Director/animator/designer Sebastien Camden in Montreal: “This film is a self-narrated mini-doc created for Altitude Sports as part of their Creators Series. The brief was simple: tell us about something you recently had a renewed respect for.

“I had total freedom to tell my story: art direction, length, narration, etc. I wanted to talk about how running truly helped me during the pandemic. The sport kept my stress levels low, got me out of the house, and taught me how to maneuver through performance and data to avoid the anxiety it could generate.

“It was really fun and liberating to be entrusted by a brand I’m fond of to direct something personal and honest. Also, the challenge of creating something that would be captivating with a very limited budget (almost non-existent) was refreshing. It immediately brought me back to my student projects from way back.

“This time though, I wanted to see how far I could go with only my brain, After Effects, C4D, and a bunch of prosumer equipment. Me and my very tight crew used iPhone 12s, ND/PL filters, a DJI gimbal, and a drone to try and create shots that would be fun to package in a very “social media & sports data” inspired graphic world.”
 

 
Client: Altitude Sports

Director/animator: Sebastien Camden
3D Modeling/Animation: Vincent Raineri
Editor: Sebastien Camden
DOP: Nicola Bodoin, Guillaume Couture

Music: Jean-David Perron @ Supersavant
Sound Design/Mix: Michaël Anctil
VO Recording: Daniela Andrade
VO: Sebastien Camden

Thanks: Neil Frisby, Caroline L Couture, Jeremy Comte, Daniela Andrade, Gaetan Couture & Elton

Toolkit: After Effects, C4D