pink Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 I don't ski really, but i thought this was worth watching [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5dOB3VSyC8&feature=share Quote
AlpineK Posted December 14, 2011 Posted December 14, 2011 That whole movie is full of killer film scenes. Quote
pink Posted December 14, 2011 Author Posted December 14, 2011 and good tunes, i posted this for foreign bob so he could up his game Quote
AlpineK Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 There is this ski slope stabilization porn. Russians know how to have fun. Â [video:youtube] Quote
E-rock Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) Fawkin' Saweet! Â I love how they're all giggling like it's a drunk stunt like blowing shit up in a campfire. Â Edited December 16, 2011 by E-rock Quote
j_b Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 There is this ski slope stabilization porn. Russians know how to have fun. Â It looks like the slide took out a pylon? I wonder if they were laughing about that Quote
sobo Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 I don't ski really, but i thought this was worth watching That was singularly some of the best filmography I've seen on the innerwebz, EVER! What a creation! It should win an award... a BIG one! :tup: Â A grand find, pink. Thanks for that! Quote
curtveld Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 The skiing is great, but what sets it apart is the grubby smelter town environment - the smokestack, barking dog, dirty snow, gray skies... It should win an award... a BIG one! :tup: Definitely, and it did (check out 4:35) Quote
sobo Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 WOW...!!! The awards that I had in mind when I made my post above are highlighted below. Â All.I.Can Awards: "BEST FEATURE-LENGTH MOUNTAIN FILM" - Banff Mountain Film Festival 2011 "BEST DOCUMENTARY" - IF3 Film Festival Montreal 2011 "MOST INNOVATIVE VISUAL FX" - IF3 Film Festival Montreal 2011 "BEST SKI FILM" - Adventure Film Festival, Boulder 2011 "BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY" - ESPN Fan Favorites 2011 "PEOPLES CHOICE" and "BEST SKI FILM" - Fernie Film Festival, BC 2011 "BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY" - International Freeride Film Festival, France 2011 "BEST PICTURE" - International Freeride Film Festival, France 2011 "BEST FILM OF THE YEAR" - Adventure Film Festival, Copenhagen 2011 Â The skiing was awesome and fun, but what really did it for me was the truly great cinematography and stunning visual effects. This film is definitely worthy of those awards. Glad that talent was recognized where it exists. Wow... Quote
sobo Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 The skiing is great, but what sets it apart is the grubby smelter town environment - the smokestack, barking dog, dirty snow, gray skies...Yes, that, but also the slo-mo scenes of the boy missing him with the snowball, the old man on the tri-wheeler, and the water dripping in close-up; the switching between the close-ups of the skis going backwards and then the long shot as he rotates to forward, and again the switching between close-ups of his boots at the bus stop and the long shot; the long shot of the aerials as he comes down the winding road, popping up repeatedly in the distance as he gets closer and closer, then the close-ups as he schusses through the yards and into a more urban environment, finally crossing streets in front of cars and bombing down narrow alleys between houses, his environment going from wide open to more and more constricted; the fact that you never really get a good look at his face, only a vague notion that he's a bearded guy; and lastly the viewer is left with the thought that as he waits for the bus, with the readerboard noting "UPHILL", he's getting on to go up and make another run. Now how cool is that? Quote
wfinley Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Here's a short piece on the making of: http://www.adventure-journal.com/2011/12/the-behind-the-scenes-of-a-killer-street-skiing-video/ Quote
ScottP Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 On the other end of the spectrum, there's this... Â Quote
snoboy Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 And now the locals are stepping it up! Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZrbU_bUkJk&feature=player_embedded Quote
sobo Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 And now the locals are stepping it up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZrbU_bUkJk&feature=player_embedded That was awesomely hilarious! I saw the JP Auclair segment just last week, when pink posted it. This is some truly great parody. Loved it. Especially the refusal at 4:01  Quote
genepires Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.77071441244973&lon=-121.07345581054688&site=sew&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text  some little snow presents from santa are coming. Quote
AlpineK Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Yeppers, I like that kind of Christmas present. Quote
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