The Invited
Synopsis
The gothic story of Dracula is reimagined in a solitary séance in which an animated pop-up book serves as a conduit for Dracula’s curse to re-enter the modern world. The participating audience are 'The Invited'. One guest at a time enters a dark room and is presented with a theatrical set up containing an AR device and a hand crafted pop-up book. Each turn of the page reveals an intricate kirigami world that fills with AR holograms to tell the story of Vampire X’s unholy desires. The 15 minute experience is an emotionally touching, uniquely poetic, haunted ride through the torments of unconsummated love.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2023 - XR Experience Competition
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 15 min
- Format
- XR
- Director
- Davy McGuire, Kristin McGuire
- Producer
- Davy McGuire, Nesta Nelson, Dan Tucker
- Editor
- Davy McGuire
- Screenwriter
- Ben Steiger-Levine, Richard Hurford
- Director of Photography
- Davy McGuire, Kristin McGuire
- Production Designer
- Kristin McGuire
- Sound
- Sound Design: Spesh Maloney
- Music
- Spesh Maloney
- Principal Cast
- Davy McGuire, Kristin McGuire, Richard Avery, Joel R Higley, Kristian de Carvalho, Jack Chamberlain, Andrew Ross
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 17th January 2023
