PROFESSIONal: Neil Youngberg

This is a gorgeous short film about Neil Youngberg, a maker and metal fabricator. From Vita Brevis Films:

In this short-form profile, VitaBrevisFilms interviews Neil Youngberg for the beginning exploration of our “Professional” series. Shot on location in Neil’s metal fabrication shop, the 3rd generation craftsman gives a sincere overview of his life’s work, dispensing hard-worn wisdom while illuminating the sobering realities of the role private business plays in an ever changing economic landscape. A deeply personal project for all involved, this on-going series seeks to shed-light on forgotten trades and practices in an evolving America.

This film is beautifully done — can’t wait to see the others in this series!

“If you need… a part and you can’t buy it, then you make it.

Filed under: art — by johngineer, posted November 15, 2010 at 1:53 pm


Try Adafruit's new iPhone & iPad app for makers! Circuit Playground! "Incredibly handy for anyone working in electronics. Perfect for engineers and non-engineers alike."
Looking for engineers, makers and the builders of dreams? Try our Adafruit job boards.
Join our weekly Adafruit SHOW-AND-TELL at 9:30pm ET every Saturday night! Then at 10pm, ASK-AN-ENGINEER with Ladyada and the Adafruit team!

3 Comments

  1. Thank you for sharing this! Beautiful film, and I love the twinkle in his eye!

    Comment by Chip — November 15, 2010 @ 10:02 pm

  2. Wow, thanks for putting that up!

    I wonder if we’ll see a similar clip with Limor in 40 years time…

    Comment by Flemming Frandsen — November 16, 2010 @ 4:48 am

  3. “when you don’t learn, you got a problem. that’s when you’re through.”

    A quote to live by if ever there was one, imho. This also frustrates me in my day job – the people I work with don’t learn anything new even when they need to.

    Comment by signal7 — November 17, 2010 @ 10:06 am

RSS feed for comments on this post.

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

www.flickr.com
adafruit's items Go to adafruit's photostream
www.flickr.com
items in Adafruits More in Adafruits pool