介绍:
Ever wondered what vampires do behind closed doors? Now, in a new comedy-horror mockumentary titled "What We Do in the Shadows", you can find out.
Let's follow Chi Huiguang to find out more.
Reporter:
In "What We Do in the Shadows," three vampire house mates - Viago, Vladislav and Deacon - have opened up their house so you can experience the trials and tribulations of the great undead firsthand.
It's the latest offering from some of the guys behind hit TV comedy "Flight of the Concords."
The spoof documentary follows the lives of the three vampires over a nine month period.
Co-writer, co-director and star of the movie Taika Waititi stressed that he thinks the movie is really exploring uncharted territory:
"Because it's such a hard-hitting raw documentary and it really gets right to the nitty-gritty of vampires and the world of the un-dead and it's a view that no-one's ever really explored, so I think when this hits the screens and people see vampires for real it's going to kick start a whole new fascination with these creatures. When we first had the concept of this idea in 2005 and the only films that were around were "Blade" and "Underworld" and so it was the perfect time really to strike, you know. Because vampires, the market hadn't been flooded yet so it was the perfect time to strike. So what we did is we took seven years to write the script and then shot it and then made it. And the perfect timing, from 2005 to 2014, you know, a very small eight year window that we had to really quickly make this film."
We see the trio facing vampire-specific issues, such as finding victims so they can suck their blood, as well as everyday problems like whose turn it is to do the housework.
While on the promotional trail in Berlin earlier this year, Jemaine Clement, the other co-writer, co-director and actor remained in character when being interviewed, donning a scarf to protect him from the sun:
"Well it's the middle of the daytime and as you know, vampires can not be outside in the day. We get burnt to a crisp. Burst into flames. So this is pretty bad."
When asked why they made the film and what people will think of them, he replied:
"To be honest, I don't know. I honestly don't know. I thought 'great! we can be on the tv perhaps get some acting work if you like acting at night, otherwise make some friends'."
"Yes they will completely judge us and that's fine. We hope that perhaps they will think of us as not quite so scary."
"There are times when I kill people in the film which doesn't make it to the final cut. So there will be a DVD of killing heaps of virgins and stuff. It'll be great. Extras DVD.
Loosely based on a short film that Waititi and Clement made in 2005, "What We do in the Shadows" was shot over five weeks and was entirely improvised around a script that the pair didn't even show to their cast mates.
After shooting 125 hours of footage, they managed to edit it down to the 85-minute film it is now.
"What We do in the Shadows," has been screened to rave reviews at the Berlin Film Festival and Sundance.
It is out in the U.K. and Ireland on November 21 this year and the U.S. on the next year's February 27.
For Studio+, I am Chi Huiguang.
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