It's just my opinion, but after looking at the teaser for their film The Collective and ROAM, I must say I'm quite impressed. I have seen plenty of extreme sports videos, most with big jumps with terrible rock music from unsigned bands jamming in the backgroud. These kids have added a very artistic feel to it. I could watch these teasers over and over and have ordered their Collective video.

I like the ROAM teaser, it show lots of "behind the scenes" shots of their filming. It's alway nice to get a glimpse of whats going on behind the camera and "how did they do that?".

Check it out..

http://www.thecollectivefilm.com/index.html

Awesome. Excellent music. Love the slowmo. Especially impressed with the 'high-wire' shots. I was blown away by the last shot on the Collective teaser. Definitely had to take a few looks at it. Impressive to say the least.

Thanks for the heads up on this site. I'm ordering the dvd too.

Although the jumps amaed me, one of the most amazing things on that teaser I thought was the guy who rode his bike very slowly along a railing, and then along the chain that linked two sections of the railing!

The wire rig they were using to follow the bikers was awesome. I wonder how much time it took to figure out how fast or slow the rig needed to slide to keep up with the bikes

I know someone that has built a similar rig for the movie project that they are working on. I wouldn't be worried so much about myself as I would be about damaging the camera! Those guys acheived some amazing shots from it though.

it is now my dream to use a cablecam. that looked like a lot of fun. excellent shots.

Cablecam is still in prototype stages really even on the pro rigs. The guy I told you about also did some work on Charlie And The Chocolate Factory where their cablecam failed and dumped $100k or more worth of film camera into the chocolate river!

Good luck, and take care!

i reviewed the collective in my independent film review podcast, "Off the Grid."

if you can see The Collective on the big screen, don't miss it. those cable-cam shots are even more mind-blowing.

also, i recommended a coupla other adrenaline films. here's the link, if anyone is interested:

http://www.ourmedia.org/node/101497

or

http://ia300211.us.archive.org/0/items/planetEproductionsinc_2/Off_the_Grid1.mp3

WoW! I wish I had the resources and time to have that much fun.

Filming is fun. I love every minute of it. But people here know how limiting time and finances can be.

Two words . . . holy sh*t . . . .

Yea, you would be good too if your dad owned the biggest ski resort in North America. Jamie's family owns Whistler/Blackcomb, filthy stinkin' rich with lots of toys and money at his disposal.

Although the jumps amaed me, one of the most amazing things on that teaser I thought was the guy who rode his bike very slowly along a railing, and then along the chain that linked two sections of the railing!

Exactly what I though!

...Well that and the B&W DIY Cablecam shot.

Yea, you would be good too if your dad owned the biggest ski resort in North America. Jamie's family owns Whistler/Blackcomb, filthy stinkin' rich with lots of toys and money at his disposal.

I think even if he was flat broke and daddy owned muffler shop, the films would stilll be good. Someone in that group has vision. You can't buy that. You have it, or you don't.

agree with Adam...you can't buy vision.

you can however buy all the equipment that lets you fulfill that vision.

If they are reading: good job guys.

This is one of those rare cases where someone with money to burn for any equipment that they like also has the talent to use it. It is good that such people are in existence as it allows for films that would not otherwise be made to be shot.

goddamn what I wouldn't give to be able to bike like that....

Wow. That teaser for ROAM has such a vibe to it. Awesome job, I like how they threw some "behind the scenes" footage into the trailer I love seeing how they do those creative shots.

Yeah, those teasers rock.

i'm wondering if that is "behind the scenes" footage or if this next video is going to expose the extreme filmmaking as part of what is in the finished work. i think the previous film was successful because, if you've seen it, you spend of lot of time thinking, "how the heck did they get that shot?" the first film marries extreme biking to extreme filmmaking but you don't get to see the filmmaking because it lurks behind the biking. maybe this next one intends to do both...now that would be a really amazing bit of film!

I have The Collective on my Net flix cue now, after seeing that site.. Great stuff..

The human cablecam (Meatcam?) shots were fantastic, really inventive and pretty damn fearless, but I suppose if one is used to hurtling oneself off a cliff with a mountain bike, hanging off a suspension cable with a camera is just a walk in the park.

As I used to hear around me growing up in Boston, wicked pissah.

Amazing shots!

I have The Collective on my Net flix cue now, after seeing that site.. Great stuff..

Ha, I added it to mine the other day too.

That is so incredibly well done. I'm not an extreme sports fan, but these films seem to go beyond a typical sample from this genre.

For an old guy like me to rent this, well, I give credit to the filmmakers.

wow.....

Not a fan at all of the sports genre, but wow... simply amazing. I'm definately going to have to see this, just for the great shots

that was sweet. love the wiring rig. I know it took a lot of time to get that just right..

I got my copy of the video today. IT'S GOOD!

I ordered mine almost 2 weeks ago, still waiting... Hopefully it comes soon, the trailer looks sooooo good.

One of the great things about being loaded though is the freedom to take the time, experiment, and buy what you need.

If you're a day jobber you don't have that luxury, vision or otherwise.

For those of you that've seen the latest Matchstick ski flicks, these cable cam shots are very similar to the helicopter shots of guys doing big air. The helicopter is flown beside and sometimes around the jumper...for some stunning "matrix-like" footage. The cable rig, although obviously taking way more time to set up, is much safer for all concerned.

This definitely gives the Matchstick stuff (previously my fav) a run for its money.

Very nice! On my netflix as well. That would be a great way to spend the day. Camera in one hand and bike in the other. Awesome shots!

I ordered mine almost 2 weeks ago, still waiting... Hopefully it comes soon, the trailer looks sooooo good.

Mine took a while. Ordered January 26th. Arrived February 16th.

Many thanks for the heads-up on this one. Beautiful stuff there. Why, I do believe I'm inspired.

Film sure does make a difference. Those cablecam shots were spectacular too. I don't know what Apple users are able to do with that little bitty embedded player as far as sizing but you can't do diddly to it with a PC. However, with a PC you can find the video files in your tempory internet files after they download by navigating to tools>internet options>settings>view files and there they are in full gionic resolution. Just copy them to another directory, open them in a stand alone player and super size them by choosing view>double size (QT) or full screen (WMP) for a whole new viewing experience of these videos. I just hate those embedded players with a 3 inch screen.

Here's a screenshot of one of their cameras. I was suprised to see the 503.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3420/dscn02383xb.jpg

What kind of Arriflex camera is that in the foreground?

I don't know what Apple users are able to do with that little bitty embedded player as far as sizing but you can't do diddly to it with a PC. However, with a PC you can find the video files in your tempory internet files after they download by navigating to tools>internet options>settings>view files and there they are in full gionic resolution. Just copy them to another directory, open them in a stand alone player and super size them by choosing view>double size (QT) or full screen (WMP) for a whole new viewing experience of these videos. I just hate those embedded players with a 3 inch screen.


Huhhhhh????

I guess that wasn't clear. When I clicked on the video links, it opened a small 3 inch player window that I couldn't resize. The other was a bit larger at 4-5 inches but still smaller than I like. It may be different for Apples, as far as player controls, but I can't stand viewing small video screens, especially with a broadband connection. So, after they downloaded, I copied the video files from the TI files, where they were now independent files, to another directory. This allowed me to open them in a stand alone player and control the size of it. I was then able to view the video at near full screen on a 15" monitor. I don't know how or if that works on Apples but that's what you can do on a PC with any files that download.

Which would you rather watch? This one (http://www.jefcommunications.com/temp/dvinfo/bike1.jpg) OR THIS ONE! (http://www.jefcommunications.com/temp/dvinfo/bike2.jpg) (make sure this image resizes to full resolution)




I don't know what Apple users are able to do with that little bitty embedded player as far as sizing but you can't do diddly to it with a PC.

I guess what I needed to say was that you can't do anything with the player size using a PC while it's in that proprietary window on that page before downloading it.

I guess that wasn't clear. When I clicked on the video links, it opened a small 3 inche player window that I couldn't resize. The other was a bit larger at 4-5 inches but still smaller than I like. It may be different for Apples, as far as player controls, but I can't stand viewing small video screens, especially with a broadband connection. So, after they downloaded, I copied the video files from the TI files, where they were now independent files, to another directory. This allowed me to open them in a stand alone player and control the size of it. I was then able to view the video at near full screen on a 15" monitor. I don't know how or if that works on Apples but that's what you can do on a PC with any files that download.



Ah, I see now.