i've worked with WME and i wanted to beat up one of their filmers everyday i worked with him. he was arrogant, unknowledgable, and didn't know that having Gerry Lopez at the top of one of our cinder cones at bluebird sunrise, sisters in the background, with two feet of fresh could yield a great shot. then i watched the movie, they just don't really know what they are doing. the whole product seems like a child playing in the editing room with A,B,C quality footage and usually choosing the C quality clips. last year's movie literally made me sick to watch, terrible is the only word to describe it and WME.
11th, WME needs to smarten up and realize that there is an audience that WME is not reaching that level 1 is. This is a spectacular oppurtunity to reach newschool skiers and get free advertising. This outrageous maneuver has made it even less likely I will ever support this company. I used to buy there films regardless of quality because I respect what they did to the ski film industry. However after this outlandish accusation to level 1 I highly doubt they will see my hard earned money. Bad move WME.. baaad move.
"assures its fans and followers that the regrettably necessary legal steps taken will not adversely affect WME’s support of, and collaboration with, independent film companies and filmmakers." Bullshit.
i mean for crying out loud, how many shots have they used from the poor boyz films...
they should go to jail just for shitty soundtracks, product placements, and charging skiers too much at their premiers...
props to level one for celebrating the name and face with the right intentions..
this just makes me want to receive my copy of REFRESH even more now!
level 1 keep up the good stuff! Berman your a genius and a true artist to the ski industry, like all great artists your going to go through some tough shit that makes you that much better. I'm excited to see new work to come in the future and keep creating what ever you want.! No one should be held back from what they want to create...
"regrettably necessary legal steps taken will not adversely affect WME’s support of, and collaboration with, independent film companies and filmmakers."
Sparknotes - next year, we will still capitolize upon footage from other production companies instead of our own.
I will be disgusted if any film company still collaborates with them...