We work really hard to bring new and exciting angles to our films. Shots that help the viewers feel more part of the session and we try to give each shot some creativity or an artsy fartsy look. We use special lenses, dolly tracks and follow cam angles.
On Saturday, May 3rd we tried a new angle. The Sandbox crew and our new film, 'ALL DAY EVERYDAY' stepped up to our first badass helicopter shoot. The Whistler/Blackcomb marketing team, along with the park staff put together one of the best sunset film shoots ever done in Whistler. The jump was perfect and the riders loved it. They had a lot of time to warm up and get it dialed while the sun dropped below the clouds. We called in the heli and got Clayton and Hockenstein suited up in their harnesses ready to hang out of the doorless chopper. Clayton had never even been in a helicopter before and now he was hanging out of the side door held on by a climbing harness. It was a pretty exciting scene when the chopper showed up, the clouds finally cleared was and everybody got amped up to shoot.
By the time the riders, filmers and the pilot got their timing right, the sunset was perfect. The pressure was definitely on and everyone stepped up to the challenge. The pilot had to get the chopper really low and tight to the riders so Clayton could get the sunset un the background. This meant he was just a few feet above the treetops, Clayton's shots were smooth and the riders stomped 900's and 1080's as the sunset lit up the sky.
After waiting anxiously through three days of bad weather and all the work and effort to build and maintain the jump, it all came together in a fast paced, two hour session of flying, filming and riding. Wish you could have been there to see and feel the energy of it all. Can't wait for everyone to see the shots in the new film.
Special thanks to Alex and Whistler/Blackcomb for building a really good jump, thanks to Blackcomb Helicopters for the great flying and thanks to everyone else who helped make this shoot such a huge success.
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