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The first location in Rizhao takes place at this old, abandoned shipyard, which is practically a huge empty lot with loads of big cranes and even a massive container ship berthed at the pier. Located… Read more

As I’m writing this, she I have just pressed the door close after she left back to Finland after spending a week with me here in China. Suddenly, the proportions of the hotel room seem… Read more

Qingdao-bound train slips smoothly off the station and begins its’ five-hour-trip towards the 14-million-people city, around where we will be finishing the shoot of Iron Sky: The Ark by the end of the year. The… Read more

There are very few things more frustrating than having to cancel a shoot, but that’s exactly what happened yesterday. The morning was foggy and smoggy, and I was feeling groggy. The food at the office… Read more

The sunlight crept in between the heavy curtains of my room as I peeled my eyes open. I had no idea where I was, or what I was supposed to be doing today. I laid… Read more

“Hurry up and wait” sums up a shooting day pretty well – and everyone knows it. Yet, what people don’t know is that the kind of “waiting” is not really doing nothing, it’s kind of… Read more

Same shit, different day. That’s a quote our producer Max loves to repeat, and it sits well with filmmaking. So there I am, in a big set built on a green screen studio, with smoke… Read more

The last day before the shoot dawned smoggy and cloudy. I was feeling rather cloudy myself after last night’s dinner, but decided to kick myself in the ass as soon as possible and get ready… Read more

When the filming begins, the Chinese are – as Lei described them – like soldiers. They are fully focused on the shoot, and all the extracurricular activities – that is, days off, turnovers and parties… Read more

“She’s perfect! She’s amazing! I absolutely want her!” I jump off my seat and congratulate the young lady. She has just auditioned for me for one of the last roles that still remain open, and… Read more