Australian Footbag Championships 2006 - A Shred Documentary

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King Monkey wrote:hahah yeh they are the best. I just love the sound they make when they strike me in the face when hurled from across the room when im sleeping. Theres just something about it that is so relaxing!

Its just an eclectic mix of cultures. Its just beautiful!
Have you watched the actual video Ian? Some feedback on it aswell as the thread would be nice ;).
I was hoping you would share your thoughts seeing a you made a production of your own of the same event!

Thanks Jesse and Dan and Ben for your continued feedback, I will respond when I have some time ;).
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triple atw to inside!!!!

He is most definately an all star.

no comment on the vid, other than thanks a ton!

Jeremy O wheels shred definatly stood out the most! What a different style... need to see it in person before I fully evaluate.
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shreddaily wrote:Jeremy O wheels shred definatly stood out the most! What a different style... need to see it in person before I fully evaluate.
You're coming to Tasmania then? Cheers, I haven't had a chance to watch the vid yet but I'm sure it's good :P
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Great video Nic :!: :D

From a footbag point of view:
Great footage, massive runs and links. Really good level of play.
First time I've seen Johnny shred and never seen Dan hit gauntlet in person 8O

From a editing point of view:
Good story telling, I liked the compisition of the shots and the intro.

The use of slowmo especially on the really big moves was good, especially for non footbaggers who might see the video.

On a somewhat technical note, watch out for your audio levels, there was some clipping at times.

Other than that, the editing was excellent, the time and effort showed through :D
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A very nice Video; I really enjoyed it :D

And I saw that Inga from Dortmund was there; it was so nice to see her again.
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Jeremy O wheels shred definatly stood out the most! What a different style... need to see it in person before I fully evaluate.

jeremy is fucking rad at footbag.

one word delfin.

Oh yeah more upcoming episode

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4 count em 4 times watched :D .


i think freakin sweet is the only way to describe this video :P
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Hey yeh sorry Nic i hadnt actually finished downloading it when i made that post, but had to reply to Hagesy. Oh and i cant really compare my video to yours as one is a 5min job on one player and the other is a half hour treatment of the whole event!
Did anyone else struggle to download it? My Download Accelerator kept disconnecting and shit and getting rejected by the server for some reason, so id come back hours later to find it had only done like 10% or something :roll:

Anyhoo i got it, great work all round! Some really nice cuts to the music esp in Jeremy's section, i also like being able to watch videos like this where there isnt sooo much emphasis on cutting to the music and so whole runs from a player can be included, not just what fits in before the beat changes. And you can slow-mo whatever you want without worrying about the timing so much all the time.
I think i was only sceptical of the Eric B and Rakim remix; i thought the beat was well suited but the MCing was a bit slow for it. I was surprised about the track on the intro (the one after 500 Miles)! But it has a nice bouncy vibe to it which was cool.

The few effects that you did use were really nice, like the NZ logo thing that has been mentioned several times, that was wicked! And the zoom on the bag in Phils section. I also like the overexposure transition that you used and i think Kevin R used in the Hackrifice video, im gonna have to play with it sometime!

Great to see lots of Dan footage, i didnt get much of him when i was there. Oh yeh and im SOOO SORRY, it seems i was wandering around in the background with my camera in like every second shot! And sometimes in front of the camera, real sorry about that dude :oops:

Some things i didnt like were like, showing too many drops i think, like at the end of runs and stuff, i think this kind of takes you mentally out of the video for a second or two, because although we all know it happens, its nice to watch thinking that the player in question just never drops! Oh and the repeated run thing, and the audio levels thing, but they have already been covered. The shaky camera intro to Phils section kinda hurt my head.
The credits were sweet! Its a while since ive seen a video with good credits like that, the little outtakes are priceless! :lol: Although i feel like i see that Font used in every second video, is it like the default one in Premiere or something? Its very plain and seems to be used too much but thats just me.
Oh more footage of Jesse, Alex and Dyalan next time! And less footage of me hahahahaha Its nice looking back on it in this video because as i think someone else already said, at the time things dont seem quite so crazy or at least good for the player, but now its more impressive! I guess videos always glamourise it anyway hehehehe

Thanks again, Nic the scary pedophile, for this great video! It must have been a nightmare going through so much footage to make the video, but then im also jealous you have that much footage to work with hehehe so thanks heaps for putting it out!
Sorry if i wrote too much. Or not enough. haha

EDIT: Oh yeh good work with the different angles and distances, i was sick of watching fisheye footage when doing my Phil video (cos i always overuse it) so it was very refreshing to watch the same runs and stuff again from different angles without fisheye!
Oh and could someone please invent a new footag question other than, 'Why do you play footbag?' Im pretty sure we all know why now hahah :P
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I also like the overexposure transition that you used and i think Kevin R used in the Hackrifice video, im gonna have to play with it sometime!
additive dissolve. it's hot.

I actually liked the speed of the mc'ing as compared to the beat :D Guess it's all opinion.
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Just call me hagesy wrote:
Jeremy O wheels shred definatly stood out the most! What a different style... need to see it in person before I fully evaluate.

jeremy is fucking rad at footbag.
Yeah I gotta say that sailing vortex at the beginning was so freakin amazing looking. That's a dream move for anyone. It would've been so sweet to see it actually landed. You guys see him land that? I'd lose it if I saw that in person.
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Ian said
Oh and could someone please invent a new footag question other than, 'Why do you play footbag?' Im pretty sure we all know why now hahah

We'll do our own when we make a Sydney video, I'm thinking - "If Jesus played footbag, what would his favorite move be?"
Actually, Ian, would it take you long to save the file to a cd and give it to me at our next shred - otherwise it'll be at least a month before I get to see it? I'm sure Nic won't mind :wink:
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I've already put in a request for a DVD.
Comment in the BCS blog if you feel the need to.

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shredzilla wrote:You guys see him land that?
Don't think so, since I haven't hit it yet.
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dyalander wrote: Actually, Ian, would it take you long to save the file to a cd and give it to me at our next shred - otherwise it'll be at least a month before I get to see it? I'm sure Nic won't mind :wink:
Mind? I anyone that reproduces this in anyway is my best friend! I want as many people to see it and as many copies of it to be produced as possible! Spread the word! Give it to all your friends!
If I had more time I would be sending out DVD copies right now, but I don't so i'll be doing that in a month or so.

Thanks for all your continued feedback everyone (especially Ian, Janis, Jesse, Dan and Scott who have givin excellent feedback since my last responce!). I have read all of it and it's great to hear so much critisism, I coulden't ask for better feedback than i'm getting!
Unfortunatly I am short of time at the moment but I promise to write a big ass responce to all you guys before next week 8).

I've been watching different sections of my video every night, it's great that I can watch it and still be surprised and amazed by the footage even though i've watched it all 10000 times!
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BalinorNZ wrote: I've been watching different sections of my video every night, it's great that I can watch it and still be surprised and amazed by the footage even though i've watched it all 10000 times!
That's great! :D
It means you've reached a benchmark that you're happy with and that you'll be striving to better, next time.
I feel that way about [insert title here], and occasionally watch it every now and again. For me it's my finest hour as a video producer... and one that I'll be striving to better next time. I'm sure it's the same for you.
I watched the majority of it a second time on Monday, just before having another awesome session... Thanks for the inspiration.
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Okay I've watched the entire vid multiple times now. It is FABULOUS! Nick, you are at editing as Vasek is at footbag. I reeeaaaly want to be able to edit like that one day. It looks beutiful! Not at any point did I find it to be over-edited. T'was perfect IMO.

The shred was amazing. I think Jeremy O'Wheel's section was my fav. Jeremy!! You are faaaaaast!

That thing in the outro where you missed a good string with cam because you were looking away for the split second... arggghh. Happens with me all the time. Drives me nuts!

MAD props and MUCH thanks for this incredible work of art. You da'man!

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yeah, after watching it 4 times i still don't like I Know You Got Soul remix....it just sucks :P . at least use the original Follow the Leader which is already a fast song rather than a bad remix nick!
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Dear Nic,


Sweeeeet fckin video dude, you put in so much effort and the video is superb man, super props :wink:

Just a couple of things i noticed:

- You seem to slo-mo "the" moves a fair bit. That was a concern


- I think the songs were awesome, i likeed the part when Phil hits Montage right on the beat

- I got really sick of Dan Ednie's celebrations

- Where was Scott? :?

- MOre Ian - this guy will own you all at Aus nats 07


- MOre Dyalan - just to show this guy isnt just talk talk talk and he can bust out some big shit. I was in a circle with him and he was playing really well, i wanted more of his footage.


- Also whats with limited footage of some players? As in the whole champs was like 7 days long and we shredded in so many places, yet in the vid there was no varietythere

Where was St kilda festival? Where was most of the MSAC footage? '

- The editing was friggin awesome, i loved the NZ logo thing.


Overall: A - You really did a good job bro, thx for all your effort :wink:
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Uranos wrote: Where was St kilda festival?
It was in St Kilda, about a month after Nic left Australia and went back to NZ...
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Jeremy wrote:
Uranos wrote: Where was St kilda festival?
It was in St Kilda, about a month after Nic left Australia and went back to NZ...
Im sorry you couldn't figure out my mistake i actually meant the time where we busked at St Kilda not the festival. That time where Lynton busked too.
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