Sick 2 from fatbearfehr on Vimeo.
I finally finished editing Sick 2, the third ski film from Fat Bear Productions. This year’s film focuses mainly on alpine skiing and telemarking, with a little snowmobiling, alpine touring, and a few “lifestyle segments” in case I submit the movie to Sundance.
The majority of the skiing takes place at Park City Mountain Resort and Solitude. There are clips from some of Utah’s other resorts, Snowbird, Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Deer Valley, and the Canyons. We also filmed a few segments in the Wasatch backcountry. For a second consecutive year, Fat Bear Productions went international, filming a thrilling segment in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada (America’s Hat).
The movie is 34 minutes long, a big step up from last year’s 21 minute feature. For the sake of tradition, the crash section is at the end of the movie. Fans of crashes will appreciate the seven minute segment, which is almost as long as Fat Bear’s first ski movie, but way more entertaining.
It feels a little strange wrapping up the process before the season actually ends, but it’s done. I’m not sure too many people will be able to sit still for the whole thing anyway. So I opted for the “less-is-more” rationale.
Just to clear things up:
- The skiing isn’t that great
- The film quality is weak
- We filmed the whole thing with digital cameras
- It’s shaky
- The editing is poor
- Audio is lousy
- Some shots are repeats
- The crash section is the most interesting part
Aside from the weaknesses just mentioned, I think it turned out pretty good. I hope you enjoy the movie. I spent a lot of time on it (hours that probably should have gone towards retaining my job).
Thanks again to everyone who helped film, or had to stand around while filming was taking place. Thanks to all the skiers, tele-skiers, and snowmobilers. Oh, and a special thanks to AXA Advisors for their help in funding the project.
Adam