With the Disney+ reality series Pick of the Litter, Dana Nachman followed six adorable dogs on their journey to become guide dogs for the blind, aiming to spotlight the vital role these pups play i…
followed six adorable dogs on their journey to become guide dogs for the blind, aiming to spotlight the vital role these pups play in so many human lives, the rigorous process they must go through to fulfill their purpose, as well as the experience of the visually impaired.
The call in question came from the team behind Disney+, who were interested in developing the series version of Nachman and Hardy’s film. And while Disney+ couldn’t be a more perfect platform for the kind of storytelling at hand, certain logistical challenges immediately presented themselves, as the project took off. “The trick of this was, when we started talking to Disney+, they said, ‘We’re really excited about this, but we need to have the [series] done for July.
Shooting the series over the course of 100 or 120 days, Nachman and Hardy wound up with around 500 hours of footage, choosing to follow a few extra dogs, to account for the unpredictability of guide dog selection, and wind up with a satisfying viewer experience. “We started with eight dogs, just so we had a little wiggle room, in case they all made it,” Nachman says. “But we actually had to let go of two dogs, and focused only on the six.
To avoid creating too much distraction, Hardy asked all of his DPs to approach their camerawork in a particular way. “He taught all the cinematographers on the series how to use our little cameras on a gimbal, on a monopod where you could go high, you could go low, and you can get wide shots fluidly throughout, no matter where you were on the street,” Nachman shares. “We stayed across the street sometimes—more so in the series—because on the film, Don and I were the only two crew members.
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