CLIENT
Sunset & Vine | FEI
YEAR
2025
DIRECTOR
Craig Hall
ROLE
Self-Shooting Director

Self-Shooting Director | Craig Hall

“My horses are inherently intertwined with my work, they keep me going,
every day I find them more beautiful and everyday I want to figure out how to paint that.”
Vanessa Whittell, Horse Artist

In the latest episode of RIDE, presented by Longines, we take a trip to the picturesque equestrian hub of Langley in Canada to watch how horses and art intertwine to create thought-provoking pieces and witness how magical putting paint to paper can be! Throughout our visit we get to meet Vannesa Whittell, a contemporary equine artist who captures the feelings of riding through artwork. Vanessa has a unique talent that spans across graphic design to award-winning masterpieces! Amongst learning about her work, we also get to hear the journey she took and the immeasurable impact horses have on her and her career!

As a self-shooting director, I ran a shot, lit, and ran the two camera interview for this documentary for RIDE. I then covered the story with two cameras and a drone. Here’s the technical setup:

Interview:
– ACam – Sony FX9 with Sony 16-35mm Mk II GMaster
– BCam – Sony FX3 with Sony 70-200 Mk II GMaster
– Lit with Dedolights and an Astera 1×1 LED
Broll
– ACam – Sony FX3 with Zeiss ZF.2 28mm on DJI RS3 Pro gimbal in Tilta Advanced Ring
– BCam – Sony FX9 with Zeiss ZF.2 100mm Makro and 135mm.

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