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Mt. Logan Perpetual PlanEt
Ice, Ice Baby
Who
Client: National Geographic Society + Rolex
Featuring: National Geographic Explorer Dr. Allison Criscitiello
What
Docu-expedition production, video + stills
where
Kluane National Park - Yukon, Canada
Edmonton - Alberta, Canada
Reno - Nevada, USA
Lake Tahoe - California, USA
Why it ruled:
This once in a lifetime project came to Arcade the way all the best ones do, through a friend. With a reputation for leading successful expedition productions in some of the most remote stretches of the planet (Karakoram, Nepal, Andes, Indonesia, Northern India, the Guatemalan Highlands + Bangladesh to name a few) we were primed to hit the ground running… and what a sprint it was.
In what might be a pre-production record for the Arcade homies, we turned around a month-long expedition production with a completely self-supported crew and a group of ice core scientists at 6000 meters above sea level in the dead of winter (think -40, blowing wind, big storms..) drilling 327 meters deep into the ice in a matter of weeks.
Wild is an understatement, but when an opportunity to combine our honed experience in expedition filmmaking with a science and academic focus that will push the needle forward in key climate research knocks, you best believe we answer. And it wasn’t just us who showed up with bells on, the entire team was the kind of collaborative usually reserved for highly effective sports teams, allowing the good vibes to shine through the most challenging of environments, all in the name of science.
and also…
✚ The chance to work with the incredible and inspiring Alison Criscitiello
✚ Record setting and globally relevant ice core samples
✖ A case of key crew altitude sickness
✚ Countless academic papers written about the results
✚ A feature film in the works
You do the math. Absolutely epic.
WORLDWIDE
Our team makes magic in all corners of the planet - from permits to post. The game has brought us through major cities and mountain ranges on nearly every continent and some truly wild places including the Karakoram, Himalaya, Andes, Alps, and the Rockies, to the bustling cities of Central Asia, Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and Africa. We have collectively shot in over 50+ countries over the last 10 years.
awards + acColades
We have worked on projects that have toured internationally at Banff Mountain Film Festival, Whistler Film Festival, VIMFF, Cannes, National Geographic Explorer’s Festival, and online at Vimeo Best of the Year.
