IDEA-new era of ski video intros

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faux_real

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That intro raised the bar. Now you can't just string together some pretty scenery shots. You've got to tell a story with them, or do something more purposeful. Not only were those shots beautiful, but they told the story of the lead-up to the 06/07 winter, and created all of the anticipation you feel for the winter, alongside the anticipation of seeing this film everyone is raving about. That was for intro's what Pep in 1242 was for segments.
 
not only that.....but the last shot is honestly the shot of the year.

i couldnt believe it. every ski movie ive seen since that movie doesnt even compare to idea.
 
IDEA is really the best ski movie of all time, those two last shots honestly looked out of this world. Like they were on the moon or something, wow im gonna go watch it again..
 
if you pre-ordered both IDEA and Yeah Dude, your gonna have to wait until yeah dude ships to get idea. they are shipping them together, basically. otherwise, you should have your copy if you just preordered IDEA from poor boyz and nothing else...
 
makes you glad iberg stuck with film. that shot and the general ambiance of the film wouldn't have been the same in digital.
 
fo real. The lighting is so insane in this film. The intro was really sick and the ending is unbelievable.
 
word, im soo happy they used film. makes the movie so much better, the quality is just incredible, soo dreamy.
 
One of many (completely deserving) threads about Idea.

Seriously, why has it taken skiing this long to include the soundtrack? And have it be an original composition? Fucking brilliant I say.
 
i knew that if i made a comment about film vs. digital, some camera gear-queer would start shit. do you want to enlighten me, or are you just trying to make sure people who don't own fancy cameras keep their opinions to themselves? i think most people agree that 16 mm film and high-resolution digital video look pretty different (e.g., Cory Vanular's film shots on that cornice in Shanghai 6 look a lot different than the high-res digital footage that makes up the rest of his part). i don't think it's a huge step to suggest that the different looks give the shots a different feel. to me, 16mm film seems to have a softer focus and it makes a project look more like a ski *movie* instead of a ski *video.* also, bright colors seem like they glow more on film, perhaps because of the softer focus. i'm not claiming to know how pixels and grains differ, and how this produces different effects . . . but I can tell the difference between digital and film in ski movies, and i can't imagine those last shots in Idea having the same feel if they were captured in high-res digital. that's all i'm saying.
 
somehow i doubt eric would tell us that the entire movie was shot in 16mm if that was the case. but what does he know, you seem to be the expert here.
 
both, but if i had to choose i would still go IDEA hands down. something you will watch over and over again for years to come.
 
1. if that's your only objection to my opinions on film and digital, then you need to tone down your shit-talking

2. if it were that simple, why go through the trouble and the suspense of using film (especially recalling the footage of Pollard that was lost (was that for Stereotype?) because of a problem associated with acquiring a film camera--I don't remember the details, but Joe told me the rental place gave him the wrong camera or something like that).

 
i would, but i already pre-ordered realtime and i can only afford 2 movies so i have to pick between the two.
 
Idea is the kind of movie I would make if I were a different person with more talent and style. So sick.
 
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