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NCE Instrumentation

Klipp og Lim has recently finished the production of an ambitious film for NCE Instrumentation.

Here’s a little background information on the project: The Norwegian Centres of Expertise (NCE) programme is jointly owned and implemented by the three main Norwegian innovation agencies: Innovation Norway, the Research Council of Norway and SIVA.

NCE has appointed twelve strong clusters consisting of world class enterprises in their field. The aim is to further development of the selected clusters to become motors for industry development through cooperation between companies, researchers, colleagues and public authorities.

One of the clusters is NCE Instrumentation in Trøndelag. It consists of companies which supply advanced management and communications solutions to companies in offshore, maritime, fish farming, energy and medicine.

Klipp og Lim was given the task to produce a informational film that promoted the idea of clusters and the work of NCE Instrumentation. There was also made a film targeting students, telling about the rich opportunities for education and work in the region, and there’s also an english version in the making.

Visdom Trailer

We recently finished a trailer and a movie poster for our upcoming short film; Visdom.

We’ve also started the editing of the film. The shooting took place in October — during two very long nights, we manage to turn Larsen cafe into a a daylight scene. The cafe holds a meeting between two old friends on different tracks in life. They both carry a heavy burden from the past which up to now has been kept under lid.

A sudden meeting with the dentist stir up suppressed memories. The film is directed by Vidar Dahl and Jøran Wærdahl and financially supported by Midtnorsk Filmsenter. Visdom will be launched during spring 2010.

Behind the Scenes of Visdom

A nocturnal stroll along the mean streets of Trondheim can be a trial to your belief in human nature. Last Sunday and Monday night sinister sentiments were forced away by a centre of light in the midst of our city. A luminous show guided curios pedestrians to a scene displaying the virtues of creativity and workmanship.

The event taking place at Kafé Larsen was the shooting of the short film Visdom. This Klipp og Lim production is based on an original story by Vidar Dahl. Dahl and Jøran Wærdahl directed the movie together. The main characters were brought to life by Trond Peter Stamsø Munch and Ole Romsdal. The camerawork was provided by Øystein Moe using a Red-camera.

The film is partly financed by Midtnorsk Filmsenter and will be ready in time for next years Kosmorama festival.

Take a look at some more behind the scenes-photos

Complex Solutions

We recently finished a film for Kongsberg Seatex, made to present their variety of high-end marine applications. The film deals with something called DARPS (Differential Absolute and Relative Positioning Sensors). It combines high-performance sensors allowing reliable and accurate absolute and relative positioning of two vessels such as a shuttle tanker and an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel).

Our mission was to communicate these complex solutions emphasizing the wide range of applications and their individual features aimed at a general audience. A curiosity to be mentioned is that Leiv Eriksons last harbor in Norway before discovering America is right outside their office. Kongsberg Seatex takes pride in this legacy and wants to defend their position as a leading voice in the field of maritime navigation in the years to come.

The project is also viewable from it’s portfolio-entry.

Sensors Animation Updated

We made this short animation for Kongsberg Maritime in 2006 and it’s now been updated with brand new sound effects. Kongsberg Maritime delivers systems for positioning, surveying, navigation and automation to merchant vessels, offshore, oil & gas installations, and this animation was made to introduce Kongsberg Maritimes sensor technology, which monitors the inner life of big sea vessels.

Kapp til Kapp wins the Audience Award

«Kapp til Kapp» received The Audience Award at The Norwegian Documentary Festival in Volda. The documentary series is made by Ekkofilm and Klipp og Lim has produced the music.

The series follow Espen and Matias and their efforts to hitchhike from Norway’s northernmost point to the southernmost point of Africa. The premise for this undertaking is to travel without spending money.

Besides this major disadvantage of not having any financial means, the globetrotters have to face a number of challenges. They must make it through freezing winter, Finnish forests, pyramids, deserts and intense heat, starvation, wildlife, poor roads, tropical climate and probably an engine failure or two.

The series has been sold to TV 2 and will be aired in the course of 2009.

Syden to the Norwegian Short Film Festival

We are pleased to announce that «Syden» has been admitted to the Norwegian Short film Festival in Grimstad 2009. There were a total of 339 short films submitted; 58 of them were music videos.

The Norwegian Short Film Festival is an important first stage for many young filmmakers and perhaps the most important place of exposure for the established filmmakers of independent film in Norway. The international short film competition also draws filmmakers from the rest of the world to Grimstad and aims to facilitate networking between the Norwegian and the international film environment.

We’re excited about the admission and looking forward to be a part of the festival!

Sonans

We’ve produced this little commercial spot for  Sonans:

More on Syden

Jon over at veer.com was kind enough to mention our “Syden” film at The Skinny blog:

Sweet archival footage of exercise, travel, and drinking games.
Mind-blowing ‘70s fashions on beautiful funky people.
New footage of (dead) fish and breathtaking scenery.
Gorgeous typographic end credits.

Thanks Jon! He also provided a link to the homepage of the exhibit at Norsk Luftfartsmuseum’s site, for those who want to read more.

As mentioned in the original post; you can watch the film either on our website or follow the YouTube-link.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Digital Blue Lights

I just recently saw the new Indy film, and all in all I found it pretty entertaining. I won’t be giving a review here, but if you should happen to see it in near future, try to pay extra attention to the digital lighting: this is the first movie I’ve seen where I’ve actually found the excessive use of digital blue light and lensflares to draw the attention away from the actual movie. I’m not kidding when I say that around 80% of the scenes in this movie has some sort of artificial blue light-streak no matter if that blue light should realistically be there or not. We’re talking blue light in every environment we’re in here; from flashlight, lamps, torches, the sun, they all emit a blue streak of some sort.

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