I’m serious.

I literally grew up at weddings. My father has been a professional cinematographer for over 20 years, so I’ve seen hundreds if not thousands of wedding videos.
This was the best I’ve ever seen. (Sorry dad.)

[HT Rising Moon Wedding Cinematography]

Thanks to my good friends over at Creative Fuel Studios for letting me be a part of this great project. I grew up listening to Bryan Duncan, so it was cool to work alongside the team. This was even more meaningful for me as a fairly new dad myself- I love this song and know that it will be a part of my life for years to come.
~Nick

I was setting up some shots for this post, when I noticed something a little different about one of the phone books I was using.

PWND!

Some thoughts after the jump…
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Old Spice hits one out of the park with this one!

I want to know more from a production standpoint. Was this a single take or multiple?
It flows very well and appears seamless. I’ll have to watch it a few more times to see if there are any glitches.

Your take?

Mashable recently weighed in on the YouTube video “OMG! Car Hit and Flipped By Wrecking-Ball in NYC!” that is well on it’s way to becoming a viral hit. Check it out, then let’s get into it.

I agree with the observations of a few others on this- as far as it’s authenticity is concerned.

There are so many holes in this one, but I’m just going to stick with one: the wrecking ball.
• According to this site an average wrecking ball or block weighs 2400-3050 pounds. And they aren’t perfectly round (pictures are available in the link as well).
• The wrecking ball in the video is roughly the height of the mini-van (2001 Dodge Caravan Specs here and here). If the ball in the video is steel and not stone (which would disintegrate within a few smashes into anything besides your excuse for not having a prom date- it was soft, c’mon.), then it would weigh approximately 37,147 pounds (according to the site mentioned in point one).

Wrecking ball 1, mini-van 0.

• Yes- we already knew this, Nick. The mini-van in the video flips. Ahh, yes- but did you see what the wrecking ball does when it hits the van? It stops. Anyone see “Gone in 60 Seconds”(2000) where the Jeep gets annihilated by the wrecking ball?
Detective Drycoff (Timothy Olyphant): {to cop climbing out of owned Jeep} “You ok?” {cop nods} “Ya sure? Cause ya just went through a wall!”
Yeah- THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!
• Remember that 37 thousand pound wrecking ball that stopped after it hit a 5,700 pound mini-van? Were you paying attention to the end of the clip?
Notice how those guys are just holding it? Don’t believe me? Go back and watch for yourself. They “steady” the 37 thousand pound wrecking ball with little or no effort!

Well- I could ramble for a bit, but I think I’ve made my case.

So- is it real or a fake?
~NickShoe

If you check out some of my tweets you’ll notice that I spend a fair amount of time ribbing with @KTVB, Boise’s local NBC affiliate.
At first glance you may ask- Nick, why are you giving them such a hard time?
Because they’re the best.
For the Boise market, KTVB Channel 7, “Idaho’s News Channel” blows their competition out of the water.
And that’s not just a matter of personal opinion. Check their accolades for yourself.
BUT.
KTVB is also the station that airs Boise State Bronco games when they aren’t carried by ESPN.
And therein lies the BUT. (I’ll save the commentary on KTVB News Anchor Mark Johnson for another post.)

So, I posed this question on Twitter and Facebook:

“Which would you prefer: ESPN-U blackout or @KTVB broadcasting the game?”

(To catch you up if you don’t know what I’m talking about: ESPN-U was broadcasting BSU’s game against their state rival, University of Idaho, when a few minutes into the 1st quarter the screen went black. Turns out a breaker had blown, effectively terminating ESPN’s ability to broadcast for the better part of the 1st quarter. Power was restored and the viewing of the UofI Vandals being trounced continued.)

My vote: I’ll take ESPN’s blackout versus KTVB broadcasting the game. EVERY TIME.

If you’ve watched the local coverage and an ESPN covered game, I invite you to weigh in on which is preferred.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that the ESPN pick-up of the game came late and a lot of people, as many as half, in the greater Boise area don’t have ESPN-U. I’m one of them, so I went somewhere that did to watch the game today.

So, KTVB, this is yours to lose. Step it up. You’re the best. Now be it.

~NickShoe

This was seriously some of the most fun I’ve had doing the VA’s for The Pursuit! Thanks to an amazing site- InternetArchive.org I was able to get real and authentic period footage. Good times for sure!

~NjS

These were a blast to do! Brian Burkhardt and I had so much fun! Thanks BigBriPie!

~Nick

Jax chillin on our bed! Such an awesome kid!

This was a fun shoot- in spite of the very early morning! I got up at 4AM to get up the trail ahead of Josh and Dewey- only to get up to the cliffs and find out I was in the wrong spot! So we ended up getting to the actual spot about the same time. I shot some footy of them prepping their gear- but decided to wait for better light, so I took a nap while the guys climbed.

As with most of the VA’s- the actual or total footage is about 20 times longer than what gets used.

I packed the camera and tripod up in my pack, and decided to leave my gear in the car- really wish I would have brought it up to tackle a couple routes. Next time!

~NickShoe