{"id":3159,"date":"2020-06-05T12:03:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T11:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2020-06-05T12:03:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T11:03:52","slug":"go-behind-the-scenes-to-discover-the-world-and-sets-of-the-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/06\/go-behind-the-scenes-to-discover-the-world-and-sets-of-the-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Go behind the scenes to discover the world and sets of \u201cTHE HEAD\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>A 2,000 m\u00b2 set in Tenerife became the principal <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u00a9Jacques-Mezger-The-Head-The-Mediapro-Studio-690x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u00a9Jacques-Mezger-The-Head-The-Mediapro-Studio-690x460.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u00a9Jacques-Mezger-The-Head-The-Mediapro-Studio-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u00a9Jacques-Mezger-The-Head-The-Mediapro-Studio-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/\u00a9Jacques-Mezger-The-Head-The-Mediapro-Studio.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption>Shooting of &#8216;The Head&#8217; in Tenerife. \u00a9Jacques-Mezger, coutesy The Mediapro Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The\nHead&#8221;, an international production from The Mediapro Studio, in\nassociation with Hulu Japan and HBO Asia, is directed by Jorge Dorado with a\nscreenplay written by \u00c1lex and David Pastor, together with Isaac Sastre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A 2,000 m\u00b2 set in Tenerife became the principal location for the production<\/strong>, with most of the series being shot on location at these expansive facilities, where the Polaris VI polar station was recreated on a real scale to best simulate the action that takes place onboard. In addition, the team also travelled to Iceland to shoot exterior locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nthis short video, director Jorge Dorado, executive producer Ran Tellem and\nactor John Lynch explain what filming at both locations was like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Head - Locations (SUB ENG)\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zP3oKno7EMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The series will release simultaneously in 30 countries around the world, in more than 15 languages. The premiere includes Japan and the Southeast Asia countries, through Hulu Japan and HBO Asia; Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland, on platforms operated by the Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), and Spain, where it will be seen exclusively on the\nplatform OrangeTV. THE HEAD has also been acquired by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazilian streaming platform Globoplay, where it will be released in the coming months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE HEAD is a survival thriller set in a polar station in Antarctica, where the suspenseful storyline develops over six 50-minute episodes, directed by Jorge Dorado (\u201cThe Pier\u201d, \u201cMindscape\u201d), marked by the long, dark Antarctic months, the cold, the wind and the vast expanses of ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE HEAD is part of the collaboration between Ran Tellem (\u201cHomeland\u201d), Director of International Content Development at THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, and \u00c0lex and David Pastor (\u201cThe Occupant\u201d, \u201cCarriers\u201d, \u201cThe Last Days\u201d, \u201cEternal\u201d ), who have described it as &#8220;a claustrophobic thriller with a central mystery&#8221;. The Pastor brothers co-wrote the screenplay together with Isaac\nSastre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE HEAD is one of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO&#8217;s major investments and one of its most ambitious international projects given the scope of the production and having already guaranteed its worldwide distribution with the presence of Hulu Japan and HBO Asia. In fact, the series involved a significant deployment of resources, unusual in Spanish productions, including the two-thousand-square-meter studio in Tenerife, where the purpose-built set of the Polaris VI research station where most of the action takes place was erected, reproduced to actual scale, based on information about the layout and operation of this type of scientific facility, which enabled the show-runners to film long shots of the characters wandering around inside the station with complete authenticity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"242\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE-HEAD-690x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE-HEAD-690x242.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE-HEAD-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE-HEAD-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE-HEAD.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption>Part of a set in Tenerife, courtesy The Mediapro Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The production crew also travelled to the rugged landscapes of Iceland to shoot the series&#8217; exteriors, although most of the story is set inside the polar station, which provides a particular feel of encapsulation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another of THE HEAD&#8217;s key assets is its international cast including, among others, John Lynch (\u201cThe Terror\u201d), Katharine O\u2019Donnelly (\u201cMary Queen of Scots\u201d), Tomohisa Yamashita (\u201cCode Blue\u201d) , Alexandre Willaume (\u201cBelow the Surface\u201d, \u201cTomb Raider\u201d), Laura Bach (\u201cSprinter Galore\u201d), Sandra Andreis (\u201cThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo\u201d), Amelia Hoy (\u201cKilling Eve\u201d) , Chris Reilly (\u201cAllied\u201d, \u201cEverest\u201d), Richard Sammel (\u201cInglorious Bastards\u201d) and Tom Lawrence (\u201cThe King\u201d, \u201cThe Crown\u201d), in addition to the special collaboration of \u00c1lvaro Morte (\u201cMoney Heist\u201d, \u201cThe Pier\u201d) and M\u00f2nica L\u00f3pez (\u201cHierro\u201d, \u201cIn the City\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE HEAD, with dialogues in English, Danish and Swedish, is set in the Polaris VI international station in Antarctica. A select group of scientists from several different countries are in&nbsp; charge of maintaining the base operational\nduring the long polar nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the midst of winter, the station suddenly stops communicating with the outside world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series took off in 2017, at the prestigious international Series Mania forum. THE HEAD was presented in a session to select projects that aroused enormous interest among representatives from the\nmedia and entertainment industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"345\" src=\"http:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE_HEAD_HORIZONTAL_low-690x345.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE_HEAD_HORIZONTAL_low-690x345.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE_HEAD_HORIZONTAL_low-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE_HEAD_HORIZONTAL_low-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/THE_HEAD_HORIZONTAL_low.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SYNOPSIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter has fallen on the South Pole. The sun will soon disappear for the next six months. A small team, known as the Winterers, will remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research, a crucial part in the fight against climate change, under the command of renowned biologist Arthur Wilde (John Lynch). But when spring comes, summer commander Johan Berg (Alexander Willaume) returns to the station only to find the entire team are either dead or missing. A killer is on the loose and Annika (Laura Bach), Johan&#8217;s wife, is missing. If he wants to find her alive, he will have to trust Maggie (Katharine O\u2019Donnelly), the young doctor who is profoundly shaken and apparently the sole survivor from the group\u2026 or, is there someone else? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE HEAD is a survival thriller set in a polar station in Antarctica, where the suspenseful storyline develops over six 50-minute episodes, marked by the long, dark Antarctic months, the cold, the wind and the vast expanses of ice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE HEAD is part of the collaboration between Ran Tellem (\u201cHomeland\u201d), Director of International Content Development at THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, and \u00c0lex and David Pastor (\u201cThe Occupant\u201d, \u201cCarriers\u201d, \u201cThe Last Days\u201d, \u201cEternal\u201d ), who have described it as &#8220;a claustrophobic thriller with a central mystery&#8221;. The Pastor brothers co-wrote the screenplay together with Isaac Sastre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE HEAD is one of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO&#8217;s major investments and one of its most ambitious international projects given the scope of the production and having already guaranteed its worldwide distribution with the presence of Hulu Japan and HBO Asia. In fact, the series involved a significant deployment of resources, unusual in Spanish productions, including the two-thousand-square-meter studio in Tenerife, where the purpose-built set of the Polaris VI research station where most of the action takes place was erected, reproduced to actual scale, based on information about the layout and operation of this type of scientific facility, which enabled the show-runners to film long shots of the characters\nwandering around inside the station with complete authenticity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series will have its worldwide <strong>premiere on 12th June <\/strong>in Spain on the OrangeTV platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 2,000 m\u00b2 set in Tenerife became the principal &#8220;The Head&#8221;, an international production from The Mediapro Studio, in association with Hulu Japan and HBO Asia, is directed by Jorge Dorado with a screenplay written by \u00c1lex and David Pastor, together with Isaac Sastre. 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