Film
The Last Ski Maker in Scotland
About
Running time
6 minutes
Country / Nationality
Scotland, UK
Our Judges say:
Does exactly what it says on the tin: a film about a Scottish man who makes skis, where he shows you how he does it. Utterly compelling and gorgeous.Paul Hodgson Music Judge
A beautiful film to watch.Simon Taylor
Beautiful!Jimmy Hyland
Jamie began teaching himself how to make his wooden skis after watching a Vimeo Staff Pick by Wyatt Visuals about a wooden-surfboard maker in Vancouver Island, Canada. Ten years on, The Last Ski Maker in Scotland is part homage to this original film and part a celebration of the power of film to inspire us all. It is a film about chosing to live life your own way, living your values, and learning to be part of the place you are in. It's also a film about how much we can all learn, change and do. Jamie is a quietly inspiring human being and the film tries to take a lead from him. The Last Ski Maker in Scotland was produced, shot, directed, and editing by Euan Wilding. Jamie is still the only ski-maker in Scotland.
Sustaiability Notes:
The Skis in the film are themselves sustainable, using local wood instead of plastics and fibreglass. I live near Jamie so we generally cycled around between locations during the shoot. All of the editng and post production was done at my home studio so the carbon footprint of the whole project must be just the energy to power my kit, Jamie's machinary, and the cups of coffee that kept us going. There was no crew, it was just me and Jamie so it's pretty much the definition of low impact, low budget filmmaking.
