Shutter
Gavin Albright, known by his nickname Shutter, is a documentary filmmaker and photojournalist originally hailing from North Mandarin Island in the Orange Archipelago. He is a PC made by JG-says-things-and-stuff.
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Appearance
Shutter is a lanky man about 1.8 meters tall with tan skin and brown shaggy hair. Frequently, he dresses in light clothing such as a T-shirt, buttondown and shorts and wears a flat cap. He is often seen with a rotom-colored gimbal stabilizer (actually a black one inhabited by a rotom ) on hand and carries a large backpack that turns out to be much heavier than it looks. He frequently walks with earphones stuck to his ears; his mp3 player plays bad music from a forgotten era. He dons a plaid green hoodie in cold weather.
He is 27 years old.
Personal History
Gavin is of Orange Islander and Alto Marean descent. His paternal grandfather, Reynard Albright, is an Alto Marean, and his late grandmother Nora was from Shamouti Island; his maternal grandparents, Terrence and Rona, both came from North Mandarin. His parents, Richard and Rachel Albright, were contractors working toward the salvaging of the massive airship that crashed off the coast of the Shamouti group in 1999 and largely spent the 2000s away from home, leaving him in the care of his grandparents. Gavin developed a passion for film making and photography early in life. His nickname was coined by his grandparents, who called him "Shutterbug," which was later shortened by friends to Shutter.
He enjoys close relations with both sets of grandparents while they were alive and he manages to remain in contact with his only surviving grandparent, Reynard, despite the overwhelming physical distance between them.
He was transferred to the Geographic Society headquarters in Unova after a successful stint working with two documentaries at the North Mandarin branch. No stranger to travel, Shutter is currently based at the Stormchaser while on assignment.
Personality
Shutter is polite around strangers. Inquisitive and curious, he loves seeing what lies behind the veil, knowing full well that his inquisitive nature can (and frequently does) lead to a serious risk of injury. He loves to travel to breathtakingly beautiful places and capturing the most spectacular views on photos and video. He is a natural critic and shows a sarcastic side when faced with media that isn't up to his standard. He often shares snarky banter with friends, usually his rotom Gimbal.
Job History
Shutter currently works for the Geographic Society and was assigned to work on the episode of one of its most anticipated documentary series The Pokemon Trainer. He had previously worked on two other documentaries with the Geographic Society:
- Islands Under Siege, a miniseries on the calamities that struck the Orange Islands. He worked as an assistant editor to the episode focusing on the Delta Pokemon invasion.
- A nature documentary, The Life of Bug Pokemon, where he provided some of the most spectacular shots in the series, including the Beedrill swarm. He considers this his big break (it paid off his college loans with a lot to spare) despite being one of the most dangerous of his assignments
Prior, he largely took odd photography, photojournalism, and videography jobs, most memorably as the cameraman for a YouTube channel focused on dares that turned out to be a Team Rocket front, though he only found out shortly after quitting because of their bad dental plan.
Personal Details
- He understands monese to a passable degree, courtesy of a class he took in college.
- He studied under a collegiate photography and cinematography program developed by Todd Snapp.
- He acquired his first pokemon, Gimbal, by accident; she came with a stabilizer he bought on the cheap on Craigslist.
- He frequently recalls rather unpleasant events that happened in the Orange Archipelago; he has especially vivid and unpleasant memories of the near-apocalyptic climate incident of the summer of 1999.
- He has had a longstanding desire to take a photographic tour of Kalos and was upset when his bosses passed him over.
- He is not a fan of Brad Van Darn.
- He only acquired trainer skills after being assigned to nature documentary work.
- The aforementioned Beedrill swarm shot was accomplished as a result of a terrible incident that, in his words, could've easily gotten him killed.
- He has a "lucky camera," an early Clavis C-series DSLR called Lucille, that Gimbal calls "a piece of junk."
In the Lillifuture
Gavin marries and has a child, who nearly dies of an engineered pokérus that had been spreading at the time. He eventually becomes a member of the editorial board of the Geographic Society and has become an outspoken critic of the Interpol Authority and its perceived abuses of power. This among other disagreements has created a rift between him and his son David, who works as a low-ranking member of its time-traveling organization, IDPD.
In the Cyfuture
In this dark timeline, Gavin (known outside the IRP as "Evil Shutter") becomes the chancellor of the Orange Islands, where he rules as a corrupt and murderous populist dictator. His short title is His majesty, the right and forever honorable dear leader Gavin Albright, the Benevolent and Mighty, Supreme Military Commander, Eternal Chancellor-for-Life, and King of Kings of the Orange Islands, Beloved of the Titans and Beast of the Sea.
Shutter's "Production Crew"
