Video Projects: Directing and Producing
While I’m not physically the mind and eye behind the video camera, in 2021 I began producing and directing film projects. This means I’m involved in the processes and decisions that happen away from the camera: scriptwriting, shot list creation, ideating storylines and story arcs, hiring filmmakers and production teams, coordinating shoot days and crew, managing distribution … the list goes on. See below for the projects I’ve been a part of so far.
“Fuel for Life”
Fuel for Life is a four-part film series that illuminates the underlying values and human stories behind our favorite outdoor sports: biking, climbing and running.
I ideated the original concept of this film series, helped write all four scripts and ensured the theme, ‘fuel for life,” was consistent across all four films. I was also responsible for creating the project brief and RFQ, hiring production teams and coordinating with four different crews to ensure consistency and a timely overall project. I also helped photograph on-set for one film, “Fuel for Life: Blake Hansen.”
Lastly, I organized the distribution plan for all four films and coordinated release dates and film festival submissions. As of January 2022, all four films have been accepted into a combined total of over 10 festivals, including No Man’s Land and the Bicycle Film Festival. The films were also shared online by Outside, Teton Gravity Research, GearJunkie, PinkBike, Trail Runner and more.
Teton Gravity Research sharing: https://www.tetongravity.com/video/bike/what-we-can-learn-from-blake-hansens-journey-to-acceptance
Beta MTB Mag sharing: https://www.betamtb.com/culture/portrait-blake-hansen/
GearJunkie sharing: https://gearjunkie.com/outdoor/gnarly-nutrition-fuel-for-life-films
“Home Crag”
Home Crag is a story of climbing, community and conservation.
“Home Crag,” filmed and edited by Headlamp Studios, features rock climber and Olympic medalist Nathaniel Coleman, Salt Lake
Climber Alliance’s Executive Director Julia Geisler and USA Climbing’s CEO Marc Norman.
“Home Crag” illuminates the three unified perspectives on why the rock climbing in LCC deserves protection, and illustrates why the canyon is like none other.
I was responsible for creating the project brief and RFQ, hiring and coordinating with Headlamp Studios, organizing shoot days, photographing on-set, helping with story arc and theme, interview questions and script writing and the distribution plan. The distribution plan included an in-person premiere at The Front Climbing Club, with a concluding panel discussion with Julia Geisler, Nathaniel Coleman, and Access Fund’s Executive Director Chris Winters.
Outside Mag circulating: https://www.outsideonline.com/video/little-cottonwood-canyon-utah-home-crag/?fbclid=IwAR06Hs6qSh-7nDoKtfn7jfjxqGT34db_Zyo02FZ1CxCewjXF96TPxruxJtw
Climbing Mag circulating: https://www.climbing.com/videos/lcc-access-danger-home-crag/?fbclid=IwAR1W5Me_lKO8kNjuGbyV7jfXK6_p_8hlDE7fMLhsk4d33h4FEEqUZ-jBPY4
Local news coverage of the in-person premiere: https://www.ksl.com/.../utah-climbers-rally-in-support-of?fbclid=IwAR03n95DQPTmKYlubPgSh0RHrPgLDxHrymHynUIUbH5JeZjzZ_-G69bgJ08