Screenwriting & sequence
The 2006 third draft and extensive storyboard show a story developed through dialogue, action and visual pacing.
THE STUDIO BEHIND THE ORIGINAL VISION
White Shark Studio.
A look inside the historic creative team and production craft that shaped Astrid Silverlock.
01 THE STUDIO
Worlds imagined.
Characters remembered.
White Shark described itself as a Swedish production company specialising in animation for film and television.
Its Astrid Silverlock archive preserves an ambitious mix of story development, character painting, environment design, animation exploration and storyboard work. This page documents that historical production effort; it is not a claim that the original company or team is currently taking commissions.
02 THE CRAFT
A studio of many disciplines.
Design & expression
Distinct silhouettes and costumes bring Astrid’s family, companions and rivals into the same visual world.
Places & atmosphere
Paintings of fjords, halls, harbours and fortresses establish mood, geography and light.
Moving the world
The preserved production archive also contains animation tests and trailer material from the development period.
03 HISTORICAL CREATIVE CREDITS
The people behind
the pages.
The original project website named these contributors. Roles below describe that historical site and are not a current team roster.
Robert Rhodin
Writer of the 2006 third-draft screenplay; listed as White Shark CEO and board chair on the archived project site.
Kornelia Kwoka
Character designer credited by the archived site with designing many of the project’s characters and environments.
Daniel Kockanski
Concept artist credited with exterior designs including Kaupang, Hedeby and Wollin Castle.
Martin Olsson
Listed as White Shark creative director on the historic project website.
Tam Wing Shue
Listed as animation supervisor on the historic project website.
Ron Xu
Listed as 3D director on the historic project website.
Selected credits from the preserved 2006–07 White Shark project site. The studio’s later partners and creative roles changed as the film developed; see the production archive for the chronology.
