Free Delivery Crashes

My favorite crash montage song is from Stomping Grounds, and older snowboard movie. So good that I used it for the unofficial Free Delivery Crash clip.




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upgrades.

I've had an old Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse for as long as I can remember, and used it to pretty much cut all of my videos for past 4+ years. So it only felt right to replace it with another Logitech set, the S 530 for Macs. Pretty happy with it so far, I finally have hot keys that work with my G5 and I can finally use the apple key properly! I couldn't bring myself to toss the old set quite yet, so it went in a junk draw for now.

All work and no play...

Makes DW a f@#kin RIOT to hang out with. On race day, e.13's own Michael Tobler poses on the Mount Ste Anne downhill course to take in the scenery...so Dave decides to give him the classic bunny ears.

Crunch time.

So here's a quick lil update on FD for those that actually check this out. When I get home later I will prob post an awesome screen capture of some goons that work at a chain guide company.

Finished segments (minus titling and minor tweakage):

US Open
Trumpore Brothers
Wham Bam Thank You Jam (orig edited in SD, might re-capture and edit in HD if theres time!)
Dave Smutok
Sea Otter DH
Sea Otter DS

To be finished this week
The rest of Seth Loli's/Quebec crew super-segment
Joey Appleton
Bonus Material, which will prob be combined into one or two good sections depending on music I have to use.

After that its crunch time on the full FD launch site, DVD duplication and artwork. So needless to say, theres a lot to be accomplished to still have this released in March on top of a 40 hr job outside of video editing. If its not done by March 31st.......well......beggars cant be choosers!!

A new point of view.

A Viosport POV.1 helmet cam arrived on my desk this morning to be used for a shoot this weekend for a very large motorcyle company (to be named later!). Despite my limited experience/debauchery with helmet cams, I can say that this setup blows others out of the water for the following reasons:

1.) Self contained unit - all you need is the helmet cam and the cpu/recorder. No extra battery packs, or small miniDV cameras to lug in a seperate backpack. The cpu/recorder would fit nicely in an Ogio-type vest with minimal restriction/weight.
2.) Resolution options - there are different quality options that can be set (by why not always use highest?) as well as aspect ratios. Being able to record in true widescreen format is a big plus for combining it with HD widescreen footy in post production
3.) Wireless remote - typical helmet cams require a wired LANC controller to the miniDV camera. The wireless remote that comes standard with it is perfect for mounting to handlebars, etc.
4.) Memory cards - cheap and easy. Supports up to 2Gb cards, and a 1Gb card holds 43 min of footage at the highest resolution.

The only downside I see is the price. At a high ticket price of $699, it might be more than most want to spend. But you dont need to shell out money for a small miniDV camera or extra accessories like a remote or mounting hardware...so I say its worth it.

Check out some pics of what comes stock:

BNQT.com and Lucent

Ryan Denehy and the guys at BNQT.com have stepped up and are assisting with the web distribution of Free Delivery. What does this mean? Higher quality versions of each segment for download, and hopefully some additional content that you won't see anywhere else! For now, check out the blog post by Ryan on FD.

Free Delivery - Sea Otter DS

Dual Slalom rocks, and Sea Otter has one of the best DS courses out there.

Here are some screen captures of some footage that will be seen in the Sea Otter DS segment.

Mick Dundee slayed it and came out on top at the end of the day.

Jill Kintner gettin artsy fartsy.

CVD and Lopes battlin it out.

Cedric Gracia

FD- Update

Started doing some updates to the Free Delivery Site. What you see now on the site is what I'll be building off to put together the final layout.

Editing is still going strong, I have half pretty much edited right now: The Wham Bam Jam, US Open, Trumpores, and Dave Smutok's segment are almost dialed in. Still tryin to secure some more music which is holding me back right now, so i'll deal with what I can! Still shooting for a release the first week in March, so check back for more updates! 

Smutang

Dave Smutok's footage is all logged, and I'm uber pumped on how it looks. I went up one weekend to Highland Mountain Bike Park to shoot some downhill footage with Dave, and of course it rained.

The light was really bad that day, but the fog made for some interesting shots. Here are a few screen captures from that day's adventures..

Seeing Double

Capturing has resumed after a brief hiatus and the tally is now up to 9 tapes finished. Mount Ste Anne, Sea Otter Classic, and the Trumpore twins at Bromont are now digitized.

Here are a few screen shots of the Trumpores at Bromont thrashin some berms. I'd label Lee and Dave on these, but I can never tell them apart. Next video shoot with them, I'm making them wear name tags.

To self: get comfortable in your office chair.

I've begun the tedious process of logging footage for Free Delivery.

Running Tally:

Tapes logged - 4

Tape remaining - 19+

Here are some screen captures from some of the US Open footage.

Keep checking back for more updates as the process continues.

Holidaze.

Ready to Shred

I am officially ready to hit the mountains. For the past 6 years, I've rocked a Burton Custom with the Mission SI Step-In Bindings. This year I decided to go cold turkey on step-ins and get a whole new setup, so I picked up a Palmer Burn 158, paired up with the Flux Stream SF bindings in the Special Edition Rising Sun (yeah, I know the rising sun is played out), and my most favorite part, the Flow 'The One - Focus' boots with the BOA system. Basically, its a steel wire lacing system where you turn a dial to tighten up the boots. These have TWO dials for ultimate dialiability (is that a word?). What could be better? Well, I ordered the OGIO Caddy board from Whiskeymilitia.com the other day and they sent me two by accident...and still only paid for one!

Google Street in Boston

Boston has recently been included for locations on Google maps that can show the 'Google Street' version. Even cooler, is that my GTI was in the driveway @ my apt when they took the pictures!

Broke Status.

cause I just dropped a stack of benjamins on THIS:



Final Cut Studio 2
LaCie 500Gb External
Leopard Family pack
4Gb of RAM (not pictured).

I should have some sweet HD samples in the next week or so after I get all this installed so check back soon!