Marta Balaga Finland’s Fireframe Studios has boarded upcoming Arctic thriller “The Ice.” Developed in collaboration with Nordisk Film Production, it’s based on the successful novel by Norwegian writer John Kåre Raake, also behind movies “The Wave” and “The Quake,” and series “The Fortress.” Filming is scheduled for next year.
The story plays out at one of Earth’s most inhospitable places, the North Pole, with the team teasing “The Ice” as a “highlight for thrill-seeking audience, combining high concept with tense political conflicts.” As well as “ice-cold thrills and warm human drama.” “It’s an ideal co-production for Fireframe.
Much of the film relies on virtual production, which is our specialty,” said Mikko Kodisoja, Fireframe’s founder and CEO. Kodisoja is one of the founders of Finnish mobile game development company Supercell. “By getting involved from the get-go, we leverage real-time technologies to explore creative possibilities and to problem-solve at speed, whether it’s blocking out scenes with virtual cameras or solving technical challenges pre-shoot.
As a result, we pre-empt issues before they arise and reduce the uncertainties that can often arise in traditional filmmaking.” “The North Pole – how are you going to film that?!
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