Two short films. Two amazing people I’d love for you to meet.
1. Soren. You know TV’s reality drama “The Deadliest Catch” about the world’s most dangerous profession. Well Soren Sorenson has lived that hardcore commercial fisherman’s life for 50 years, and he’s lived it without an ounce of bravado or showmanship, despite his record-breaking catches and the fact that 6 of his boats have ended up on the bottom of the ocean. Now at 72 years old, you can bet he’s seen a lot of change in his life.
2. Krishna. As the world “goes green” most of us are doing our part by finding recycling bins and seeking cars with better gas mileage. Krishna Nadella has taken on a bigger mission. Having emigrated from India to the US at 23 years old, and with inspiration from his grandmother’s primitive recycling efforts back home, he has set out to completely redefine what it means to recycle plastic–and it’s working. By intercepting millions of pounds of “trash” from our landfills and making plastics infinitely recyclable, he’s poised to change the world. By licensing a patent from a US University, and putting it to use for us all, he is one of the most innovative minds I’ve ever met.
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Both these 4 minute documentaries are shorts in film series I’ve been commissioned to create for Russell Investments. I’m exploring topics… like Innovation and Change, as seen in these videos, but also ideas around Risk, Planning, and beyond. The rest of the films can be found here. Please check them out. My goal has been to make this series insightful and beautiful. I’d love to hear your thoughts below if any of this strikes a chord.
Soren is my neighbor and friend. I was impressed with the work you did in
getting him to reveal parts of his life and his feelings about the huge change
in walking away from what was an essential part of his life. I have a ninety
year old aunt whom I would like to memorialize with a DVD. She has a very
good memory would make a terrific subject in a project as you carried out.
Do you have suggestions as to how I can get you or someone else to produce
such a recording? Or at least something close to it?
uhh I love camera work in fisherman’s story
A fan of the whole series, been following these for a while, glad to see two more. I especially love this style of documentary, it shows the dedication of the interviewer, film crew and especially the editor to make a story flow by only using the subject as the narrator…I am not a fan of a narrator, a faceless voice, detached from the story interrupting the piece to connect the dots when the subject is far more qualified to do so. It does take commitment, though, to make it work without a narrator…that’s I think why I prefer it.
Question, I’ve seen a few videos like this other than yours, do you think this style of corporate vid will become (if it hasn’t already), the convention, and thus need a new boost of video production innovation? What do you think the new wave might be?
Chase,
I totally missed all the technical stuff and was into the stories, the lives of these people.
In hindsight I appreciate the b&w treatment and the natural light as a means to place the emphasis on the stories being told.
Cheers.