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