It Started With a Kiss…

Krisuvik volcano fumaroles and mudpots.

So, Volcanocafé readers and kind supporters of our “Hekla:The Movie” project, the first baby steps of our momentous journey have been taken. Carl has left the world of corporate mergers to fend for itself and journeyed to Iceland to supervise the first pre-production meeting, alongside Eggert, Bergsveinn and me (Nick).

Danger at the office with Nick and Carl.

With gallons of coffee and some excellent Icelandic cakes to fuel the creative process, our intrepid production team has collectively braved the trials and tribulations presented by everything from noxious clouds of SO2, to gangs of Blackpool schoolkids, as we have scoured Iceland for likely film locations. We have but one mission: to boldly go where hundreds of TV and film crews have gone before. But there’s a difference: we’re going to get it right.

Nick wandering into the rotten smell of Krisuvik volcano.

Here, for your delectation, are some shots taken on the first location scouting trip.

NICK (text) & EGGERT (photos)

Nick diving into the details of Krisuvik.

The colors of a volcano.

To baldly go where everyone has gone before. Graenavatn maar.

Reykjanes volcano (Gunnuhver) at the site of last months steam explosion.

Note that the steam is going sideways due to the storm.

Carl infront of the Karl Rock. A massive old lava plug from an eroded volcanic vent of Reykjanes volcano.

Bridging the bridge that bridges continents…

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