Title Sequence for Hit Drama Series Borgen | Benny Box

Client

DR Drama / Netflix / SAM Productions

Industry

Storytelling

Services

Storytelling
Motion Design
Animation
Illustration

After a 9-year hiatus, the critically acclaimed drama series 'Borgen' returned with a new season: 'Power & Glory' - a co-production of Netflix, DR Drama and SAM Productions.

To show the political drama centered around Greenland's oil discovery and its impact on Danish-Greenlandic ties, they were looking for a captivating title sequence to stage the high-stake political storyline.

Where story meets image

White, glowing icebergs against dark oceans, torn paper and timelapse recordings from Copenhagen make up the visual language, each element used to reflect the fractures running through the story and its characters.

The contrast between scenes of icebergs and beehive-like timelapse recordings from Copenhagen underlines disparity between culture and nature, and torn pieces of paper symbolize an outdated political system.

A hands-on approach

Working with torn and layered paper in the early stages, we built up the visual structure by hand. The ragged edges and drifting fragments mirrored the fractured icebergs of the sequence itself, giving the work a tactile quality.