Countdown: Movie Premiere for Psalm 21
Is religion a method of control? Is it the money that defines the moral? Is truth the answer to freedom? “Psalm 21″ might be this year’s most hair-raising and controversial film in Sweden. Director...
View ArticlePhones for Films
Details, I’m back on the subject again. Ever thought about the phones actors are using on film. Where do they come from? Are the phones their own? Are they talking for real or are the phones just...
View ArticleRare Exports
Last Saturday, at the Gold Coast Film Festival, I had the opportunity to introduce Rare Exports – a Finnish film I did set design on over one year ago in Norway. It was just fantastic to be able to...
View ArticleUgly Shoes
Did you know that “enclosed shoes must be worn at all times” on a filmset”? This is in the aspects of security, in other words heavy equipment, fast driving cars and electricity etc. Basically you are...
View ArticleUnderwater Filming
One of my best days at work, shooting underwater! Holding my breath at the bottom of the pool while my foot is under a heavy sandbag to prevent myself from floating up to the surface I’m looking in the...
View ArticleNorwegian Gangster Comedy
Ok, so tomorrow night Friday the 7th is the Big Night! “Tomme Tönner 2 – Det Brune Gullet” – a Norwegian Gangster / Comedy Feature Film premieres in Norwegian cinemas throughout the country. I worked...
View ArticleKebab on 1 2 3 Transformation
So, if you guys missed it this weekend our Norwegian Gangster/Comedy feature film premiered this weekend: Tomme Tönner 2 – Det Brune Gullet. The plot basically revolves around a Mexican standoff...
View ArticleFilming in Prison
Working in the Art Department is both creative, challenging and interesting in all levels. I’m hoping to give more insight of what goes on behind the scene before we even start the camera roll. The...
View ArticleFilming on the 45:th Floor in Surfers Paradise
A couple of weeks ago our film crew basically invaded the 45th floor at Chevron Renaissance. We spent a whole day shooting in a penthouse which was the set where the action took place. This location...
View ArticleOur first Live Fan found in Australia
I was enjoying a drink (or a few) at Bond University’s tavern “Don’s”. It was my last night in Australia and I wanted to spend it where it all first started in 2004, when I first stepped foot on this...
View ArticleHello Snow
From one end of the world to another. I’ve just settled down in northern Norway for a while. We are just about to start a TV series called “Hellfjord” with the main crew from “Dead Snow” behind the...
View ArticleWhat makes me Happy
I was absolutely static when I saw a film I’ve worked as production design on is now up for sale in a commercial warehouse in Stockholm. It just feels surreal that the story I’ve been working with so...
View ArticleWearing Survival Suits: Location Scouting
So much fun today at work. Far up in northern Norway, a part of the film crew, took a speed boat out to a remote location where we’re thinking about filming most of the exterior scenes for Hellfjord....
View ArticleSpeaking of Prisons…
One of our locations on the Hellfjord TV-Series is a prison, so while doing some research I came over this information. Makes me think: Either the United States is full of criminals, or they’re the...
View ArticleBeautiful Norway
Just driving around in this breathtaking landscape is an experience in itself. I took this photo up on a hill looking down to the flat land that connects to the sea where we might shoot a couple of...
View ArticleHellfjord Studio Filmset
The walls are popping up, windows put in place, wood being cut and wallpapers smacked up. Here is the latest report from FilmCamp. One of our main sets are being built-in the studio which is actually a...
View ArticleInflatable Dolls replace Real Humans
Just thought I’d give you a little insight how a film crew sometimes “fake it” when making movies. Those inflatable dolls can be a friendlier alternative in regards to financial aspects opposed to...
View ArticleHellfjord 11 Authentic Wallpaper
Just wanted to show you this wallpaper that will be used in one of the film sets for Hellfjord. It is authentic and from the late sixties. It’s not always you can get hold of authentic material when...
View ArticleHellfjord 12 The Massage Bench
Just another day at work when you really need a massage bench for one of the scenes!
View ArticlePeter Stormare in Norwegian Feature Film
Finally the trailer is here for the Norwegian feature film “Hjelp vi er i Filmbransjen”. A film about love, friendship and making a movie. This was shot in Oslo, Norway last summer and I was happy to...
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