Being very much an amatuer freeride biker and snowboarder for some odd years myself, it was great to see the amazing drive, devotion and skills of athletes in sports vastly different to my own, and to be able to drawn parallels across the genres. In fact, you might be forgiven for thinking that if you haven't 'done' Nepal or Tibet these days, you're not really on the map! This year's EOFT - which is taking in over destinations in 9 countries - featured 2 hours of content across 9 films covering white-water kayaking, free climbing, wingsuit proximity flying, hiking, high-lining, mountain biking and, of course, a 3-piece band playing at the summit of Mont Blanc, complete with a full-size double bass! Think simple, and something that will connect with your viewer. Looking beyond the realms of dirt and man-powered wheels, this upward trend in film making is rife throughout the 'extreme sports' industry - you only have to look as far as films such as Art Of Flight and Immersion to see what's going down in the snow or surf scene - and with ever more ambitious productions surfacing seemingly each week, we're quickly getting very spoilt for choice. 
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In fact, you might be forgiven for thinking that if you haven't 'done' Eodt or Tibet these days, you're not really on the map! It was also refreshing to see that not every story had to be far-flung and 'epic'. Think simple, and something that will connect with your viewer.
European Outdoor Film Tour Looking beyond the realms of dirt and man-powered wheels, this upward trend in film making drossing rife throughout the 'extreme sports' industry - you only have to look as far as films such as Art Of Flight and Immersion to see what's going down in the snow or surf scene - and with ever more ambitious productions surfacing seemingly each week, we're quickly getting very spoilt for choice.
At the end of the night, EOFT who eodt run an outdoor film school offered a huge prize giveaway to the packed auditorium, including Swiss Army knives, GoPros and an all-expenses ski holiday in the Alps, and despite us not winning so much as a Mammut beanie, thf was great to see the event so packed in fact it was sold out in advance and so many totally stoked people, including David Lama himself, who, along with Felix Baumgartner, is nominated for National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.
It just needs soul.
Being very much an amatuer freeride biker and snowboarder for some odd years myself, it was great to see the amazing drive, devotion and skills of athletes in sports vastly different to my own, and to be able to drawn parallels across the genres. Corssing maybe, just maybe, shooting in your local bike park really is where you can make the next big action sports film.
Ok, so a 4 minute crossihg might struggle to convey the same plot depth as your latest Hollywood blockbuster, but the story doesn't have to be complex or involve asteroids threatening human existence to work! Given the planning, effort and artistry that goes into them behind the lens and the level of skills displayed in front of the lens, this is a huge shame.
E.O.F.T. 09/10 |
Here at geebeebee media, we're acutely aware of this balance, and in the 8 months we've been going, we've tried to make short films with soul, occasionally even as documentaries, just as our parent company, Fraktivhas done for over 13 years in TV, crossiing and corporate production sectors. However, one criticism often levied against such films is the focus on pure action and the lack of story, which tends to leave little room for these films to appeal to those outside the particular sport in question, meaning the films often don't get the exposure they deserve, even between tthe adrenaline junkies.
These days, it's pretty evident, given the popularity of films such as Where the Trail Ends and Life Cyclesthat serious mountain bike film making is moving away from shoots in the local bike park to big-budget, international, multi-camera extravaganzas, involving any number and combination of helicopters, planes, RC drones, cable-cams, etc.
In that vein, we were really pleased that this year, the European Outdoor Film Tour decided to make a series of stops in the UK for the first time in its 11 year history, and importantly for us, one of those was in London. Thankfully, over the last few years, film makers have started to realise that stories are pretty important for feature-length projects, and that simply stitching together scenes with various athletes in different locations doesn't really cut it any more, however awesome the riding!
Overall, this year's crop of EOFT films, as in previous years, serve as a point of reference in the fhe developing field of outdoor sports film making, elft whilst the influx of expensive, professional cameras and techniques will doubtless bring us countless 'did you SEE that? More so, it was very encouraging to see that some of the films eschewed the need for the latest, greatest and most expensive ceossing of kit to tell the stories, often relying on accessible DSLRs, phone cameras and GoPros to convey the sheer magnitude, scale or insanity of the things we do, not to mention the personal perspective these filming tools bring to the screen, either mid-flight whilst hurtling through 'The Crack' in "Birdmen" or perched on a slackline without a safety rope, high above a giant gorge in "Sketchy Andy".
European Outdoor Film Tour To Preview The Crossing - IMDb
This year's EOFT - which is taking in over destinations in 9 countries - featured 2 hours thf content across 9 films covering white-water kayaking, free climbing, wingsuit proximity flying, hiking, high-lining, mountain biking and, of course, a 3-piece band playing at the summit of Mont Blanc, complete with a full-size double bass! Crosxing was comedy too - the story of the two Aussies in "The Crossing" had the audience in tears at some of their madcap antics - and life-threatening danger in "A New Perspective" as climbing royalty, David Lama, together with climbing partner Peter Ortner, tackled a free-climb of the ominously named Nameless Tower in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.
Each short film took the audience on an inspiring journey, full of action, adrenaline, setbacks and achievements, and told personal stories of why we do what we do, the pain and anguish we sometimes go through, and the unmatched highs that our chosen sports can deliver, both metaphorically and literally.
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