Where was Nosferatu (2024) filmed?

Filming

Nosferatu was shot on 35mm film in color by cinematographer Jarin Blaschke, adopting a desaturated look using special filters. Principal photography began in the Czech Republic on February 20, 2023, with filming taking place at Barrandov Studios in Prague by March. Later that month, the crew was shooting on location at the 14th-century Rožmitál pod Třemšínem Castle in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, Pernštejn Castle and Prague's Invalidovna complex, a Baroque building registered as a national landmark. Some exterior shots were captured in Corvin Castle in Romania. Filming wrapped on May 19, 2023.

To prepare for playing Count Orlok, Skarsgård lost a significant amount of weight and, refusing to have his voice digitally modulated, worked with the Icelandic opera singer Ásgerður Júníusdóttir to lower his vocal range and character, incorporating Mongolian throat singing into his lines, and spent up to six hours a day having prosthetic makeup applied. Skarsgård likened his experience to "conjuring pure evil". Hoult said he felt "real fear" when wolves on set had to be restrained before filming chase scenes with him. The film makes use of several custom-made props, some of which were kept by the actors after filming. Eggers gifted Depp the prop of Ellen's locket, and Hoult kept and framed Orlok's prosthetic penis worn by Skarsgård in the film.

The scene of Hutter's arrival in the Transylvanian village was captured in one shot. The sequence is made up of nonprofessional Romani actors, musicians and dancers and features an appearance by Czech musician and actor Jordan Haj. Roughly 30 takes were filmed of what Eggers said was all "very carefully choreographed and rehearsed ahead of time in a warehouse in Prague". The village set was built outside of Prague and was based on the crew's studies of vernacular architecture museums in Romania and Transylvania. In a November 2024 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Eggers stated that the production used practical rain machines, wind tunnels, and vintage lenses to "evoke a tactile feeling of dread" instead of using digital effects.