There are so many action sports videos on the internet nowadays that it’s hard to mix things up. Pretty much everything has already been done by someone else and this left us wanting to create something innovative. We just didn’t have the 'big idea' until we talked to Phillippe, the founder of WOOProductions. After a day of testing with the aerial drone in 2012 the plan was to produce a 'normal' Enduro or Trailbiking video this year. It all turned out a little differently, though. The filming for the Enduro video never happened, but we ended up getting this idea for a completely different project. Phillippe came up with the idea of using LED lights for a video...a lot of them! At a meeting he explained his concept or at least he tried to, as it was quite a complex idea. It was hard for us to imagine the outcome but we almost had to give it a try due to how intrigued we were with the idea. The goal was never to document a day-in-the-life kind of thing or produce a video with logical content. We would definitely not go for a normal ride at night with hundreds of little lights spread all over our bikes and bodies while still not seeing anything. We just wanted to create something different that looked cool for your and our entertainment - it's as simple as that!
After buying 60 meters of LED chains, soldering them together for over 50 man-hours and burning our fingers thousands of times, we were ready to light up the night. And yet, we didn’t know if the idea was going to work or look good. The first evening of filming was a massive stress release for everybody, so to speak. Finally seeing the impact of these little lights on surrounding surfaces made every minute of preparing the LED chains worth it; the work definitely paid off. The effect of the LED lights did not just fulfil our expectations but it also blew our minds!
The caves near our home town perfectly illustrated the effect of the LED lights but definitely weren't suited to our wide bars as some places were pretty narrow.
From the first day of filming, a lot of ideas started buzzing in our heads and the creative process got going. We wanted to give every idea a try without putting too much thought towards the usage in the final video. Therefore we filmed in several spots that would be considered unusual for a short film. The final edit pretty much displays the vision of the mastermind behind this project, Phillippe Woodtli (WOOProductions). He sparked this whole idea, went for broke and finished it off with a bang!
Hey do the lights still work ? LOL !!
huge shout outs to the crews like : Artbarn , Mind spark media , Faultline media!!! These are the videos I look for.
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Very poor execution
*my 2 cents
Speaking of the TRON LED theme, here's an eighties metal tune that came to mind when I watched this video.
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Didn't see it in credits or YouTube comments.
Epic originality!