shooting began with the most "delicate" parts of the short film, those with the largest sets, neither director nor cinematographer knowing what the outcome would be, having done no tests, also recording in prohd, in case everything "went to hell", to have a video back-up. most sequences were shot on a tripod, but in an effort to simulate an older documentary, they also included a few hand-held shots, fuentes using tri-x or plus-x film depending on the amount of light for each shot. they used high contrast film and film grain, which are distinctive of the genre, along with automatic exposure and deliberate "velatures" to reinforce the documentary style:the real challenge is to achieve the balance between the realism of longer shots with little editing and a more cinematic look: distinctive camera angles and hand-held camera shots. a delicate balance which will guide the audience during the journey through the threatened world of "die schneider krankheit".as most of the cast were not professional actors, they were not put off by the look of the sankyo camera, until shooting began: it makes a lot of noise, and this led to some of the actors being surprised and not moving.