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

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Oct 8, 2009

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I wanted to show you want it feels like to ride. The rider is Mike Fagan ( mjf420 ). 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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downhilld (Oct 8, 2009 at 19:25) (Below Threshold) show comment

first song

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freeride-4-me (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:29)

makes me want to ride!!

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bikingpark (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:37) (Below Threshold) show comment

looooooooooooooooooooooo

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bikingpark (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:37) (Below Threshold) show comment

trash, so predictable editing... gotta mix it up more..

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kickitpinkbike (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:38)

i saw this like 4 hours ago (not even) and thought this better be VOD and look what happened. haha. i wish i type a commemnt saying that damn. oh well, sick video mate.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:47)

Sorry I just copy pasted this from the other video I upload one other video with a more chill song, but the song I used for this one is Bullit. The link to the other video is http://www.pinkbike.com/video/103013/

jezzah (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:50) (Below Threshold) show comment

Why did you delete my comment? Cant take crit?

Stop bigging yourself up so much!

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:57)

lol I am sorry man i was sitting here with a couple of my friends. and one of my friends was reading comments to me. and said; oww here's one you dont want to hear and del it. He was f-ing around and did that I am sorry man, I would never do that. I like when ppl write comment that tell me the truth about how they feel when they watch the video. You can say it again and that wont happen.

KonaKane (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:00)

VOD!

ninerider1 (Oct 9, 2009 at 5:51)

SICK!! VOD tup

konarider112 (Oct 9, 2009 at 6:33)

You did a good job with the video, the only thing I would critique is the song, and the one effect that you used the whole time when you were following the rider. But other than that it was good.

ncrider5 (Oct 9, 2009 at 7:01)

the helmet cam was really good i thought, ending was weird i was like why are you riding in the grass and then the vid was over....

DolphinGiver (Oct 9, 2009 at 7:53)

I'm diggin the crazy slow-mo. 1000fps? What the nuts!?

TyreBurningBiker (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:11)

like it a lot, reminds me of the wacky dreams i sometimes have Smile

what camera did you use?

chriscool (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:18)

too much editing imo
biking movies should be more about the riding then anything really

bunkey (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:51) (Below Threshold) show comment

Cool as f*ck idea with the helmet cam, but just lacked proffessionalism, and as a whole the riding and filming was somewhat average. The fact that the entire thing was filmed in slow motion, and therefore looked flat and dull, didnt help either.

menkingking (Oct 9, 2009 at 10:20)

you forgot a whole section of the trail, may not be the best but theres the big hip stepup in the trees, i always thought it'd be a sick place to get some shots.

sammyc19 (Oct 9, 2009 at 10:29)

smooth editing with solid filming to back it up. That allowed me to watch a mediocre rider for 6 min. Good vid overall

VTwintips (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:18)

ya that was edited realllly well. that movie was sick i dont care what any1 else says, in fact that would be a really good advertisement for specialized.

bbakus (Oct 9, 2009 at 13:14)

everything was nice Smile

great idea with that mask while hemlet-cam shoting Smile

but I don't get your point. Why did you need money to make that movie? "I made this with no money" and "I have no sponsors [...] I need help". It didn't cost you soo much. It was cool but wait a little bit more before searching for sponsors.

suckafreedmr (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:29)

What camera did you use to get that smooth ass 1000fps?

tyler-vanderkooy (Oct 9, 2009 at 15:26)

sounds like a criss angel mindfreak theme song

ridesanoldskool (Oct 9, 2009 at 15:41)

that music blowwed

sammo (Oct 9, 2009 at 15:51)

intro bit is spitfire

frshortstufffr (Oct 9, 2009 at 21:08)

Consistently good editing, I like the song choice as it gave it a more mellow feel, this worked really well in conjunction with the slo-mo to complete the effect. Personally I didn't like the helmet cam effect, even so I think that you pulled it off really well. The rest of the editing was smooth, the filming was mostly excellent although there were a couple of shots that lacked interest, if you watch the big budget films you will notice that the camera is moving in every shot, even if its just a slow pan, this makes the shot interesting even if the riding isn't. Very nice video all in all

darkalleydownhill (Oct 10, 2009 at 14:36)

thanks man; that helps me out I will try harding the moving the camera, area, I agree with you all the good films I like the camera is always moving. in out up down, I am going to get a pole for my camera and swing it around, like 25 feet long

davidchelli (Oct 10, 2009 at 23:32)

to much slow mo and that box thing is f*ckin annoying

cali-rid-305 (Oct 21, 2009 at 23:28)

ya box thing was a bit much and ya there was just a bit much slow motion. great song choice though and pipe dream looked like a f*ckin amazing trail.

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matt98guy (Oct 8, 2009 at 19:48)

whats the very first song called?
much would be appreciated,
-Ty

darkalleydownhill (Oct 8, 2009 at 23:24)

spitfire prodigy

kawa-racer (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:18)

WOW! soo mean.

hottt (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:39)

some good editing and riding VOD

l00cas (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:42)

cant believe there are so many wankers giving you shit for this. For an amateur film maker with no money I think its original and highly professional looking, although of course it would be even more awesome if you had peaty or brandon semenuk riding but hey, who cares?

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:32)

nice man thx, I am filming steve romaniuk all next week so, ahhh . lol, you just wait and see. should be very minty

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:34)

some one just asked me if darkalleydownhill is matthew gorveatte. yes ; That is a sign in name I put on a couple of years ago, it is me.

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mcky (Oct 8, 2009 at 20:02)

vod

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ReillyRidin (Oct 8, 2009 at 21:18)

vod - alot of hard work put into it the making of it, love the trail

levii (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:34)

VOD idd
Its a damned nice edit for a guy alone.
funny to see that you had rain and than some sections where the sun shined :p
(yea i know it's filmed in 3days)
Really nice !!

X304 (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:32)

fastest vod is saw here on pinkbike, but its worth it!

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konastinkydeluxe08 (Oct 8, 2009 at 21:32)

this really is a video that deserves VOD those shots of the puddle in 1000fps are amasing

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Maksimbike (Oct 8, 2009 at 23:29)

Very nice, but you must have money... the tickets for lift, your bike, the 1000fps camera, software to produce the film... not trying to be a dick, but you know.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:51)

The camera was given to me the bike I used is the guy's I filming and the hill was closed for the year when we filmed. My parents helped me out and bought me the comp, be me as a person right now, I am sitting on this sweet stuff but have no income from my videos. So I figure I will keep on make videos and one day it will happen for me. Dont worry I am pushing hard

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:23)

be = but

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ladderbillder17 (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:10)

such an awesome video man. you got some talent

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scrider89 (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:18)

sickk video!! whats the "bullet in my head" song?

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:22)

yup; I re cut the song to match better; and took out some parts I did not liek

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b1k3r-j (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:25)

I can dig it ! keep up the good work makes me wish it was spring already.

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jeremy-sawatzky (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:27)

Your editing style is new and refreshing. Really good to watch. Cept the music blew chunks. but thats just my opinion. I just play a song on my comp at the same time...works great! I assume you motion tracked the helmet cam stuff then decided to not crop the video after? Its actually pretty cool. If u dont mind me asking what cam did u film with? im a sucker for such nice slow mo. Nice Job.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:53)

thx man; I love this stuff. and slow mo is so cool, I try to convey a more chill side to videos. and the slow mo helps me.

mjf420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:41)

freeride5 (Oct 9, 2009 at 15:45)

jeremy-sawatzky That looks more like the anti shake from his camera

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:26)

lol I wish anti shake was that good; it would save me a ton of processing

jeremy-sawatzky (Oct 10, 2009 at 0:43)

what computer u runnin this on? must take forever to get all that tracking data. But what camera is that! i want one!

freeride5 (Oct 10, 2009 at 12:21)

i just thought it kinda looked like that, because with the wide angle lens on my freinds camera you kinda get an effect like that but kinda fish eyelooking when you shake it a little so it pretty much looks like he is holding a fisheye on the camera and the lens and camera move separately

darkalleydownhill (Oct 11, 2009 at 0:40)

owwww ya I c what you mean, ya it does kinda look like that

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tomcat45 (Oct 9, 2009 at 0:30)

what bike is it its llush!!

high-on-speed (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:33)

specialized sx trail i think

kinda looks like mine
check it out and see if its the same
theres photos of it on my profile

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:53)

Demo 8 I was riding the sx trail, the green and black one, you can see it in one of the frames.

fooox (Oct 9, 2009 at 3:15)

No its a demo.

mjf420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:31)

demo 7

mjf420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:31)

The bike i am riding is a Demo 7

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:08)

lol I am terrable

frankie360 (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:38)

is that the fresh air demo? if so, I've ridden that bike!

mjf420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:47)

yes it is

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GOPO-arcy (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:14)

vod

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CCFR (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:20)

Love the helmet cam shots, works really well. Great film and edit.

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GoncaloLuis (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:32)

I just love those types of trails, super clean, nice and wide, big berms, no rocks... Just think that the jumps could be bigger, and there should be some drops too. I´m thinking about building something like this some day, not as long of course. Great filming and editing!

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DirtRags (Oct 9, 2009 at 1:35)

I like this one better than the other one

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doug13 (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:03)

I want to go ride now, cheers, liked it loads.

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nath-3-7 (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:14)

i want the song

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spider2054 (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:26)

kick ass

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high-on-speed (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:32)

pretty awsome.
im me and my mate are watching this in a bioligy lesson in school.

so much better than learning about how the earth is getting destroyed by polution Big Grin

keep up the good work dude Smile

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:55)

bahahhahah; best comment; I laughed, for sure. I agree

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dirtmcmaster1 (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:37)

nice ridin but freakin rad filming and editing sick video and nice camra dude, good song aswell all over wiked vod dude good work keep it up

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Anselm (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:41)

I enjoyed that, not that I know anything about making films but I like the head cam bits where the frame moved with in the frame. It's less of a strain to view but still gets the feeling of riding, and nice effect on the splash at the start.

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andyn (Oct 9, 2009 at 2:54)

awesome riding and music, very original editing makes a nice change, headcam in a box scenes made me sea sick but still nice to see something new

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CarloRees (Oct 9, 2009 at 3:38)

That was amazing, totally original editing.. And for Andyn, i love the headcam in a box scenes, thought they were sick as hell..

One of the best downhill vids I've seen, if not THE BEST !!

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 5:43)

thx man;

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jaqb993 (Oct 9, 2009 at 4:13)

zaj*biste !

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rockyflowtbay (Oct 9, 2009 at 4:19)

great edit

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OrangeGoblin (Oct 9, 2009 at 4:21)

Shame you cut out the first song (Prodigy) so abrupbtly, but the editing looked great, the rider-following headcam stuff is some of the best i've seen, with the cam actually looking ahead instead of at the fricking ground!!!

Love the cropped frame around it too, and the Slo-Mo was lush!

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:32)

oppps; lol i just neg props you for that; sorry dude, my mouse skills suck, I cant believe I did that. as soon as it happened I go to hit the undo button, and it wont undo the props, sorry man, props tho I love slow mo too. and prodigy I am about to mix a song with minefields in it,

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Danstar10 (Oct 9, 2009 at 4:28)

Nice, I like the way you stabilized the helmet footage by floating the footage around, very nice idea!

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danisk-dh (Oct 9, 2009 at 4:29)

great vod man.....what's the second's song name??

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manaicrobbins (Oct 9, 2009 at 4:32)

I don't usually comment on videos, but I have to say that your video is one of the best pinkbike videos I have ever seen. Videos should make you want to go our and ride, and yours did that and then some. Sun Peaks looks so badass. Unfortunately, I have to go to school.

mjf420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:44)

SILVER STAR VERNON

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SVUNY (Oct 9, 2009 at 4:47)

Dude murdered the step up at 3:20!

mjf420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:45)

murdered? Good or Bad?

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:34)

I believe he means - murdered - to smash jump fast and narly.

SVUNY (Oct 20, 2009 at 13:44)

all of the above, perhaps I should've said he 'killed it'

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highsider (Oct 9, 2009 at 4:53)

amazing.

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crazy-canuck (Oct 9, 2009 at 5:01)

How are you not hooked up with a film company, or at least sponsored. Didn't love the helmet cam, but it was a wicked idea, just used to often I think. As for the rest of it, amazing shots. great angles, and phenomenal editing. Hope to see more soon.

mjf420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:36)

Sorry son, but do you have any idea how sick that helmet cam footage is, that is the most stable helmet cam footage EVER!!!!! SICK JOB MATTY

crazy-canuck (Oct 10, 2009 at 5:02)

The footage it self is incredible. I love every second of the movie. And the effect with the camera moving around on screen was really cool, just for me it felt it was used to often. Perhaps if it was mixed in with just raw helmet cam footage I would have found it better. Just my personal opinion.

crazy-canuck (Oct 10, 2009 at 5:04)

Just read a few comments below and it explains why he put the box around it. Very cool.

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TomSmoke (Oct 9, 2009 at 5:30)

Very good, makes want to ride

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Rockurshoxoff95 (Oct 9, 2009 at 5:36)

great vid

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fholmgren (Oct 9, 2009 at 5:47)

NICE !!

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wako29 (Oct 9, 2009 at 6:27)

what helmet camera did you use?
Amazing editing dude

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beto9285 (Oct 9, 2009 at 6:30)

great video, nice music, pls 2nd song?.
keep it up

Pyros (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:32)

Greg Cerrone - Bullit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeZIxBVmzM0

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:37)

nice man I did not think that was on there. i did not even look

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shift00420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 6:33)

thats some stoke!! so sick!!

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Aakerberg (Oct 9, 2009 at 6:41)

nice editing... looks fun, i want't to ride that track!

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backfat (Oct 9, 2009 at 6:41)

great video man! it was awsome! what kind of editing program did u use?

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elDavido (Oct 9, 2009 at 6:43)

thats a sweet run, I think it even looks better than a-line, jumps look like so much fun.

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doberman (Oct 9, 2009 at 7:14)

not bad matt, i thought the effect on the helmet cam got old pretty fast, and the number of really high frame rate shots was a bit too much for me. all in all, some sick shots though, Great quality! keep up it man!

luckynugget (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:42)

its not an effect, hes trying to stabilize the footage

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:57)

exactly, I guess lot of ppl think that I put a black box around my footage and made it like that. no . the video is moving to get rid of the shake that i have from riding. so the video is flying around trying to compensate from my riding down the hill and shaking the camera. it is even zooming the picture as it flys it around, and calculates the path of motion. it takes hours to render the footage, I wasted alot of time doing that. the camera has built in shake reduction as well I had that on. but basically the camera was duct tape to my helmut with a custom box I built for it and a weight on the other side. looks nice to be able to get 1080i 30 frames a second hd from a helmut cam. I had a wide angle lens on and got a custom cut peace of plexy glass 10mm think in the front and a whole for my finger in the back

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slopestyle123 (Oct 9, 2009 at 7:16)

SICK

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chimchims (Oct 9, 2009 at 7:27)

awesome vid...for sure made me want to ride...shit yea

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ketnsponar (Oct 9, 2009 at 7:48)

songs??

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jpjpj (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:00)

Nice riding!! Nice shooting!!! Nice effect and cut!!

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mjf420 (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:24)

there you go matty i new you would get VOD

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DoubleNation (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:28)

Fkin nice vid

could you post the playlist?

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dirty-fecker (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:30)

good song, nice "relaxing" action. Not mind blowing stuff but good entertainment !

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andydeckerrr (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:47)

awesome dude. keep it up and your work will pay off.

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LewisMrSmooth (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:55)

SIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK!!

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chalkpits-dmr (Oct 9, 2009 at 8:58)

wat an edit brill... wats the 2nd song called???

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alibrann (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:06)

nice vid an good camera work but in my opinion the tilting and moving screen wasnt that great but other wise really good

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JakeLessi412 (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:31)

great job on the editing and camera work!!! awesome video

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leprechaun11 (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:32)

good edit, nice editing(especially the puddle).- only criticism is don't tilt the helmet cam screen(but i did like the frame) and the 2nd song was really repetitive, got boring after a while. ending was a bit abrupt too. overall, good edit. glad it got VOD.

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bikin4life (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:47)

F* awesome... (u sir, have some touch for filming)

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tomgrundy (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:47)

It looks like this short film is a lover or a hater. Ive got to say i didn't hate it, but i wasn't that impressed. The Helmet cam made me feel ill, not quite sure what you where trying to achieve there. Maybe its a new idea that needs some work. The Slow-mo was cool. But really want needed that much. It seems if i go out and buy a bike DVD 50% of the shots in most of the DVD's will be Slow motion. Is anyone else getting tired of this? The videos good, nice colour's some nice shots. and deserving of a VOD. Just a bit of C+C from me

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ccmountain (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:49)

damn, that was sick

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cheesybiker (Oct 9, 2009 at 9:51)

man awesome video!!!!!!!

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Simpel (Oct 9, 2009 at 10:01)

do you know "crank"? this film has the same feeling! great video

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epavichthesavage (Oct 9, 2009 at 10:03)

omg i love pipe dream VOD

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smoranc (Oct 9, 2009 at 10:08)

"freeride-4-me (8 hours ago)
makes me want to ride!!" ...

Makes me wanna improve riding. I´m just coming out of an injury and recently started again. I wanna loose fear again and ride!!! Cool vid. Cheers Beer

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dickturd-jnr94 (Oct 9, 2009 at 10:53)

overall the best vod i have ever seen! the editing was perfect and your camera man is amzing Smile

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shox2000 (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:27)

nice

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bikerali (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:43)

bit odd how it went from dusty dry to soaking wet :S would you not try and film in the same conditions?

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robinjones (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:43)

dont listen to any one. that vid rocks. love the slow mo stuff & that block box. it focuses the eye as u watch it. bloody brill.its ok for the pro's with top film makers&all the toys to make them look good.much harder for us mear mortals to make our selves look like biking gods Wink

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:14)

so true. man I made this with a handycam. lol. like New World Disorder is filmed on a Red One Camera. my sony is like $2000 Red One is like $50,000 with a nice lens. I dont know if a lot of ppl on this site know what that camera is, but at the end of the teaser for disorder 10; that is a very nice camera, André is looking in. It is like show up to win the world cup f1 race with a miata, lol.

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robinjones (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:44)

P.S. for the love of every thing. what is that cool tune ?????

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:17)

look up bullet in my head

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gregderb (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:48)

so boring

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trade2ride (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:57)

another VOD (so called) that lacks just about everything...no tricks, no speed...just no pizzaz! Biking is heading in the wrong direction IMO...remember when it was about the big hits and speed? i do! Miss the days of action packed vids/clips, its all about the editing now isn't it...take a graphic arts class at your local college if your into theatrics!

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:09)

lol I did

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IronJockey (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:58)

great editing! was the slo mo done with pixel motion in editing?

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:38)

twixxtor

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pettyahungary (Oct 9, 2009 at 11:58)

nice but boring

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deathsfallen (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:04)

amazingg editing and filiming, riding wasn't the best, and i got bored of the video, but the editing and filming blew me away

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baggie007 (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:22)

good video but you want to mix it up, fast bits slow bits, they'll make the slow bits look cooler and slower and the fast bits look cooler, also in my opinion the helmet cam effect got a bit old. Constructive critisism,

the video was amazing very very good rider, loved the slow mo and the puddle, very good vod, just mix it up

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:38)

ok; thx man, i will try more next time. to make more engaging

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weaver707 (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:32)

at 2 29 a bee stun me in the chest right before that jump Smile

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:41)

that sucks man. I got one in the mouth and swallowed it then hacked it up. I cant believe he did not sting my inside, he was still shakin and moving when I coughed him up, I was wearing a half lid. dumb

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mxnate (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:37)

Silverstar should be stoked with that, nothing sells lift tickets quite like pure gravity fed sex.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:39)

bahahahahha

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selebrin (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:40)

awesome video man!!! i really like the filters you've been using!! kinda looks like a dream!! really nice slow-mo and an awesome soundtrack!!! keep it up man!!!

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mishracer (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:47)

what is the song???? and the vid is orsome!

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konamtber09 (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:50)

Best vod in a while. Good job man and keep up the good work!!!

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arthur1 (Oct 9, 2009 at 12:55)

wat is the song @ the start does any1 one know'. soz to say but i lik it lol

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bartzt (Oct 9, 2009 at 13:10)

i hate dh, but the edit was also fine ...

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eagle773 (Oct 9, 2009 at 13:25)

u need some new music for this vid!! but the biking was pretty cool

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Hwulex (Oct 9, 2009 at 13:36)

Wow. I don't normally bother to comment on vids as not many make an impression but dang this is some slick ass work. Props man, love the editing and reminded me of a fun visit to Silverstar during an awesome summer spent in your fine country. Keep truckin', with work like this rewards will surely follow. The riding was smooth as well. tup

You also did good remixing the song as it does get a bit... funky in places. And I don't mean in a cool James Brown kind of way.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 13:41)

bahahahahh; thx so much man. I love canada it is sooooo good. sooo lucky to live here. and I cant believe I live in bc, of all places. lol go canada

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jeff77 (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:03)

sick vid guys just wonderin what kinda helmet cam u were usin seems to be a pretty good quality Smile

and the step up at 3:19 i had a big crash on haha but pipe dream is the best

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brownjesus (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:05)

matthew gorveatte is a video genius. good work homie

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skyler000 (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:18)

great vid............props ..............keep it up

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Rossignol (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:31)

pretty short

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:25)

next video is a bmx film; will be out in 3 days brandon van dulkin (sorry brandon I cant spell) nice double tailwhip airs and I cant even begin to list the amount of tricks that went down, lets just say bangers

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VPS13 (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:42)

in my opinion you over used the slomo in some areas but really well edited and filmed. you could really rip on that trail.

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chalkpits-dmr (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:43)

what is the band called for the second song???

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A-Hobbo (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:43)

This is great!

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jnicol (Oct 9, 2009 at 14:50)

Sweet vid man! Not sure why that run is rated double black, but it looks flowy and fun to ride. Watching this makes me want to ride and makes me want to take a trip over to Silverstar when they open back up!

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strahl (Oct 9, 2009 at 15:52)

Such an awesome video. Super original editing, great riding.

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epavichthesavage (Oct 9, 2009 at 15:54)

major props man , that was very sick. almost made want to ride with broken bones

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travisfoxx (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:13)

everyone who is saying its bad should just shutup, this is a good quality video from and amature who doesnt have very much money, i dont think its really time for sponsers and the song was a little iffy but this guy worked really hard and probably doesnt want all you people ragging on him, that was sick and anyone who doesnt like it should just maybe notice that is very well deservingly VOD!

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:19)

lol I just had a guy come over and hook me up owww ya

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Rider656 (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:19)

Good Job! Can I pay you to film me(lol)? You should get payed for editing and filming like that!

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Mudtread (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:24)

Love the film and editing got some great shots in their. Good riding too.

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Churchill19 (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:32)

What a Great VOD!What makes it better was that it was filmed at Silverstar!!!!!I ride there all the time!Pipe Dream is one of my favorite runs.Its a little rough though because I ride a hardtail.

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robc (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:34)

Nice Edit Matt...I like it better...too bad you aren't coming on the trip this weekend...there will be some amazing riders and trails on the menu...maybe tomorrow or Monday though if you want to get out ...

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 16:41)

ok rob do you know where I live, call me and I will charge the camera tonight. I would love to get that stuff

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MTBbros (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:19)

Gets me stoked know i wish i could go ride.
congrats on video hope u find sponsors!

GnarlyX (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:36)

Nice Matt a little too much slo-mo but WTH awesome you should try tos ell that to SS as a promo vid for 2010. Good luck with the filming.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:46)

I wonder if they would want something like that; Ill ask

GnarlyX (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:51)

Don't "ask", you have to sell yourself, the movie, and your services. The sales pitch is all about the benefits of the movie for promotional purposes - making riders want to book a flight/journey out there and go shred SS. They should look at Sun Peaks website because they always have decent locally shot vids on the home page.

Personally, I think if you keep working at your skills and build up a local reputation for killer creative vids, you have something very marketable. Mix in some lifestyle aspects of the sport too and you have a different offering.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:03)

nice; I know what you mean, I have been working hard in that realm. you will see in about 2 weeks, I am holding back a video from all of you. lol. I will upload soon tho. I hope to be able to bring a whole lot more next year.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:07)

I just got back from sun peaks I rode the last two days. it was open it was so nice, I had a glory team with rc 40s and codes. sooo good on sun peaks. love bombing I would have to say. that one with the wall ride and the wood drops, and nice fast section to step rocks, man I was eating that up. I loved it. I need to get out to whistler before it closes. or some local trails like addition. oww ya and I hit a trail in kamloops called Rio. oww ya that was a killer trail, I recommend that trail for sure.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:08)

thx for the motivation tho

GnarlyX (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:55)

Uh Matt, was it you that with us, the HSB crew ? We rode the last weekend and hit Rio on the way home.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 20:00)

that was me buddy

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deedoubleyou (Oct 9, 2009 at 18:35)

Damn good for an amateur video and pretty good for a pro one- nice work Big Grin

. What is the main song called by the way? Doesn't seem to popular but I really liked it.

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AngusFkinBeef (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:10)

spectacular camerawork and post production. never tried downhill, but this inspired me.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:15)

nice; I am glad I could let you into a new world

AngusFkinBeef (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:19)

thanks, do you know of any decent resorts around hope? i go there in the summers sometimes.

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illnotsick (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:25)

Vvvvveeeeerrrryyyyyy cool. I'm never inclined to watch helmet cam footage but this was awesome the whole way through.

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DanCog (Oct 9, 2009 at 19:39)

wow everything about this video is perfect

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dirtjumper771 (Oct 9, 2009 at 20:28)

i think the specialized people r thanking u for putting this up, good riding man, loved the helmet cam

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 20:33)

i wish but I think this is pinkbike that vod this. I should show it to specialized. that would be cool. I should make it better and send it to them. all logo - ed out

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brycemtb (Oct 9, 2009 at 20:43)

sick video! what day did u film this looks like after they closed the conditions looks great

mjf420 (Oct 12, 2009 at 20:42)

we did it over 3 days but we did pouch one day

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asa226 (Oct 9, 2009 at 20:46)

not the very best rider .. ( but , so goood already )

The truth is : very special & impressive cam-cording way.
Looks a little bit different from the other videos here ! I feel the heart of this video makers !!!
Refreshing ! Well done !
For sure , good editing also !

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live-to-ride12 (Oct 9, 2009 at 21:06)

didnt really think that trail is a doubal black but whatever

benbiker (Oct 9, 2009 at 21:59)

they make some of the trails double black so they dont get the slow riders on it

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dvsaguaro77 (Oct 9, 2009 at 21:13)

YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOOO GAY

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Steezyfreerider (Oct 9, 2009 at 21:19)

Best VOD we've had in awhile

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RockYMountaiN-FlatlinE (Oct 9, 2009 at 21:45)

deccceeennnttt i love that trail!!

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benbiker (Oct 9, 2009 at 21:57)

Excelent work guys

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BlackCrowe (Oct 9, 2009 at 22:02)

Overall a great effort. Certainly some talent that will develop well. I like the efforts to film and edit the helmet cam. That kind of enthusiasm when combined with experience will make for some interesting stuff to come I'm sure. Only criticism I'll give is length. Until you are a master, it is hard to keep people's attention for longer than 3 minutes. As much as I like the video, I skipped ahead. But it was worthy enough to spend time writing about it.
Keep up the good efforts.

darkalleydownhill (Oct 9, 2009 at 22:13)

thank man. you would laugh if you really knew me. and were chilling right beside me right now. man I have so much fun doing this stuff I cant help but make more

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kpilar (Oct 9, 2009 at 22:24)

dude this is definitely one of the best videos i have ever seen on pinkbike. i could see that in a collective or anthill films section
nice job man

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FreeHatton (Oct 9, 2009 at 23:19)

That was the best 6 minutes of anything I've ever watched.

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Hawi (Oct 10, 2009 at 13:14)

Grate Vid!! Zajebisty filmik Big Grin

VOD 100%

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luckynugget (Oct 10, 2009 at 16:34)

What format do you render your videos in?

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brunopires (Oct 10, 2009 at 16:46)

dude, sorry if I don't read every single msn and if you have already explained this but, how did you get 1000 fps in a no-professional HD camera?????????????
tell us your magic

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NiCkY-bOi-MMB (Oct 11, 2009 at 4:56)

darkalleydownhill, there are quite a few negative comments here but I thought it was brilliant! Kind of reminded me of the shimano saint adverts but without the high contrast dark colours. The editing with the anti shake box was novel not annoying. The whole film had a kind of vintage pop scene feel to it, which is a good change from the ordinary type of videos that get vod. Also when 90+% of mountain bikers in the world couldn't ride as well as that, I think its unfair to say average riding, but she railed it round the jumped berms and nailed the stepups. I say PROPS to you darkallydownhill, keep making the films!

darkalleydownhill (Oct 11, 2009 at 5:11)

thx man. wish I could make things for big companies that would be cool. maybe one day. I will be filming better riders here, tomorrow, should be epic. glad to see you wrote more then. vid kool man. lol

mjf420 (Oct 12, 2009 at 20:39)

that rider is not a girl

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ianjohnbressat (Oct 11, 2009 at 5:41)

PLEASE WHAT WAS THAT SONG!?!?!

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brownjesus (Oct 11, 2009 at 9:35)

vod again!

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trimakas (Oct 11, 2009 at 13:57)

Nice filming, solid riding, great music. Got me stoked to ride.

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travisfoxx (Oct 11, 2009 at 17:08)

its great, if i were a sponser or a big company i would have hired you

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Coburn (Oct 12, 2009 at 0:10)

cool! you got a weird style bro. but cool.

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TONIDH (Oct 12, 2009 at 1:58)

vod

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FreeHatton (Oct 12, 2009 at 22:03)

Is anyone going to say the second f*cking song name?

darkalleydownhill (Oct 13, 2009 at 4:03)

bullet

darkalleydownhill (Oct 13, 2009 at 4:04)

I re cut the song myself; actually, the real song does not sound like this. I am the only one with a copy of that song.

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FreeHatton (Oct 13, 2009 at 11:14)

aww lame. Thank you anyways, great film Smile

darkalleydownhill (Oct 19, 2009 at 6:19)

ill put it on the net for ya, and give you the link

FreeHatton (Oct 19, 2009 at 12:05)

Thanks!

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saintkristopher (Oct 18, 2009 at 21:58)

I like your style.....Nice video..cool tunes

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kernet (Oct 21, 2009 at 18:30)

if you could use these editing skills on brandom semnuk or some crazy rider you would be famous

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mountainbika91023 (Oct 21, 2009 at 22:21)

really liked most of yourediting (to much slow mo for me) but good besides that
and such a sick trail but not really good for filming...

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mw11 (Oct 31, 2009 at 17:36)

hey sick vid what is fps?
and every bodys is f*ckin wrong slow mo is soo sick, it really shows what the body and the bike are doing when your going fast and it looks sick especialy when you have a good song

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dirtymcstean (Nov 7, 2009 at 2:06)

Greg Cerrone - Bullit - second song, but uncutted

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