For the song “When I am King” by Dutch singer-songwriter Tim Knol, director Sverre Fredriksen made a visually spell-binding music video using a unique approach that combines pyrography with stop motion animation. The viewer enters a mysterious fantasy world where a sprightly young man explores an ancient forest, discovering a city in ruins. He takes it upon himself to single-handedly rebuild the city from scratch – making some haunting friends along the way.

Directed by: Sverre Fredriksen
Music by: Tim Knol
Produced by: Submarine Branded Content
Duration: 02:23 minutes

Director Sverre Fredriksen
Assistent director Mireille de Koning
Assistants drawing/pyrography Gözde Kırcıoğlu, Sylvie Flamand, Mustafa Kandaz, Tom van der Heiden Additional audio intro/outtro Bram Meindersma
Production Yellow Submarine
Producer Ellen Hoffmann
Production manager Olivia van Leeuwen, Anne Buiter
Production assistent Marah Haan
Technical assistants Maurice van der Bij, Per Sveinung Larsen, Tom van der Heiden, Zoltan Korai

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