Video still ‘What If..’, 2012, 15‘

Position
2nd AC / camera trainee

Context
Promotional short for the London Olympics 2012

Year
2012

Details
Fiction, HD, 15’

Writer & director
Max Giwa & Dania Pasquini

DOP
Phillip Blaubach

Producer
Vertigo films (GB)

Description
Joe is a young teen who learns through an older, wiser boy fundamental life lessons on nobility, patience and generosity lessons on how to become an admirable young man.

Influenced by Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire, this film is a celebration of urban youth culture and London, and stars Noel Clarke, George Sargeant and Theo Barklem-Biggs. « What If.. » showcases some of the best of the UK’s freerunning, skateboarding, BMXing and in-line skating talent, and features urban art by Matthew Small.