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www.skysthelimittv.com
Unsolicited reviews like these make my heart sing:
Greetings
I watched Skys The Limit last night (PVR) and was really impressed with Joni’s camera work and the program overall.
The photography was of the highest professional quality and matches anything I have seen on television.
The program about sugaring (maple syrup) was very interesting.
I watch these things without bias – I take myself out of CHEK and place myself as just a viewer in front of the TV.
I found Levi a bit stiff and he has to get rid of that ball cap which I saw in every scene – Suzanne has a lovely
natural style that comes across very well.
A really interesting program – sweetening is great – music and production excekllent.
I am proud to be associated with a program such as Skys The Limit by my mere association with CHEK NEWS.
-Bruce Kirkpatrick
The experience of launching a series is unique for me as a producer. First of all the storytelling style becomes micro-stories due to the viewing format. It's freeing because we get to keep moving forward, but somehow less satisfying than an epic. The arc climaxes as often as possible, and we can fake closure (that is what she said). The risk is also quite low, as you don't require 2 hours of someone's life. That's a big request these days, you have to earn it.
The release is also quite constant and drawn out. Thirteen releases weekly, over the course of several months. Lather, rinse repeat.
What we end up with is a large supply of television content. Six hours of airtime is actually worth some cash, compared to an hour-long one-off documentary that takes almost the same time to produce. It's exciting and also a bit intimidating as we head into sales of the show. Like selling ice in africa, to a bunch of hyenas.
Today I sit back and watched the first 8 completed episodes and I'm proud. I remember the ideas in the field, the challenges, the small changes that made the world of difference, the personal hurdles that seemed too steep to leap- the final product becomes an amazing feat of collaborations.
The most amazing of all is that the end is neigh. As much as I'm sure this project with need my coddling for years to come, there is finally room for something new. The last time this happened I made some poor choices, investing in the wrong people. This time I feel like I'm finally beginning my career, and am grateful for those lessons of the past.
I am surrounded by a spectacular team who is above all patient with me, and passionate about what it is we are doing. My goal is to make that team even bigger (mostly so I can do less paperwork, more filmmaking) and I have a feeling that what I've learned so far will be very valuable in avoiding the pitfalls, allowing more time for the muse.
