Commissions

Greenlit: Matt on the Run, Animal Planet

Matt on the Run (8 x 60′) – Weekend adventurer Matt Galland and his adrenaline-junkie best buddies Danny Bryson and Blake Josephson venture to some of the most untouched pockets of the planet where cameras – let alone people – rarely have gone. In each episode, the goal is to trek roughly 100 miles in the wild in just four days to conquer Mother Nature’s challenges and capture her infinite beauty. While the mission is straightforward, each journey comes with its twists and turns, including dangerous encounters with wild animals, brutal terrain, invariable weather, extreme lows and almost impossible heights.

Matt and his pals capture their adventures with GoPros and handycams. Every single second on the ground is self-shot, providing a surprising sense of intimacy and immediacy of each unchartered step ahead.

While the guys describe each journey as a joyride, it’s never easy and not always fun. They burn up to 10,000 calories a day on foot, bike, raft, skis and even skateboard while they face hunger, dehydration, fatigue, hypothermia, potential bone breaks and infighting.

Matt, Danny and Blake must band together, heavily relying on pre-arranged bear boxes, which are dropped at set points approximately every 25 miles. The bear boxes contain their favorite foods and much needed supplies that replenish their strength and stamina. They serve as incentives to reach the next destination and refocus their unified intention.

Channel: Animal Planet

Producer: Renegade 83

TX: Spring 2015

Source: Animal Planet press release