Holy S'**t, I’m making a movie!

The Norwegian producer Bjørn Eivind Aarskog

I have a talented friend working in the movie industry, and one day they really needed some stand-ins. My friend and I have worked together a lot on YouTube videos, and I’ve been an actor in some Norwegian tv-series and movies (minor roles), so he naturally called me up. I told him that I was busy and couldn’t make it, but he kept nagging me. A thought at the back of my head told me that ‘what if there’s an opportunity’, and after his fifth call, I came along.

I met the producer of the show they were filming, and we had a really good connection. My friend told the producer: “See that little dude (meaning me)? He writes awesome stories. I’ve read them all.”

So naturally, when the shoot was over, I contacted the producer Bjørn Eivind. We talked and I was to make him something. I came up with a really cool Norwegian thriller series, and he liked it a lot, but brought up some really good producer-reasons for why it wouldn’t work. However, he had another idea for a movie and asked if I wanted to develop it. I liked the idea, and of course I said yes!

Since then, we’ve developed the whole storyline, gotten rejected twice for financial support, edited the storyline, and have now gotten our first batch of money (around $10 000). We’re still just starting out, but the plan is to make an international movie, and I’m really psyched! Hopefully, I’ll have more updates soon!