Krag og Virkner - Drama & Documentary
TV Series DR 1
When the Danish politician Jens Otto Krag and the famous film star Helle Virkner becomes a couple, it is the love story of the century. ‘Krag & Virkner’ takes us back to the Danish history between 1945-1978 and portrays the life of the Danish actress Helle Virkner and her husband, politician and the Danish Prime Minister - Jens Otto Krag. Krag & Virkner is a love story between two people, but it is also a story about their life, challenges, passions, politics and divorce.
Director, Thure Lindhardt
Tech Director, Mathias Broe
Color Grader, Norman Nisbet
Gaffer, Paweł Józwicki
1st AC, Maciej Król
Starring: Thure Lindhardt as Jens, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal as Helle
Stream the series online (DANISH)
Produced by Monday Productions for DR1, Danish National TV
Premiered on the 22nd of May 2022
Cinematographer's Preview / Reel from the series (2min)
Visual Concept development
My role on this project was to create a visual style, a visual movement in colour and light which combined the drama parts set back in the 40s to 70s with the current day interviews. A style which I developed with the director, Thure Lindhardt, technical dir: Mathias Broe with our creative team and technical team, and with our colourist Norman Nisbet. We collaborated together from the early camera tests in pre-production to shaping light atmospheres on the set - to the final stages of the colour correction in the post production.
Pre-Production, research, finding the visual storytelling style to convey the story, together with our main team. We started by research and I drafted the first moodboards for the project.
Testing the idea using our film set tools and creatives: I conducted camera, light, production design, and costume tests on location before initial filming to establish our look with all of the departments.
Creating a style and designing color correction LUTs/looks for the camera and the entire team, so we all followed a consistent style during the production process, which we finalized in post-production and final grading with Senior Color Grader Norman Nisbet.
WINNER DANISH TV AWARD 2023
"INNOVATION OF THE YEAR" Krag & Virkner, produced by Monday Production for DR1 and DRTV.
"The jury says: They have succeeded in telling a classic story in a new and original way. It is a well-acted and alluring love story that touches us, and we can sense a real passion for storytelling. The production value is incredibly high, and the interaction between reenactments, archive and the fictional techniques is top notch. It simply blew us away!” (translated from Danish)
Scene 2, Episode 2
Scene 1, Episode 2
TV Intro
Our light and camera team
