I took a break this last week from working on the website to edit some footage I had from a couple months ago. Some may recall the thread that this comes from. I think it's time for some better camera stabilization gear-- you have to be a Jedi to hold a long lens still.

Caution for sensitive ears: Profanity contained in the dialogue. Don't watch with your kids unless you're all comfortable with 4-letter words.

Take your pick:

"Challenge Island" in HD on Vimeo or Youtube.

Well done Z!

Fantastic Zane! Excellent work! I like how you narrated it!

Fantastic Zane. Loved it!

Who is that dude at 7:34? That guy is amazing!

Really nice work, Zane. The subject matter, the videography, and, especially, the editing and finish quality of the final product.

Definitely a step above what most of us amateurs are doing out here, hashing clips together.

Great video Zane. Really enjoyed it.

Nice work. I like the documentary style approach that you took. We will gladly take more of those!

Really nicely done Zane!

Great job on the video.

Thanks everyone. Really stoked to make more and step up my game. I like coming at it from a storytelling perspective, and taking time to make the setting something you can feel.

swixtt wrote:What was the camera that was new?

It was just a GoPro Hero3. The rest was shot on a Canon Rebel T2i.

No pressure, but how long till the next instalment. Makes me feel like I'm in kindergarten at film making school.

Who's that nut job wearing gloves telling the story. I hope they don't let him fly a plane! He needs a little less coffee.

OregonMaule wrote:Who's that nut job wearing gloves telling the story. I hope they don't let him fly a plane! He needs a little less coffee.

Rob, did you ride a bicycle over to the get together or fly your Maule........? Haha. The cutoff gloves are a nice touch!

highroad wrote:

OregonMaule wrote:Who's that nut job wearing gloves telling the story. I hope they don't let him fly a plane! He needs a little less coffee.

Rob, did you ride a bicycle over to the get together or fly your Maule........? Haha. The cutoff gloves are a nice touch!

Rob's storytelling enthusiasm is one of the best parts!

Zzz wrote:

highroad wrote:Rob's storytelling enthusiasm is one of the best parts!

Uhh, except for a bad case of the rotten mouth My young boys were watching with me when it went from bleeps to bombs

Great video!

Nice job Z! The narration took it to a professional level.
We should plan another trip while there are still leaves on the trees.

Really great video, thanks! I like the music and that you let us see the characters be themselves, relatively uncensored, so we get a truer sense of what was going on around the fire. It seems most people think violent films are ok but when it comes to profanity, well, that is just unacceptable. wtf?

Wow, an awesome video, Very well produced and the BCP tag gives it a real professional feel. The guy with the M.J gloves spinning the BS and bustin the moves with the attitude looked Gangsta while keep'in it real with the profanity was awesome, He needs to be a regular Man, when I see that video it really puts it in to perspective how lucky we are and much fun we can have with these incredible machines. Now I'm gonna go back and watch it again!

Fantastic video!!! Wow is all I have to say. And to think, you did it all without that annoying "fast forward" effect. Please keep 'em coming and by the way, where's episodes 1 and 2?

Best,
O-2

Well done!