Filmmakers,
first.
We have worked across film, television and advertising. Saving Faces allows us to use those skills to capture faces, stories and memories for the people who want to remember them.
The most interesting films are driven by their characters, and we believe everybody has a great story to share.
We are borderline obsessive about the pursuit of excellence in storytelling and genuinely thrilled to capture and preserve the stories of your tribe.
Our experience as cinematographers informs the way we light and shoot the interviews. Our experience as storytellers informs how we work with the people in front of us, helping them select and share the most compelling stories of their life.
Shot with craft.
Led with care.
How we shoot
Cinema cameras and professional microphones. We light the room, frame the shot, and take the time to make it beautiful, because these films will be watched for a very long time.
How we listen
We work sensitively and respectfully with the people we interview, making sure they are comfortable sharing the stories that matter to them.
How we edit
An interview is raw material. We help people find the most important and interesting stories of their life, then cut them into films with a beginning, a middle and an end.
Margaret, ninety, in her own words.
Three minutes from a longer film. Born in the house she still lives in, school on the Monday after war was declared, nursing at fifteen, a dance, a wedding on flower show day, and the advice she would give her great-grandchildren.
Karen, in conversation.
Five minutes from a longer film, shot on two cameras. A vicar's daughter who grew up inside a holiday camp, a quiet rebel at boarding school, the night she met her husband, and the playwright she finally allowed herself to be.
