Breakaway // TV
Project Scope
Share the personalities of players off the pitch within Major League Soccer.
Approach
We work with each player specifically on what they want to do and how they want to tell their story. We bring them into our pre/pro before we fly to them. We set up a few things for them to do and record a voice-over with them to tell their story in an intimate way.
Everything is catered to best tell their story from the crew size, what we do, and how we record their voice-over; it keeps the story at the forefront of this project.
Credits
Produced by: Starting Eleven
Director(s): Casey Wertz & Devin L'Amoreaux
This project is a big undertaking for us, balancing a player's time and achieving high quality through the camera and story. Sometimes, the equation doesn't favor us, but that is what makes us the best at what we do. We know how to be in the player's shoes and bring the best out of them.
"Working with players one-on-one is my favorite part of documenting soccer. Without the players, there genuinely is nothing. When we are working together on Breakaway, there is no filter. It's just us and the player, and we must figure out how to tell their story best. A lot of trust is involved in this process, and I love that. There is a lot of pressure as well because, just like us, players have worked hard to make a name for themselves, and it's our job to do them justice in a world they don't understand."