OVERVIEW
A SPEC SHOOT BORN FROM TWO YEARS OF DREAMING — AND ONE NIGHT OF FOLLOWING THROUGH.
YEAR
2026
CATEGORY
SPEC COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRY
WORKWEAR / APPAREL
SERVICES
- DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
- CINEMATOGRAPHY
- COLOR GRADING
- SOUND DESIGN
CREDITS
- HOLT INGALLS — DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
- CRAIG GODWIN — PHOTOGRAPHER/PRODUCER
- JENSEN THOMAS — CINEMATOGRAPHER
- WELLS INGALLS — VIDEO EDITOR
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THE CHALLENGE
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE AN IDEA THAT FEELS SO DIVINELY INSPIRED THAT YOU CAN'T SHAKE IT. WE'D WANTED TO FILM A CONTROLLED BURN AT NIGHT FOR TWO YEARS — AND JUST NEVER MADE IT HAPPEN.
NOBODY WAS GOING TO DO IT FOR US. SO WE STOPPED DREAMING AND TOOK INITIATIVE.
"IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OR PASSION THAT YOU CONSTANTLY COME BACK TO, GO OUT THERE AND GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT. IT'S NOT GOING TO JUST MAGICALLY HAPPEN WITHOUT SOME INITIATIVE."
— HOLT INGALLS, LEAD DIRECTOR
SHAPE
THE APPROACH
WE REACHED OUT TO OUR COLLABORATORS, SECURED TWIN OAKS PLANTATION AS THE LOCATION, AND LET THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF A CONTROLLED BURN AT NIGHT DRIVE EVERY CREATIVE DECISION.
THE SHOOT WAS HANDHELD, INTIMATE, AND ENTIRELY SPEC — NO CLIENT BRIEF, NO SAFETY NET. JUST A CREATIVE TEAM FOLLOWING THROUGH ON A VISION TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING.
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THE EXECUTION
THE NIGHT EXCEEDED EVERY EXPECTATION. THE FOOTAGE FROM THIS SPEC SHOOT BECAME OUR HOMEPAGE HERO REEL — PROOF THAT WHEN YOU FOLLOW YOUR INSTINCTS AND DO THE WORK, THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
THIS IS OUR FAVORITE SPEC PROJECT WE'VE EVER DONE. THANKS TO TWIN OAKS PLANTATION AND TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN.
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