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DOUBLE WIDE TRAILER PARK ON NOSSATV – CALL FOR TRAILERS

New channel on NossaTV.com will feature ski and snowboard trailers for 2007-08 season

July 19, 2007 – The DOUBLE WIDE Trailer Park will be launching next month on NossaTV. This is the latest feature on the rapidly expanding video on demand site. The DOUBLE WIDE will allow ski and snowboard filmmakers to promote their new films in a DVD quality, full screen format, while building a database of fans they can utilize to publicize future projects.

“NossaTV is happy to offer filmmakers the chance to get their trailers out in near HD quality to make the best impression on their fans,” relates Bob Martin, CEO of NossaTV. “We help our partner filmmakers deliver the highest quality experience to their fans, build a connection to each viewer through the NossaTV CRM platform, and give the fans one place they can go to see all the great trailers for the 07/08 season.”

On the DOUBLE WIDE, Filmmakers can promote their movies in the highest quality resolution and largest format possible. At the end of each trailer NossaTV provides a free, click-though link to the filmmaker website. NossaTV anticipates every snowsport filmmaker, large and small, will have their trailer on NossaTV for the exposure and free market research. Savvy filmmakers will provide additional scenes to further drive DVD and ticket sales, and previous movies in order to monetize their efforts to date.

“The original NossaTV model called for just twenty to thirty minute videos. But it's no secret that action sports fans anxiously await the release of the new movie trailers every season,” says Mike Sharp, Content Acquisition Manager for NossaTV. “Trailers drive DVD sales and increase the buzz for the associated movie tour. So developing a special channel just for trailers was a no-brainer.”

Click the DOUBLE WIDE Trailer Park logo to view the trailer preview for Rage Film’s “Enjoy,” or follow this link to the NossaTV Blog entry with streaming preview, athletes, description, and sponsors: http://nossatvblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/enjoy-rage-films.html

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About NossaTV:

NossaTV is a video on demand website, media player, and marketing solution for action sports. NossaTV delivers video the way you want it . . . free, legal, full screen, and DVD quality. Working in partnership with the best independent action sports filmmakers, NossaTV supports the actions sports community and the filmmakers that capture it.

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Media are encouraged to embed our streaming flash preview player in any online coverage. Go to the NossaTV.com preview page for the video and click “Embed Video” to obtain the HTML code.

For more information about NossaTV, contact:

Mike Sharp
NossaTV Content Acquisition Manager
(860) 351-5350 – office
(435) 228-4858 – efax
(435) 640-2727 – cell
msharp@nossatv.com
www.nossatv.com
nossatvblog.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/nossatv

Enjoy - Rage Films

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Film By: Rage Films
Channel: Recently Added
Athletes: Kyler Cooley Ian Cosco Dylan Natale Richard Permin Tim Russell Taylor Felton Ashley Battersby Ahmet Dadali Daron Rhalves Julian Carr Enak Gavaggio Tom Wayes Jamie Pierre Reggie Crist Jamie Burge Jessica Sobolowski

Description: Making a ski movie is a constant battle of conditions, terrain and travel. Our season began by driving all over the country chasing down handrails, as it continued, "global warming" and inconsistent snowfall patterns became our biggest obstacle. This made us quickly learn that we had to be on-call, ready to be anyplace at any time. From greasing handrails in New York to perfect conditions in Alaska, our crew was there at a moments notice. Often it meant waking up at 6 am and digging for hours, building a jump that wouldn't be hit until the following day. Or being stuck in AK for days on end watching the snow fall, anticipating the moment it clears. Then only to negotiate slides, lines, and exposures that challenged even our most seasoned riders. In the end we were rewarded with the most technical urban, progressive backcountry, and big mountain lines that has redefined skiing to us. Enjoy.

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FM Opportunity: Embedded Preview Player

Updated 12/21/2007

For some time now, nossaTV has offered filmmakers and content providers the ability to deliver video clips on your website through our embedded flash preview player. To avoid confusion with our main, proprietary, nossaTV media player with integrated advertising solution and CRM tool (gee, wonder why people people get confused!) we though we'd give a quick explanation.

To differentiate:

1. Flash Preview Player - the player you see on our website; can get to with ANY operating system and ANY browser; the "YouTube" equivalent for action sports; flash based; streaming; roughly 400 x 300 (but you can resize down, and even up a fair amount); CAN BE EMBEDDED on your own site or blog
2. nossaTV Media Player - the player you have to download and install; currently only a Windows version; think iTunes on steriods; allows registered users to then download and playback the full videos; full screen, DVD-quality viewing; will earn content providers money once we start accepting demographic-based advertising
   

Here is an example of the embedded flash preview player, TGR Lost & Found Trailer #3:



Guess what? That took about 10 seconds to go get from our site! You can embed this on a blog VERY easily. Here's what the code actually looks like (opening & closing "embed" codes removed):

src="http://static.nossatv.com/flashplayer/flvplayer07.swf?movieGUID=0863E031278D4B6593653B2CC17D327C" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" scale="showall" name="index" width="396" height="297" bgcolor="#000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="file=rtmp://stream.nossatv.com&id=0863E031278D4B6593653B2CC17D327C&overstretch=true&showfsbutton=false&showicons=true&image=http://static.nossatv.com/img/vidstart.jpg"

You'll notice that most of our previews on the site are only :30 long. There are a couple reasons for that:

1. Streaming is expense - More expensive than downloading, like a 5:1 ratio.
   
2. We want user accounts - If you played the whole video in the preview, why would fans download our player and create an account? Our advertising solution only works with the nossaTV Media Player. Without the basic demographics (age, gender, zip code) users, advertisers can't pick their audience.

However, we are now streaming up to 5:00 previews for Sponsored Filmmakers, Affiliate Filmmakers, and other Video Partners. How do you become an Affiliate? Simply agree to use our embedded preview player on your site in leui of Quicktime or (horrors!) YouTube. That's the same resizable, streaming, high quality, flash player you see on the site and here in this blog post.

With the nossaTV Flash Preview Player on your own website, visitors will be able to preview videos on your site and then go right to nossaTV.com to download all of your full-length vids. In addition to saving you money on bandwidth, this will help with search engines, making your videos more visible in Google searches.

NossaTV News

NossaTV News

Double Wide Trailer Park
Get those trailers ready! When we started NossaTV our focus was always on the future...when dvd's went away and the Internet rained as king. The future though is not today and and for most of you DVD's are how you pay the bills. How do we make this work for NossaTV and you? Double Wide Trailer Park. DVD quality trailers. Promote you movies in the highest quality resolution and help drive traffic to NossaTV. Stay tuned for official announcement next week.

WZ-TV Channel
Michael Martin Productions and NossaTV are proud to announce the launch of the WZ-TV Channel on NossaTV. While a new concept, we think its pretty cool, a weekly TV show you can watch whenever, wherever.


Online Film Festival
Ongoing talks with "brick and mortar" film festivals about partnering for an online version. We expect to obtain a major sponsor, with the goal of big cash prizes and broad PR. Stay tuned for more details.

FM Opportunity: 25% Commission on Ad Sales

Exclusive Offer to NossaTV Filmmakers: Earn a 25% Commission on Advertising Sales You Bring In! Yes, this is on top of the 50% royalties you already earn after bandwidth. So, for commercials that show in your own content, you will get 75% of those ad royalties. For ads that overflow into others' content, you will get an additional 25% of those ad royalties.

FM Opportunity: 50/50 Revenue Sharing

Unlike most content distribution methods, NossaTV is a true partnership. Our success is tied together. When we begin to accept paid ads, we will split the advertising profits 50/50 with you after bandwidth expenses. We expect the first version of our advertising application to be available in July, and are currently talking with companies about advertising on NossaTV. This gives you an opportunity to leverage your relationships with potential NossaTV advertisers: for example, your own sponsors.

Sports Illustrated for KIDS Next Snow Search

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Sports Illustrated KIDS Next Snow Search
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Film By: Storm Show Studios
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Too many to list
Equipment:
Locations: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Description: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will host one of the qualifying events for the 2007 Sports Illustrated KIDS Next Snow SEARCH, a national talent search to find young athletes who best represent the next generation of extreme skiers and snowboarders. The season-long search will be made up of more than 70 qualifying, including six super-qualifier (one at Jackson Hole), events held at resorts across the United States and Canada from December 2006 - February 2007. The series will culminate in the championships at Killington Resort, VT, from March 2-4, 2007.

Jackson Hole FREESKIING OPEN 2007 - Storm Show Studios

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Jackson Hole FREESKIING OPEN 2007
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Film By: Storm Show Studios
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Too many to list
Equipment:
Locations: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Description: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is proud to be hosting the United States Freeskiing Competition on March 15-18, 2007. We are pleased to welcome back Mountain Sports International (MSI) who puts on the US Freeskiing Tour. This event will be filmed and an hour show will be on OLN later this month. For more information on the tour, look up www.usfreeskiing.com on the web.

JHMR Dick's Ditch 2007 - Storm Show Studios

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JHMR Dick's Ditch 2007
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Film By: Storm Show Studios
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Too many to list
Equipment:
Locations: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Description: Jackson Hole Mountain Resorts's 9th Annual Dick's Ditch banked slalom race has grown to become a classic, bringing in the Jackson locals as well as skiers and riders from around the country. 2006 defending champion Rob Kingwill is ousted by 2-time previous champion Pat Holland in this balls-to-the-walls race.

After the Drought - Cuseo Moving Media

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After The Drought
(22:55)
Film By: Cuseo Moving Media
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Rob Whitting, Willie Volckhausen, Pat Sewell, John Nicoletta, Chris Tatsuno, Will Cardamone, Jonathan Hagman, Nick Devore, Jon Mika, Charlie Gaylord, Brian Anzini, Adam Moszinsky, Jacqui Edgerly, Wyatt Glynn, Brooks Brown
Equipment:
Locations: Aspen Snowmass Elk Mountains Telluride Competition Venue and Terrain Park

Description: Colorado skiers return home from the drought in the Pacific Northwest in hopes of snowfall only to find that snowfall (or lack thereof) is only the first in a series of amazing, strange and tragic events that characterized winter 2006 for the freeskiing community. This collection is crafted in loving detail with all the right ingredients: 1 story; 1/2 a piece of comedy; a bitchin' soundtrack; and a SHIT-TON OF SICK SKIING from the deep snow of Aspen/Snowmass, the beautiful parks and rocky venues of Telluride, the rewarding backcountry of Colorado and elsewhere...enjoy!

Schralptown - Thrillhead Creations

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Schralptown
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Film By: Thrillhead Creations
Channel: Skiing, Snowboarding

Athletes: Jeremy Wegner, Jesse Levine, Ellis Smith, Zack Maquis, Zack Gertz, Nate Russell, Wade Everitt, Frank Konsella, Sean Crossen, Pete Sowar, Andy Bardon, Fitz Young, Max Mischer, Luke Schaffer

Locations: Crested Butte CO, Cameron Pass CO, Scandinavian Glacier AK, Turnagain Arm AK, Port Of Valdez AK, Wasangles UT, Ushuaia ARG

Description: Schralptown is an effort to capture the emotion, struggle, and elation of backcountry skiing and snowboarding. The movie gives personal insight into the pursuits and motivations of ski/snowboard mountaineers while focusing on environmental stewardship, avalanche awareness, and innovation in the sport.

Sponsors: Loki, Shred Ready, Blue Sun Biodiesel, Scotty Bob, Backcountry Access, Jetboil

Keep It Real - Randy Reynolds

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Keep It Real
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Film By: Randy Reynolds
Channel: Skiing
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Locations: Utah

Description: Skiing and keeping it real with Randy Reynolds and friends.

SLUG Games - Jeremy Jensen Media Design

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SLUG Games
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Film By: Jeremy Jensen Media Design
Channel: Snowboarding
Locations: Brighton, Utah, Brianhead, Utah
Athletes: "a bunch of random dudes"

Description: Contest summary for 4 Snowboard competitions around the state of Utah. Brought to you by the good folks at SLUG Magazine.

Scenes/Music:
1. Junk Show @ Brighton Resort - Music by: Le Force "Enviro"
2. Slopestyle @ Brianhead Resort - Pleasure Theives "Seratonin Blue"
3. Slopestyle @ Brighton Resort - Sleeping Bag "Ex-blackhole"
4. Triple Jump @ Brighton - Deadbeats "Subsequential Space"
5. Smith Optics Rail Comp - Cosm "Switch Lanes"
6. Credits - 24oz Can "The Ghost of Porter Rockwell"

Wink: Jackson Hole - Wink Inc

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Wink: Jackson Hole
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Film By: Wink Inc
Channel: Skiing
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Description: Wink Inc Productions presents Jackson Hole

Trial and Air, Part 3 - Storm Show Studios

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Trial and Air Part Three
(20:27)
Film By: Storm Show Studios
Channel: Skiing, Snowboarding
Athletes: Mike Tierney
Equipment:
Locations: Jackson Hole

Description: With over 500 inches of snow pounding the Teton Range of Jackson Hole in 2006, the Storm Show crew has pulled out all the stops and delivered their sixth award-winning film. Hold tight to your seats in the comfort of your own living room as Jackson's premier skiers and riders take to the skies and leave troughs in their wake of chest deep powder.

Trial and Air, Part 2 - Storm Show Studios

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Trial and Air Part Two
(18:30)
Film By: Storm Show Studios
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Mike Tierney
Equipment:
Locations: Jackson Hole

Description: With over 500 inches of snow pounding the Teton Range of Jackson Hole in 2006, the Storm Show crew has pulled out all the stops and delivered their sixth award-winning film. Hold tight to your seats in the comfort of your own living room as Jackson's premier skiers and riders take to the skies and leave troughs in their wake of chest deep powder.

Trial and Air, Part 1 - Storm Show Studios

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Trial and Air Part One
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Film By: Storm Show Studios
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Mike Tierney
Equipment:
Locations: Jackson Hole

Description: With over 500 inches of snow pounding the Teton Range of Jackson Hole in 2006, the Storm Show crew has pulled out all the stops and delivered their sixth award-winning film. Hold tight to your seats in the comfort of your own living room as Jackson's premier skiers and riders take to the skies and leave troughs in their wake of chest deep powder.

Falling Forward - Storm Show Studios

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Falling Forward
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Film By: Storm Show Studios
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Brent Newton, Lance Pitman, Matt Annetts, Jason Elms, Rob Kingwill, Jeff Annetts, Trevor Thomas, Johnny Recchio, Matt Combs, Jeff Leger, Rajat Bhayani, Shroder Baker, Justus Meyer, Darrell Miller, Jon Walters, Keegan Pfeil, Jason King, Jared Rogers, Steve Romeo, Trevor Hiatt, Joel Tate, Jon Klauzkiewicz, Mark Carter, Jason Tattersal, Ryan Vanlanen, Mike Leake, Patrick Heaney, Pat Holland, Wil Ambruzza, Brendan O'Neil
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Locations: Jackson Hole, WY

Description: The Storm Show crew has raised the stakes and reaped the goods for their 2005 film release. Jackson's premiere skiers and riders navigate their way through death-defying exposure, ridiculously big airs and dangerously deep powder. At the end of the day it's all smiles and high-fives.

Sublimation Experiment - KGB Productions

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Sublimation Experiment
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Film By: KGB Productions
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Chris Kitchen Sam Pope
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Description: sub.li.ma.tion Function: noun 1: the process of converting and expressing a primitive instinctual desire or impulse to a form that is socially or culturally acceptable and especially creative. n 1: (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

Sanctified - KGB Productions

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Sanctified
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Film By: KGB Productions
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Chris Kitchen Sam Pope
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Description: Santificed is an inspirational film that celebrates the beauty of the mountains and the experience of skiing in them, while highlighting environmental issues that affect the backcountry.

Jackson Skids - KGB Productions

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Jackson Skids
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Film By: KGB Productions
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Chris Kitchen Sam Pope
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Description: In a spoof of MTV's "Cribs", viewers are taken on a tour of some of Jackson Hole's more "luxurious" accomodations.

Directive 2004 - Jeremy Jensen Media Design

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Directive 2004
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Film By: Jeremy Jensen Media Design
Channel: Skateboarding, Snowboarding
Athletes: Dale Adams, Dave Smellie, Jeremy Jensen, Ruen Duong, Ben Wood, Ricky Rossi, Brady Perez, Craig Stevenson, Brock Bitton, Nate Miller, Tyson Bowebank, Britton Noel, Josh Simpson

Locations: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Northen Utah Backcountry, Beaver Mt., Snowbird, Jackson Hole, Logan Utah, Salt Lake City

Description: Full length skate and snow movie featuring the Directive Boardshop skateboard and snowboard team

Scenes/Music:
1. Intro Montage - Fugazi "Combination Lock"
2. Josh Simpson and Ricky Rossi Skateboard Part - Modest Mouse "The View"
3. Craig Stevenson/Bryan Stevenson/Corey Bullough/Zack Shepard - Tiger Army "Swift Silent Deadly"
4.Mike Rohgarr/Dustin Hunsaker/Ben Wood/Alex Guforian - Black Flag "Six Pack"
5. Zack Williams/Brock Bitton "We All Fall Down"
6. Jeremy Jensen Skateboard Part - Dinosaur Jr. "How'd You Pin That One On Me"
7. Slam Section - Egg Hunt "We All Fall Down"
8. Tyson Bowebank - Bubble Bobble Theme Song
9. Friends Section - Lagwagon "Good Bye For Now"
10. Ryan Kuhnhenn - Coolio "Gangster's Paradise"
11. Dale Adams - Lagwagon "Wind in Your Sail"
12. Dave Smellie - The Jonses "Pillbox"
13 Jeremy Jensen Snowboard Part - Pink Floyd "Chidhood's End"
14. Nate Miller - Flying Seagulls
15. Credits - Fugazi "Joe #1"

Powder Day Saints - Jeremy Jensen Media Design

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Powder Day Saints
(35:28)
Film By: Jeremy Jensen Media Design
Channel: Snowboarding
Athletes: Dave Smellie, Jeremy Jensen, Craig Stevenson, Brock Bitton, Ryan Kuhnhenn, Corey Bullough, Chris Croft, Slayer, Bryan Stevenson, Zach Shepard

Locations: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Northen Utah Backcountry, Snowbasin, Park City, Mt. Hood, Snowbird, Jackson Hole, Logan Utah, Salt Lake City

Description: Grassroots Snow presents: "Powder Day Saints." Shot all over the state of Utah during the 2004-05 Season, Powder Day Saints features local riders from Northern Utah hitting backcountry booters, sliding down-town handrails, punching steep lines, dropping cliffs, and slashing pow like there was no tomorrow. The soundtrack features all local musicians from Utah and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. From beats by SLC's own "DJ Knucklz" and Jackson Hole's "Hugh Hef" to punk rock & acid-reggae-blues by artists such as "Jin Shen," "Mike the Janitor," "Waste & Whiskey," and "Throwaway Generation." This flic was shot and produced locally in little Logan, Utah by Jeremy Jensen, who sacrificed countless hours this past summer and fall that could have been spent skateboarding and sleeping.

Scenes/Music:
1. Opening Credits Montage - Huh Hef (jeffbedford@asu.edu, 303-690-6962)
2. Montage 2 - Huh Hef
3. Craig Stevenson / Crow / Cole Parker - Mike the Janitor "Carbonated Grape Crush"
4. Brock Bitton part - DJ Knucklz (Direct Drive Productions)
5. Ryan Kuhnhenn / Spencer Davis / Gonz / Corey Bullough / Zach Shepard / Skylar Alsop / Sammy / Mark Part - Waste & Whiskey "When the Clock Strikes"
6. Slam Section - The Ones Who Got Away - "Cold Records"
7. Jeremy Jensen part - Lunchbox "Lies"
8. Credits - Dj Knucklz
9. Afterblack - Dj Knucklz

Afterburn - Jeremy Jensen Media Design

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Afterburn
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Film By: Jeremy Jensen Media Design
Channel: Snowboarding, Skateboarding
Athletes: Dale Adams, Dave Smellie, Jeremy Jensen, Ruen Duong, Tyler Wood, Ricky Rossi, Brady Perez, Craig Stevenson, Brock Bitton, Brodie Lamont, Erik Haberstick, Britton Noel, Josh Simpson

Locations: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Northen Utah Backcountry, Snowbird, Jackson Hole, Logan Utah, Salt Lake City

Description: Full length skate and snow movie featuring the Grassroots skateboard and snowboard team

Scenes/Music:
1. Intro Montage - Pink Floyd "Beset By Creatures of the Deep" and "Remember a Day"
2. Ruen Duong's Skateboard Part - AC/DC "You shook me all night long"
3. Britton Noel & Josh Simpson's Skateboard Part with Skit - Guns n Roses "Nice Boys"
4. Tyler Wood's Skateboard Part - Yard Sale "Tiger Style"
5. Seedlings (Little rippers) - Jimi Hendrix "Voodoo Child"
6. Brodie Lamont's Snowboard Part - Minutemen "Life as a Rehersal"
7. Brock Bitton / Crow/ Craig Stevenson Snowboard Parts - Minutemen "Fake Contest"
8. Erik Haberstick's Snowboard Part - Firehose "Formal Introduciton"
9. Jeremy Jensen Snowboard/Skateboard Part - The White Stripes "Hello Operator" and Modest Mouse "Sunspots in the house of the last Scapegoat"
10. Slam Section - Nazereth "Love Hurts"
11. Dave Smellie Skateboard Part - Black Flag "No Values"
12. Dale Adams Skateboard Part - Jackyl "When Will it Rain"
13. Friends Section - Jin Shen "The Deal"
14. Credits - some stoney jazz
15. Afterblack

Sponsors:
Grassroots Skateboards

4/5 Just A Fraction Of Fiction - Gabe Morin Productions

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4/5 Just A Fraction Of Fiction
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Film By: Gabe Morin Productions
Channel: Skiing
Athletes: Julian Carr, Jamey Parks, Jeff Withey, Tom Dockter, Josh Madsen, Ash Christensen, Cody Barnhill, Billy Poole, Dylan Crossman, Pete Proos
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Locations: Alta, UT

Description: featuring: julian carr, jamey parks, jeff withey, tom dockter, josh madsen, ash christensen, cody barnhill, billy poole, dylan crossman, pete proos, and many more... paragliding, base, mtn. biking, etc...

Fifteen Q&A’s Joel Guy

1. What got you into filming?
My mom bought a digital-8 camcorder and i kinda made
owner of it. Andy (Irons) asked if I would film him
surfing. I-movie really hooked me on the editing end.
I couldnt believe how simple it was. I had a hard time
going to sleep, i wanted to edit all the time. Shoot
all day and edit all night.

2. how sweet is it to live in Kauai?
I dont think i could have written a better place to
grow up. I dont remember choosing were to be born so
the gratitude to my mom for giving up her dreams to
raise her children on the beach on Kauai is huge. As
an adult deciding to stay on Kauai has worked out very
well.

3. What does your day consist of?
MySpace... No, I wake early (6am) and review what ever
film project kept me up late the night before, get a
fresh look at it and continue to work it out. I break
from 7:15 until 8 to have breakfast with my son and
get him off to school and get my days drinkin water
ration. Then surf till about 11 or 12. If the boys are
in town I will adjust to film the morning surf. I
spend alot of afternoons in meetings trying to improve
life. I usualy paint pictures after waching the sunset
and bounce between canvas and final-cut until i pass
out... thats when im not pimpin.

4. do you ever get vibed out on your home turf?
No, I usually have to keep myself in check, make sure
im not vibing anybody.

5. How often does Bruce land on people while your filming?
The one time Bruce landed on Abe in the water
infront of me it freaked me out. I was filming and
couldnt believe what i saw. I think it freaked Bruce
out even more. Everyone came up after the wave passed
wondering how much blood and brains would be floating
in the water.

6. You are a proud parent, how does that influence your life?
I grew up partying very.... VERY hard. Lots and lots
of drugs and alcohol. On February 6th 1996 the girl i
had just broken up with called me after moving back to
Kansas. She said she was pregnant. I have not had a
drink or drug since that day. My son is 10 and he is a
true rockstar. I live an amazing life because I was
blessed with Cole in it.

7. You are politically involved in helping Kauai heel some underlying wounds, what does this consist of?
I am very politically involved locally. I feel we all
have to be... or dont bitch about ANYTHING. If we do
all we can to improve issues such as affordable
housing, drug addiction, unrealistic development,
infrastructure issues, things get better. It makes
little sense to complain with out experience. If we
eat only things that come from within 50 miles of our
homes, life WILL improve (50 mile diet)

8. Are you living your dreams?
I think im living most peoples dreams..

9. Who is the coolest person you ever met?
Probably Hanah, no bullshit.

10. What books are you reading.
I just returned from the most amazing trip to the
Mentawais in Indonesia and I brought along Barack
Obamas book. I read some of it but found myself
getting barreled to much to get into it, i will
continue to try.

11. Why did you get involved with NossaTV?
I think its the right thing to do. Not necessarily
NossaTV but anything you can do to lesson the
footprint we leave on the planet. NossaTV eliminates
plastic dvd covers, fuel, so much less has to be
manufactured to get the project out.

12. Who has been the biggest influence in your life?
Cole, no question.

13. What do you do to get away from it all?
I think i am away from it all.

14. Are you superstitious?
I am very spiritual, i visualize, pray, feel... all
could be seen as superstitious. I dont have any
goodluck charms.

15. Shout outs, Props to:
My sons mom, my mom, all moms. The people from the
planning commission who voted "no" on the additional
development at cocopalms resort.

Sitting down with First Tracks Productions - Anthony C.

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OK the basic details….where are you from and what got you into snowboarding?

I’m from New York originally – about 45 minutes north of New York City. I skateboarded a bunch as a kid and the first time I saw someone snowboarding, I knew it was something I wanted to try. That was back in ’89 (yeah, I’m old) and I’ve been snowboarding ever since.

How did you end up in Tahoe?

I really got in to snowboarding more and more in high school and college – and my junior year of college I went to Jackson Hole for spring break. That was it for me. Right then I knew that after college I had to get off the east coast and head west to bigger mountains. I’d been instructing for a local hill in college and figured it’d be a good way to get out west – being and instructor – that way I’d have a job lined up before leaving New York which was pretty important because my parents were supportive of me going, but they weren’t going to support me financially. I got offered teaching jobs at Jackson Hole, Snowbird, Mt. Baker and Heavenly. I’m sure I would’ve had a blast at any of those resorts, but I picked Heavenly for 2 reasons – employee housing – and it’s proximity to the coast – because at the time, I’d never even been all the way out to the Pacific. I’m so stoked on how it’s worked out. I absolutely love Tahoe – and living here year round is just amazing.

Your first film was Perception, then Creative Differences, then Frozen Assets, and now Hello my name is…is filming getting easier or more difficult as you become a veteran? ie: riders, travel budgets, sponsors?

That’s an interesting question…A lot of things are easier – we have a better handle on our camera equipment, snowmobiles, locations we want to shoot, etc. but at the same time it can be hard keeping things fresh. It’s easy to go back to a jump spot that you’ve shot before and know will be good – but we try to keep that to a minimum and look for new spots to shoot. The riders we work with are amazing – not only are they solid riders and have great eyes for creative shoots, but most of them aren’t getting paid anything to snowboard – they’re doing this just because they love to get out there and ride and it’s pretty cool to see people who are motivated purely from the joy of riding with their friends. And regarding sponsors, well, that’s always a bit of a pain in the ass. It’s not what we want to spend our time focused on – sponsor solicitation that is – we’d rather just be out there riding, shooting and producing. But that said, we’ve been fortunate to come across some really sincere people in the “industry”, people that are down to support us and that stokes us out and makes us want to do all we can for them. We can always use more support – a bigger budget will only allow us to do bigger and better things – we have a ton of great ideas that will hopefully come to fruition someday as we continue growing.

What kind of camera do you use for filming?

Our primary cameras are the Panasonic HVX200 – we have 3 of them. They shoot in HD and in 24p (with multiple framerate options). We’ve been really stoked on them and just the cameras alone have increased our production value dramatically. Our new project, “HELLO my name is” will be the first movie that we’ve shot with these cameras. We also use a variety of other 3-chip cameras for 2nd angles and some of the riders we work with shoot on their own and submit footage for our projects.

Do you do it all by yourself or does your dog really do all the work?

Well, we have used Otis for tow-ins, but he gets distracted easily…Really, we have a lot of people who help keep things going – and without them, there’s no way we’d be able to put out movies year after year. Here’s a short list of people that have been key to our filming, editing, promoting, etc. Karen Johnson, Dan Moses, Mike Abeliuk, Ryan Johannesen, Lane Power and Wojtek Targosz.

What has been the toughest part of making and selling Snowboard movies?

It’s been somewhat difficult selling movies with riders that don’t have a lot of name recognition. Most of the riders we work with are friends that kill it – not big name pros. So, it can be challenging to compete with movies that have the bigger name riders in them – but we’re stoked that we can work with friends and do what we can to help get exposure for riders that we know deserve it. I think this year we finally have a good mix as we have a few bigger name riders like Scotty Lago, Anti Autti, Per Loken and Jukka Erratuli – but we’re still sticking with our roots and working with local up-and-comers from a few different areas. Additionally, just having a smaller budget than the big companies definitely makes it hard to compete with them on some level – but at the same time, it’s forced us to get creative – with features we shoot, editing, everything really.

What’s been the best part of making Snowboard videos?

So many good things – mainly, that I’m not working a desk job during the winter and I get to ride every pow day. But in addition to that, I’ve met and get to work with some great people and great riders. We get the chance to make a movie every year that hopefully get people stoked to get out and snowboard – that’s a pretty cool thing.

Why is NossaTV sooooo Bad Ass? Is it the fact you can create a fan base or just cause were super super cool people?

All that and then some…Really, it’s just such a simple/smart idea. It’s one of those things that just make sense. People are going to be soooo stoked to be able to see so many top-notch action-sports videos for free. And for the producers, it’s another way to build an audience for sure, get more exposure for your riders, stoke your sponsors out, and get some revenue sharing too – it’s been a no brainer for us. As soon as we heard about it, we wanted to get involved.

Do you see the future of video going online or will we see both stay strong over the years?

I think it’s going to be like brick and mortar shops vs. online sales. Online is going to have a big impact on brick and mortar, but there will always been shops. So, I think we’ll always have DVDs or some form of hard copies that people will want to buy – but online video is only going to keep growing – especially for companies like Nossa TV that are doing it right.


Any shouts out to riders, friends, familia?

Definitely –my wife and business partner Karen, my parents, my sister, my 2 brother-in-laws, my mother-in-law, and really, everyone that’s been supportive of First Tracks on any level – and there are a ton of people from peeps that bought DVDs, came to a premiere, lent a hand with a camera, helped us out at resort, sponsors, etc.


What’s in your ipod right now?

I’m still waiting for an i-Phone – anyone from Apple out there reading this??? I’m listening to a bunch of different stuff right now – mostly indie artists that we’re considering working with on our new projects – you’ll see some of their stuff in the new movie.

Any suggestions for young aspiring filmmakers getting into the business?

Yeah, get out there and shoot – shoot all the time – then go back and watch the footage with you friends – talk about what you liked, what you didn’t like, figure out what you can do to get better shots and then do it all over again. That’s the best way to get good at shooting and end up with shots you really dig. Beyond the camerawork, be persistent – but also be realistic. You’re not going to get rich from doing this – at least not anytime soon – so that shouldn’t be your motivation for getting in to it. But, if you’re passionate about it, and can’t see yourself doing anything else, then get out there and do it – and keep at it – even if you have to work side jobs for a while or whatever…

Last and final question….Where can we buy the new DVD?

Hopefully your local shop will have copies of “HELLO my name is”, but if not, you can always order our DVDs with no tax and free worldwide shipping from our website: http://www.firsttracksproductions.com

WZ-TV Episode 1 - Michael Martin Productions

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Film By: Michael Martin Productions

Channel: WZ-TV

Athletes: Alex Paquin Tim Widmer Seth Mathey Max Damone Kristian Gratton Mike Friedberg Travis Mayer Charlie Macarthur Jill Chalfant Sonya Damore Sam Macdonald

Equipment: Liberty Skis Nordica skis/boots Helly Hansen Big Agnes Scott poles/goggles Giro helmets

Locations: Whistler Steamboat Fissile

Description: WZ-TV broadcasts the best independent films from the Yampa Valley. Showcasing up and coming local talent mixed in with professionals, this show documents all types of film genres. The first episode takes a look at Michael Martin's About a Skier.

Segments:
#1 - Intro
#2 - Max Damore tells the backstory to his segment
#3 - Water Ramp, including first use of Liberty Skis anywhere!
#4 - Tim Widmer, local fly fisherman
#5a - Alex Paquin, Whistler musician and part-time filmmaker
#5b - Fissile Peak, Whistler BC: Three friends ascend Fissile's Saddle chute

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#1 - Intro: "Storm Cycle" by Nwest8, from the album Simpledeckadence
#2 - Max Damore: "Misery" written by Ms. Karter, (c) 2003, courtesy of Netweight Records
#3 - Water Ramp: "Polarized Protege" written by Concise Kilgore, (c) 2003, courtesy of Netweight Records
#4 - Tim Widmer: "Gravity" by Real Eyes, written by Real Eyes, (c) 2001, courtesy of Netweight Records
#5a - Alex Paquin: "Ride" by Alex Paquin
#5b - Fissile Peak: "Gravity Remix" by Real Eyes, written by Real Eyes, (c) 2001, courtesy of Netweight Records

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Simple Math: The Division

The raddest freestyle surfing ever! these airielist pioneers fly across the screen with the greatest of ease. Pushing freestyle surfing to the max, crossing boundries that have never been crossed. You think you know your mathematics, well let Eric McHenry, Gavin Sutherland, Derrick Bockelman, Bill "Beaker" Bryant, and others show you how it's done! Simple Math has never been this difficult! You're going to need a calculator to comprehend the "airtime" these freestyle pioneer surfers have!

Last Name First

You want to watch this video of the sickest Brother dous and trios in surfing today! Irons, Slater, Ho, Hobgood, Lopez, McNammara, Fletcher brothers and more show you what it's like to have that brotherly competitive love and rivalry! "Last Name First" the title explains it all!

Smooth Denali - Vital Films

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Winter Gone Weird - Cuseo Moving Media

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Somewhere in Alaska - Thrillhead Creations

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Description: Somewhere in Alaska is an education pursuit to show people what it takes to go to remote places to ski. It is also an education pursuit to show people that these places we go to are disappearing and need to be preserved for future generations.

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Crested Butte - Thrillhead Creations

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Description: Crested Butte is a part of the upcoming film Schralptown. It is an insight into backcountry skiing around Crested Butte, Colorado and the people that call it home.

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El Fin del Mundo - Thrillhead Creations

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Description: El Fin del Mundo is a part of the upcoming film Schralptown. It takes you to South America, showing you the travel involved in getting you to far-off places. This segment ends with some great big mountain skiing.

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The North Siders - Ebelheiser Video Productions

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Locations: Silverton, CO

Description: Ebelheiser Video Productions present: The North Siders

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Talk is Cheap - Storm Show Studios

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The Healing - The Front Range Powder Factory

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Description: In March 2006, The Front Range Powder Factory was forced to face many hard questions after the suidide of one of their integral members. This 5 minute video is not only an ode to our loving friend, but a testament to the fine balance of life: work vs. play, responsibility vs. hedonism, sex vs. powder skiing.

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Poor Man's Helicopter - Storm Show Studios

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Description: Storm Show Studios Presents: Poor Man's Helicopter

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Sponsors: Never Summer, Snake River Brewery, Teton Village Sports, JHMR

Paranoia Attack - Two Plank Productions

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Locations: Crested Butte, CO

Description: The film was created to show skiing in a more fast-paced perspective. People often sit and think a lot before they do a trick or try something new. Many ski fims use slo-mo shots to an excessive degree, and seem to drag on. So, I figured why not show skiing and the lifestyle as its true fast-paced stressful form.

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The Moment - Two Plank Productions

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Locations: Crested Butte, CO

Description: Let the riders talk about the shot or moment that had an impact on them. I also wanted to show what every rider goes through: determination, skills, pain, injury, rive and inspiration from others. Here in Crested Butte it does not matter what you ride as long as you have fun and push it.

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