"On a cycle the frame is gone. You’re completely in contact with it all. You’re in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming."
— Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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The Bike: Honda CB1000R Neo-Sport Café Racer. It’s powered by a 143 horsepower, 4-cylinder, that lays down 76 pound-feet of torque and has a top speed of 141mph.

CALL OF THE WILD was filmed on location in East Tennessee. Production for the 75-second film ran for three days. The script was written to capture the feel of the South — the patina of the mom & pop gas stations, the intense green of the deciduous forests in the summer, the drone of cicadas, and the twists and turns of the country roads. Riding in the South is a very different experience than traveling through the desert landscapes of the Southwest or forests of Western Canada.

The camera vehicle was a Honda Pioneer side-by-side and the camera package was an ARRI Alexa Mini with vintage Kowa anamorphic lenses stabilized on a gimbal rig.

The project was in collaboration with Southern Honda Powersports and Godspeed Co.


CREDITS:
Featuring: Gregory Hernandez
Directed by: Leif Ramsey
Creative Direction: Chris Logsdon
Executive Producer: Lucky Ramsey
Line Producer: Derek Peters
Cinematographer: Chris Stiles
1st AC: Dillan Forsey
2nd AC: Brittany Danese
Key Grip: Ryhan Simmons
Stunts: Casey Tuggle, Kyle Downey, Philippe LeMaitre