HARRISVILLE DESIGNS
In 1970, as American textiles went overseas and the mills of Harrisville, New Hampshire closed their doors, Chick Colony decided to do the impossible: start a textile company. 50 years later, they still make the high quality looms, yarns, and children’s weaving products that put them on the map. Their’s is a story of preservation and perseverance, and the townspeople that made it all possible.
I had the opportunity to direct, shoot, and score this film. It was a rare chance to invent a unified visual and aural style. I chose a saturated and floating quality for the visuals and reflected that in the score by using a mixture of reverberant, saturated sound alongside dry and grounded instruments like open-tuned guitars.
Client: Harrisville Designs
Music: Ned Porter
Director: Ned Porter
Gaffer and Key Grip: Keenan Blanchard
Producers: Michelle Aldredge and Nick Colony
Special Thanks
Harrisville Designs Spinning Mill
Harrisville Designs Friendly Loom
Harrisville Designs Wood Shop
Harrisville Designs Creative Team