Last year Scouts asked us to stop by their annual Christmas lunch to film with a group of their top Ambassadors (think British adventurers, Paralympian swimmers, pole-trekkers, the list goes on…) and tell the story of how Scouts had impacted their lives over the years.

Jade Slaughter, a Senior Creative Producer at Scouts told us it was the first time they’d ever brought together such a wide range of Ambassadors and we felt pretty lucky to meet them all in one go. Thankfully, they’re all individuals more than used to working in high pressure situations because we had to move very quickly to pull it together.

So, who’s actually in the film? Bear Grylls, Megan Hine, Helen Glover, Ed Stafford, Dwayne Fields, Ellie Simmons and Steve Backshall. Oh, and we only had twelve minutes with each individual! When it comes to working with Scouts it was very much a challenge accepted.

The biggest mountain to climb was the lighting. With only five minutes between interviews and seven different people to film (and everyone’s “good side” to factor in), we had to find a clever way to avoid resetting the whole operation again and again.  

In true Scouting fashion, we manufactured a lighting setup that was built out of three sets of scaffolds and very much worthy of a DIY award. It saved heaps of time and, frankly, made us feel like we’d earned ourselves a brand new Scouts badge. We’ll also hand it to Director of Photography Tim Fok for working impressively fast and making everyone look suitably impressive. 

The icing on the cake was Jade reflecting on the film, “Each [ambassador] has been on an impressive personal journey, demonstrating the huge range of skills and values – including resilience, courage, and kindness ... With their usual storytelling expertise and beautiful cinematography, 3angrymen have captured that.”

It felt great to push ourselves to find creative solutions on the shoot day. We loved working with a group of people who have clearly pushed the boundaries, travelled far and wide and had their own share of ‘close shaves’ over the years. A pretty big hit of motivation heading into 2020! If you fancy taking a look, you can find the full film here.

Stay angry.

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