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Surprise Me

Member 0815 is now 78 years old. Since his birth 4040 weeks ago, all his actions are strictly dictated by a book. Member 0815 doesn’t know any better. Living alone in an old city apartment, he is trapped in his own life. His day begins routinely as usual. But today is a special day – it’s his last.

  • Simon Mück
    Director
  • Simon Mück
    Writer
  • Klaus Uhlich
    Key Cast
  • Tadé Theuretzbacher
    Music Composer
  • Doris Hochmayr
    Special Thanks
  • Wolfgang Stickler
    Special Thanks
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Surprise Me
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student, Other
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    237 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    English, German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital: Sony XVAC 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Hegelgasse
  • Jugendfilmfestival Fieberbrunn
    Fieberbrunn
    Austria
    June 22, 2018
    audience award, gold, remarkable film
  • Humorfilmfestival Ternitz
    Ternitz
    Austria
    September 29, 2018
    first place, remarkable acting, remarkable directing and jeunesse
Director Biography - Simon Mück

Austrian filmmaker from Vienna with a passion for filmmaking and storytelling since his early childhood.

2011-2014 student at "Boerhaveegasse 15" (highschool with focus on art)
2014-2018 student at "Hegelgasse 12" (high school with focus on filmmaking)
2019-2021 student at "dieGraphische" (Multimedia College)
since 2021 student at "Filmakademie Wien" as Cinematographer (Bachelor)

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Director Statement

Es war mir sehr wichtig, mir anhand dieses Abschlussprojekts an meiner Schule, einen Überblick über verschiedenste Aspekte des Filmemachens zu verschaffen. Ich finde, passend zur Geschichte und zum Bild entwickelte Musik ist unglaublich wichtig für einen Film und dessen Wirkung auf den Zuseher. Daher wurde die Musik von Surprise Me von meinem Freund und Kollegen Tade Theuretzbacher komponiert und anschließend in meinem Wohnzimmer aufgenommen.

ENGLISH:
[It was important to me to get an overview of all aspects of filmmaking through this final project at my school. The right music is incredibly important for a film, so the music of Surprise Me was composed by my friend and colleague Tade Theuretzbacher and later recorded in my living room.]