The season weaves together not only five or six different time periods, but also a second version of those time periods, and goes back even further in time and more years along the way. The 50 greatest TV and movie detectives of all time. That was the beauty of it. How difficult was it for you, Baran, given that I assume you dont speak all, what, 10-12 languages your actors do? Is one powerful family to blame for the deaths of five people in the wilds of South Carolinas Lowcountry? Just even her wearing the yellow raincoat in the costume test was really weird. Can we change anything? And that's the same here again, now with the pattern pyramid and the triangles. From Barbie to The Flash, Here Are the Movies That Made the Biggest Impact at CinemaCon. Creators Baran bo Odar Jantje Friese Stars Emily Beecham Aneurin Barnard Andreas Pietschmann See production, box office & company info Watch on Netflix S1 with subscription Add to Watchlist Friese: When we started to research games, simulations, constructing virtual realities, [we learned] the way that content is created is that you use tetrahedron structures to basically build everything. Dark only really got complicated in seasons two and three. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Were just consumed 24 hours a day and never take the time to sit down and just think, oh, I am. How composer Ben Frost creates dream-like sound design. The triquetra and things coming in three is one of them. I cant tell you exactly at what point; it wasnt in the first rough concept, but I think it was during the writers room on the first draft in Season 1, said Friese. Of course, thats just a tiny part of the hook of Season 3s new alternate reality, one in which Marthas younger brother never travels back in time and never becomes Jonas father. Jantje Friese: It was actually really weird because I think there are so many people, especially in the industry, who are working, working, working, working to finally get to that moment of. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! There was something fascinating about exactly that moment in time. Dark couldnt cast people who were too distinct though, in the interests of the mystery. So its really that in going through the makeup process and trying to find out what you do with the hair and face. For instance, the ship's dining room, which is a pivotal set piece on the show, was not an actual physical room that they built. How did the idea come about for 1899? And because of that tone, you understand how the whole sentence is meant. Its nice that this is built upon something that we created and someone else will come up with a new idea and so on. In constructing the visual representation of that Season 3 idea, Odar wanted to flip things literally, too. I used the wrong hand! (Laughs.) Its also an interesting time because there were such extreme points of view back then. I think its great. These meet-cutes will bring on all the feels. Immediately, I had the idea that this might be a migrant on a ship. But thats what we learned: So okay, what do we have to put in the background so it glues these things together? Also the same as we did in Season 2 where we put a little bit focus on different characters like Claudia and Egon, were going to do the same in Season 3 and call some people up that had smaller parts. Dark is a show that certainly invites a certain kind of theorizing. There are some stories that live on when there are still questions left open. And yes, Martha and Jonas, thats the big centerpiece of it all.. The international cast worked on one of the biggest virtual stages in the world. The song White Rabbit plays over the opening credits. Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese are pulling back the veil on their new puzzle box show. Weve talked to a lot of people whove had the opportunity to see the first six episodes, and its kind of half and half. One doesnt need to actually understand how or why something happens on Dark although thats a bonus but just learning the end result of some of these time travel hijinks is entertainment in itself. You know it by the emotional state, how they are addressing you, their body language and everything. And thus, fans of this science fiction series can be found discussing Nietzsche and other philosophers, trying to unlock the shows themes of free will and fate, alongside the physics of time travel. "To create worlds you need to create patterns, and the best way to create patterns is by using symbols," he said. So with every project we did, we, we always had that in mind that one day we want to reach a global audience., After the 2014 film Who Am I No System Is Safe, a techno thriller thats been compared to Fight Club and Mr. Even 24 frames per second, creating motion from still frames, thats the first illusion you create as a filmmaker. We said, this is a determined world, or it's based on determinism. Like if one stone starts to roll, and hits another and that ends up leading to the First World War. You just trying to be flexible, to really allow the process to surprise you while youre going through it, but still kind of knowing where youre sailing to. We're way closer to America than we are actually to India. You can search, for example, for a character, and then you see the character arc, or you can search for a timeline and then you can see everything that's happening in that timeline.". bo Odar:Thats a message to Final Draft: Work on that script notes function. Those were a key reference. Poguelandia is not quite the paradise the Pogues hoped. Here are all these hints who will figure out [what] at what moment? Fortunately the similarities between some of the older and younger actors are so uncanny that often other clues arent necessary, and occasionally, some viewers are convinced that one actor has just been aged up using makeup and prosthetics such as in the case of Adult Ulrich (Oliver Masucci) and Elderly Ulrich (Winfried Glatzeder). bo Odar:Another good example is the word ambitious. I think thats awesome. See how the filmmakers used 'Volume' to create a story at sea. One bad idea weve definitely said is not going to happen is that1899is related toDark. ' Odar said in a recent interview with IndieWire. When we started, it was about what is the next step? Season 1 was tricky enough, but midway through the second season you may find yourself needing to construct a character yarn board on your wall to remember everything that's happened, who the various actors are depicting at various intervals along the timeline, and when any given scene is taking place. It evokes images of the 19th century but combines them with almost science fiction technology and pop tunes on the soundtrack. Do you view it as a happy ending? 'Dark': Season 2's Insane Ending and All the Burning Questions Season 3 Needs to Answer We always think we have to answer everything. We really try to be very true to our core audience, which just loves puzzles but also knows every code and every cultural reference. Doubtlessly, you have questions on your mind, about the two new worlds introduced in the final season, how the Dark production team put the parallel universe into reality, what Jonas and Marthas final sacrifice meant, the logic behind the final dinner scene, and most importantly this: is there more to the story? 2023 Emmys Predictions: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, We actually mirrored all the images that take place in a mirrored world, which means you mirror the sets. This, this Volume technology, is the beginning of a new era of visual effects. Obviously, a pyramid already gives you so much mysterious context. "We worked on a database where every scene is broken down under certain circumstances. Sorry Dark fans, no time-travel wormholes here. And then, looking at expression and body language, and all these things, you get an understanding of the performance. Chris Emil Janssen/Action Press/Shutterstock, Bo and I met in film school and since Day One, we were convinced that it was possible to tell local stories coming out of Germany that could hit an audience anywhere, Friese said. We werent 100 percent convinced that we would get people [away] from the second screen and actually take the time and investment to watch whats going on. Friese: It was absolutely the perfect amount. Was it a challenge for the actors themselves, who are often performing opposite someone whose language they dont understand? Well send you our daily roundup of all our favorite stories from across the site, from travel to food to shopping to entertainment. ", But amid all the symbology and references to religion and philosophical theory, there is one very simple concept that unites it all: the notion of an immutable past that, quite literally, in this case, always catches up to the present, and in so doing, informs the future. Andreas Pietschmann plays Captain Eye Larsen in 1899. What were some of the touchstones you used when designing the series? Jantje Friese: They think they know how this works but they don't. They are still human. Friese:There are always three key elements. But were not afraid of putting bad ideas on the table, because sometimes theres something small in a bad idea thats actually good that you should use. Succession Reveals Logan Roys Successor: Who Is in Charge of Waystar Royco? We really want it to be a great experience for them and not make it too easy. Baran bo Odar:We told them from the get-go; it was already in the script. But the mid-ground, the thing in between, thats what actually glues these two layers together, and its the most important part of the whole process. Friese: There was supposed to be a scene in season two that got cut out. If you just compare the first season ofDarkwith the first season of1899, I think theyre similarly complex. So theres always a tone in the end, which all mean something different. Jantje Friese: 1899 is special because it's very topical - in 1899 people had a lot of racial prejudice, class prejudice, gender prejudice and so on. Friese and Odar are coy when asked about it. People are constantly moving in the frame than rather the very stiff mise-en-scne we used inDark. Jonas and Martha sacrifice themselves and their own worlds in order to stop the loop and save the origin world. [1] Work [ edit] Jantje Friese studied production and media management at the University of Television and Film Munich. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. "And we wanted to do a multilingual show that you treat all these different cultures with respect, and you don't just do it in English, or whatever language, and just pretend that they're all from these different cultures. When Netflix was looking for the first German show, there were two things happening. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. "We prepped a year to get there, because it is a beast that you have to understand. In the end, the whole language thing was much easier than we all thought it would be in the beginning. Dark: Here Are 8 Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed Amidst All Those Time Travel Shenanigans A key part of any ending is knowing the right cutoff point. Stuff like that always happens. It was so easy for them to just react. And even though the culture is different all around the world, there are certain things that are everywhere. But what happened on that ship? Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. The one where EW follows up with the cast. Says Jeff Wise from The Plane That Disappeared: The entire aviation industry has an asterisk next to it.. Friese: It was one of the things we always wanted to do. We wanted to end on something that looks normal. bo Odar: We always think any piece of pop culture should be a reference to some other element of pop culture. Then at some point, when I feel stronger or happier with whats there, I put it down in pencil. That was the biggest structural issue: when do we reveal what? Do I actually have free will? Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese are absolute geniuses and have created an epic sci-fi story for smart people.they did not dumb it down at all even in the final season.the fact that this was an original idea and not based on a book etc gets them even more kudos.it's also obvious that they planned this entire story from the beginning and You were really, like, lovesick after filming was done. "It's a huge dining room, but it's actually just four pillars and a couple of tables and a couple of extras. In the present, hes now Jonas father, who coexists in the same time period with young Mikkel. Its not the kind of story that can be reworked and improvised on the fly with each passing group of episodes, as Friese can attest. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Make sure to check outEW's Fall TV Preview cover story as well as all of our2022 Fall TV Preview content, releasing over 22 days through Sept. 29. Netflix has yet to address the viewership for Season 2 since it was only released recently on June 21, but the show is already in production for its third and final season, which will air sometime in 2020. How did the actors react to working in this new virtual space? But in the end, it turned out to be way easier than we thought, because theres a sort of universal language, without words, going on while youre communicating with someone. The 25 Saddest TV Character Deaths of This Century, According to Variety, about 90 percent of Darks audience comes from outside of Germany, and after the release of Season 1 in December 2017, Parrot Analytics noted that the show actually increased its viewership in its second week, mimicking the word-of-mouth viewership success of Stranger Things and Maniac., Its something you hope for, but it actually hit us really hard, said Friese. But also hard because you have to rethink how youre used to shooting stuff. This is one of the first TV shows, afterThe Mandalorian, to use new LED Volume technology to create virtual sets. This time travel paradox of creating a closed causal loop, where the origins of something cannot be determined such as the chicken and the egg, is introduced in Season 2 to set the groundwork for such mind-blowing revelations. They always knew where it would go, but they recently watched the last episode in the cinema and they were like, oh my God!, Odar: We dont play with the audience and treat them as fools and idiots; rather, the opposite. So you didnt have to really change the way that youre shooting; you can do the shot and the reverse shot in one day, which was really helpful. Whats this all about? It was such an interesting time, that, unfortunately, was the build-up for a lot of terrible things that happened afterwards: With the First World War and then the Second World War, as people entered a new century, there was a lot of hope, but also a lot of fear, regarding new ideas and older ideas the old world versus the new world. So, a very simple example: In French, you can address someone in a formal or an informal way. Theres a picture with three worlds in it. Is it because it was a time of confrontation between technology and tradition? Did the actors all know about the ending? Even if the hair color is lighter or if they have freckles, then that kind of a hint. bo Odar:When we spoke to the guys behindThe Mandalorian, we asked them what worked and what was really complicated. For example the room number 1011 is binary code. I mean, we're always mixing genres, but the DNA is not per se a horror show.". Baran bo Odar Definitely. One may be desperate to see the world the duo has created for 1899, the teams new Netflix series, but could also be slightly worried their brain might not be able to handle it. You have to open doors with your left hand. bo Odar: We dont have bad ideas. So I think its really fascinating because this is just the start. Also, we actually thought about putting some of the stuff thats now in Season 3 into Season 2, but then decided to move it backwards. "If you don't look at the narrative chronologically, but you pick out single characters and just look at their character arcs, it becomes a lot easier," Friese said. "And obviously, this will only happen if enough people watch, but the way that we approached development and how season 1 is ending, you kind of want to have another one. Although the show begins as the story of international immigrants on a steamship headed to America at the turn of the 20th century, by the end of the season we learn that the ship was a simulation, and our protagonists are actually on a spaceship in the year 2099. This series, like Dark, is a huge mystery, a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Is this a hopeful note in your mind? Speaking as someone with a German wife who doesnt get irony, Id love to have an emoticon to end my sentences. Some of it, we knew. 1899 Cast: Set Sail for Multilingual Mystery, 1899 Poster Hints at Series Big Mystery, All Aboard: The Mysterious 1899 Trailer Is Here, The 1899 Teaser Will Rock the Boat and Your World, 1899 Star Andreas Pietschmann Reveals the Series Visionary Stage Tech, How Emily Beecham Untangled the Mystery of 1899, How Composer Ben Frost Conjured the 1899 Score in the Belly of an Actual Ship, The Opening Sequence of 1899 Charts a Course for Mystery, New Thriller 1899 Sets Sail in November, So, What *Did* Tully Do to Kate? As you know with Dark, you dont have the straightforward narrative where you can go from one thing to the next. Thats how we appreciatedLost, and completely got lost in that mythology, Googling everything about these numbers and trying to find out what does it mean?. If youre in that core group, and youve figured it out, you should be proud of yourself, its an awesome experience. Still, there are enough locations that do exist, exteriors that even when dismantled were the site of many memories for those who worked on Dark. Its understandable that even Odar didnt want to give up the show right away. One plus eight is nine. How did the script work did you write in German and then have things translated? Naturally, that's by design, and is something fans should look out for as they watch. The entire script was in English, but everything was dual dialogue. Do Ellis Dragons Unstable Inventions Exist in Real Life? Then if you know something about simulation or content creation in that space, maybe youdo understand what that means in our context. Jantje Friese: We wanted to introduce the parallel world in the second season. ", Her partner feels differently though. It always comes down to some kind of programming they had before them that you cannot choose because you cannot let go of the stuff that happened before you. But you keep checking: Is it still working with the theme or do you need to shift that a bit? Odar: We always wanted to plant computer wording. They said the most complicated thing was actually the logistics, scheduling when you can shoot what, how to get sets in and out and the reverse shots, all those sorts of things. Friese compared it to the Season 1 episode that first travels to the 1950s and the Season 2 episode that revisits the day of Michael's death. Thats where plot structure goes. It was such an interesting challenge. Your Burning Firefly Lane Questions Answered. Im still not sure about the percentage, but its probably 10 percent [of the mysteries] we are not goiong to answer just for the fun of it, but they will be smaller. Like letting go of some love affair.. Some will in Episode 1 understand its a simulation. People write stories about the relationships between Aleksander and Regina, and stuff like that. Its the same word in English and German. Go Behind the Cutting-Edge Technology of 1899. We need to know what are we actually talking about. Per the official synopsis, what they will find on board will turn their passage to the promised land into a horrifying nightmare. "But there are also things that are quite different in terms of atmosphere and tonality, but also pacing and more action-y stuff happening. But we stumbled upon a picture of a man in a white shirt covered in blood, with a hammer in his hand and a really weird look on his face, standing on top of what looked like an old boat. It isnt just a big green screen where you have to imagine a ship in your head, but you actually see the waves, you actually see the ship. Related It's a lot to keep track of, and a feat of brilliance that Odar and Friese have made it work so seamlessly, especially since the show never shies away from introducing the actual quantum theory behind parallel universes and God particles. Its over, Odar said. ", It's kind of funny, given that it's basically a quantum theory lesson told entirely in German, that the show has become so popular. I still think that young Katharina is related to Old Katharina now because they just look the same. We were actually really afraid of what was going on. The success of that show enabled Odar and Friese to tell the story they wanted to tell over three mind-boggling seasons, and also provided a bit of a blessing and a curse when it came time to work on 1899. So, as I said, we learned a lot. And then the pandemic happens, the show was supposed to be shot in a very traditional way, where we would have gone to a water tank and we would have built ship set pieces and traveled to other countries to shoot scenes there and stuff like that," he says.
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