Five of my friends went halfway across the planet to Niseko, Hokkaido in Japan, to find some powder. And they did. When they got back they asked me if I could make a quick edit of the roughly nine hours they had filmed from their trip. This is the result. It's kind of a love letter to snowboarding, a little reminder of the importance of just having a blast, forgetting to shoot film with corresponding camera settings, proper setup when filming jumps and staging the perfect lines for the camera. It's just five dudes in their mid 30's enjoying their time in the snow, and the result is, in my humble opinion, a nice reminder for all of us to just enjoy every single turn, and have a lot of fun doing so.
The following musicians have very kindly let me use their music (you can check out their other stuff, or buy their music via the links below):
Ariel | The Bravery Program
http://ariel-mercurial.bandcamp.com/album/mercurial-ep
http://www.arielmusics.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/arielmercurial
elkkle | Limp Dick Theodore
http://elkkle.bandcamp.com/album/cardiac-ep
https://www.facebook.com/elkklemusic
Thank you! The movie would not have been the same without your awesome tracks.
Effects:
Vignette made by Abe Kislevitz (used with permission. Thanks!). Check out his amazing work here: http://www.youtube.com/user/abekislevitz
Technical stuff:
All footage is captured with GoPro Hero 2 and GoPro Hero 3.
Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. All editing done on a 2013 MacBook Air 2GHz Intel Core i7, 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3. Slight image quality loss occurs due to the guys filming with different camera setups, and me rendering in one specific project setting, not unleashing the full potential in the camera. But it's all good, should still be still fun to watch!
