Client: Heritage Preparatory School

PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE

In 2024, Heritage Preparatory School celebrated a milestone. Four years after expanding into a high school, its first class of seniors graduated. The school’s annual fundraised auction capitalized on this moment in time - celebrating the achievements of both individual graduates and the school as a whole.

Of course, the school wanted to raise as much as possible at this event, but they faced one big problem: “It’s a dry event. No alcohol at all, so we need something to pull on people’s heartstrings.”

The team at Cloudfire developed a video that would do just that. The final video weaves together 7 voices into a unified chorus, celebrating the way that students reflect the school’s idealized vision of a “Portrait of a Graduate.”

After this video premiered at the fundraiser, the school broke fundraising records: increasing the giving by more than 16% and $100,000 from the previous year.

  • "Our team thoroughly enjoyed working with Cloudfire Film! Kevin was extremely organized, yet also very creative - a rare combination which made working his team easy. He was so helpful during pre-production, listening well and helping us really hone in on what our story should be - which was greatly needed.

    We were also so impressed by how much research and prep Kevin did to get to know the school, which showed in how he conducted interviews. The questions and guidance of interviewees were outstanding.

    Ultimately, the team at Cloudfire gave us a beautiful video - the transitions were seamless, story arc was easy to follow, and the final video is deeply moving! It's a story we're so proud to share."

    - Emily Daniel

FULL CREDITS

Client: Heritage Preparatory School
Director/DP/Editor: Kevin Collins
Producer: Emily Daniel
B-Camera Operator: Christopher Holm
Gaffer: Zachary Durden