Laura Taylor, Filmmaker » Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematographer

Shining a Light

Every time I get to film someone new, I think, “Wow.  She is so beautiful. She is so amazing.” Ilima Heuerman has set a new bar for me. She is SO beautiful.  She is SO amazing.

 And to think she had me worried!  “Oh Laura, I hate to do this.  I hate being in front of the camera.  I feel so awkward.  I know I need to do this.  But — I’m gonna hate it.”  Ha!

All I had to do was make sure Ilima felt comfortable.  Then through a series of questions, I got to the heart of what she is all about. Talking with Ilima I realized she was about so much more than diet and exercise. She is about the spirit.  She brings that out in her clients, so I focused on bringing out her shining spirit in the video.  I wanted to show how she is both down-to-earth and ethereal.

She’s had a video made before. She didn’t like the experience and she wasn’t thrilled with the end result.  This time she said, it was a totally different experience. “It was actually fun,” she said.  And her clients love it.  They comment on how authentic it is — “it’s the real Ilima.”.Spirit and soul.  Hooray!  We’ve got more videos on the way.

The camera LOVES her.  And so do I… So will you.