No Limits: The Camilo Series Ford GTs
2020, 33 minutes
It begins as a fleeting thought, a notion, idea. Something compels the author to manifest it on paper. Then clay. Calibrating angles, shapes, sizes. Starts, stops, frustration, but never giving up. Finally, that thought becomes a reality.
It begins as a fleeting thought, a notion, idea. Something compels the author to manifest it on paper. Then clay. Calibrating angles, shapes, sizes. Starts, stops, frustration, but never giving up. Finally, that thought becomes a reality. A creation of steel, glass, and color. It is a car, a splendid blend of engineering and artistry. There is a highly select group who have the vision, drive, and genius to take an idea and make it explode down the road. That is the life and work of car designers, one of the most fascinating and demanding crafts in the world. Camilo Pardo is one of the elite car designers in the industry. His life has been of artistic expression, technical innovation, and trendsetting. Funny, charismatic, yet self-effacing, Camilo's product is his voice, an articulation of his mind and brilliance. And to get a deeper insight into the life of a renowned artist, Gas And Gears present, "No Limits," a short documentary chronicling Camilo creating Sonic Orange, the newest of the Camilo Series Ford GT's. Directed by automotive documentary filmmaker Dean Kirkland,(Racing Through The Forest) "No Limits" explores the highly competitive, often frustrating, always engrossing, world of high stakes automobile design. Other artisans use canvas, Camilo's creations are machines worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. No room exists for mistakes, you don't get do-overs. For Camilo, each of his creations is a risk, but one he accepts with aplomb and grace. "No Limits" will also examine the how and why an artist creates what they create. Every car has a story, and the designer tells his story with the car. It could be the symmetry of a beautiful woman's body or the vast expanse of the horizon. Camilo puts all that into each one of his creations, and his telling of the tale of the finished product gives us a glimpse into the vision of a remarkable artist.