NASA: The Spirit of SOFIA
We were incredibly honored to be chosen by NASA's Ames Research Center to produce a short documentary film about NASA & DLR’s unique and historic “flying observatory,” the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) during its last year of operations.
The documentary follows a day-in-the-life format and profiles a group of scientists and crew members on a typical SOFIA mission, from flight preparations to the mission itself. The goal was to not only learn about the “how” of the mission, but also get a glimpse of the core mission themes of curiosity, creativity, and teamwork, and to answer the big question that drives everybody involved: the “why.”
We chose to follow a minimalist cinematic style, showcasing carefully crafted day-in-the-life images along with sit-down studio interviews with the inspiring voices of key SOFIA project members. Additionally, to support the cinematic style, we shot in widescreen using anamorphic lenses.
The documentary was shot on location at SOFIA’s base of operations: NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California; as well as in the skies of North America.
Watch the film (10 min.):
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