my theory is basically buy a camera and start filming
start filming
start filming [Music]
I mean I didn’t go to film school I
I mean I didn’t go to film school I didn’t pick up books and start learning
didn’t pick up books and start learning
didn’t pick up books and start learning I just went and started doing
I just went and started doing
I just went and started doing filmmaker Brian Smith has been in an
filmmaker Brian Smith has been in an
filmmaker Brian Smith has been in an adventure longer than he’s been a
adventure longer than he’s been a
adventure longer than he’s been a filmmaker he’s part of a growing number
filmmaker he’s part of a growing number
filmmaker he’s part of a growing number internet savvy adventures who represent
internet savvy adventures who represent
internet savvy adventures who represent the nexus of storytelling and
the nexus of storytelling and
the nexus of storytelling and athleticism for me the early days of
athleticism for me the early days of
athleticism for me the early days of filmmaking grew out of a passion for
filmmaking grew out of a passion for
filmmaking grew out of a passion for kayaking not really a passion for
kayaking not really a passion for
kayaking not really a passion for filming
Brennan’s friends were pioneering new
Brennan’s friends were pioneering new kayaking descents on a Pacific Northwest
kayaking descents on a Pacific Northwest
kayaking descents on a Pacific Northwest steep creeks every weekend produced
steep creeks every weekend produced
steep creeks every weekend produced adventures and misadventures like
adventures and misadventures like
adventures and misadventures like [Music]
it was about going out in the woods with
it was about going out in the woods with a group of friends and having fun and
a group of friends and having fun and
a group of friends and having fun and then trying to share that story with
then trying to share that story with
then trying to share that story with everyone else
everyone else
everyone else Brian bought a small camera and started
Brian bought a small camera and started
Brian bought a small camera and started documenting their trips being able to
documenting their trips being able to
documenting their trips being able to paddle down the river and being able to
paddle down the river and being able to
paddle down the river and being able to carry a camera with you you actually
carry a camera with you you actually
carry a camera with you you actually have a pretty unique equation really
have a pretty unique equation really
have a pretty unique equation really early on I realized that the filmmaking
early on I realized that the filmmaking
early on I realized that the filmmaking part of it was gonna offer just as much
part of it was gonna offer just as much
part of it was gonna offer just as much adventure as the adventuring he says
adventure as the adventuring he says
adventure as the adventuring he says it’s good
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[Music] over the course of six years Brian’s
over the course of six years Brian’s
over the course of six years Brian’s small camcorder has become a
small camcorder has become a
small camcorder has become a state-of-the-art camera he’s travelling
state-of-the-art camera he’s travelling
state-of-the-art camera he’s travelling the globe filming for National
the globe filming for National
the globe filming for National Geographic
Geographic
Geographic but the grassroots spirit has remained
but the grassroots spirit has remained
but the grassroots spirit has remained the camera for me is that tool to keep
the camera for me is that tool to keep
the camera for me is that tool to keep pushing me into adventure
there’s no separation at all between the
there’s no separation at all between the adventure and the filmmaking
adventure and the filmmaking
adventure and the filmmaking it’s all happening simultaneously one
it’s all happening simultaneously one
it’s all happening simultaneously one second you’re thinking about the camera
second you’re thinking about the camera
second you’re thinking about the camera the next you’re thinking about your
the next you’re thinking about your
the next you’re thinking about your footing
footing
footing [Music]
but there’s a big suffering coefficient
but there’s a big suffering coefficient is what I call it it could be your legs
is what I call it it could be your legs
is what I call it it could be your legs going numb and harness your hands
going numb and harness your hands
going numb and harness your hands freezing off and a snowstorm in the
freezing off and a snowstorm in the
freezing off and a snowstorm in the summer of 2010 Smith embarked on his
summer of 2010 Smith embarked on his
summer of 2010 Smith embarked on his biggest challenge yet it would be the
biggest challenge yet it would be the
biggest challenge yet it would be the team of kayakers
team of kayakers
team of kayakers on a series of first ascents and rushes
on a series of first ascents and rushes
on a series of first ascents and rushes come track a peninsula for me when I
come track a peninsula for me when I
come track a peninsula for me when I first started filmmaking I had no idea
first started filmmaking I had no idea
first started filmmaking I had no idea that four years later I would be going
that four years later I would be going
that four years later I would be going to come chaka far eastern Russia filming
to come chaka far eastern Russia filming
to come chaka far eastern Russia filming for National Geographic I mean it was a
for National Geographic I mean it was a
for National Geographic I mean it was a dream come true one thing that’s really
dream come true one thing that’s really
dream come true one thing that’s really interesting with camera here is that
interesting with camera here is that
interesting with camera here is that people always have this like attachment
people always have this like attachment
people always have this like attachment to it like oh it’s precious we had to
to it like oh it’s precious we had to
to it like oh it’s precious we had to kind of throw that out the window it was
kind of throw that out the window it was
kind of throw that out the window it was like we were paddling class five rivers
like we were paddling class five rivers
like we were paddling class five rivers big waterfalls with expensive cameras
big waterfalls with expensive cameras
big waterfalls with expensive cameras right between our legs and at any moment
right between our legs and at any moment
right between our legs and at any moment we could have swum and lost the camera
we could have swum and lost the camera
we could have swum and lost the camera gear
gear
gear the key to any adventure whether it’s
the key to any adventure whether it’s
the key to any adventure whether it’s kayaking or filmmaking is it the outcome
kayaking or filmmaking is it the outcome
kayaking or filmmaking is it the outcome is unknown right up until the end
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