Tom and I went out this Saturday to get a lay of the land, getting ready for this shoot.  For some people it works better Friday, some Saturday, Let me know what works best for you if you are coming and haven't told me already.  This short video should give you a taste of what the trail is like, and the lighting.  Its going to be very cool.  Also, tom and I had a great ride exploring the area more than we usually do, including a tour of the mystery building at the top of the trail.

  So check out the new video in the player above, or on YouTube in 1080p

This is bike related, but only partly.  I am looking for people to help me with a personal project of mine, a short bike film. 

Here is the plan.  I want to film the "secret south" part of the upper Temple Quarry trail, for various reasons including; proximity to the road, low volume of traffic, very technical...but mail for this.

Its an amazingly place to be


With lots of really cool features


So I've been doing my homework and I have come up with a list of things I need, A few shots I want and how to get them, but I need your help.  Coby/Dustin, I need as many GoPro's as you can muster, Especially the Hero 2.  Beyond that I should have equipment very well covered but not enough man power to pull it off. 

I have talked to Dustin about being the star of the show and Im hoping that he will be able to, he is also helping where he can on some technical rigging gear. 

Wade, Tom L. (or Tom S.) or anyone else who would like, I could use some help with camera's, Rigging, and Audio. 

I have 4-5 positions:

DP - Director of Photography, that will be me.  Responsible for camera 1 and 2
B-unit Camera - Responsible for the second unit camera (3) and associated gear.
Audio/Cam3 - responsible for running camera 4 and capturing the audio, this would include boom mic holding and carting the gear around
Rigging - This person is responsible for helping move gear and rig really cool camera rigs that Dustin and I are working on.
Stage Manager - This person would help move gear and be responsible for helping make sure we aren't going to have safety issues with hikers or other riders, Also for using the radios to keep in touch.

As you could guess, Some of these positions could be merged or expanded as needed so the more help the better!

All Told, I should have something on the order of:

4 main cameras
4 GoPro's
audio gear
slider
line rig
ladder
2-3 tripods
Lenses
Misc rigging/Gaff gear

And as you can guess its way more work than I can manage on my own, but it should look amazing and be lots of fun!

I was thinking about Next Friday or Saturday evenings (21st or 22nd) from 500-900, that should give us enough time.

If it works for Dustin, I would like to go this Saturday evening as well to get the POV shots so they wont show in the wide shots. 

PLEASE email me if you would like to be involved, I think it will be a ton of fun.  Thanks.

So I didn't get an pictures, or not even a MyTracks, but Wade and I had a really great ride this last Saturday. 

Every time I ride the Quary trail I am reminded why I like it so much; I've never been the fastest climber, or the gustiest downhiller, but the ride I am today was molded on this trail and that is, technical.  I love technical riding!  Technical riding is the reason that slickrock, despite having ridden it 20 billion times, is still fun.  And its why this short little drop of a trail is so great.  It has at least 4-5 sections that are genuine technical hurdles, and not just for beginners or intermediates, there is some tough climbing AND descending on this trail.  Wade summed it up when he said that everything you need to learn about riding can be found on this trail. 

Its a mild uphill with a few strong pulls, it has technical uphills, tight descents with variable surface conditions and if you really want to get crazy, a little technical offshoot that has the slow speed curved and rock sections for some really great technical riding.  Add that in with the scenery, with the river and the granite boulders along the way and the fact that its close and short and...well it just has all the riding you need to get good and enjoy yourself doing it.

I think I am going to head out there again sometime this week or weekend, but armed with cameras and really capture, for the first time, the secret offshoot with technical sections.  If anyone is interesting in helping me out with a little film project and getting some good ridding in, please let me know.