The Met: Spotlight

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spotlight

In 2022, The Metropolitan Museum of Art commissioned us to produce and direct a new series called Spotlight featuring new perspectives on iconic works from the collection. The series featured video episodes and audio episodes, all of which could be accessed in the galleries via QR code and online on the series hub. 

Video

we worked closely with each subject and with the digital team at the Met to identify unexpected filming opportunities both inside the museum and beyond, with SandenWolff Director Jonathan Sanden leading production. To support these stories, SandenWolff Director of Photography Noah Therrien captured extensive exploratory footage of the featured artworks in the Met galleries.

Audio

Running eight to fifteen minutes in length, the audio episodes have more of a podcast format, each featuring a Met curator in dialogue with interlocutors ranging from a psychologist to an opera singer. SandenWolff Creative Director Rachel Wolff moderated these conversations from off-mic and shaped each episode’s story arc and narrative. 

Credits:

Directors/Producers: Jonathan Sanden, Rachel Wolff

Directors of Photography: Jonathan Sanden, Noah Therrien

Story Editor: Rachel Wolff

Editors: Hannah Kaylor, Stephen Parnigoni

Music: Austin Fisher

Spotlight: Min Jin Lee on Antico’s Spinario - Directed by Rachel Wolff. Shot by Jonathan Sanden and Noah Therrien. Music by Austin Fisher.

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EPISODE 4

EPISODE 2

EPISODE 3

The Importance of Reciprocity | Thomas Cole's "The Oxbow" | Spotlight

The Modern Invention of Ancient White Marble | Portrait Bust of Caligula | Spotlight

The Long Journey Home | Attar's "The Conference of the Birds" | Spotlight

Featuring Sholeh Wolpé.

Directed by Rachel Wolff, filmed by Jonathan Sanden. Music by Austin Fisher.

Featuring Xiye Bastida.

Directed by Noah Therrien, Story editing by Rachel Wolff.

Featuring Vinzenz and Ulrike Brinkmann.

Directed by Jonathan Sanden and Sarah Cowan. Filmed by Jonathan Sanden, Noah Therrien, and Johannes Kroger.

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AUDIO EPISODES 1 - 10

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Produced, directed, and edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced, directed, and edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced, directed, and edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced by Sarah Cowan. Edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced by Sarah Cowan. Edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced, directed, and edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced by Sarah Cowan. Edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced by Sarah Cowan. Edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced, directed, edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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Produced by Sarah Cowan. Edited by Rachel Wolff. Music by Austin Fisher.

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