From the onset of working with Graphistudio I had  hoped to eventually make it to their headquarters in Italy, to see their factory and of course the elusive castle that I’ve heard so much about. So you can imagine I was pretty excited to get the call to go out and create a promo for them this summer. It was an incredible trip. The food alone was worth it with three hour meals, I ate more prosciutto than should be legal. I did find time however to shoot a bit.

It was a tall order to fly to Italy, shoot a factory, a castle and interview various people in hopes to create a promo video that wasn’t about any one person or product but a whole company and its culture and passion. I quickly found there was no shortage of passion in Italy which in turn inspired me further to create this profile that I hope communicates Graphi’s enthusiasm and dedication to their product and customers.

Special thanks to the Graphistudio team, Keith Thompson and of course Jim and Katarina Garner.

It’s been an amazing year with so many people and places responsible. Our next trip seems a fitting wrap to the Lorimerworks 2009 schedule, AFRICA.

Nov. 2-12, 20o9: One team, one purpose . . . to document the work of Thirst Relief International and show how life saving Bio-Sand Water Filters and wells can save lives! Jim Davis-Hicks will lead the documentary expedition of Bob Davis, Kenny Kim and myself, Anton Lorimer into Tanzania to film, photograph and tell the story of people like pastor Mwambungu who makes a living building and installing thirst relief filters while caring for the needs of his fellow villagers. See how one filter, one well, one person can impact the lives of so many.

Detail: 5 days of shooting, two cinematographers(Bob Davis and I), photographer/Blogger(Kenny Kim) and a guide(Jim Davis-Hicks, Founder and President) Primary Cameras: 5D MarkII, XH-A1 Post production: Lorimerworks

Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of making the drive down to Santa Barbara to shoot a promo for a friend and great photographer, Art Suwansang. We had a great time, shooting everywhere from the Mission Santa Barbara, to an urban setting(as urban as you can get in S.B) to cliffs overlooking the ocean. Shot on both my conventional Canon camcorder and the 5D MarkII. Thanks Art for trusting us with your promo!