N98 - Sodium Rider (short film)

"N98 - Sodium Rider" is my first short film and is still in production. I wrote the script in early 2022 and shot it within 2 weeks in august that year. I had no budget whatsoever, relying on barter and goodwill, composing a team of friends to both shoot and act. My total direct costs so far have been around 300 euro.

"The world is no longer quiet... how do you escape the pressure"

The link below leads to an unnoficial trailer for N98 that I created in early 2023 in order to apply for a grant (that I didn't end up receiving). At the time, I did not have access to all of our footage yet, nevertheless it showcases the rough idea of what the short film will feel like. I am waiting to publish our official once the film is fully complete.

Production

Concept development

Filming

Post-production

I had no budget whatsoever to shoot this project, relying on barter and goodwill to compose a team of friends to both shoot and act. I sourced some equipment from our college TV studio and the rest from my friend Viktor Vizár (cameraman). My total direct costs so far have only been around €300 but compensated by possibly thousands of hours of my own unpaid time and work.

After shooting the majority of the film scenes in August 2022, production has been constantly slow and delayed multiple times as a result of a lack of time and financial resources. This is no surprise as I had to complete every aspect of this film myself in my "free time" with practically no external support or knowledge. The way I put it, if a dedicated team of people had helped me out, we could have done it in a few months. Me having to learn and carry out the work of all those dedicated people myself, bit by bit, means that the process has extended into the scope of years. It is unfortunate that multiple attempts to receive support to produce this film, especially in its early stages, have reached dead ends, further delaying the production process.

As it stands now (January 2025), all the scenes have been shot, all material has been synchronised and sorted, all promotional photography has been shot and a marketing plan has been made. I have also become proficient in DaVinci Resolve editing software as well as other graphic programs and photography, benefiting the outlook on quality of the film and its accompanying material.

Now I need to finish editing the film itself, create our final set of promotional graphics and content (including our official trailer) and define the details of our release plan. After that the film can be released and viewed by audiences.