Big D Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Has anyone purchased the "Carved" movie currently listed as for sale on the EXTREMECARVING Swoard website? I am curious to hear a review and would also like to pick up a copy. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgforce Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Definitely worth having!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 It is/used to be available in low quality format there too. Pay option just gives you same stuff with full resolution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 It's a nice vid. Also have a look at this more recent one: http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=33616 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeho730 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 It's 20 dollars for 7 minutes. Is the price worth it? It's worth it if you meet the following criteria: a) you are really interested in extremecarving technique; b) you have a large (>40") full-hd tv with motion interpolation feature (eg. motionflow from sony). Full-hd resolution + motion flow = win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 $3.00 a minute is a bit steep, we will see, thanks for the heads up though. I was not aware it was that short, my TV should be up for the task (60" Pioneer Elite). We shall see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wun Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Perhaps I can give a somewhat informed guideline for deciding against the purchase. Devil's advocate. Whatever. When I myself am riding, I'm not at all an EC enthusiast technique-wise, although I do love to watch it. I purchased it at around the time it came out, so I don't really know what the extras are that we get besides the 7-minute video. This may be kind of obvious, but I didn't really think it through, myself. The content is 7 minutes of what is actually much less than that 7 minutes of real riding time. The Red One camera records a purported (from a quick Google search) 120 fps. I'm being very rough with calculations, but I'm just trying to get a point across. Please forgive anything terribly fallacious; not trying to preach that you shouldn't buy the film, but there are things that probably would have made me decide against buying it had I realized them beforehand. Ultimately, that's just me being a college student and not really having my own money though. The footage really is beautiful. You can find the trailer if you snoop around on the actual site or search youtube. Just keep in mind that they have a few full-speed shots in the trailer, but the entirety of the actual film is played slo-mo. Let's say that they want to take advantage of the 120 frames/sec by replaying the footage at a more human-readable 30 fps... In the end, you're showing only 1/4 of the actual riding time, turning out to be under 2 minutes. I would have been happier if we had more footage (perhaps just make available all the raw footage as well) AND if we had access to all the same footage played at normal speed. Guess you could tell me to not be lazy and convert it myself, but I'm lazy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I guess at the time it came out, it was something new. To watch carving creatively edited in HD was maybe worth it. Now three year later, HD is so yesterday. Like a three year old video game, it should be on clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGogoussier Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I acquired, viewed and appreciated "Carved" as a work of art. And I still love it. I never thought of calculating how many pennies per second it sells for (silly me). Maybe Jonas Rejman had to figure it out when he created that film on a shoestring budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeho730 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 FYI, the movie itself is 25fps, not 120. 120fps supposedly allow for clearer images. Would have loved to watch it 120fps, though. I agree that the riding time in the clip is actually much shorter, especially EC part. Worth it if you're EC enthusiast, otherwise you can watch it on youtube. Flegmatic carving videos are of high resolution (1440x1080) and they come with 20+ minutes video, good value! Haven't seen since 2009, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wun Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 we're on slightly different wavelengths here, i think? if anything, i was claiming the video to be 30 fps. 25 fps makes the true riding time even less than my original numbers , with the assumption that no frames were discarded during conversion to the final video that us purchasers are viewing. the camera does in fact record up to 120 fps, which is what allows the film to be played in slow motion while not having "choppy" footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabestian Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 TBH it is in the last place on my list. Extremedreamer, Stoked, these are the sht. More meat, less... 'art'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Carved <iframe width="1120" height="698" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/F0yw5suUt-k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 quite flexy, those swoard boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big D Posted May 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Hans, You da man, thanks for posting that brother. That was the first time I had seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 The actual raw footage ( without edit) we have shows most of the fps is less than 100 fps...Its true that watching the 100/120 fps sequences as they were recorded from the cam, with all details popping, all the smoothness of the slowmotion is somewhat mesmerizing. I reckon I would not have edited the movie like that...Maybe one day we'll use the raw sections ( much has not been edited / displayed in carved or elsewhere...).. I did the small Powder carving clip using just two of the unedited sequences from a white out dull day..We'll see what we can do in the future with them! Anyway, its also a good witness of a time, of riders at their best levels, and will be there for the future of the sport. I doubt there will be many more occasions for Jacques and Patrice to shoot such HQ sequences....and needless to say, the later it happens, the less fit they will be ( everyone ages...). Nils/Swoard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 though pretty, the slowmo / arty pretensions gets boring quickly (as does ec, for that matter). would love to see some fast freecarving with some diversity (of terrain / snow / styles, etc). ie, something exciting & progressive that might be fun to watch for even those outside the sport. waiting for some hotshot younger racers to start mashing up allmountain / freeride w/ alpine & injecting some vitality & broader spectrum appeal to the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 agreed... What u want is already shot> its called Hard Attack ( available on youtube..) unfortunately its a bit old technically ( VHS..) Nils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 yeah, something along those lines w/ modern technique & gear of course (wow, that flick is 17 years old) would be rad. finding riders might be the trick though. i optimistically assume there's some progressive rippers out there, though perhaps i'm projecting what i like to believe is the next level potential of the sport - that has yet to be realized. we're a pretty geriatric group generally speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 yeah, something along those lines w/ modern technique & gear of course (wow, that flick is 17 years old) would be rad. finding riders might be the trick though. i optimistically assume there's some progressive rippers out there, though perhaps i'm projecting what i like to believe is the next level potential of the sport - that has yet to be realized. we're a pretty geriatric group generally speaking. I resemble that remark; Finding progressive hardboot rippers isn't that hard, but getting them in the same place at the same time as a rippin' camera man in good conditions takes some effort. A gang of monoskiers chasing down a hardbooter (all on modern gear) to make him put his stance back where it belongs sounds like a lot of fun:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 You want to see some great vids just go to you tube, type in Aspen SES, and watch anything by Johnasmo. Ruthies really rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Prokopiw Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 yeah, something along those lines w/ modern technique & gear of course (wow, that flick is 17 years old) would be rad. finding riders might be the trick though. i optimistically assume there's some progressive rippers out there, though perhaps i'm projecting what i like to believe is the next level potential of the sport - that has yet to be realized. we're a pretty geriatric group generally speaking. This quote motivated me to pop 3's off a lip into my favorite bump field today on my 210.Progressive is a relative term.Define please.How about airborn edge changes at 40mph,or air to switch toeside carves or carving up a tree?There are plenty of 'progressive carvers' out there and the video is coming.Can't wait to show the bomber community what I've been up to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted May 28, 2011 Report Share Posted May 28, 2011 Damn Steve, can't wait to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 but u gotta be able to outperform antonin lieuthagui from Hard Attack if you want to create something bigger ;) ( the triple backloop in hardboots beeing one of the hard things to beat ;) N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatoos Posted May 29, 2011 Report Share Posted May 29, 2011 This is ... how to say.. ,,ever green". White raven movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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