Elisabeth is back! Since the beginning of September our favorite tragic historical icon her Majesty, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary resides in all her glory at the Raimund Theater in Vienna. Her Highness is back for a whole season of musical entertainment. So we decided to support her schemings of grandeur with a nice and catchy teaser for all ya distinguished enthusiasts. Noblesse Obliged!

 By the way: shooting at the amazing ambiance of Raimund Theater was an explicit delight for our team.

Client: VBW - Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
Production Company: Farrago
Director, Producer, Editor: David Arno Schwaiger
Idea & Concept: Christina Kaiser
Assistant Director: Gregory Glaser
Camera: Walter Reichl, Oliver Indra and many more tba. ...
Motiondesign: Farrago

um 10/23/2012



Working for Arash & Arman T. Riahi's Crossmedia Project »Everyday Rebellion« I had the pleasure to make a short portrait about the syrian activist group EUNUS.  EUNUS – Association in Support of the Syrian Revolution: Founded in September of 2011, the EUNUS association is a conglomeration of Syrian citizens defining itself as a “jointly coordinated force” dedicated to achieving a free and democratic Syria.  This portrait will be the first to start Everyday Rebellion's contribution to ARTE's Media Platform »Le Monde Arab en révolution(s)«. Everyday Rebellion is a documentary about the power of peaceful protest and the new forms of civil disobedience in a time of global upheavel. Check it out on facebook.

The Arab world in revolution(s) wants to capture the change in Arab countries as a unique moment in history, and give Arab people a voice. This is the first time that ARTE has been involved in a long-term cross-media project, for which all ARTE program units contribute to a common effort to create an innovative platform with different linear and non-linear media outputs. In the next months, we’ll stay close to the people and events, especially when they are no longer topical issues or eventful enough for other media to cover.

Client: ARTE
Production Company: Golden Girls Filmproduktion
Directors: Arash & Arman T. Riahi
um 9/28/2012





One dog, one ring, multiple possibilities. I knew of the many difficulties of directing animals, but having worked with dogs for the first time it miraculously turned out great in an instant. Puppies Bella and Lilly as well as their owners made a great effort on yesterday's shoot for a commercial for the upcoming musical »Legally Blonde«. The material of the musical so far comes from UK, we didn't shot it. 

 Thanks to my team and our clients at VBW for being patient with the cuties on set.

Client: VBW - Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
Production Company: Farrago
Director, Producer, Editor: David Arno Schwaiger
Idea & Concept: Christina Kaiser, Juia Ufer
Camera: Gregory Glaser
Assistant Camera: Nikolaus Stahl
Motiondesign: hello, we are!

um 9/14/2012





To answer your question: Yes! It was me. I pieced it together - a hell of a reel for Golden Girls. It was a bit of a challenge at first. But in the end it turned out to be the biggest, most amazing showreel I ever worked on. Featuring work of directors Arash T. Riahi, Arman T. Riahi, Verena Soltiz, Raphael Barth and many more. 

The many great songs were interpreted by Two Spirits.
Edited by David Arno Schwaiger.
um 9/09/2012




A few weeks ago my friend Martin told me he is currently working on the transcription of Frank Zappa's »G-Spot Tornado« for guitar. I dig this song, especially the orchestral version, interpreted by Ensemble Modern in 1993. Hearing it, I imagine little fluffies, ants, »squalbs« (such as described by MMW on their amazing album »Let's Go Everywhere«) and other tiny creatures joining forces and marching against an evil power - such as human legs and stuff. Anyway, Martin asked me to film him performing his version of »G-Spot Tornado«, which is essentially a one by one transcription of the original track released on Frank Zappa's visionary studioalbum »Jazz From Hell«. Zappa himself considered the song »to be impossible to play by humans«. Well, Martin did it. I framed it. Here is what it sounds and looks like... »Whip it out!«

»G-Spot Tornado« interpreted by Martin Schlögl on guitar.
Filmed and edited by David Arno Schwaiger.

Links
www.martinschloegl.com

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On Setpember 5th 2012 »ELISABETH« - the most successful german-speaking musical of all times - will return home to Vienna after 20 years of travelling around the globe and inspiring millions of fans. For the press conference of the upcoming event we exclusively produced a trailer-like retrospective of the musical's journey.

Press release of the Vereinigten Bühnen Wien in German:

»Am Mittwoch, 25. April 2012 fand die Pressekonferenz des Musicalwelterfolgs ELISABETH statt, der zum 20 jährigen Jubiläum am 5. September 2012 im RAIMUND THEATER Premiere feiern wird. Intendant Christian Struppeck präsentierte gemeinsam mit dem Leading Team die acht Hauptdarsteller: „Auf die internationale Top-Besetzung können die Vereinigten Bühnen Wien stolz sein. Von über 1.200 Bewerbern wurden die besten 39 auserwählt. Ich freue mich in der Besetzung sowohl einzigartige neue Talente als auch arrivierte Publikumslieblinge willkommen zu heißen. Für viele erfüllt sich hiermit der Traum, Teil der Besetzung dieses Welterfolges am Uraufführungsort Wien zu sein.«

You'll find further info via www.musicalvienna.at

 Client: VBW - Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
Production Company: Farrago
Producer: Christina Kaiser, David Arno Schwaiger
Idea & Concept: Christina Kaiser, David Arno Schwaiger
Script: Christina Kaiser
Editor & Sound Design: David Arno Schwaiger
2nd Editor: Gregory Glaser
Motiondesign: hello, we are!
Recording: Innenhofstudios GmbH
Narrator: Stefan Rasch
um 4/27/2012 Labels: ,






I edited a series of 3 spots for the initiative »Kunst hat Recht«. The first clip, named »Literatur hat Recht«, aired last friday and caused a lot of controversial discussion on facebook, youtube and other places over the weekend. Hence Golden Girl Filmproduktion's team and me did a good job ... causing awareness, that is.

Here is what the the campaign says about the campaign (in german):

 »Namhafte Filmschaffende haben mit KünstlerInnen aus unterschiedlichen Kunstrichtungen für die Initiative "Kunst hat Recht." eine kleine Serie von kurzen Filmen produziert. Der erste Film "Literatur hat Recht." entstand unter der Regie von Sabine Derflinger mit Gerhard Ruiss (Autor und Musiker) und vielen anderen Darstellern. Die Musik stammt von Peter Janda, produziert hat den Film Golden Girls Filmproduktion. Unser großer Dank gilt allen Darstellern, der Regisseurin, dem Komponisten und dem Produktionsteam, die durch ihre Unterstützung und Mitwirkung diesen Film erst ermöglicht haben.«

Coming up within the next couple of weeks will be two more clips directed by Harald Sicheritz and Michael Kreihsl whom I too had the pleasure to work with. Enjoy the show. 
um 2/27/2012 Labels:




»The prevailing vision of prosperity as a continually expanding economic paradise has come unravelled. Perhaps it worked better when economics were smaller and the world was less populated. But if it was ever fully fit for purpose, it certainly isn’t now. Climate change, ecological degradation and the spectre of resource scarcity compound the problems of failing financial markets and economic recession. Short-term fixes to prop up a bankrupt system aren’t good enough. Something more is needed. An essential starting point is to set out a coherent notion of prosperity that doesn’t rely on default assumptions about consumption growth.«(Tim Jackson, Prosperity Without Growth)

I would like to recommend Tim Jackson's »Prosperity Without Growth" for y'all.

Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey and Director of the Research Group on Lifestyles, Values and Environment (RESOLVE). Since 2004, Jackson has been Economics Commissioner on the UK Sustainable Development Commission and is the author of their controversial and groundbreaking report, now updated and expanded in the book, "Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet". In addition to his academic work, he is an award-winning playwright with numerous radio-writing credits for the BBC.
um 1/27/2012