Spectacular staging for Allianz Suisse
In September 2015, a team led by producer and director David Schildknecht accompanied a kite expedition in Greenland and shot a promotional film for Allianz Suisse in icy water at minus 0.7 degrees.
It's not the first crazy idea from brothers Geza and André Scholtz. In 2013, the two dentists from Zurich were the first ever to cross the 560-kilometre-long Strait of Magellan on a kite. Their latest expedition, which they completed together with British professional kiter Richard Flindall, has even more thrills in store: In Disko Bay, on the west coast of Greenland, the kiters curve their boards around huge icebergs, jump across the fjord over areas of drift ice and brave the cold and snowstorms.
Always on board: a team from dpvideoproduction. David Schildknecht combines high-quality video footage with images from several GoPros attached to the kite and board and breathtaking drone footage. They create a dramatic arc of suspense and a unique atmosphere. The hourly changing ice landscape, the minus 0.7 degree cold water and the strong wind demanded everything from the film crew.
All the more reason for dpvideoproduction to be delighted with the result: a documentary and an image film that perfectly reflect the client Allianz Suisse's message with their powerful visuals and relaxed storytelling: "Perform. Succeed. Be Yourself." The Scholtz brothers' testimonial will be used in the well-known insurer's employer marketing, among other things, and further uses are planned.
"Extreme conditions require extreme measures"says dpvideoproduction Managing Director David Schildknecht, commenting on his company's latest production. Together with Geza and André Scholtz and thanks to the trust of the alliance and the artistic freedom associated with it, his crew was able to prove that they are an ideal partner for elaborate and unusual projects.
