North Idaho’s abundance of water and woods has helped shape a time honored craft and art form. “You definitely can’t think of the lakes without thinking of the boats,” says Andy Kerfoot. Kerfoot is an Idaho native and for the past several decades has honed his craft restoring and refinishing classic wooden boats. Andy took…
Painter and Photographer Norm Nelson knows the Snake River Canyon and the birds of prey for which it’s known better than most. Norm’s life story is woven into this landscape– a place his father loved and helped permanently protect. The Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area is named for Norm’s…
Photographer Greg Sims brought our crews along on an journey deep into the wilds of Idaho. An adventure motorcyclist, Sims explores the Magruder Corridor for a segment that appears in Idaho the Movie 2, a documentary film about Idaho’s wild places. The 101 mile long primitive road cuts between two of Idaho’s largest wilderness…
After nearly a decade in the Northeast, musician Eilen Jewell recently returned to her home state of Idaho. “It struck me as a really funny thing that I had to travel all around the world in order to have the perspective and realize that I started out in the place where I was supposed to…
The Boulder-White Cloud mountains are one of Idaho’s most treasured features, marked by rugged peaks reaching over 10,000 ft, numerous mountain lakes and the headwaters of four major rivers. In a long awaited effort to keep this spectacular area pristine, the Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness bill passed through the house without a single opposing vote…
I am pleased to announce, our baby is back! She never really left us but has been sitting idle on the gear shelf for a couple of years gathering dust. With the crazy advent of the DSLR movement, we just couldn’t use her anymore with the smaller cameras. That is, until now. We found a…
Christmas toys came early to Wide Eye this year. Meet our newest addition: the Sony FS-7 XDCAM. This small and lightweight camera is built for run-and-gun documentary style shooting with its ergonomic shoulder mount, balanced design and trigger/hand grip. But it also sports a full size 35mm image sensor. Documentary style shooting with that…
The most effective kind of storytelling involves personal experiences. We love weaving real life moments into our work. The commercial spots we are currently producing for Pioneer Federal Credit Union highlight what the bank does best through the stories of their clients. The spots are build around short features of people like Trudy Peterson, who…
It’s not often that I wish I were sick. But after a week of shooting out at St. Luke’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation and witnessing their “dream team” of medical personnel in action, I found myself wishing I had a reason to sign up for their services! St. Luke’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a comprehensive program for patients…
On the road again filming the Rocky Mountain Fly Highway! We got to spend our day with the 2006 Individual National Fly Fishing Champion, Bret Bishop. Bret has competed in two Fly Fishing World Championships, and shares his expertise guiding with Silver Creek Outfitters. Bret shared his knowledge about the uniquely challenging nature of fishing…
It’s the ultimate 48 hour film festival, producing digital shorts each week for NBC’s Saturday Night Live… and the SNL digital film unit does it every weekend. Here’s a great article interviewing SNL DP Alex Buono about his crazed and addictive job at Saturday Night Live, turning around the taped sketches in often less than…
Wide Eye Photographer Bill Krumm is on a wild ride. He’s chasing the world’s fastest sailboats around San Francisco Bay on assignment at the America’s Cup. Bill’s text after one day on the water: “Woo hoo! Imagine shooting from a wild bull in a thunderstorm and you’ll know what it’s like to ride a souped…
