Filming did not begin immediately, but in a September 2006 interview, executive producer Mike Richardson said that 30 Days of Night would be shot on 35 mm film, though there had been discussion to shoot the film on Genesis. In an interview prior to filming, Slade explained that the illustrations of the graphic novel 's illustrator, Ben Templesmith, would be reflected in production design. Slade also considered Nelson 's draft to be the most faithful to the graphic novel. He also stated his intention to make a "scary vampire film '', of which he did n't think there were many. "The rest of them, they fall into all kinds of traps. We 're going to try to do our best... and one of the ways we have to do it is be more naturalistic than the graphic novel, because it 's very over-the - top, '' said Slade. There was also concern expressed that while the vampires needed to communicate, talking might lessen the effect. To counter this, a fictional vampire language, with click consonants, was constructed with the help of a professor of linguistics and the nearby University of Auckland. Slade explained "we designed this really simple language that did n't sound like any particular accent that you would be aware of, that was based around really simple actions, eating, hunting, yes, no, really basic, because that 's what vampires do. ''
what language do vampires speak in 30 days of night
a fictional vampire language, with click consonants