The Next Episode
Looking to build on the initial two productions, the next episode of the collector series will be the prime example in quality of storytelling and cinematography paired to provide an incredible viewing experience for horologists and interested viewers alike.
Concept:
A film that captures the unique eccentricities who collect watches and why they do it
Target Audience:
Horologists, car enthusiast, and interested parties
Script
Pt. 1 Meet the collector
We meet a collector driving on his way to his workshop
(detailed shots of wrist, car, engine, etc)
Follow collector in, viewing the various cars and things he has to attend to when arriving at work.
‘what are we doing with this car today? is this one finished getting tinted?’
(medium shots of body, workers, workshop, detailed shots of workshop bits)
Pt 2. Who are you?
Interview
3 camera angles (medium shot no face, close up wrist, close up watch box)
Questions:
So introduce yourself!
What do you do?
How did you start?
What does a day in your life look like?
What drives your passion for cars?
Whats your favourite car in your collection?
Why watches?
What brought you to watch collecting?
Why Richard Mille?
Take us through your collector which you got first why you picked it etc?
Whats the connection between a great car and a great watch?
(Repeat for each watch) When did you get it, why did you get it, is there a story behind when you got the piece?
Where do you see your watch collection going?
What do you want from your car collection and watch collection in the future?
What do you want from your next watch?
Pt 3. Emotion
Follow collector on his way out.
Sunset car shoot.
playback from questions 12-13-14
Ending shot on car driving off
Mood board
Logistics
Prime Location
212 Motoring
3939 Emmons Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Driving location
Floyd Bennet Field (hours 6am-9pm)
3159 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11234
Walk through
Exterior
Interior office
Interior Workshop
SF90 - Focus Vehicle
Tentative Shoot Schedule
8:30am - 8:30pm
ferrari sf90 arrival shots - pulling up off the highway - parking at shop - open door close up on watch - follow into store
Wishlist exterior: Slightly high wide of the shop. Sliding/gimbal shots of the cars lined up. detail shots of the lined up vehicles.
Wishlist interior: Workshop workshop workshop. - Still life of tools. Workers applying tints. Workers adding/removing parts from a car. Still life of the wheel wall. Still life of the
interview - 2 camera: medium shot of subject (anonymous - note he is overweight), close up on wrist/hands, medium shot following hands and watches.
wishlist macros: panning across watch case, following second hand across dial, catching rotors moving on back of watch, panning across watch to watch, super macro of watch details. no motion for timelapse 5minutes.
if possible: light moving across the watch shots
Interior car wishlist: driving vehicle, 2 static suction cup (over the shoulder through the glass of wrist on wheel, head on of driver) rev meeter, turning on car (stop start is on wheel), sport mode engage, pedals if possible?
8:30am - arrive at 212 motoring
8:30-9am set up for opener shots
9-9:30 opening shots of car arriving in morning light
9:30-10:30 interior exterior vignettes
10:45-11am set up for interview in entrance way. or in workshop
11am-12pm interview
12pm-12:45pm lunch
12:45pm-2:15 watch macros
2:15-2:45pm break
2:45pm-3:15pm detailed interior car shots
3:30-4:00pm prep for sunset car to car shots
4:00pm-4:30 exterior chase shots on belt parkway OR marine parkway bridge
4:45-5:15 return to shop
5:15-6:30 break/dinner
6:30-7:30pm exterior car to car shots McDougal Avenue, coney island surf avenue
7:30-8pm return to shop
8-8:30pm break down+pack
8:30pm wrap
Subject: Harry
Crew:
Director: Marcus Adolf
DP: Juliean Jarry
AC: Nick Dabas
PA/Swing: Antonio Di Caterina
Initial Concept - Independent Horological Collector Series
Concept
The collector series concept is dedicated to showing the passion of horological collectors in a cinematic emotional format highlighting each collectors individuality without doing sharing their faces to maintain both anonymity but also as a format to avoid initial stereotyping of each individual.
