Biltmore Forest Country Club Restoration Film
Biltmore Forest Country Club began a major restoration of its historic Donald Ross-designed golf course with a vision rooted in preservation, craftsmanship, and long-term stewardship.
We produced a film designed to help communicate that vision clearly to shareholders — balancing the club’s history, the significance of the restoration, and the forward-looking philosophy guiding the project.
— THE CHALLENGE
As the club prepared for a once-in-a-generation course restoration led by renowned golf course architect Gil Hanse, leadership needed a way to build understanding and confidence around the project.
The film needed to communicate the purpose behind the restoration while reflecting the sophistication, heritage, and identity of the club itself.
Just as importantly, it needed to help shareholders emotionally connect to the long-term value of restoring the course to Donald Ross’s original design intent.
— THE APPROACH
We led a focused one-day production in Asheville, capturing interviews and cinematic course imagery designed to feel both timeless and grounded.
The visual approach emphasized atmosphere, landscape, texture, and restraint — allowing the course itself to carry much of the emotional weight of the film.
In post-production, we shaped the pacing, music, edit, and animation to support a calm and confident narrative tone while maintaining clarity around the restoration vision and philosophy behind the project.
The final piece balanced historical reverence with forward momentum, helping communicate not only what was changing, but why it mattered.
— THE RESULT
The completed film became a key communication tool during an important moment in the club’s history.
Designed to support shareholder understanding and alignment, the piece helped articulate the long-term vision behind the restoration while reinforcing the legacy and character of the club itself.
Most importantly, the film treated the project with the same level of care and intentionality guiding the restoration process.