The importance of amateur content

MaimHelp@Jems opinions on this?

JAHnAgreed. AM content, specifically local to me, is my favorite to watch. Relatable and motivates me more to progress and find new features/spots.

Also, I’m dropping and AM movie of my friends and I around Oregon here soon…stay tuned!

Christian_Balethe fact that Sucka just dropped makes this thread especially relevant

Christian_Balethe fact that Sucka just dropped makes this thread especially relevant

Christian_Balethe fact that Sucka just dropped makes this thread especially relevant

bbw.enthusiastwhat makes this even more relevant is the fact that good company just dropped the same edit they have since 2013 and im still gonna rewatch sucka instead of it

JAHnAgreed. AM content, specifically local to me, is my favorite to watch. Relatable and motivates me more to progress and find new features/spots.

Also, I’m dropping and AM movie of my friends and I around Oregon here soon…stay tuned!

steeze_louiseCouldn't agree more, I helped film a segment that will be on arsenic in a few weeks and am gonna make my own part this winter.

weastcoatbut I think I like watching these style of videos a lot more simply because they’re more “relatable” or “feasible”.

bbw.enthusiastwhat makes this even more relevant is the fact that good company just dropped the same edit they have since 2013 and im still gonna rewatch sucka instead of it

rojo.grande10, when am I filming your part?

weastcoatNext couple years. I plan on making a street part when I move up to state college next fall. Probably a two year project to get enough clips. Hell I might put something little out this winter if we get enough snow and I can hit enough spots here in town.

rojo.grandestoke, sounds like a plan. We got hood clips to get before we drop anything street related

sunny, rainiers are out, boys are skin, life is good.

a_burger2021 year of the ams

we comin for you orange names

Jemsid rather watch some shitty vx edit made by 16 year olds than a well filmed pro part. amateur content >>>>>>>

Jemsthis was disliked by dudes who film powder on stock dslr footage and make the same movie with a different name every year

Jemsmake the same movie with a different name every year

bbw.enthusiastwhat makes this even more relevant is the fact that good company just dropped the same edit they have since 2013 and im still gonna rewatch sucka instead of it

Jemsthis was disliked by dudes who film powder on stock dslr footage and make the same movie with a different name every year

Jemsthis was disliked by dudes who film powder on stock dslr footage and make the same movie with a different name every year

sarcThere's a word for that.

Corporation.

The bigger they are the more likely they are to copy everything else, nothing original ever.

Creativity is the contribution of the amateurs. Very likely to be stolen. Sadly.

steeze_louiseNot tryna hate but you could also make the argument that most everyone has made their own version of zootspace, nothin wrong with it but saying everyone makes the same movie every year kinda applies to alot of people not just pros.

Jemsuhhhhhhhh no

pow movies are often the same tricks done OVER AND OVER, chances are the same tricks were done in the last movie. Yeah they're cool and gnarly but I get bored watching dudes doing layout backflips and cliffs. Street videos are an entirely different game, unless its dudes hitting the same spots from other movies.

steeze_louiseI wasn't really talking about the skiing, more of the editing and filming. What makes a good edit in my opinion is a combination of good editing and skiing. Personally I am kinda getting tired of the editing style of grainy montages. Im not hating on it at all but it has clearly become the mainstream now for underground urban edits. Like 80% of the urban edits now all have the same slightly over exposed shots and editing style. I actually do think it is a dope style of filming and editing but literally everyone is doing it now. Pow edits can be vary hard to remember, but I think that it creates an opportunity to work even harder to make the film stand out in other ways besides the skiing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKQj5KR8eV8&ab_channel=WileyMiller
this is a pow edit by Wiley miller that definitely stands out from the rest purely because of the filming and editing.
Bermuda was also a great example.

Jemsmost grainy edits don’t have any special editing for a reason? if you have good clips and filming there’s no reason to ruin them with special effects and all that bullshit. there’s a reason you don’t see a speck of magic bullshit on a cold ass street vid.

Jemsmost grainy edits don’t have any special editing for a reason? if you have good clips and filming there’s no reason to ruin them with special effects and all that bullshit. there’s a reason you don’t see a speck of magic bullshit on a cold ass street vid.

steeze_louiseTo each his own I guess, in my opinion I think its dope when the editior puts there mark on the edit as long as it does not take away from the skiing.

steeze_louiseNot tryna hate but you could also make the argument that most everyone has made their own version of zootspace, nothin wrong with it but saying everyone makes the same movie every year kinda applies to alot of people not just pros.

sarcI agree, a small producer is not necessarily great. But a smaller group is more likely to experiment with things that sometimes don't work than a large group which almost always just follows the leader. Once something reaches gigantic size there's no one home, no thinking happening, no striving except to be above or before Jones in Accounting.

weastcoatThis is something I’ve thought about for a while now. I thoroughly enjoy watching lower levels of well executed skiing, whether that be park clips or street edits. Not only do I just personally prefer style over tech anyways, but I think I like watching these style of videos a lot more simply because they’re more “relatable” or “feasible”. Like you can watch all the clips and be like ayo I can do that or ayo I could do that. Nothing to take away from the bigger guys tossing insane shit, but I think these lesser known parts, edits, etc hold a very important weight in the ski world.


Like I love love love watching street edits from smaller name guys that I’ve either never heard of or barely heard of. Nothing crazy. Just some chill 2 1/2 mins of someone hitting handrails and neat spots will do it for me. Like I said these small name parts/ edits being put out, especially street skiing, hold just as much importance in the community as say full length films being put out by big name crews like Child Labor or Strictly.

Lowkey I feel like there’s lots of kids out there mad inspired (as I am) by some of the stuff on the arsenic YouTube channel for example. Not the biggest or craziest street skiing or park edits. But they all carry a good vibe and good skiing. Like I bet kids watch these edits and see skiers just straight sliding hand rails and having a good time with their homies and get stoked as hell cause they’re like yo I can do that what’s holding me back from doing the same and getting some shots and making an edit with my homies?


TLDR the amateur and beginner side of content creation is just as important in skiing, if not more important than professional content production. Quite frankly I love it.