Title | STREAKERS' PARADISE |
Brand | TV 2 DENMARK |
Product/Service | TV 2 PLAY |
Category |
A03. Casting |
Entrant
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TV 2 DENMARK Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Idea Creation
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TV 2 DENMARK Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Media Placement
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TV 2 DENMARK Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Production
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TV 2 DENMARK Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Production 2
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NEW LAND Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Post Production
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TV 2 DENMARK Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Post Production 2
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NEW LAND Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Credits
Chaga Signe Bruun |
TV 2 Creative |
Creative Director |
Thomas Fabricius |
TV 2 Creative |
Senior Copywriter |
Kasper Dohlmann |
TV 2 Creative |
Art Director |
Jesper Andersson |
TV 2 Creative |
Brand Manager |
Charlotte Refslund Thomsen |
TV 2 Creative |
In-house Producer |
Pauline Kalling |
TV 2 Creative |
Project Manager |
Tore Frandsen |
New Land |
Director |
Trine Pillay |
New Land |
Executive Producer |
Thor Brammer Jacobsen |
New Land |
Executive Producer |
Tarquin Glass |
New Land |
Producer |
Lucy Hawes |
New Land |
Production Manager |
Harry Wheeler |
Freelance |
Director of Photography |
Nicolaj Monberg |
Freelance |
Editor |
Mikael Balle |
Freelance |
Colourist |
Write a short summary of what happens in the film
The film is a humorous tale from the London streakers' community, where the prospect of getting up to 15 additional "stages" at the Wimbledon Tournament for their naked performances is met with enormous excitement. "That's a streakers' paradise", explains Mark Roberts – perhaps the world's most famous serial streaker, with over 500 events behind him worldwide: “All streakers want to streak Wimbledon – probably the finest tournament to streak in the world.” The film ends with Mark running naked on to the court with the tennis expression: LOVE 15, which also refers to the numbers of streams TV 2 PLAY covers during The Wimbledon Tournament.
Tell the jury about the casting process.
The Casting of serial streaker Mark Roberts was a gamechanger. During the preparations for the film shoot, our Director and casting team came across the infamous Mark Roberts – an English streaker who claims to have streaked 568 times during numerous international sport events. He thinks of himself as an entertainer and artist and aims to give people a laugh in the half-time breaks.
That perspective gave a new dimension to the film and the idea of using Mark Roberts as our main character began. Also, Mark had documented many of his streaks which he let us use. It was a game changer in crafting the film as we could use a real person and real video for a more authentic narrative. Mark Roberts was a natural acting talent and through strong direction, the choice of using him instead of an actor as our protagonist turned out to