Hollywood was right. But that didn't stop us. I've been making films for other people for 15 years, and I wanted to make something of my own. So I spent the last three years developing, filming, editing, re-editing, pitching, re-editing, re-naming, and re-editing a travel show pilot, and decided to just premiere it on YouTube for everyone to enjoy. It's called The Great Excuse, and Episode 1 takes place in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
LOGLINE:
Vulnerability is the greatest adventure. With only a camera, a sleeping bag, and some help from the locals, four filmmaker friends will spend 10 days in a foreign country to experience food and culture in the most intimate way possible.
One network told us we should be a cooking show if we wanted to sell it. Another wanted to turn it into a competition show where we have to "get out of the country before time runs out". But everyone told us we need to have a line of celebrities and influencers out the door if we want to actually get it done. To anyone that's tried to sell and distribute any sort of film project, I have now gone from empathy to sympathy.
We shot the show on two Sony FS7's with a set of vintage Canon K35's prime lenses (no zooms!), a DJI Mavic Pro, a Sony A7s ii, and a GoPro 5 over the course of 14 days in August of 2017. The entire crew was the four of us plus a sound mixer friend of mine. And we all "worked" for free.
Let me know what you think about the show!
Best,
v
LOGLINE:
Vulnerability is the greatest adventure. With only a camera, a sleeping bag, and some help from the locals, four filmmaker friends will spend 10 days in a foreign country to experience food and culture in the most intimate way possible.
One network told us we should be a cooking show if we wanted to sell it. Another wanted to turn it into a competition show where we have to "get out of the country before time runs out". But everyone told us we need to have a line of celebrities and influencers out the door if we want to actually get it done. To anyone that's tried to sell and distribute any sort of film project, I have now gone from empathy to sympathy.
We shot the show on two Sony FS7's with a set of vintage Canon K35's prime lenses (no zooms!), a DJI Mavic Pro, a Sony A7s ii, and a GoPro 5 over the course of 14 days in August of 2017. The entire crew was the four of us plus a sound mixer friend of mine. And we all "worked" for free.
Let me know what you think about the show!
Best,
v
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