Evolution Press

Tuesday November 8th, 2011

Patrick Kehoe considers himself a storyteller. A compelling, visual storyteller. In college he studied both film making and photography, but after graduating and traveling to South America, Patrick shifted his focus solely to still shooting. For the next several years, Patrick worked on building his commercial photography business and concentrated on developing his photography skills. That is, until the advent of DSLR cameras featuring HD video capabilities. Once Patrick got his own motion capable camera, motion came back into his work. Recently, Patrick put his film skills to work with a personal motion project.

After searching for a local letterpress to print his business cards, Patrick came across Evolution Press. Impressed with their craftsmanship, friendly staff, and spotless reputation, Patrick came up with the idea to shoot a montage of the printing process. He figured he could get some interesting shots of the Heidelberg machines in action, but after meeting owner and operator Scott Hill, Patrick had a new idea—a short narrative documentary about Scott and his letterpress.

According to Patrick, Scott made a great subject,

I knew there was a great story to be told, so I asked if he would be down to let me film a conversation.  I really lucked out with Scott—beyond being such a great guy, he’s a philosopher and a craftsman, and has this charisma that really shines through.

After filming Scott and watching his business cards turn from computer images to beautifully printed cards, Patrick got to work editing the piece—which he handled himself.

You can view the finished short here:

The project reinvigorated Patrick’s love of motion and he hopes to continue,

At this point in time I’m really excited to produce Micro documentaries—very short, narrative documentary pieces with a total running time of four to six minutes.  I’m also very lucky to have some larger projects on my plate, most notably a piece about world champion bike messenger, Craig Etheridge, as well as a film about Petosa Accordions, the most renowned accordions in the world.

What’s most important to me is connecting with people and describing the spirit of their lives in a compelling, visual way.

You can view more of Patrick’s work—both sill and motion—on his website, www.patrickkehoe.com.

- Maria Luci