We think “Get Busy Living” is the obvious and perfect choice to title a documentary about our story. But we didn’t come up with it, Chris Burket did. Long time film maker and camera guru, “Match” as we affectionately call him, approached us in October about making our story his new project. Of course! And I couldn’t think of a better person to tell it.
Chris Burket aka “Match” is a natural behind the camera.
Within a week, he brought over a giant hard drive, and I gave him every single moment of footage I’ve shot since Nick’s accident. He began following us around to appointments and events, shooting interviews, and capturing some important moments leading up to Nick’s first jump back.
Nick and Match heading into Ballard Rehab to see his nurses and therapists for the first time since he was discharged in July 2011
Super stealth shot of Match taking video of Nick’s prosthestist appointment
Match, I mean Chris, is a fun and creative guy, and it’s been a neat experience working with him for the last several weeks. His vision is to close the documentary with the obvious climax of Nick returning to the sky by making his first jump this Saturday. He’s bringing a film crew to capture the entire experience, including strapping one of those hefty RED cameras to our camera-girl Karen’s head for the jump(s).
He expects to have a movie trailer complete by the end of the year, and a rough cut of the feature-length documentary by February. We are very excited for our story to hit the silver screen. Fener’s goin’ to Hollywood, baby!
He’s built a website to keep fans up to date on the progress of things.
GetBusyLivingMovie.com
If you want to check out Match’s other awesome work, his personal website is ChrisBurket.com
And lastly, of course, I HAD to make my OWN documentary about the documentary. Just couldn’t help myself. Below is a silly little impromptu interview I did with Match, where he tells us why he’s making the movie, and what his plans are for it. I told him I hope his editing skills are better than mine. Thanks for watching!
Hey Nick,
your journey has been nothing short of amazing , totally inspiring to someone like me.
I had a real bad landing back in May 2010 wasn’t nice, like you I broke my back in two places, broke my right femur, right tib and fib and right ankle, and just to top it off I severed my feminal artery which led to a whole heep of complications.
After two years of hard work in the gym I’ve gotton to the stage where I’m having to have a below knee amputation in January.
I hope my recovery is going to be as good as yours.
Keep up the good work mate, and thanks for being a real inspiration.
Hopefully my recovery will go to plan.
All the best
Keith.
Cant wait for this movie Nick! Lets do this!
Like your whole healing journey to jump ,it will be nothing short of amazing!! looking forward to your Hollywood stardom : D
So So proud of you both. Love forever and always. Mom Fener.