AFTER EMMA, MY NOW WIFE, AND I VISITED HER FAMILY IN THE SUMMER OF 2018 IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, I WAS BUZZING. I COULDN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HOW I WANTED TO TELL THE STORY OF HER AMAZING FAMILY, THE CARLOS. THE CARLOS HAVE OWNED AND OPERATED NUMEROUS HARNESS RACING TRACKS FOR JUST UNDER 100 YEARS IN THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES (A STORY IN ITSELF)... BUT BEYOND THAT, THEY ARE SOME OF THE MOST KIND AND GENEROUS PEOPLE I'D EVER MET. IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING, I PUT TOGETHER A PITCH, ALONG WITH EMMA, TO HER UNCLE MIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD PUT THIS PIECE TOGETHER. HE AGREED AND WE SET OUR SITES TOWARD TRYING TO CAPTURE THE JOURNEY OF BUSINESS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE STORY OF THIS FAMILY...
WE STARTED SHOOTING IN 2020 AMID THE PANDEMIC AND CONTINUED SHOOTING INTO THE SUMMER OF 2021. POST-PRODUCTION IS NOW UNDERWAY. THIS WILL BE MY FIRST ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH FEATURE. EXTREMELY EXCITED TO SHARE THIS ONE... SOON ENOUGH... ABOVE IS A SHORT SHOWREEL OF SOME OF THE FOOTAGE WITH THE STORY RETRACTED ON PURPOSE ;)
Director: Evan Rogers
Producer: Emma Rogers
DP: Lucas Cardoso
Op/1AC: Ryan Miller
Production Company: Evan Rogers Film
Edit/Color: Evan Rogers c/o Gradient Post Production
Shot on Blackmagic Pocket 6K with Sigma Art Lenses
Producer: Emma Rogers
DP: Lucas Cardoso
Op/1AC: Ryan Miller
Production Company: Evan Rogers Film
Edit/Color: Evan Rogers c/o Gradient Post Production
Shot on Blackmagic Pocket 6K with Sigma Art Lenses