Holy Rave

2025 - Short Film - SDR - Editing & Color Grading

Holy Rave is a provocative psychological thriller centered on a desperate priest who opens a sacrilegious nightclub to reclaim his congregation, only to spiral into madness following a fatal confrontation.

In my post-production work on this film, I focused on visually manifesting this psychological descent. I developed a progressively darkening color grade and a high-contrast palette specifically designed to mirror the protagonist’s fracturing reality.

By blending modern club aesthetics with traditional religious iconography, I leveraged editorial pacing and color science to build an immersive, claustrophobic atmosphere. My goal was to ensure the visual language reflected the thin, blurring line between the character's search for spiritual salvation and his fall into total excess.

Credits

Director: Niklas Wiener

AD: Alexander W. Förg

Continuity: Eva Wesely

Producer: Henrik Ellenrieder, Nina Baldinger & Klara Kammerer

Assistant Producer: Bernadette Erkinger

Production Design: Linda Arendt & Jenny Egger

Director of Photography: Denise Helmschrott

1AC: Selina Kolmer

2AC: Andrea Gasperlmair

B-Cam: Jonas Wiederin

1AC B-Cam: Hannah Bader

2AC B-Cam: Tatiana Mayr

BTS: Noah Jochum

Gaffer: Tobias Wutschek

Electricians / Sparks: Johannes Arnold, Luis Hofmeister

DMX: David Kronawitter

Line Producer: Elias Engelhardt, Florian Peter

Production Sound Mixer: Malte Mittrowann

Hair & Makeup: Xenia Stütz-Pribik

Costume: Eva Wesely

Editing: Julian Dokulil

Sound Design: Julius Jungwirth, David Kronawitter

Dialogue Editor: Daniel Strube, Malte Mittrowann

Mixing & Mastering: Malte Mittrowann

Color Grading: Julian Dokulil

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