Video: Behind The Scenes of Remy Metailler's INSANE POV
 | This video was not about the riding but really about creating a cool shot involving other sports. Nick McNutt is one of the best skier around, and someone who spends lots of time climbing around Squamish in the summer. We had chatted about the A Print of the chief and how there is 5.7 climb on a section where I could ride my bike down next to the route. It's more of a scrambling than a climb, but you still need good shoes and the use of your hands for it. The riding part had been done several time in the past, and even though it is way steeper and more slippery than In And Out slabs, it's not the hardest feature around, but it's not that easy either, since the run out ends up on a cliff. Nick and I went there on Thursday, but we missed the good light by a few minutes, so we decided to head back the next day, and I randomly called Braden Dean to see if he had planned to wing suite the Chief that day. Funny enough, he had plan to do it at the exact same time... Too good to be true, so Dylan Wolsky also joined to try to capture a photo of the action. In the end, the timing for a photo was a bit off, but it was still a really cool moment! Check out @nickmcnutt @bradendean @dylanwolskyphoto and |
Original Clip: Remy Metailler Rides Pass Free Soloist While Wingsuiter Passes Overhead
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So didn't put any effort into finding out what's going on first? This is basically how the whole of people on the internet now function, then head into real life to be polarizing a*sholes causing family and friend dysfunctions.
That's my first thought...
Personally, I feel as if the creator is equally responsible for how content is perceived. I like Remy a lot, but this shot was kinda lame the way it was staged to create outrage. He knows what he's doing, and its about driving up a crapton of views on social media.
Welp, enjoy the boost Remi!
@scott-townes: Reactions are emotional responses. People watch/read/listen to entertainment because they want to feel something, be it outrage, sadness, enlightenment, etc. If everyone were "thinking critically" the way you describe a movie could never bring tears to one's eyes, and TV show characters' triumphs couldn't give you a sense of elation. One would callously deduce entertainment was fabricated and therefore meaningless.
Ignoring the audience's emotional response when creating entertainment misses the point of creating entertainment.
If it takes behind the scenes shots to show how incredible the action is, a GoPro is the wrong tool to film the main event.
It would make the storyline pointless, but many of us are here for the riding (and wingsuit/climbing awesomeness).
Seek the brightest finger of light that snakes between the silhouetted trees. There goes he, atop the ridge upon the shaded slab in the fore, where the light bathes the wall behind.
I find it troubling that so many videos these days containes contet which are, or made by, mentally ill. Cant anybody help them pool souls...
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