The Borgen Experience
Creating Tv Drama the Danish Way
Description:... How did an obscure Danish television series about coalition politics end up airing in 70 countries? In her book about the creating of Borgen, Executive Producer Camilla Hammerich gives us her answer to that question. For six years she had the overall responsibility of the production - and of the more than 500 people involved. The story describes the journey from the initial idea to accepting international awards for the completed series. Borgen was broadcast over three years and became so heated that the series came close to becoming a part of the political reality it sought to portray.Camilla vividly communicates the many decisions on every level of the creative process that lie behind the big Nordic drama productions. How does one respond to becoming a topic of cultural debate even before the series premiere? React when the ceiling collapses into the studio? Deal with a lead actor turning up for work on the crutches? In many ways, The Borgen Experience may be regarded as a 'learning by doing' creative management textbook for working in a chaotic environment. It is like being there in person. I should know. I was there...
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