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SilverStar - Pipe Dream - B.C. - Canada; from Top to Bottom - By Matthew Gorveatte



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Oct 5, 2009
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I wanted to show you want it feels like to ride. This is a top to bottom run on silver star. Filmed over 3 days, the opening shot with the puddle goes from 30 fps to 240 to 500 to 1000 fps. I made this with no money and have none as you watch this, I have no sponsors, and will be endlessly be producing more work. If anyone can help out Now is the time. I need help, plz matt


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flag ripperfree (Oct 5, 2009 at 5:06)
what kinda camera u usin for that ?
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flag ken66 (Oct 5, 2009 at 19:51)
that was a sick video ,vod
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 7, 2009 at 0:09)
I just want to say to all the ppl that will watch this. turn off the light put on your headphones or crank it up sit in front of the screen, and gap out to this whole video. The end is really calm and comfy, so I hope this brings you back to the feeling of riding and how good it feels to just shred, and do what we all truly love. The riding. Enjoy.... ps... I did have a harder song to this, but I feel that, that song was to much and did not fit the feel. The Song is Dream on By the Chemical Brothers, the opening song was of course spitfire by prodigy. The Chemical Brothers is one of my all time fav bands. I always wanted to use this song. But I needed moving picutres that fit the relaxed felling of the song. anyway peace out enjoy and cant wait for next week when I upload another epic adventure.

Matthew Gorveatte
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flag konagoern (Oct 5, 2009 at 5:35)
your intention to transfer the feeling of riding has perfecetely worked out, good work!
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 5, 2009 at 13:30)
My intention was to not show the riders face while he is riding, to not glorify the rider. To show that it is just him and the mountain, you don't see anyone for the whole video, in any of the trail shots. At the end; he is by him self and rides up in an open field so can enjoy what has just happened.
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 6, 2009 at 22:31)
now that I read that I sound so forceful; lol sorry man I should not have caps the M in My.
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flag DirtRags (Oct 5, 2009 at 6:13)
man!!, your vids are allways sick
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flag Lucky7Man (Oct 5, 2009 at 7:31)
sick vid the stabiliver works well
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flag mjf420 (Oct 5, 2009 at 8:48)
Thanx Matt you realy out did yourself this time. AMAZING VID!!!!!!!!!
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flag robc (Oct 5, 2009 at 10:59)
That you Mikey? How is the bike? Is that a new one?
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flag mjf420 (Oct 5, 2009 at 17:22)
that was a bike i was using while my 9 was broken
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flag R4CEF4CE (Oct 5, 2009 at 9:53)
im surprized that your not sponserd Matt really amazing video
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flag robc (Oct 5, 2009 at 10:59)
sick dude..was soime of that filmed when they were closed for the season or did I miss the day it snowed up there?
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flag mjf420 (Oct 5, 2009 at 17:19)
it snowed on the last weekend, and hiked the day after it closed
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flag Altar69 (Oct 5, 2009 at 11:00)
:0 man...................Aaaaaaaaamaaaaaaazing

VOD/////////////
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flag joram-adams (Oct 5, 2009 at 12:10)
Truly Amazing!!
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flag kiwihardtail (Oct 5, 2009 at 12:49)
Nice effects you got going there, twixtor and smoothcam? Great video!
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 5, 2009 at 12:52)
Do you edit, you must to know that, how can you tell twixxtor and not optical flow ?? ?
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flag kiwihardtail (Oct 5, 2009 at 13:00)
Not sure what your saying, but twixtor uses motion estimation and optical flow to achieve its speed ramps.

Anyway well done great video, interesting effects that weren't over the top. Was cool to watch.
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 5, 2009 at 13:06)
lol; I just read what I wrote; opps. I mean; how did you know that I use twix instead of optical flow. you are like the only person ever to call me out on that
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flag kiwihardtail (Oct 8, 2009 at 22:04)
Oh hey no worries, I just started playing around with the twixtor plugin. It's very powerful and does an exceptional job of ramping the footage. Out of interest what are you shooting on? Twixtor seems to work best with full HD 1080 footage better than 720 footage from what I've seen sofar, I've still got a lot of playing around to do though Smile
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 8, 2009 at 22:14)
the 1080 just has way more lines to calculate, and yes it works alot better, make sure motion blur comp is like 1.5 add a slight sharpen when you do it and make sure edge contrast is turned on, the make sure inverse smart blend is on, and before you do all that, I am sure you know you have to export out the little bit you want with some slug at the end. the amount of slug you want to extend the clip by. then it should work, make sure you stabilize he footage before you do the twix. then it will be primo
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flag kiwihardtail (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:03)
Hey yea, never thought to add the edge contrast and sharpen, yea you defiantly need to add the slug Smile found that out pretty quick. Keep up the good work!
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flag brodiebudan (Oct 5, 2009 at 13:28)
good job matt, best pipe dream top to bottom vid i have seen out of any small or large production yet. Keep pumping these out and showing them around and work is bound to come, i might have a music video i could get you in on, ill let you know!
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 5, 2009 at 13:36)
THX Brodie; means a lot. I hope we can work together in the future to really blow these guys away.
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flag Blameitonus (Oct 5, 2009 at 15:09)
Incredible! I love your perspective on how videos should be made, and have great respect for people with such talent in cinematography. Two thumbs up! Way up!
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flag brownjesus (Oct 5, 2009 at 17:42)
im pretty god dam positive this video deserves vod and matt deserves to be fed every day im going to give him a bagel right now
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flag mjf420 (Oct 8, 2009 at 8:26)
he doesn't want a bagel he wants STEAK
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flag matt334200 (Oct 5, 2009 at 17:53)
dope ass video, vod for sure, if you get vod ima give you $10, thats crazy
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flag yellow-invasion (Oct 5, 2009 at 18:14)
you still hungry?
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flag matt334200 (Oct 5, 2009 at 18:20)
still hungry
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 5, 2009 at 18:21)
yup
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flag yellow-invasion (Oct 5, 2009 at 18:26)
i could send you a chicken pot pie? you pay shipping.. haha
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 5, 2009 at 18:38)
lol; thx man. matt334200 just hooked me up
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flag fdolzan (Oct 6, 2009 at 7:43)
vod
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flag nato (Oct 7, 2009 at 8:25)
Hi matt, drop me a line and we can work out some deets.
VOD.
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 7, 2009 at 12:41)
thx nato; I will msg you now
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flag mjf420 (Oct 8, 2009 at 8:25)
WHERE IS VOD. MATT DESERVES VOD!!!!!!!!!!
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flag darkalleydownhill (Oct 8, 2009 at 12:49)
lol thx mike
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flag karlheldt (Oct 8, 2009 at 17:00)
sick dude!
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flag ketnsponar (Oct 9, 2009 at 7:47)
songs??
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flag chombex (Oct 9, 2009 at 13:25)
nice video... VOD
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flag TeamBoon (Oct 12, 2009 at 11:01)
The most beautiful piece of mountain bike filming I have ever seen!
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