An epic battle, an epic story.
On 24, 25 and 26 September last year we filmed the ‘Battle of Eron’; the most important scene of Volume 0 and of the whole Dark Resurrection universe. More than five months later postproduction is almost at an end, thanks to the passion and dedication of all our collaborators. We can see the finish line, so very near.
Let’s look back with images from the set and compositing workstations of this great little adventure. The final shoot of Volume 0:
- The Battle of Eron –
It all starts 24 September. On set at the CWK Centre owned by Maurizio Zuppa, Fight Choreographer of DR Vol 0, the atmosphere is surreal, electrically charged. Dozens of people, each with their own task, are running back and forth on set, awaiting the start of filming.
Meanwhile, the Guardians are being trained for the fight scenes: the beautiful Nina Senicar, model and star of Velone, who plays the glacial-eyed Nisar, and American actor Daniel McVicar, now a castaway on ‘L’isola dei Famosi’, is Vikar, Commander of the Guardians. At his side is our very own ‘Robocop’ Fabrizio in the role of Nevar, and Antonio Toninelli plays rebel General Daiker.
Once in costume, it is hard to recognise them. It is not easy to convincingly look the part, but the actors are in the right frame of mind for their roles. Shooting commences with many takes in rapid succession using Chroma Key to integrate with the footage of the following days.
Our stuntmen in the roles of Daikas warriors demonstrate their athletic skills in physically demanding falls, but the pinnacle is reached when at the end of the day Nina Senicar and Daniel McVicar play a scene in which the force and passion of the Dark Side ignite on the ship in the light of the Eron system’s star.
Days two and three are devoted to outdoor shooting of the battle. Until now Dark Resurrection Volume 0 was shot entirely indoors, and the beaches of Riva Ligure and Arma di Taggia form a new challenge.
There are plenty of takes to do and the attack of the Daikas is an extremely difficult crowd scene. On top of all that the weather turns against us, as it storms right in the middle of filming on the first day.
How was it possible then to finish all the takes in time and achieve a result which is, in our view, exceptional? Simple: we owe it to the help of all our volunteers. First of all thanks to the lead actors who showed great professionalism, never going out of character for the duration of filming.
Secondly thanks to all the crew who organised the production and especially to Stoker Costumes (costume for Daniel McVicar - Vikar) and Iron Ring (costumes for Nisar, Daiker and all Daikas). Iron Ring were also present on set, helping actors and extras and organising a veritable mobile wardrobe department.
The excellent work of costume designers and production crew would have been in vain, however, had it not been for the dozens of fans who flocked from all over Italy to participate in the filming as Daikas warriors. They made their own uniforms at their own expense, for which the designs by Iron Ring are available on this site.
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Finally, this excellent result is also thanks to the associate producers of the film. Thanks to the many contributions from all over the world, we were able use professional equipment such as a forklift, crane and HD cameras, without which it would have been impossible to achieve the quality you can see in these pictures. Shooting comes to an end at dusk on Sunday, 26 September. Many journalists have arrived on set to interview the stars of this epic production.
Now the entire film is in the hands of the postproduction department. The team are working with Mirko Paolini on 3D and director Angelo Licata on compositing. They are joined by Rotoscopers led by the legendary Fabrizio. Volume 0 will be about 35 minutes long. The target for completion is very short term. In the meantime, as a sweetener for our fans who are waiting with bated breath, we will update you with new postproduction images, behind-the-scenes videos and the new interactive website, through which you are able to comment directly on the project’s progress.
