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A note about ski movies

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Jibtech
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A good ski movie is not longer than 30 minutes.

Just because you have four angles of a trick/feature doesn't mean you need to cut back and forth using every possible permutation of the angles.

K thnx.
Nov 10 2010 4:49PM
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blindside
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sigh.

>jibtech = bored
>log onto ns
>make thread with sure to be controversial topic
>check up on thread every now and then to stir pot
>mayhem ensues
>jibtech's face when
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Nov 11 2010 9:57AM
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Mike-O
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Jibtech is like the Chris Morris of the skiing world, without the dry wit.
Nov 11 2010 10:00AM
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Jibtech
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God Damnit, I've been discovered.
Nov 11 2010 11:17AM
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deathcookie
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haha. No way. That guy totally sat on the bus near me the other day. Or at least someone that looked extremely like him. The guy had a walker and a hat with multiple marijuana pins hanging off of it.
Nov 11 2010 11:21AM
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Tucks
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It depends, I do feel sometimes as if movies drag on way to much. I love watching them but some of the bigger companies out there produce movies that are good but maybe a tad long.

I should rephrase this, if there is lifestyle etc like in nimbus etc I enjoy watching them more. I guess also I could be a webisode style person as I enjoy chug life and a traveling circus... I guess I am undecided on this topic. I don't not enjoy them, I just enjoy shorted movies more because they typically are the style I like
Nov 11 2010 9:00PM
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zavskier
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for me, a good 1 hr movie is the best. but thats just my opinion.. i like ski movies broken up with narration and the thoughts of the riders, it makes it feel more like a move... for instance seven sunny days was perfect for me. but its all opinion... if u don't like a long ski movie... DON'T BUY IT.. there are dozens of ski movies out there.. many of which are 30 mins.
Nov 11 2010 9:19PM
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123ski
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I don't know how long Refresh is..but I probably watched it 20 times the week I got it.
Nov 11 2010 9:32PM
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k-rob
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whatever. i just watched some old MSP movies this past week and they were all over 30 min long and they were all awesome.
Nov 11 2010 9:36PM
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jKutcher
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fact
Nov 11 2010 10:13PM
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lanks
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because everyone likes watching 5 minutes of brad holmes rapping, 5 minutes of combined narratives, and 10 minutes of snowmobiling and ski basing with their skiing, right?

msp movies are the epitome of too long.
Nov 11 2010 10:17PM
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k-rob
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well i mean i guess if you've got something against mcconkey and roner then you're probably an assbag anyways.
Nov 11 2010 10:22PM
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Avifarer
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i mostly agree..
i think the best movies are ones you can watch start to finish.
eg. believe. couldnt have been much longer then 30 minutes
Nov 11 2010 10:34PM
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casual
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Just watched Think Thank's Right Brain. It's almost exactly 30 minutes, and it's fucking awesome. Case and point right there. Brevity is a virtue.

I haven't even started Left Brain, but I can't wait to compare it.
Nov 11 2010 10:50PM
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Zimmerman
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REFRESH?
Nov 11 2010 11:18PM
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J.D.
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Awesome flick but Levin's right you could still have cut some stuff out of there.
Nov 11 2010 11:20PM
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Avifarer
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chamonix, half of alaska
Nov 11 2010 11:50PM
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walcott
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High Society is pretty long and i routinely watch it start to finish
Nov 12 2010 1:29AM
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Rogge
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Dave Levin should make a ski movie again.
Nov 12 2010 2:10AM
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wintersway
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i skip through so much of revolver now.. seriously, an hour and eighteen minutes...

Nov 12 2010 2:26AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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There is never any need for more than 2 angles on a shot.

There is no need to show the same trick done on the same feature.

There is no need to interview the riders about random bullshit.

There is no reason that a movie should be over 50 minutes.
Nov 12 2010 2:32AM
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WillStart
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wouldn't cut anything out of 1242, i always watch every seg. but in most other movies i could find something to cut
Nov 12 2010 8:11AM
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casual
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Exactly. There's roughly 3-4 segments that I feel inclined to watch EVER again.

and to ^

Word.

As I said, just watched Think Thank's newest and there's only a handful of shots that they show from more than one angle. On top of that, they use slow-mo verrrrry carefully and the right way; to highlight something really special, or to show something subtle that is very easy to miss the first time in real-time.

They ingeniously split a 60 minute movie in to halves, gave each a theme, and featured different riders hitting different setups. I truly feel like I bought a double LP where each "side" works on its own, but really shines as a whole.

Look out for a crazy rant coming soon.
Nov 12 2010 8:16AM
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Mike-O
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Well, Hugo/Treadway/Seth was a bit out of place, especially with Seth's material from High Society outtakes. Still, the song choice and editing made up for it. Go Levin.
Nov 12 2010 8:17AM
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Pmoore
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yes. Also LSS does not have anything extra. Some movies like a lot of the recent Poorboyz movies shouldn't even have been made.
Nov 12 2010 8:18AM
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lanks
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you're a fucking idiot
Nov 12 2010 10:56PM
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