Using a new form of the “projection-mapping” technique, Belgian filmmaker and the director for this shoot, Filip Sterckx, shot on a white-wall set where scenes were both rear-projected and front-projected. The technique took us through a woman’s journey–on both sides of the Atlantic–in one seemingly continuous take, ultimately leading to her buying a home, a deal which could have been scuttled if not for Experian protecting her from identity fraud.
The projection-mapping technique was deployed for its ability to allow characters to walk through big moments of their lives, without ever having to change their physical location. With a treadmill on a rotating platform, the actor appeared to be in several different locations, while remaining in a stationary position on set. During the shoot, there were as many as eight projectors in use at a time, synched to match the movement of the motion-controlled camera.
Production house was HSI. Agency was The Martin Agency.
Credits
Client Experian Agency The Martin Agency, Richmond, Va. Joe Alexander, chief creative officer; Andy Azula, sr. VP/group creative director; Steve Sage, VP/creative director; Eric Dome, associate creative director/copywriter; Matt Davis, VP/creative director/art director; Brett Alexander, VP/executive broadcast producer; Brian Camp, broadcast producer; Caroline Helms, jr. producer; Juanita McInteer, group talent & music director. Production HSI Filip Sterckx, director; Rebecca Skinner, managing director; Kim Dellara, exec producer; Doron Kauper, head of production; Richard Weagner, producer. Visual Effects a52 Andy Hall, VFX supervisor; Heather Johann, VFX producer; Megan Meloth, exec producer Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Neil Meiklejohn, editor; Meagen Carroll, producer; Carol Lynn Weaver, exec producer. Audio Eleven Jeff Payne, mixer; Ben Freer, assistant mixer; Suzanne Hollingshead, exec producer.
Tom Tagholm of Various Films directed this moving piece for the U.K.โs Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) out of creative agency MullenLowe UK.
Focused on adult social care, the public service film delves into the world of care providers and how they connect with those they help. We feel how gratifying it is to assist people in daily tasks, the value it brings to their lives--and to the lives of those who provide this special care.
Itโs a special career for people who might not have previously considered the role. Itโs about a fulfilling job that fulfills lives. Thereโs a shared, reciprocal energy that emerges from working together in this way.
Capturing this dynamic and doing justice to this human story grew out of the creatives and filmmaker spending an extended amount of time in this world--long before any scheduled lensing. At this juncture, there were no cameras, just getting to know those involved--sharing tea and chatting, driven by a curiosity about life.
And this facilitated down the line the capturing of real human stories--trying not to get in the way of the natural rhythms of these special relationships as they unfolded. The mission was to recognize and capture all this--and in some cases uncover the significant moments and feelings inside of an apparently normal day. At the same time, the role of adult special care providers isnโt sugarcoated. There are challenges on both sides of the relationship. Yet there is a magic to the seemingly mundane, practical beats in a life--getting from point A to point B, answering emails, shopping, the daily tasks where the connection felt the most vivid and inspiring. One such task was seeing a man in a kitchen, cutting an onion for the first time, experiencing the joy of cooking.
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