Some of you might have wondered what I actually did in Eskilstuna the other month. Well.. I can't really talk about it...
I was asked to make a film for one of the major telephone operators in a campaign with a famous Swedish pop band, who were just about to release their new album. The shoot went great but it sure was different, all of a sudden I found myself on a balcony of a seventh floor suburbian concrete house. Luckily the residents hospitality was just from heaven sent, as was the beautiful plum-coloured sunset that embraced us. A week later we could see the final result, and it was just over the treetops! I couldn't wait to release this out to friends and colleagues. But..
The campaign was centered to an app, and, from what I've heard, this app struggled with some technical difficulties and could therefor not be released in time. The life cycle of this film was short and hectic, the remnants will stay in my computer for a while but it will never see the daylight. Boo fucking hoo.
The still on top will be the only thing you'll ever see from this film.
Posted by Emil Klang on May 02, 2012
Sunday afternoon and I'm spending the hours of a slightly hangover at the office with some stills from 2011. They were shot during the recording of the music video with John Paul Ospina, see older blog post. The video is still not released since the song has been remixed but fortunately I will be able to launch it later this spring! Nicole R from Elite Models was styled by stunning Gorjan Lauseger, lovely Therese Svenbo did the make-up and Sofie Brandel turned Nicoles hair into something just incredible. Hells bells!
Photographer: Emil Klang @ PANGKLANG!
Stylist: Gorjan Lauseger
Hair: Sofie B @ Agent Bauer
Make-up: Therese S @ Agent Bauer
Model: Nicole R @ Elite Models
Production: PANGKLANG!
Posted by Emil Klang on April 01, 2012
The TVC for Grönstedts Cognac is out in the air! The past three weeks I've been on location, filming, so I have just been able to take part of the post production by distance. Brilliant Oskar Gullstrand at Naive did an absolutely stunning job with the footage and I'm very pleased with the grading. Skål!
The film was shot on Arri Alexa with a 16 mm Ultra Prime lens in all scenes.
CD: Johan Hedenskog @ Morgenland
AD: Petra Mude @ Morgenland
Producer: Tim Sajdak @ Morgenland
DoP: Emil Klang @ PANGKLANG!
Grading & Online: Oskar Gullstrans @ Naive
Music & Sound design: Ola Wilhelm Tappert @ Underton
Assistant Camera: Mattias Andersson Pallin @ Kameraten
Gaffer: Jonas Björne
Posted by Emil Klang on March 15, 2012
I'm right in New York, with another shoot for GANT. I haven't been here for three years but it feels like yesterday. I'm filming together with Carl-Johan Listherby (Naive) with help of the directors from Dry Creative Projects, Jenny Kästel Tavassoli and Johan Fredlund.
We're about 20 people staying at Soho Grand Hotel, and Soho happen to be the place in NYC I know the best. The location is nearby as well, a huge, minimalistic loft with a great terrace in three directions. The shoot will last for three days, but I'll stay here some days more, just for relaxation.
Posted by Emil Klang on February 21, 2012
This weekend I've been shooting a TVC for exclusive, all time Swedish favorite - Grönstedts Cognac! With the brilliant people at the ad agency Morgenland, we put together an interesting piece of film, where most of the action takes place out of focus! A brave and great idea by creative director Johan Hedenskog, an altogheter brave and great man. On saturday we shot a scene in a beautiful summer house at Smådalarö and on sunday we were based in my beloved friends apartment (!) at Södermalm, Stockholm.
Thanks Ola & Miriam Tappert for letting us come by with 30 people and a truck full of gear!
The film was shot on Arri Alexa with a 16 mm Ultra Prime lens in all scenes.
I'm able to show you this little sneak peak from the monitor during shoot, to see the entire film you got to wait til mid-march!
CD: Johan Hedenskog @ Morgenland
AD: Petra Mude @ Morgenland
Producer: Tim Sajdak @ Morgenland
DoP: Emil Klang @ PANGKLANG!
Assistant Camera: Mattias Andersson Pallin @ Kameraten
Gaffer: Jonas Björne
Posted by Emil Klang on February 13, 2012
Without me knowing anything about it, my short film Disappearing from 2008 was broadcasted primetime on SVT this sunday night! It was a great surprise for me, since I totally forgot about the fact that they actually got the rights to broadcast the film three times. The film had its premier at the International Stockholm Film Festival in the fall of 2008 and was then broadcasted on television. In the film, we worked with some of the most stunning swedish fashion designers, such as Helena Hörstedt, Sandra Backlund, Ida Sjöstedt and Bea Szenfeld. The music was written by El Perro del Mar.
See the entire film at SVT PLAY or have a glimpse of the last and most beautiful scene of the film here up above.
Posted by Emil Klang on January 26, 2012
As some of you know, a week before christmas I found myself standing in the check-in line for Iceland Air at Arlanda airport. The flight would take me and director Carl-Johan Listherby (Naive) to Boston for a fashion shoot for Gant and their Michael Bastian FW12-campaign. It was in all terms a great production and I got back to Stockholm with even more energy and inspiration. Everybody on set were super nice and Michael Bastian himself was easy going and neat. Me and still photographer Oscar Falk (LundLund) shared the models between us and after three days of shooting we had as much footage we needed to put the film together in post.
Even though Boston was cold and windy I found myself walking the streets with a smile, there is definitely something about the US. I've been in New York lots of times and I love it, but there's something fictional about that city, as if it's created after the expectations of how people think it should be like. Boston was more real and true.
The Gant Michael Bastian FW12-campaign won't be launched until late spring and unfortunately I can't show you any preview at all. The picture up above is from FW11, take a look at the cold and beautiful campaign here.
Posted by Emil Klang on January 10, 2012
There's a new year in front of us, the year of 2012. I've talked to my bathroom spiders and I've asked the oracle of what's approaching, but they all just stare back at me. On the flight to Reykjavik I finally got to know what it was all about, and..MAN! I couldn't even in my wildest imagination come up with anything as beautiful and perfect as that! It's the scent from a violet in bloom and the power of a Ferrari Testarossa.
As you understand I cannot talk about this, I can just to sit back and watch the scenario.
Posted by Emil Klang on January 04, 2012
The new fashion film Heresy for Bjørg Jewellery is upsetting its surroundings. A girl is being burned at the stake in a remote and quite windy location. That this film provokes people to their bones is not beyond my scope of understanding, but my reaction is more of a positive kind. When the society in general, and the way companies approach their costumers in specific, just gets less sophisticated I find this kind of communication as a blessing form above. Watching the tv and walking the streets and I'm showered with ads and messages that wants me to shop more and think less. This piece of art for an film that Bjørg presents us is working the other way around, it make our senses spin and our brain think, and for that I'm thankful. You don't have to be a poet or an artist to make an intellectual post to the present, sometimes it comes from a norwegian jewellery designer, as in this case.
The film is made by Mathias & Mathias. Well done!
About a year ago I directed a film with jewelleries from Bjørg as its focus. It's a remake of Agnès Varda classic Cleo from 5 to 7 and was a part of the The Weeks of Dasha-series. See it here!
Posted by Emil Klang on November 30, 2011
Above: Still from fashion film/music video made for a song by John Paul Ospina. Film will be out early next year. This is how it happened.
SUNDAY
I just happened to get a free ticket to a Bill Callahan concert sunday night. I just happened to stand alone at the bar for a while and it just happened that this mexican guy started to talk to me. I just happened to really like him and I asked if I could buy him a coffee next day.
MONDAY
It just happened that we sat down together at Kaffe and talked about life, love and creativity. I just happened to ask him if he was some kind of celebrity back home, and he said carefully "well, at least in Latin America I think I am." It just happened that he loved my work and he then told me he was into music. We looked at each other and it just happened that we shared the idea.
Lets-Make-A-Film-For-One-Of-Your-Songs-Before-You-Leave-Thursday-Morning.
I took a deep breath, then it all happened quite rapidly.
TUESDAY
Gorjan-Pari-Agent Bauer-Elite models-Rent&Buy-Gorjan again-Auto Biluthyrning-Mikas-Stockholmsgruppen-Linda Gradin-Nisch Management-Ida Klamborn-Nitty Gritty-Therese Svenbo-Andre Kaliff-Mauri Chifflét-Kristin-Sofie Brandel-Nicole-Åsa-Tobias-Pavel-Lovisastudion-Jangir Maddadi-Gorjan again-AAAAHHHHHHHH
WEDNESDAY
I just happened to get the most beloved team ever for the shoot! Everyone performed so high and the light that hit the sensor of the camera just happened to blew my mind away.
Director: Emil Klang @ PANGKLANG!
DoP: Mauri Chifflét @ Lillasyster
Stylist: Gorjan Lauseger
Hair: Sofie B @ Agent Bauer
Make-up: Therese S @ Agent Bauer
Assistants: André Kaliff, Åsa Ewaldh
Model: Nicole R @ Elite Models
Artist: John Paul Ospina
Production company: PANGKLANG!
Sometimes life is just very unexpectedly beautiful. Now I'm actually kinda tired.
Posted by Emil Klang on November 25, 2011