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»Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo«

Still & PR photography + composites


Commission
  still & PR photography for advertising and press
Client  Constantin Television GmbH, Amazon Prime Video
Photo production  Soap Images, Constantin Television GmbH
Photographer  Mike Kraus
Retouching & Compositing Marc Perino
Cast  Jana McKinnon, Lena Urzendowsky, Lea Drinda, Michelangelo Fortuzzi, Bruno Alexander and Jeremias Meyer
Director
Philipp Kadelbach
Director of Photography
Jakub Bejnarowicz
Producer
Oliver Berben, Annette Hess, Sophie von Uslar
Marketing Manager (Constantin Television GmbH)
Azuka Stekovics, Linda Fiolka
Styling/Costumes Nicole Fischnaller, Ayfer Buket Karakaya
Hair & Makeup Gerhard Zeiss, Silka Lisku
Equipment  Hensel, ProFoto, Nikon D850 & Nikon Z7, Apple, TriggerWIzard
Location  Prague (Czech Republic), Berlin (Germany)

In spring 2019 Soap Images was asked by munich production company Constantin Television GmbH to take on the duties for still and PR photography for the Amazon Prime Video event streaming series »Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo« (»We children from Bahnhof Zoo«). A provocative coming of age drama, which follows the story of six teenagers, all searching for their place in the world in the midst of a timeless Berlin.

Christiane, Stella, Babsi, Benno, Michi and Axel (Jana McKinnon, Lena Urzendowsky, Lea Drinda, Michelangelo Fortuzzi and Bruno Alexander) and Jeremias Meyer find each other in the intoxicating clubs and underground parties of Berlin. They are strong, courageous and living wildly in this ‘paradise’ – one that initially appears to be a riot of colour, daring and excitement. At the centre of the group is Christiane whose life is torn apart by the devastating separation of her parents. She escapes her home only to find herself slipping into a seductive underworld. As the group’s bond intensifies they hedonistically chase the next thrill, navigating their way through euphoric highs and dark, dangerous lows. The series transports viewers to the gritty, atmospheric streets and sweaty, hedonistic dancefloors of Berlin’s iconic clubs. The episodes have a sophisticated, textured period look interwoven with modern elements for a timeless, contemporary feel that reflects the universal themes and stories of the characters.

The series was shot mainly in Prague and Berlin and Mike followed the actors on many shooting days while Marc joined for several special photo shoots on which the actors were photographed at the real locations and in a studio environment. Later Marc composed them in Photoshop to group shots that should represent some motives from the series.

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Set & PR photography

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Group shots (composites)

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Images used in Instagram PR campaign

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Press clippings

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Aachener Zeitung
Berchtesgadener Anzeiger
BILD Zeitung - article 01
BILD Zeitung - article 02
BILD Zeitung - article 03
BZ Berlin - Artikel 01 (no link available)
BZ Berlin - Artikel 02
BZ Berlin - Artikel 03
Der Standard - article 01
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Die Rheinpfalz - article 01
DW - Deutsche Welle
DWDL.de
film.at
Focus
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - FAZ.net
Frankfurter Neue Presse
GALA Magazin
Goettinger Tageblatt
- Eichsfelder Tageblatt (no link available)
Goldene Kamera - article 01
Goldene Kamera - article 02
Goldene Kamera - article 03
Goldene Kamera - article 04
GQ Magazin
Harz Kurier
Idowa
iFun.de
kino.de (no link available)
KleineZeitung.at
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
Kurier.at
Leonberger Kreiszeitung
MADS.de
Meedia
Netzwelt
NZZ Bellevue
ORF

Profil.at
Promiflash
Radio Bonn
Radio WAF
RBB Inforadio
RBB24
RTL.de - Artikel 01
RTL.de - Artikel 02
RTL.de - Artikel 03
Serienjunkies.de (no link available)
Seriesly Awesome - article 01
Seriesly Awesome - article 02
SPON - Spiegel.de
STERN
Stuttgarter Nachrichten
- StN.de - article 01 (no link available)
Stuttgarter Nachrichten - StN.de - article 02
Stuttgarter Nachrichten - StN.de - article 03
Stuttgarter Zeitung - article 01
Stuttgarter Zeitung - article 02
Stuttgarter Zeitung - article 03
Süddeutsche Zeitung - SZ.de - article 01
Süddeutsche Zeitung - SZ.de - article 02
Der Tagesspiegel - article 01
Der Tagesspiegel - article 02
Der Tagesspiegel - article 03
Tiroler Tageszeitung
TS / MSN.com
TV Spielfilm
TZ - article 01
TZ - article 02
VARIETY
VICE
VOGUE Magazine
Watson
WDR
WELT

Making Of gallery - film shoot

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Making Of gallery - photo shoots

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Official trailer

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