EP 212: Filmmaker Carlos Mason on Creating SENDING — A Look Behind the Scenes at One of My Favorite Climbing Films

Carlos Mason is a filmmaker and the creator of SENDING, a new film featuring Ethan Pringle, Anna Hazelnutt, and Dan Beall. We talked about how a car commercial inspired this unique film, why he chose Bishop as the primary location, writing the poem that became the narrative for the film, the connections we form through climbing, how the in-between moments make up our experience, what it took to make the film, future film projects, and much more!

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SENDING | MHW

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Show Notes:  

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Nuggets:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:49) – Carlos’ introduction to climbing

(00:04:49) – Getting into filmmaking

(00:06:09) – Bishop

(00:11:34) – His vision for the film

(00:14:59) – Cars

(00:21:21) – Writing the narrative

(00:28:31) – Friends

(00:36:55) – Choosing the cast

(00:47:28) – Choosing the climbs

(00:52:16) – Ethan’s bat hang

(00:55:25) – Dan and ‘The Process’

(01:04:46) – Choosing the music

(01:14:55) – Post-production

(01:21:38) – Recording VO

(01:24:57) – Behind-the-scenes content

(01:29:05) – Where to watch the film

(01:29:32) – What’s next for Carlos

(01:31:54) – Thanks and sponsors

(01:33:57) – How lucky we are to climb