Threepart Session «Autopsy of Darkness» – Bridges, Woods and Secret Doors
by Marcela Cárdenas-Alvarez and Pedro Cristiani
Seance 01. CARVING THE NIGHTMARE
Ever witnessed an autopsy on a horror story? In this session we will introduce the fundamental tools of the genre screenwriter, also known as The Unholy Trinity (Character, Story, Lore), and use everyday elements from Brugg as triggers to develop our own original fantastic stories.
Seance 02. AWAKENING THE CREATURE
We will give birth to our very own monster. By exploring historical events and different folk tales from the region, we will «design» an original mythology with its own unstoppable boogeyman. We will also discuss how ancient lores have managed to survive to our days, by becoming subliminal horror symbols.
Seance 03. THE SILENT SCREAM
I have no mouth and I must scream. Silence, space, suspense, and narrative restraint can become powerful creative tools to make horror even more creepy, intimate and disturbing. In the third meeting we will generate a complete supernatural short story with no dialogue using only the elements suggested by the audience!
Pedro Cristiani is a multi-awarded screenwriter, showrunner and director. His works include the hard sci-fi feature MOEBIUS (1997) and the extreme supernatural thriller DEUS IRAE (2024). He is a film professor at New York University.
Marcela Cárdenas-Alvarez is an Executive Producer focused on exploring and developing New Storytelling Formats and Evolving Technologies. For the past four years, she was the VFX Executive for Netflix Latin America overseeing and giving creative and technical support to over 100 film and episodic productions.
