Svalbard Documentary
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What is 78 Degrees North?
78 Degrees North is a short observational documentary, about the isolated community on Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Although this arctic island is desolate and isolated from the rest of civilisation, the community that live within it thrive in the extreme conditions that the arctic circle forces upon them, from the polar night to the midnight sun.
Our film will document the challenging lifestyle of Arve Alvestad, a skipper and tour guide living on Svalbard, and how day-to-day life poses considerably higher risks both physically and mentally in comparison to mainland Norway and the rest of the world.
Living in such a rural, arctic and desolate part of the world would be a nightmare for most. So why do the residents of Svalbard hold more community spirit than most of the world? This is what we intend to focus and observe when we are out there.
Our style of documentary is a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ or ‘observational’ approach. This has been a creative decision made by the director (Rosie) and DOP (Luke). The reason being is that they feel in order to bring Svalbard’s harsh but beautiful reality to the screen truthfully, they must shoot unobtrusively, with a raw, handheld cinematic approach.
Who are we?
We are film students from Solent University, we are currently in the pre-production stage of producing a documentary in the North Pole! Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, is one of the worlds northernmost towns. With a residential population of 2,500 living in Svalbard, isolation is an understatement!
78 Degrees North is a short observational documentary, about the isolated community on Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Although this arctic island is desolate and isolated from the rest of civilisation, the community that live within it thrive in the extreme conditions that the arctic circle forces upon them, from the polar night to the midnight sun.
Our film will document the challenging lifestyle of Arve Alvestad, a skipper and tour guide living on Svalbard, and how day-to-day life poses considerably higher risks both physically and mentally in comparison to mainland Norway and the rest of the world.
Living in such a rural, arctic and desolate part of the world would be a nightmare for most. So why do the residents of Svalbard hold more community spirit than most of the world? This is what we intend to focus and observe when we are out there.
Our style of documentary is a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ or ‘observational’ approach. This has been a creative decision made by the director (Rosie) and DOP (Luke). The reason being is that they feel in order to bring Svalbard’s harsh but beautiful reality to the screen truthfully, they must shoot unobtrusively, with a raw, handheld cinematic approach.
Who are we?
We are film students from Solent University, we are currently in the pre-production stage of producing a documentary in the North Pole! Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, is one of the worlds northernmost towns. With a residential population of 2,500 living in Svalbard, isolation is an understatement!
As film students, we are always looking for stories to tell, and as factual filmmakers, we want to share people’s stories from all over the world.
The Crew:
Rose-Anna Wimbleton -Producer & Director
Luke Harris - Director of Photography
Alex Nankivell - Sound Operator
Curtis Forrest - Assitant Editor
Callum Winter - Co-Producer/Co-Director, DIT & Editor
The Crew:
Rose-Anna Wimbleton -Producer & Director
Luke Harris - Director of Photography
Alex Nankivell - Sound Operator
Curtis Forrest - Assitant Editor
Callum Winter - Co-Producer/Co-Director, DIT & Editor
Where will your money go?
If you donate to our crowd funder, your money will be put into various costs of the production. From the 6 flights to and from Svalbard and allowing us to accommodate ourselves out there, all the way to allowing us to hire a multitude of camera lenses and protective equipment for the arctic. We will be hiring snowmobile and a pickup truck in Svalbard as our mode of transportation. Any money donated will be spread across these costs to help bring 78 Degrees North to life!
Research & Development Trip:
Our producer Callum and director Rosie headed to Longyearbyen on the 25th of November 2021 to complete a research and development trip as well as a location recce. Follow our Instagram (@78thdegreesnorth) for frequent updates on how the project is going. The official production trip will commence on April 13th of 2022, until 22nd April 2022 when we move from production, into post-production.
Thank You!
Research & Development Trip:
Our producer Callum and director Rosie headed to Longyearbyen on the 25th of November 2021 to complete a research and development trip as well as a location recce. Follow our Instagram (@78thdegreesnorth) for frequent updates on how the project is going. The official production trip will commence on April 13th of 2022, until 22nd April 2022 when we move from production, into post-production.
Thank You!
The support your funding gives to us as filmmakers allows us to set ourselves up within the film industry to give us a start to our career. Thank you for taking the time to read this, if you cannot donate money, please share the project with your friends and family to allow us to get more exposure. Thank you!
Reward Tier!
£25.00 - Access to all professional uncompressed photographs taken from the trip, and BTS story on Instagram (All rights reserved)
£50.00 - Signed Zine Booklet & all of above
£100.00 - Signed Zine Booklet & credit mention + all of the above
£250.00 - Access to the premiere, free download of the film & all of the above.
£500.00+ - Executive Producer Credit & All of the Above
(All rewards granted in July 2022)
Reward Tier!
£25.00 - Access to all professional uncompressed photographs taken from the trip, and BTS story on Instagram (All rights reserved)
£50.00 - Signed Zine Booklet & all of above
£100.00 - Signed Zine Booklet & credit mention + all of the above
£250.00 - Access to the premiere, free download of the film & all of the above.
£500.00+ - Executive Producer Credit & All of the Above
(All rewards granted in July 2022)
Co-organizers (2)
Callum Winter
Organizer
England
Rosie Wimbleton
Co-organizer