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How am I doing this season?

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family_vacation
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Last season was pretty fun. I had an HV30 and I messed around with it a fair amount. Then I crushed my shoulder(and ended my season), and I'm not as durable as I used to be. I upgraded gear this year, and I decided to take filming a bit more seriously. I've put together two edits so far, and I would love if anyone had some pointers or observations they would like to share with me.

The Fog and Sun Edit from AbeK on Vimeo.




Snoqualmie Opener from AbeK on Vimeo.


yes the blacks are retarded, I know that...


My hill is sorta hard as far as shot consistency goes, because the weather changes super fast. Anyways, if anyone has some critiques for me, then that would be wonderful.

Thanks a ton guys.
Dec 28 2010 1:22AM
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SkiGoldPeak
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Dang, pretty good. REALLY good. I wasn`t expecting to stay for the show but the first one caught my attention. The tone/mood was sick.
Dec 28 2010 1:49AM
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alexat955
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thread for when I'm on a computer!
Dec 28 2010 1:53AM
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T.DUDE
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Awesome!
loved the music choice in the first one
good work my friend.
Dec 28 2010 10:58AM
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goodiepocket
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nice work man. all I can say is just keep working at it, the more you film/edit the more natural/better it will become. one thing I do think you could add to these edits, however, would be more lifestyle type shots; something to mix up the flow of the edit. rather than just ski shot, ski shot, skit shot ya know? would just add a bit more personality/story to the edit. but, like I said, nice work! I enjoyed them!
Dec 28 2010 11:41AM
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snorlax-one
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very nice!
Dec 28 2010 11:48AM
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[-mvee-]
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i liked the edits alot, but i was wondering..in the 1st edit...is that fat-circle kink rail really that green? kinda scares me
Dec 28 2010 12:16PM
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Sklar
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1st one- I love RJ, good balance with the slowmo, i kind of agree with goodie, a little something to break it up, or shorten it a little bit. You did a good job dealing with the different light. I could definitely tell which shots were not stabilized, some of the follows, etc. were a little shaky

2nd one- Same thing with stabilization, i'm no expert, but the colors almost created a cool kind of effect, it flowed nicely though
Dec 28 2010 12:20PM
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PJS.
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chea good edits not just cuz theyre filmed at snoq
Dec 28 2010 12:28PM
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PJS.
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and jesus you guys were killin it, im assuming last weekend? ive seen you guys around but didnt realize how hard you guys were throwin down
Dec 28 2010 12:34PM
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MACAQUE
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Yea it's super green.


And to OP, you don't go to Mt. Si right?
Dec 28 2010 12:43PM
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Shlogan
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damn that was really good, the kid with the white b dog is a really goo skier too. the song on the first one was great, it seems like the lighting almost is an effect instead of just making it a weird looking shot. i liked how there where some head shots before you would see each kid ski, but maybe try to add a shot of the feature instead of the person beforehand for some variety.
Dec 28 2010 1:30PM
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Ducky.
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I love them! I've ski'd with jake a few times at Whistler, he kills it.
Dec 28 2010 1:45PM
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family_vacation
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Nope, I live in Seattle.


And the entire thing was stabilized, the camera never left my glidecam. I think it's that these were filmed with two days of total experience with it. I'm hoping to get a lot better soon with more practice.

I'll work on the addition of non-skiing shots, I was just feeling like I had so many bangers and not enough time to put in what I wanted.
Dec 29 2010 4:34PM
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Peter.
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you guys slay, holy shit. edits were great in my opinion
Dec 29 2010 8:02PM
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JRyder
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nice edits man. i always see erik and jamie and all them at snoqualmie but i never see you filmin them. I film and make edits at snoqualmie but the skiers i film aren't nearly as good haha
Dec 29 2010 8:21PM
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PJS.
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too many bangers isnt a problem, haha imo its a ski edit, put skiing in it, unless your looking for more of a lifestyle vibe
Dec 29 2010 8:35PM
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A.Eberhard
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Loved them... don't change em.
Dec 29 2010 9:22PM
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MACAQUE
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Oh solid. I'm gettin into photography this season and I want to start shootin Erik and Jake and that whole crew because they're just prime shots waiting to happen.
Dec 29 2010 9:25PM
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SkiGoldPeak
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Song to the second one?

Dec 29 2010 11:34PM
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Heinzler
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that was sick (only watched the first one). one comment on the riders tho: they force the 'bang. let it come naturally
Dec 29 2010 11:43PM
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PJS.
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to the guy above me: yeah whats the song


to Andrew Eberhard

BLOODY FUCKIN HELL IF I CLICK YOUR SIG ONE MORE TIME WHEN IM NOT EVEN ON THE LINK, I WILL FIND A SPERM WHALE, FORCE IT TO EAT MY COMPUTER, BEACH THE WHALE, BLOW IT UP EXPLODING WHALE STYLE,FIND TOM HANKS AND DONKEY KONG AND FORCE THEM TO CANNIBALIZE THE REMAINING WHALE BITS, THEN FORCE THEM TO SPEND A WEEK IN ALASKA WITH NOTHING BUT A LOINCLOTH AND A TOOTHBRUSH


ITS ALWAYS YOU. IF I COULD ONLY COUNT THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE AMOUNT OF TIMES IVE CLICKED YOUR SIG.

that is all.
proceed everyone
Dec 29 2010 11:45PM
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JRyder
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.....? But i agree i always seem to click on it and it pisses me off haha
Dec 29 2010 11:52PM
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family_vacation
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Rakaa - "Delilah"
Dec 30 2010 2:54AM
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jibbinc.
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really sick dude those were sick edits!
i really need a glidecam...
Dec 30 2010 3:26AM
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LiamMcKinley
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those were awesome!!
Dec 30 2010 8:12AM
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TomasAa
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you film with erik stai?
Dec 30 2010 10:58AM
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basedjase
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I really like both of them. Adding more lifestyle or artsy shots maybe would spic it up a tad, but other than that they were flawless. Music choice on both of them was great.
Dec 30 2010 4:51PM
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Style+eeze
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What we need:

more lifestyle
golden light forever
shots of you
my front/front 4... after like 20 tries
big jumps!

Dec 30 2010 5:14PM
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Style+eeze
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I almost forgot... less murdered me?

Does anyone have any ways to contrast a black jacket with trees and such, without making the snow shine? Other people must have the same problem.
Dec 30 2010 5:19PM
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[-mvee-]
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ehh idk really but adding a polorizing filter should stop your problem of snowglare.. ?! just trying to help
Dec 30 2010 11:18PM
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Style+eeze
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Abe has a filter... I'm not sure, we'll have to figure it out.
Dec 31 2010 3:13AM
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family_vacation
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I'll make you wear something neon.
Jan 1 2011 7:01PM
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Shredability
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RONALD JENKEES IS THE SHIT!!!!!!!!!!









































that is all
Jan 1 2011 7:22PM
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LIL-WAT
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This.

That park looks so sick.
Jan 2 2011 7:17PM
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PJS.
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lol you dont like looking like a black hole?
Jan 2 2011 8:23PM
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mmallender.
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those were really sick, in my opinion dont change a thing, lifestyle shots could add a little somthin somthin but they arent needed to make the edits sick (youve already got that covered). keep up the good work
Jan 3 2011 3:55AM
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Jaymon
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great mood, everything else was good but how you put it together had an awesome tone/feel to it.

also LOVED the way you did the colour. the green on the rails just popped.
Jan 13 2011 7:04PM
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all-i-do-is=ski
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wow those were both really awesome and I really liked the colouring and music... oh and the skiing :P
Jan 13 2011 8:01PM
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cbeebzthasteeze
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Ronald Jenkees!!!!!!
Jan 13 2011 10:50PM
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OAKES
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that was sickkkk!!!! (y)
++++k for sure man keep it up.
i would love to see more of these
Jan 13 2011 11:57PM
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Patrick*
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Fresh edits man.

I feel like a lot of kids (at least those who ski at my hill) just stand on the landing of the jump or next to the jib and follow the skier from there every single shot. You had some, but they stilled looked really clean and your variety of angles was cool.

Good job, keep filming.
Jan 14 2011 1:22AM
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mowdapow
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Really liked the first one, only thing I would say is to mix it up a bit. I found at times it was the same feature with the same slo-mo and I was getting distracted. But overall really awesome riding, and a great feel to it, just add a little diversity, maybe lifestyle shots or something to keep it fresh.
Jan 14 2011 3:53PM
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family_vacation
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Bump for a new edit where I tried to do things a little differently.

A Day At Stevens from AbeK on Vimeo.



Thanks guys!
Feb 15 2011 10:31PM
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Shredability
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Ye that edit had a cool vibe
Feb 16 2011 12:16AM
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SkiThe603
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my threads for when i ain't in school
Feb 16 2011 9:06AM
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willyg0808
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haha im in the same boat as you bro.

edits are crazy good, my only advice would be to get low angle shots. it makes all tricks look bigger. keep up the good work akrieg.
Mar 8 2011 7:19AM
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family_vacation
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I snagged a couple more shots so I could toss this together. Any critiques would be wonderful, thanks guys.
Mar 17 2011 12:31PM
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Troy.
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.......
Mar 17 2011 6:26PM
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SgtSteamy
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Few things....

Ghood:
Basically it seems like you've got a lot of the fundamentals of SHOOTING the shot down. This is what I struggle with and this is what really, I think, is the most difficult to improve on. Each shot is compelling, from the right distance, showing and enhancing the speed and/or action, while at an appropriate distance. Kudos.
Bad:
That motion tracking needs some work. And use a different font. I'm not sure what but it just looks odd. It seems like you just did it because you could. I am not saying to NOT use motion tracking. But just use it to enhance what titles your using. I can't think of very many good examples of the top of my head, sorry.
Ugly:
Editing. While this is highly subjective, this is what I had the biggest problem with. The cuts you did in the first one didn't make a lot of sense to me. While the music was building it was just a random shot of the chair lift for 10 seconds and then when the music started to "BANG" you started introducing everyone. I personally like to build the tension and then when the beat drops include either a banger trick or a breathtaking shot.

Overall you are WAY ahead of the game. Much, much better than 99 percent of videos online. I would just work on maybe planning out your edits ahead of time a little better [so that the mood and shooting style fits the music], or make the cuts a little differently.

Great job!
Mar 17 2011 9:32PM
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SgtSteamy
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Just as I hit "reply" I realized I had made a video for a trampoline contest to the same music haha. This is what I mean by matching the mood with the music for the cuts.

Don't know if I'm making any sense haha.


Mar 17 2011 9:35PM
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