Matt Walker’s Home Run: Behind the Scenes

Earlier this week we posted a video of Matt Walker taking the run that could have been. Fort William World Cup was cancelled due to Covid, but Matt took the trip up to shoot a video. This time we go behind the scenes and see what went into making the edit.

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Matt and the production team head up track.

Hear from Matt and producer Aaron Bartlett of Creative Concept TV as they discuss what the project means to them and what makes Fort William such a special race. Find out how much work went into creating the video and discover a few secrets about how we captured some of the key shots over the four days.

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Matt Walker in Fort William
Filmed by Creative Concept and Nico Turner.

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Filmed over four days we get an insight into what goes into filming something like this. Matt talks about the amazing staff at Fort William and travelling to get the shoot finished. So sit back and take a few minutes to take a look behind the scenes.

Matt Walker in Fort William

For more on the team, head to the Saracen website.


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