We worked with the idea of a tear or rift in the lives of the main characters, ripping apart everything in spite of hope and dedication. The horizon-line was central to the Director Gunnar Vikene and was cleverly used visually throughout the series, and we worked with the horizon as a divider, a symbol of the rift and the uncertain future.
Images are divided by water, the horizon, broken rubble, shiplines etc. often showing two motifs in each image, symbolising contrasts like: Over, and under, home and away, alive and dead, physical presence and mental state.
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Approach
Benny Box made each title sequence tilt softly back and forth. Every scene had this connected tilt as if the whole sequence played out on a boat in stormy waters
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Credits
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Benny Box
Concept, Design & Production
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Photography
Volker Bertelmann
Composer
People
Team
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