AFTERGLOW - Lightsuit Segment

From the depth of the creative visuals to the groundbreaking, never-been-done-before scale of the shoot, Afterglow is being hailed as one of the most cinematically profound ski movies ever made. Deep pillows and Alaskan spines, all filmed at night, with massive lights, custom made LED suits, and a national governments worth of logistics, planning, and civil engineering.

It’s only ten minutes long, but Sweetgrass Productions’ Afterglow is arguably the most cinematically profound ski movie ever made. The clip was shot entirely at night —a first for the genre— deep in the backcountry of British Columbia and Alaska, and the breathtaking footage achieved by the Sweetgrass team did not come easily. Sweetgrass’s founder and the director of Afterglow, oversaw crews that illuminated ski runs as long as 2,500 feet using washing-machine-size lights that were airlifted —along with scaffolding, wires, and generators—onto four-by-four-foot platforms. Octocopter drones and on-the-ground cameras captured skiers clad in LED-studded jumpsuits, leaving bright contrails of billowy powder behind them.

Filmed as a partnership between Sweetgrass Productions, Philips TV, and the Swedish Agency Ahlstrand & Wållgren, it's two parts creativity, one part branded content, and a pinch of masochism for good measure. Overall, it's an incredibly unique partnership between our vision of skiing and the color and light technology behind the Philips Ambilight TV.

CREDITS.

Directed by Nick Waggoner & Mike Brown.
Executive Producer Nick Waggoner.
Produced by Zac Ramras, Mike Brown, and Max Santeusanio.
Edited by Mike Brown.
First AC Max Santeusanio.
Aerial Cinematography by Nick Wolcott and Zac Ramras.
Guides Cam McClellan and Ken Bibby.
Gaffer Mark Stuen.
Key Grip Kyle Metzger.
Best Boy Grip Shane Treat.
Cook AJ Frye.
BTS Unit Jason Mannings.

Agency Ahlstrand & Wållgren.
Account Director Ulf Ahlstrand.
Creative Director Joakim Wållgren.
Account Manager Helena Bengtsson.
Associate Creative Director Cristopher Gedda Westrell.
Art Director Johan Schonfeldt.
Agency Producer Mark Baughen, Colony.

Supported by: Atomic, Freefly Systems (MOVI), NiteRider, Golden Alpine Holidays, Alyeska Resort & Talvista Lodge.
Shot on location at: Golden Alpine Holidays Sentry Lodge, Alyeska Resort, and the Alaskan Wilderness.

Presented by Philips TV and Atomic Skis.
Featuring: Pep Fujas, Eric Hjorleifson, Daron Rahlves, and Chris Benchetler.