the biggest challenges were the cold and managing the shoot in the city center at night.
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Our final location was the house of one of our team members. The garage became the main set, while the house worked as a place to warm up, prepare some food, and handle makeup.
Finish
Around 7 AM we wrapped the shoot and moved straight into post-production, spending the rest of the day on editing, color grading, and sound design.
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Because only a few people on the team had prior film experience, leadership in each phase naturally formed depending on who had the most experience in that area.
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In the end, the team finished the film, and thanks to the collaborative effort of the whole team we were awarded first place in the competition.