Awesome Pictures

30/05/2018

Nestled below the steep hills beneath the city of Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany lies a quiet valley called Neckartal. Once an industrial complex of nylon and gunpowder factories, it has recently been repopulated by a community of artists and craftsmen in what is known as the Künstler Viertel, or Artists' Quarter.

This video was to be the first in a series of profiles of all the artists in the Künstler Viertel. Because of Peter's death and the closing of LAQUAFOTODESIGN, the remainder of the project has been cancelled.

I hope you enjoy this video and find your way to Neckartal someday.

Watch in HD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfJkVUMiy9Y

08/05/2018

I'm very sad to share that Peter Laqua passed away this Sunday after a year-long battle with cancer. I'm so grateful I got to work with him for the past two years, creating four films together, and everything else in between. He wasn't just a great photographer and filmmaker, he was a great friend.

~Stephanie Spicer

23/04/2018

Some funny stuff that happened while filming Die Neckarnixe. :)

To watch the completed short film in HD, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yVkYKNueno&t=1s

21/04/2018

When two children playing in the Neckar River are kidnapped and enslaved by a wicked mermaid, they must use their wits to outsmart her and escape. German with English subtitles.

Watch here in HD: https://youtu.be/3yVkYKNueno

A Film by Awesome Pictures
Directed by Stephanie Spicer
Director of Photography Peter Laqua
Starring Merle Wubs Nico Laubmann Jasna Wubs
Based on "Die Wassernixe" by the Brothers Grimm

21/04/2018

Coming today!

20/04/2018

https://steemit.com/film/.spicer/die-neckarnixe-a-fairytale-short-film-the-filmmakers-introduce

Hello Everyone! If you've been following me for a while, you know that I'm a filmmaker. I've shared a couple of my… by stephie.spicer

19/04/2018

We're planning on releasing Die Neckarnixe this weekend. Stay tuned!

01/02/2018

Athibar was featured on the weekly Curie Author Showcase on Steemit!
https://steemit.com/curation//curie-author-showcase-february-1st-2018

In spirit of Curie's mission to promote undiscovered but exceptional content, we wish to use this weekly section to… by curie

28/01/2018

My niece and nephew, who voiced the characters in Athibar, made this adorable fan video with the Athibar characters. I love it!
If you haven't watched Athibar yet, you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/awesomepicturesfilmproduction/videos/1339207006225278/

27/01/2018

Two young adventurers discover a mysterious machine buried deep in the forest, and before they know it, they've blasted off to an unknown destination!

This film was made for NASA's Cinespace competition in 2017.

A Film by Awesome Pictures
Directed by Stephanie Spicer
Director of Photography Peter Laqua (LAQUAFOTODESIGN)

Click here to watch in HD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alA9RnqdXIk&feature=youtu.be

26/01/2018

It's finally here! The long-awaited Athibar is set to be released on Saturday. Fasten your seatbelts for blastoff!

25/11/2017

Hello Awesome Pictures fans. Stephanie Spicer here (the writer/director half of the team). Just thought I'd share my student short film, Jasmine--even though it's not an Awesome Pictures production--because it's premiering online today. Enjoy!
https://vimeo.com/215570225

This is "Jasmine" by Stephanie Spicer on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

26/08/2017

Who do you love more, me or your phone??

12/08/2017

During July 2017, we shot a short space fantasy called Athibar for NASA's CineSpace competition. We enjoyed utilizing the retro machinery here in old industrial Neckartal, and one neighbor of the studio even built us a cool set to use. The whole project took about one month from start to finish--it was a lot of work and a lot of fun! We've gotten good reviews from the few family and friends who have seen it so far, and we hope NASA feels the same way!

11/08/2017

The first film we made under the Awesome Pictures label was Die Neckarnixe, a modern retelling of a Grimms' fairy tale about a river mermaid who captures two children and forces them to do meaningless tasks for her. (Psycho!) The whole film was shot in one day here in the Neckar valley. Peter stood waist-high in the river for much of the shoot, and the actors had their share of getting wet too! We wrapped post production in early 2017 and submitted the film to Biberach Film Fest. We'll let you know if we get in!