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I just watched James Heim's spring POV video... and i'm pissed. I'm tired of all these big mountain edits being the same, they all have the same music too, like James Heim used Breezblocks - alt j... how original. I think big mountain skiers should stop making edits and leave it to real skiers.
That vid was awesome dude? Wtf...music wasn't super original, but wasn't an actual season edit or anything so who gives a fuck? His stuff was awesome and i completely disagree, most big mouton skiing vids aren't like that, he doesn't bomb as much and focuses on little ledges (at least on this vid). Thught it was awesome and actually changed my mood from park to heavy pow shredding...
I agree with OP. But not in the entirely in the same light. I think it has a lot to do with perspective when filming these shots. It is sort of hard to really capture the extreme part of the equation when filming big lines, you have to really understand what the skier is doing to be like "oh shit, that was intense". TGR last year did on of the most cinematic jobs of showing what big mountain skiing is like, but at great expense. Way of life was a great film, and probably has some of the best shots of big mountain lines, but thats because the used non traditional camera angles.
usually there are only 2 (/2.5) angles used. Firstly, POV, which is intense, but it sort of lacks the ability to see the whole face of where the skier is. The other angle is from in the snow field below the line with a tele lens zoomed in on the skier, but this lacks the idea of the angle at which the skier is going down. But what do you get is the ability to follow the skier all the way down the line. the .5 is a similar shot, but just off to the side more then at the bottom of the run out. and just to create even these shots a lot of time and money is spent. TGR did a lot of heli fly bys and filming from a hovering heli which was unique and more captivating.
also, the music almost always sucks in these big mnt edit, always the same. I will agree there.
I personally enjoy big jump sessions (MSP at whistler, etc) because its slightly more relatable (though i will never throw triples or even doubles, for that matter, on a 70+ foot jump) in ski films. This is over all more cinematically gratifying to see.
I'm sure 75% of this is wrong, so feel free to flame me. but this is what I'm writing while i should be paying attention to my audio engineering class haha ;)
skidemon22I am going to attempt to respond to this...
I agree with OP. But not in the entirely in the same light. I think it has a lot to do with perspective when filming these shots. It is sort of hard to really capture the extreme part of the equation when filming big lines, you have to really understand what the skier is doing to be like "oh shit, that was intense". TGR last year did on of the most cinematic jobs of showing what big mountain skiing is like, but at great expense. Way of life was a great film, and probably has some of the best shots of big mountain lines, but thats because the used non traditional camera angles.
usually there are only 2 (/2.5) angles used. Firstly, POV, which is intense, but it sort of lacks the ability to see the whole face of where the skier is. The other angle is from in the snow field below the line with a tele lens zoomed in on the skier, but this lacks the idea of the angle at which the skier is going down. But what do you get is the ability to follow the skier all the way down the line. the .5 is a similar shot, but just off to the side more then at the bottom of the run out. and just to create even these shots a lot of time and money is spent. TGR did a lot of heli fly bys and filming from a hovering heli which was unique and more captivating.
also, the music almost always sucks in these big mnt edit, always the same. I will agree there.
I personally enjoy big jump sessions (MSP at whistler, etc) because its slightly more relatable (though i will never throw triples or even doubles, for that matter, on a 70+ foot jump) in ski films. This is over all more cinematically gratifying to see.
I'm sure 75% of this is wrong, so feel free to flame me. but this is what I'm writing while i should be paying attention to my audio engineering class haha ;)
So youre trying to tell me that filming from a heli last gear was ground breaking? Maybe there hasnt been that much in recent years but plenty in the past.
Sorry you feel that way, bro. Also sorry that you don't have much knowledge or appreciation for big mountain skiing. The only thing on NS for the past 4 months has pretty much been summer setups and Windells edits. Im sick and tired of watching rails, and I was stoked on this edit. Heimer has an insane amount of skill, and it saddens me that you can't appreciate that. We could of course, stick you on top of that line so you can get a real perspective.
MartianManSorry you feel that way, bro. Also sorry that you don't have much knowledge or appreciation for big mountain skiing. The only thing on NS for the past 4 months has pretty much been summer setups and Windells edits. Im sick and tired of watching rails, and I was stoked on this edit. Heimer has an insane amount of skill, and it saddens me that you can't appreciate that. We could of course, stick you on top of that line so you can get a real perspective.
You're right. Park skiing is real skiing and big mountain is a joke. Honestly, in my opinion skiers who literally do not leave the park at all aren't real skiers.
Big mountain skiing is so awesome..especially after you ride some serious terrain you appreciate what they do at that level even more. I have found park edits get sooo boring now so repetitive. Really need to be creative to keep my attention
