''Consider the Source'' is a 2015 Canadian-American web series directed by
Brent Hodge
Brent Hodge (born July 9, 1985) is a Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his documentaries '' I Am Chris Farley'', ''A Brony Tale'', ''The Pistol Shrimps'', ''Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary'','' ...
and produced by
Morgan Spurlock, produced through Spurlock's company
Warrior Poets,
Hodgee Films and
Disney's
Maker Studios. ''Consider the Source'' examines the everyday consumer products used by the public, such as gas or water, and the journeys that those products take to get from the factories and fields to store shelves and homes. The series was released on the
YouTube channel ''SMARTish''. After Maker Studios dissolved, the web series was removed from Disney's lineup.
Origin
In 2014,
Maker Studios was bought by
The Walt Disney Company for $950 million. Spurlock's SMARTish channel was one of the first brands to be launched, with ''Consider the Source'' being the first show to be released on the channel. "'Smartish' shows will make you laugh and make you think, and I'm a real believer that if you can make someone laugh then you can make someone listen," Spurlock said in a statement. "Through this partnership with Maker, we are going to create the premiere destination for thought provoking and entertaining original content on the world wide interwebs."
Production
The show visits cities across the
United States and
Canada visiting factories, businesses and organizations to analyze the source of an everyday product. Episode 1 of the show, titled "Say Cheese", was filmed in
Tillamook, Oregon and Episode 2 of the show, titled "Florida Orange Juice", was filmed in
Florida.
Episodes
* Episode 1: "Say Cheese" - Filmed in Tillamook, Oregon, this episode delves deep into the creation process of cheese.
* Episode 2: "Florida Orange Juice" - An episode delving into the orange juice industry.
* Episode 3: "Denim"
* Episode 4: "Soap" - Filmed in San Francisco and Chicago at the development and production facilities of Method, we learn how soap is made.
* Episode 5: "Salt"
* Episode 6: "Bottled Water"
See also
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Brent Hodge
Brent Hodge (born July 9, 1985) is a Canadian-New Zealander documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is best known for his documentaries '' I Am Chris Farley'', ''A Brony Tale'', ''The Pistol Shrimps'', ''Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary'','' ...
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Morgan Spurlock
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The Walt Disney Company
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A Brony Tale
''A Brony Tale'' (originally titled ''Brony'') is a 2014 Canadian-American documentary film directed by Brent Hodge. The film explores the brony phenomenon, the adult fan base of the children's animated show '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Ma ...
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Inside Man
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Maker Studios
References
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External links
Hodgee Films official websiteMaker Studios official websiteSMARTishThe Walt Disney Company official website
American non-fiction web series
Canadian non-fiction web series
2010s YouTube series