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Eurovision competitors 2017 introduction.
Birna production manager from RUV called me and asked me if I could do this show! I said yes and am pretty satisfied with the result. Ragnhildur Steinun the host of the show came with the idea to make smooth transiton between each competators and that we used both VFX and real time illusion based […]
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Seceret / Leyndarmál
Sacrifice was produced in 2011, traveled to many international film festivals. You are welcome to watch and I hope you will enjoy. Under cover of night Oli, his young girlfriend and a scheming colleague are fleeing in their boat with a fortune in forbidden cash. The seas rage and a horrible accident occurs. Marooned on […]
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Sacrifice 15 min short film
Sacrifice was produced in 2011, traveled to many international film festivals. You are welcome to watch and I hope you will enjoy. Under cover of night Oli, his young girlfriend and a scheming colleague are fleeing in their boat with a fortune in forbidden cash. The seas rage and a horrible accident occurs. Marooned on […]
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The Place – Pleisið Icelandic 22 min short film
The Place was produced in 2009, it traveled to many international film festivals. You are welcome to watch the film here for free. The Film was shot in mars 2009 in Reykjavik Iceland. The film is about promising high school kid is unjustly sent to the notorious youth prison of Iceland where he faces increasingly […]
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Secret trailer 2015 is out
Secret is my third short film made with support from Icelandic Film Centre. This film will be available online in few months. The story is very simple and about how small things can escalate and go out of control if you can’t tell the truth. Stefán lives with his demanding mother, Hólmfrídur. He has a […]
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The Mayor – Comedy T.V series
Working with Jon Gnarr the famous comedian and an ex mayor of Reykjavik on his latest t.v comedy of 10 episodes premiered this fall at channel 2 in Iceland. Jon Gnarr is full og surprise his brilliant mind never stops new ideas occur and they are always funny and brilliant. Never a dull moment being […]
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Jakob Halldorsson Director reel 2016
The Director reel for the year 2016. This reel shows Jakob’s latest work in film, T.V and documentaries. In this trailer I mix what I feel is interesting and to show my future clients in less than 2 minutes.
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The Oath – mini feturette point of view of director Baltasar Kormakur
When RVK studios asked me to do a documentary making of Baltasar latest film the Oath I did not hesitate and said yes right away. Oath is a great film taking on a real story about a father realising that his you daughter is in relationship with a ruthless drug dealer. He has to decide […]
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The Flavour of words
I was working on this T.V shows “Ordbragd” means “words og flavour” and the topic is the Icelandic languages. Any way the show got a famous Icelandic rapper Arnar from the band “Ulfur Ulfur” to do a rap song on the Icelandic alphabet. The director Konrad Palmasson came in with loads of material one day […]
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IGT 3 Live 4 Opener 2016
I was a great pleasure to make this short opening for Iceland Got Talent 2016. Being surrounded with nature and animals during this shoot brought you closer to the ground elements. Director: Jakob Halldorsson RVK studios Executive Producer: Magnus Viðar Sigurðsson, Baltasar Kormakur, Bjorn Thorir Sigurdsson Editor: Birgitta Engilberts DOP: Fridrik Fridriksson Camera and Drone: […]
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The End – music video 2010
This music video was memorable because I shot this on film with a Bolex camera back in 2010, which is an old camera that run with out batteries. In stead the are cranked up with a build spring system that can last up to minute og exposure. It was tricky to make the visuals sync […]
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Island Got Talent 3 2016 Live 1 Opener
This opener was created to set the audience in the right kind a mood before the first live show of Iceland Got Talent. We had great fun making this video which we did in one day shoot in central Reykjavik. Director: Jakob Halldorsson RVK studios Executive Producer: Magnus Viðar Sigurðsson, Baltasar Kormakur, Bjorn Thorir Sigurdsson […]
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Iceland Got Talent 301 Opener 2016
This was quite an ordeal to make took months to get all the element requierd, but in the end the producers where pleased and that is not always easy. Director: Jakob Halldorsson RVK studios 2016 Executive Producer: Magnus Viðar Sigurðsson, Baltasar Kormakur, Bjorn Thorir Sigurdsson Editor Ingibjorg Asmundsdottir, Birgitta Engilberts DOP: Fridrik Fridriksson Camera: Thomas […]
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Making of Trapped
When I was asked to take this task I was happy and sad. I did not want to disappoint the producers and the audience at home. I had a great editor with me and with his help this 25 minuets documentary ended to be a success. Director: Jakob Halldorsson RVK studios Producer Bjorn Thorir Sigurdsson […]
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The Place shoot
DOP Arni Filipusarson is watching how the Olafur and Atli Orn play scool scene in The Place unfolds. The two guy’s standing next to him are Gunnar Audunn Jonsson AC today a great DOP and Hrafn Gardarsson Key grip also very talented DOP today.
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Elva Ósk prepping before next scene
Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir is getting ready for next scene as the mother Holmfridur in the short film Secret.
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Sacrifice shoot
The DOP Arni Filipusson is mounting the camera and prepping for next shot where the actress Thorbjorg Dyrfjord will board the yact.
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Reykjavik The Place shoot 2009
Gunnar Auðunn Jóhansson is checking the focus meanwhile the crew is getting ready for the next take.
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Go go go !
Time is at its essence when you need things to get done the proper way. Click on the photo to see that action.
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The Icelandic Film and TV Academy and the EDDAN Awards
2005 – 2006 Girls – Stelpurnar – Won best TV show. 2006 – 2007 Kompas – investigative journalism – Won best news TV show. 2008 – Pressa – Nominated – For best narrative TV show. 2010 – Astridu – Nominated for best TV narrative. 2011 – Rettur 2 – Won best narrative TV show. 2011 […]
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