Animated TV show - concept

WOMEN IN WAR

Paused in 2021

This project is building onto the concept from “Nachthexen” and centers around the true stories of women taking key parts in the Danish, Polish, French and German resistance movements during WW2.

Director: Julie Baltzer, Michael Hegner, Art Director og development of visual style: Nadia Ørneborg.

Producer: Irene Sparre, Sparre Production ApS. (”Karlas Fantalastiske Klasse”).

INTENTIONS & THOUGHTS BEHIND THE STYLE OF WOMEN IN WAR

I wanted to continue to play with the stylised perspective, the space and the use of line. At the same time I also wanted to experiment and develop the style to make it more complex while adding elements of a softer shape language.

I planned on making compositions, scale and the use of camera grander to visually enhance a sense of magnitude.

As the world in Women In War is a “zoom out” compared to Nachthexen, I wanted to take the opportunity to show the vastness of WW2 and also making the characters feel small in a very large conflict. This to create contrast and fully show the bravery of the women fighting to make a difference.

I wanted to explore the idea of giving each country a distinct visual identity within the overall visual look.

First of all so the viewer would know what country we’re in solely from the use of colour and the way the backgrounds would be painted. Secondly, it was important to me to touch on the theme of human value and dehumanisation.

I wanted the style of the characters to stay the same no matter where they were located while the style of the backgrounds would change depending on the country.

This to illustrate that people are worth the same no matter where they come from. Only when the characters were put in koncentration camps would their design gradually change as they had their inherent human worth brutally and consistently taken away from them.

The project receive funding from Creative Europe in 2020 but is currently paused.

EARLY CONCEPT PAINTINGS

Daytime illustration of an aerial view of a bombed warship in the port city Brest, France. With buildings, craters, debris, boats, and seagulls.
Nighttime illustration of an aerial view of a warship being bombedin the port city Brest, France. With dark bombs falling in the air in the foreground, and a an explosion far below.
Sketched scene of the harbor in Brest, France, with a ship in the water, buildings, a bridge, and a hillside with trees, with two small people walking on the road.
Black and white sketch of a city street in Viborg, Denmark, showing trucks parked on the side of the road, a large multi-story building with multiple windows and a flag, and other buildings in the background.

EARLY STYLE REFERENCES FOR DENMARK & FRANCE

Collage of various paintings and art pieces including interior scenes, landscapes, cityscapes, and portraits, with the title 'Women In War DK Style References' in the upper right corner.
A collage of multiple paintings with the title "Women In War FR Style References." The paintings include a cityscape with houses and trees, a woman walking a dog, a soldier in a gas mask, a park scene with a Dalmatian, a landscape with hills and clou

Work & Exhibitions

Stylised painting of a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains and forests in autumn colours. The sun is setting and we are minutes from dusk. A fog is creeping in, about to engulf the unsuspecting campers and their tents.
Silhouette of a small airplane flying over a cityscape with tall buildings, under a dark sky with diagonal white search lights.
A section of the abstract painting "Courage" from Nadia Ørneborgs first solo exhibition "Beginning Again". The painting has intersecting colourful lines and shapes in pink, purple, blue, green, peach, and orange hues.