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Paris Dakar Cinematography

Documentary, in the making

I did the cinematography on a documentary following the World Champion of Kick Boxing – Boubacar N’Diaye. Training in the suburbs of Paris and going back to his hometown Dakar in Senegal to fight.

It was an amazing journey, especially spending time with him and his entourage around in Dakar – visiting relatives, the Mayor and the President. I lived on the roof of his father’s house, from where I shot the footage above. It works as an teaser to fond the finishing of the film.

 

Theater Trailers

Live performance recording

I’ve been creating trailers for Mungo Park and Betty Nansen in many years. Above and below you can see some examples. Theater often translates poorly on film, but it has a lot of effects as dramatic lights, sound and music that works good for a trailer. I watch the play and write down notes to kind of edit the trailer before hand, and then focus on specific moments in the play to shoot – often to create more of a teaser, than sum up the story.

Mungo Park Trailer – Mumin

Mungo Park Trailer – Den Allersidste Dans

Oneirodyni

Music Video for Clemens

Oneirodyni is a single from the Danish rapper Clemens. Returning to his roots, and resuming the hardcore rap style and sound that started his career.
The songs sinister tone and lyrics are a visual portrait, in a mix of nightmare/amnesia atmosphere and old horror film footage.

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One Of Us

Commercial for En Af Os

A promotion film for a national campaign that seeks to de-stigmatize mental illness. It portraits three persons who deals with different diagnoses.
Behind the campaign are seven national organisations. The film is made for the social networks, and additionally made into three small TV spots.

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City Net

Commercial for City of Copenhagen, DSB and Movia

“City Net” is a film made as a cooperation between DSB, Movia and Copenhagen City Hall to encourage people to use public transportation within Copenhagen. The film was showed in trains, busses and metro stations in Copenhagen.

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Live Recording #1

Live music recording

After making a few music video, my wish is to work with live recording – Trying to create an atmosphere for the musicians to perform live in. A friend of mine has a sound studio placed in an old abandoned pool hall. We dress up the large empty room, and start playing around.
The video above is one of the songs we recorded.

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I Drink I Fight

Music Video for Sleep With All Your Friends

This was my first music video – shot on a Panasonic DVX100 (still love that old DV camera). I guy in England had made and converter to use SLR lenses and suddenly you were making film!

I had found the two actors and talked the story through. On the day and time of shooting we had no ekstras (the band were supposed to take care of that part). We started working on an emergency plan – a weird scenario of the band playing for a complete empty ball room with only the two youngsters sitting alone. Suddenly all the extras turned up though – as the band had ensured they would,

 

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Cph Moves

Commercial for Cph Moves

Montage of the activities during Cph Moves 2009 – an event with different sport activities focusing on having fun in the streets of Copenhagen.
The footage was distrubuted to televison in China and other countries, as a positive story in the News.

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