Into The Thunder Dragon movie finally released!

Yes that's it - a "staircase" cut out of a log. We saw quite a few of those
in Bhutan.

---Nathan

> If it's the same shot that I couldn't figure out, it's this one... I
> think you've answered my question, anyway!
>
> Phil, just me
>
> |Download attachment: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/92812 |

[merrill]

Received my copy a few days ago from Uni.com. This DVD is great! If you haven't ordered a copy do it now. If you don't have a DVD player yet, get one now.

The Muni and trials scenes are fantastic in their own right. But in addition this film conveys what it's like to go out and find great riding in an unusual and interesting place. The culture, music and commentary make this much more than just a Muni film.

There are some clips in this film where Kris and Nathan are going down some fast technical sections with the camera following from behind. How did the camera trail these guys so closely and so smoothly? Great footage - it really conveys the excitement and feeling of riding a technical trail.

Joe

[danger_uni]

Originally posted by merrill
Received my copy a few days ago from Uni.com. This DVD is great! If you haven't ordered a copy do it now. If you don't have a DVD player yet, get one now.

The Muni and trials scenes are fantastic in their own right. But in addition this film conveys what it's like to go out and find great riding in an unusual and interesting place. The culture, music and commentary make this much more than just a Muni film.

There are some clips in this film where Kris and Nathan are going down some fast technical sections with the camera following from behind. How did the camera trail these guys so closely and so smoothly? Great footage - it really conveys the excitement and feeling of riding a technical trail.

Joe

Hi Joe,

Glad you liked the film. The "follow cam" shots were filmed by Sean running behind us holding the camera (there's one clip of him doing this in the "making of" section). I have no idea how he manages to keep it so steady over rough terrain, and on some scary stuff too- the intro at the beginning of ITTD includes a follow cam on the Ridiculator, North Shore, which is a 4-6" wide log that's up to 18 feet in the air, where Sean had to run along behind without looking at his feet or anything else besides the camera.

-Kris.

[Drewnicycle]

Yup. Got mine from Bedford. It's a great movie. It's really cool to see the different types of terrain ridden and with more than one rider. I find it interesting to watch the lines that Kris and Nathan chose to ride.

[nbrazzi]

I haven't seen it yet (I will soon), so I don't know it was done there. But a lot of modern video cameras have built in digital stabilizer to reduce the shaky handheld motion, with varying degrees of success. You could also get something like the steadicam Junior, which is a handheld counterbalance aparatus that you can use with most handheld cameras, both video and small film cameras, I believe. It's even small enough that you could pack it out on mountain trails.

Check it out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1945658392

Like I said, I don't know if this is what they did in Bhutan, but that's something you could use for shooting like that.

The SteadyCam JR was used by the crew filming Muni weekend, but Sean didn't
use one in Bhutan. The very short segment of him shooting us in the DVD
special features doesn't do him justice. He is an absolute master. It takes
years of athletic experience in the mountains plus the skill to actually
point right at the desired action to do what he does. If you went up to
Vancouver after Unicon XI, then imagine him sprinting along atop the
Ridiculator for take after take, without watching his feet. No, he never
bailed.

---Nathan

"nbrazzi" <nbrazzi.g50oa@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote in message
news:nbrazzi.g50oa@timelimit.unicyclist.com...
>
> I haven't seen it yet (I will soon), so I don't know it was done there.
> But a lot of modern video cameras have built in digital stabilizer to
> reduce the shaky handheld motion, with varying degrees of success. You
> could also get something like the steadicam Junior, which is a handheld
> counterbalance aparatus that you can use with most handheld cameras,
> both video and small film cameras, I believe. It's even small enough
> that you could pack it out on mountain trails.
>
> Check it out:
> http://tinyurl.com/3sj9
>
> Like I said, I don't know if this is what they did in Bhutan, but that's
> something you could use for shooting like that.

[hooney_uni]

Hi,

Is the DVD avalible in PAL format for people like me who live in Australia and dont have NTSC DVD players. Thanks for any help.

Luke.

Since it's selling in the UK it must be available in PAL, although the site
doesn't specifically say so. Ask Roger:
http://www.unicycle.uk.com/shop/shop...?catalogid=262

---Nathan

"hooney_uni" <hooney_uni.g67qb@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote in message
news:hooney_uni.g67qb@timelimit.unicyclist.com...
>
> Hi,
>
> Is the DVD avalible in PAL format for people like me who live in
> Australia and dont have NTSC DVD players. Thanks for any help.
>
> Luke.

In article <danger_uni.ffc4y@timelimit.unicyclist.com>,
danger_uni <danger_uni.ffc4y@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:
)
)Hi All,
)
)Our new mountain unicycling film, Into The Thunder Dragon, has now been
)released on DVD and VHS.

I got my DVD today--it's incredible stuff. The unicycling goes
quickly from "hmm, I could probably do that" into "oh, MAN!"
territory. But I think the best scene is the one where a mob of 20 or
30 children--who might have been seeing their first white men, let
alone their first unicyclists--chase Kris and Nathan down the street.
A great travelouge, with some amazing unicycling.
-Tom

Yes it is PAL. I will add that to sepecification section of the cart.

:-)

Happy Christmas

Roger

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Hoover" <nathan@movaris.com>
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To: <rsu@unicycling.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: Into The Thunder Dragon movie finally released!


> Since it's selling in the UK it must be available in PAL, although the
site
> doesn't specifically say so. Ask Roger:
> http://www.unicycle.uk.com/shop/shop...?catalogid=262
>
> ---Nathan
>
> "hooney_uni" <hooney_uni.g67qb@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote in message
> news:hooney_uni.g67qb@timelimit.unicyclist.com...
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is the DVD avalible in PAL format for people like me who live in
> > Australia and dont have NTSC DVD players. Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Luke.
>
>
>
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[jesus_butter]

I have a question for Kris and Nathan; how the heck do you guys come up with the money and time to do all this stuff? Who pays production costs? Travel expenses? In short, how can I quit my jobs and Uni around the world??

The hard part is getting the time off from work/family/life. You just have
to decide to do it, then do it. As to who pays, it doesn't matter to me who
pays. Always have someone else pay for your foreign adventure trips! That's
the way. The only slight disadvantage of this is that the sponsor then owns
the rights to the footage, but it's unlikely you're giving up a huge income
stream with unicycling films so this is ok.

The way to quit your job and uni around the world is to concretely come up
with a plan, get sponsor(s), or if there is no alternative, save up enough
money, then walk up to your boss and tell him what you're doing and say
good-bye. That is the hardest step. Actually starting. I once quit my job
and cycled around Japan and New Zealand for 12 months. It was awesome from
the time I gave notice at work until the last few days when the thought of
working started to interfere with life again.

Happy New Year (here in 6.5 hours),
Nathan

"jesus_butter" <jesus_butter.gi8ty@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote in
message news:jesus_butter.gi8ty@timelimit.unicyclist.com...
>
> I have a question for Kris and Nathan; how the heck do you guys come up
> with the money and time to do all this stuff? Who pays production
> costs? Travel expenses? In short, how can I quit my jobs and Uni around
> the world??

[Tmornstar]

I just returned from a holiday trip to find my copy of the video waiting for me. AMAZING! A special thanks to all who made this wonderful film. Sean is indeed a master. The riding is awesome and inspiring and Bhutan is a wonderful jewel of humanity. If you haven't seen this film - DO IT!
Tommy

[jesus_butter]

It's funny how wok does that doesn't it? Interfere with life that is... Happy New Year! Hop we actually go rididng soon!

[JJuggle]

Check out the fifth item. Kris, Nathan, is that true?

http://www.theonion.com/onion3850/pl..._vacation.html

Raphael Lasar
Matwan, NJ