In this episode, we explore the work of filmmaker Chris Szwedo. He directed documentaries like A Gullwing At Twilight: The Bonneville Ride of John Fitch, Lime Rock Park: The Secret Valley of Racing, and Eye on the Sixties: The Iconic Photography of Rowland Scherman, to name a few. He shares stories of filming Paul Newman to what to do when your interviewee doesn’t really want to be there. He was taught the simple formula to make documentaries take a listen to hear all about it.
Photos by Rowland Scherman
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Chris Szwedo has over 30 years of experience in the videography, writing, and editing of corporate sales presentations, broadcast documentaries, promotional spots, and educational and non-profit institutional presentations.
Chris Szwedo has been the recipient of national and regional EMMY nominations for videography and direction, and a category winner of The Motor Press Guild Dean Batchelor Award for excellence in automotive journalism and communication. He has traveled extensively throughout North America and Europe for a list of clients that include ALSTOM, Inc., General Electric, The Maritime Museum of San Diego, the Eastham Conservation Foundation. Mercedes-Benz USA, MINGEI International Museum, The Louvre (Les Arts Decoratifs), Owls Head Transportation Museum, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS/Boston, AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION, WNET NATURE, and POLO RALPH LAUREN, Inc.- a series of exhibition films for the private automobile museum of Ralph Lauren.
Signature works for Public Television distribution in the USA, and Canada include the award-winning Lime Rock Park: The Secret Valley of Racing, A Gullwing At Twilight: The Bonneville Ride of John Fitch, and Eye On The Sixties: The Iconic Photography of Rowland Scherman.
The company is located in the creative good light of Eastham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.
