Back when I was in film school during my college years, I did a project on an HVAC technician.
It was way more interesting than you might think.
I know that probably does not sound very interesting to most people, but the guy that I did the movie about was one of the most interesting people that I have ever met. This guy worked in the heating and cooling profession for all of his adult life. He started going to school to become an HVAC technician right after he got out of high school, and so he basically worked in the heating and cooling industry for about 60 years. He was pretty old when we did the movie, but this guy was one of those people who the camera just loved. I enjoyed filming him and interviewing him. He had so many great stories about all of the residential projects that he did over the years. A lot of the people that he worked for were famous around here, and so their stories were extra interesting. I loved hearing all of the fun stuff that he talked about, and about all of the crazy things that he found through the years in different clients’ heating and cooling vents and ductwork. You just would not believe what some people would hide in their ductwork system! Anyway, the movie turned out to be really great and I got an A on my project. I will never forget that guy, and I will never think about the HVAC profession as something that would be boring ever again.