December 8th, 2009 was the Motor Press Guild’s Dean Batchelor Award Ceremony.
My short, Climb Attack was a finalist for the Audio/Visual category. An honor just to be nominated. The other finalists: Audi’s Truth in 24 and the BBC’s Top Gear. Top Gear, being the most popular automotive television program in the world and Truth in 24 being produced by NFL Films – I was the underdog. For me, Top Gear is more than just a “car program”. Before shooting my first automotive projects I was a Top Gear fan. It’s style had a big influence on me and inspired me to make the best looking work possible. Truth in 24 ended up taking home top honors in the category and overall.
Still impressed with the response to Climb Attack. More interested to see how it does in years to come – with films like Climb Dance gaining popularity years later. Climb Attack still is one of the few pieces to cover Pike’s Peak and all its glory.
Congratulations to my friend and fellow drift shooter – Alison Merion who was awarded the Dean Batchelor Award for Photograph of the year.
2009 has been a great year and I was honored to be a finalist for a great award in my field of work.
by Will
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