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Jimmy Chin on location for the Baker Tilly film

Jimmy · Brand film · Jackson, WY

Baker TillyBrand film

Jimmy

01 · The story

Embrace this precious life.

Most people will never climb a mountain, but for Jimmy Chin, it's more than a job. It's his way of life. Step into Jimmy's world as he shares his process and see what really makes him tick. Now what? Just watch.

Client
Baker Tilly
Type
Brand film
Where
Jackson, WY
Year
2024
Services
Concept development, film production, post production

Metaphors help bridge the gap between abstract ideas and real-life challenges. Baker Tilly had the vision to do this with Jimmy and called on Spry to help connect the dots.

Two frames side by side: Jimmy Chin in a cap and down jacket, and a snowy peak at dawn

02 · The approach

Filmmaker, climber, skier, father. Jimmy wears many hats. Even so, he never wavers on his commitment to bringing his complete passion to all of these areas. Although most of us can relate in a way, Jimmy's experience with the most challenging terrain in the world brings it to a whole new level.

This begs the question, how do you cross accounting and advisory services with mountain climbing? Simple answer, really. Relationships. We've worked with Baker Tilly since 2014 and throughout the years, we've become their trusted content partner, taking complex, seemingly unrelated ideas and molding them into a relatable, character-driven narrative.

Crushing business objectives via collaborative partnerships.

Talking with Jimmy, we expected to hear the harrowing tales of near deaths, flash blizzards, and frostbite but what we got was so much more than that. We learned that deep down, right at the center of his being, he's driven by one thing above all. He wants to contribute something meaningful to the world. Words that are easy to say, but much more difficult to live. When we parted ways, we knew we'd made a friend for life, and learned more than a little something along the way.

Behind the scenes.

A crew member in sunglasses holding a pastry outside the garage set
A crew member with a film camera around his neck on a high ridge
The sound mixer sitting in a doorway with his recorder and boom mic
A crew member standing on a rocky summit above snow-covered peaks

Navigating tight schedules, remote locations, and complex messaging, we worked hand in hand with Baker Tilly to connect mountain tops to top-end advisory services.

Solid relationships equal success.

Great storytelling is about finding the human thread that ties everything together. With Jimmy and Baker Tilly, that thread was resilience, trust, and the pursuit of something bigger than ourselves.

Between takes.

A drone operator holding the drone overhead on a mountain slope
A smiling crew member carrying a crate of gear past the trailer
Jimmy Chin and two crew members talking in the garage
Jimmy Chin kneeling by his pack and gear on the grass
The crew silhouetted on a rock summit as the sun comes up
Two crew members by the tailgate of a truck in the trees
A grip carrying light stands past a stone wall
Two crew members with packs crossing a footbridge toward the Tetons
A selfie with the crew and camera rig on the summit at sunrise
People sitting in the shade along the house wall on the lawn
Someone cannonballing off a rock into a clear mountain lake
The crew setting up a shot with Jimmy Chin in the gym
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