![]() ![]() This turned the team's plans upside-down and took the project in an unexpected direction. Not only did he claim to have worked on a programme designed to dope athletes and get away with it, he also offered to take Bryan and Jake to the lab in Russia so they could document it. Halfway through shooting, the doctor revealed that he used to do the same for Russian athletes competing in major international sporting events, as head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory. A Canon LEGRIA HF G30 camcorder was added as a second or third camera when needed.īryan enlisted Russian doctor Grigory Rodchenkov to help him administer his drugs. The Canon EOS C300 and later a Canon EOS C300 Mark II were chosen as main cameras, supplemented by a Canon EOS 5D Mark II (which has been succeeded by the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV), for its shallow depth of field, and for wide shots during interviews. ![]() When work started on the documentary in 2014, Jake knew he'd be filming fast-paced cycling race action as well as low-light footage. Instead, he uncovered a global conspiracy that led to the involvement of the police and the International Olympic Committee, and resulted in Russia being banned from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Bryan, a keen cyclist, wanted to prove the ineffectiveness of cycling's drug-testing regime by doping himself, not getting caught and finishing in the top 10 of the Haute Route, a gruelling seven-day amateur bike race through the Alps. Their plan was to make a film in the style of Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me, but dealing with performance-enhancing drugs rather than fast food. Yet that’s exactly what happened to director Bryan Fogel and DOP Jake Swantko with Icarus, their Netflix documentary about doping in sport. And for that film to then pick up an Oscar… That's the kind of thing that never really happens outside of a Hollywood movie. For the film to uncover a huge global conspiracy, make headlines around the world, and then be the catalyst for real change would be a dream come true. The dream of most documentary makers is to create a visually stunning and engaging film that opens people’s eyes or changes perceptions of an issue that’s not getting the attention it deserves. ![]()
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