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Lifted QandA

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ODS
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Hey guys. Steve Rozendaal here. I am the creator of the new Vice Sports’ show “Lifted." My old friend Doug Bishop asked me to come on here and do a live Q&A. Thanks Doug!

So go ahead and ask me and the Lifted crew (Johnny DeCesare, Dylan Malone, Mike Rogge, and maybe Pep Fujas if he isn’t too busy skiing powder in Japan) anything. If you haven’t had a chance to watch the trailer for the show, watch it here: https://sports.vice.com/article/pep-fujas-lifted-trailer

For those of you who don’t me:
I founded Volume Video Magazine back in the day.
I’ve worked with Poor Boyz Productions for over 15 years
I created the series “Lifted”


(Editor's note: Questions will be answered live on Friday, January 9th at 1pm EST)

**This thread was edited on Jan 6th 2015 at 1:06:37pm
Jan 6 2015 12:13PM
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ODS
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ChubbyBoyWhat was the inspiration behind doing this video series? Did you just wake up one day and was like pep is a boss. I should show everyone how cool he is.


Definitely Epicly later'd. But it quickly became apparent that this show would have to be a little different. Skiing is not skateboarding. Pep is a close friend and he lives close by. It was a no brainer that he would make a great pilot show. Also keep in mind I didn't know if Vice would even want the show when I started. I just did it because I wanted to. It took the hard work of Mike, Dylan and Johnny to make my dream come true.
Jan 9 2015 12:58PM
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tcurleTo anyone who replies:
What rout would you personally take in skiing if you were a kid in 2015? Contests, trying to film anything, or whatever. Would you follow Pep's rout or something completely different?


Just ski. I have no incite how to become a pro skier because I've never been one. The best example of how to do it has been set by Phil Casabon and Henrik Harlaut. Those guys are the happiest pro skiers I've met because the one thing that makes them happy is skiing. So, again, just ski.
Jan 9 2015 12:59PM
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prophetMike Rogge: Is Pep the Soul of Skiing?

Pep: What's firing in Japan right now?

Steve: Do you remember the free Helly Hansen movie Lifted? Does this series officially make that irrelevant? They had Kris Ostness make that and Happy Happy... does it also mean we can start recycling songs without recourse?

{LIFTED} from Gary Winberg on Vimeo.

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{LIFTED} from Gary Winberg on Vimeo.

On a serious note the trailer was intriguing and I'm definitely excited for the episodes proper. Pep's been leading the game for as long as I've known it existed... almost. How bout that edit with him and Andy on the all new Hellbents? Skiing park on those is like riding snowblades. It's hard.


Nice call out! Nothing Kris Ostness has done is irrelevant!! It's because of him I started filming. I had simply spaced on the HH Lifted video. I would not recommend recycling songs. Guys like Phil Casaban know every song to every video part and will call you out! Pep has done a lot of things through his career and it was hard to get them all in the story but I hope what we did put in there educates and entertains.
Jan 9 2015 1:05PM
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Part two is live. https://sports.vice.com/article/lifted-pep-fujas-part-2
Jan 14 2015 1:46PM
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[hank]I expressed my concern and directed a question to the guys running this q&a. I'm chill. Also, don't think I'm running rampant with some doctrine of killing freeskiing history and replacing it with new flashing whirring bells and free high speed wifi. I'm stirring the pot exclusively in this thread, on this topic. It's not one that many people bring up and I believe it deserves at least a shred of attention. Webisodes, season edits, and other penniless endeavors may be in constant rotation on newschoolers, and Freeskier may run whatever weird, dated, and inexplicably sexist story they have to offer on modern events, but It seems to me that some of the media powerhouses have opted for the "bro hookup" route on paid team positions and film parts that are better suited for some of the kids that are out working their asses off for a movie that will probably get released for free. "back in the day" was cool, but lets do our part as an industry to make sure that we aren't preventing those who can bring the next era of innovative skiing its "day". That's just how I feel about the industry Levinthal. This isn't a warpath it's a question.


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Jan 15 2015 8:14AM
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