Directors: Petter Næss & Pål Jackman
DOP: Lars Vestergaard
Production design by Jette Lehmann and Merete Boström
Set Design / Scenography by Ingrid Solvik
8 episode TV series produced by Maipo for NRK
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The series starts the night before Christmas 1969, the gas flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history - and everything is about to change.
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3D sketch of control room, built in segments in Oslo, and mounted on Songa Trym, the platform where we were shooting, 40 meters above sea level.
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Technical sketch of underwater set piece. The baseplate design is based on research, some best guesses and discussions with former North Sea divers.
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The living room of the Nyman family was decorated with a custom made pattern, painted on the walls with the help of stencils.