Horizonline Pictures worked with start-up technology company Servosity to build a series of short videos introducing the company to the community, potential employees, and future partners. Following a dense, one-day shoot, we edited and reviewed and turned the complete project around in a two-week period. Here are the results.

The project presented Horizonline Pictures an opportunity to break out of documentary-film-making-mode and take a more scripted approach. We worked with Suzanne to develop a script and shot list that communicated the most important pieces of information about Connect Buncombe in a winning way. Then we filmed over the course of three packed days and edited the project in the following week. Special thanks goes out to Lullatone and Dehlia Low whose excellent music made piecing the edit together a breeze.

Enjoy this short film, and drop us a line if you’ve got a story you want our help in telling.

Stills from the project:

Our first canoe trip: Section IV of the French Broad:

Cataloochee Valley:

This guy showed more curiosity in me than I was comfortable with. He walked out of the woods and directly at me without any sign of stopping. I picked up my tripod and backed away, envisioning the dive and roll maneuver I would make if he charged.

Max patch as the sun does down:

We went for a walk at Biltmore with our good friends the Ruch’s. Fiona brought her off-road stroller.

Keaton got tired of walking.

But he perked up by the end of the day.

The end. Thanks for visiting.

-CG

Thanks,

Chris G.

Now that all you boaters have perked up, let me fill in the details of the event and we’ll get to the boat giveaway a little further down the page.

This evening will feature four short films from a variety of outdoor experiences (surf kayaking, longboarding, backpacking, and river running). We’ll be showing a re-cap of the World Championships of Surf Kayaking (held at the Outerbanks last fall), a Longboard Asheville short, “The Grand Canyon in Winter” (a segment from Coming Home), and the evening will conclude with “The Smokies: Punished into Ecstasy,” a story about backpacking the A.T. through the Smokies in winter. Most of these films were produced in Western North Carolina with the support of Outdoor Sports Marketing, a great local business that has its offices a few doors down from the Southern App. Brewery. O.S.M. represents leading gear manufacturers in the outdoor industry, from Chaco to Osprey to Cascade Designs.

There will be a $6 cover at the door with door prizes provided by S.A.B. and Diamond Brand Outdoors. All proceeds from the evening will go to benefit Our Voice and RiverLink, two organizations doing important work in WNC. So you can know that you’re money is going to a good cause. The films will start around 7:30, and the bar has limited seating; so get there early to secure your spot.

The mighty Stomper from Liquidlogic

Now for the kayak giveaway. As most local river people know, Liquidlogic Kayaks and their parent company Legacy Paddlesports recently moved their base of operations back into Henderson County, home of the beautiful Green River. This is great news for the local economy, great news for local paddlers, and great news for the Southern Appalachian Brewery where the Legacy folks often go to unwind after a long day of building kayaks. On one visit to the S.A.B. tasting room the Legacy crew learned that Rapid Transit is partnering with the brewery to host this event to benefit RiverLink and Our Voice. Knowing the quality of these two organizations, the Legacy folks offered to support the effort by raffling off a kayak from their lineup. So, in the days leading up to the Adventure Film Night at S.A.B. we will be selling raffle tickets ($10 each) to win a kayak from the Legacy Lineup (this includes any boat from the Liquidlogic and Native Watercraft lines EXCEPT the Mariner and Ultimate Multisport models). That means you could win a new Stomper if you’re a whitewater junky, a Manta Ray if you’re a kayak angler, or a Versa Board if you’re into the recreational side of things. This is a fantastic opportunity and a great way to support local non-profits. Tickets will be available for pre-sale after February 3rd at the Southern Appalachian Brewery tasting room in Hendersonville (note their hours of operation below), the RiverLink offices in Asheville, Diamond Brand Outdoors in Arden, and Our Voice offices in Asheville. Entrants need not be present at the film night to win.

We hope you’ll get your name in the running for a new boat and also support our local community. And we hope you’ll come out to join us for a night of films on Thursday the 16th at Southern Appalachian Brewery in Hendersonville. This is one of the few occasions when drinking beer and extreme sports go well together.

Here’s a trailer for the Smokies story. Enjoy: