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‘Quake’s’ Tinna Hrafnsdóttir Talks Her First Showrunning Gig With ‘Descendants’
‘Quake’ helmer TinnaHrafnsdóttir talks ‘Descendants,’ competing at Göteborg for best screenplay of a Nordic TV show.
Immediately setting the dramatic tone of the series is the brooding score from Sveinn Geirsson (“Fractures,” “Trapped”) and camerawork from Konrad Widelski (“Undercover)” who in the opening credits zooms onto a wall covered by family portraits, suddenly going up in flames. Colors play an important role in my visual language; for instance, the unconventional choice of dark walls in the summer house, a departure from the Icelandic norm, was crucial in creating the atmospheric tone I sought. They really liked the scripts and saw global potential in it as the story not only draws a clear picture of two different generations but also gives a glimpse into the Icelandic touristic ‘goldrush’ which rose shortly after the banking crisis and gave our small nation of 400,000 an opportunity to rise after downfall.
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