A Random Collection of Shots from Footage I've Been Logging on Vimeo

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154. My 1st Day at Epic FU

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1 year ago

153. This is From Mathilda

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1 year ago

152. For Karen

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151. Let 'Er Ride

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150. Today I Went for a Walk

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149. post production - week 33

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148. My Last 3 Hours of Logging Pedal's Footage in 3 Minutes

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147. Post Production - Week 31

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146. *

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145. Post Production - Week 30

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144. Erica & Me @ the Ocean

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143. Heartbreaker Loves to Sleep

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142. For Keats & Vu & Annie :)

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141. A Random Collection of Shots from Footage I've Bee…

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140. Post Production - Week 28

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139. post production - week 27

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138. 2.35:1 Test with Pedal Footage

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137. Mandy Taking Me for a Drive a Few Years Ago in Onsted

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136. Post Production - Week 21

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135. Post Production - Week 19

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134. Post Production - Week 18

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133. 64 Days - Part 3

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132. ...

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131. Ennis-Brown House

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130. JETSET Outtakes (v1)

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129. I'm extremely jealous of Dylan's Buzz Light-Year s…

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128. Playing with Trains :)

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2 years ago

So, Amanda wrote this post tinyurl.com/3kmw7o, and I was supposed to pick some stills from footage to post along with it for her. And I started picking out 3 frames at a time from random clips, cause I was gonna pull the stills from Quicktime, not Final Cut, I didn't feel like stretching out the frames in Photoshop (cause it squishes the pixels in FCP) :P

Then I got carried away and picked way too many clips... then I got lazy and just slapped a song on it and hit export. It's awkwardly cut... but I guess it works :P

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amanda walker 2 years ago

wish i could LOVE this and not just like it

i'd love it like a million times over

i like it full screen :D
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

You're funny - and yes, full screen is nice :)
Evan Rogers 2 years ago

so pumped for project pedal to wrap up and be completed. I CAN'T wait to see it. Stumbled upon Project Pedal through a vimeo staff pick and have been following you guys ever since. Editing is going to be exciting.

Lots of Love to Project Pedal!
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Hey Evan :) Thanks! I hope we don't let you down - and I hope we can get the film out before everyone loses interest :P

I'm super excited about editing the film - scared, but excited.
Evan Rogers 2 years ago

no worries Mike we'll see you through it! It'll be an exciting day when we can purchase a dvd of the entire project.
Stephen Niebauer 2 years ago

I LOVE this. Seriously.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Thanks Stephen :) I love that you *love* it - watching it really takes me back... especially the first shot... the tall grass blowing in the wind, the rolling hills that go on forever... the old abandoned farm houses... I miss it.
Ayz Waraich 2 years ago

the 2.35 works perfectly mike. good call. Love this.

and is that "you're so cool" from true romance?!

bonus points if so.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Hey Ayz :) I'm super, super happy playing with footage in 2.35 - couldn't imagine cutting the film any other way.

Any, yes it is - it was a toss up of this song, or the original version by Carl Orff from 'Badlands' - which is one of my all time favorite films. And a huge inspiration for this documentary. The music, the narration, the beautiful landscapes... ahh, I need to go watch that film right now :P
Ayz Waraich 2 years ago

My brother actually just bought badlands... it's the only malick film i haven't seen. I'll have to grab it off him...

but i love that piece of music... works perfectly.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Let me know if you watch it :) I *love, love, love* that film. Love the narration... love the shots... love the mood... all of it. I think it's beautiful. And ;) it's all told from the point of looking back... which is something I'm probably ripping off heavily :P
Ayz Waraich 2 years ago

I saw badlands. It's really great... I love the contemplative nature of it. All of Malick's work has that...

I can see the influence on your work, but you've definitely made it your own...

You should check out the criterion edition of Days of heaven, if you haven't already. A great movie, with an awesome new transfer.
loonachic 2 years ago

this music reminds me of one of my all time favorite movies. True Romance!

great clip.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

True Romance is a great film :) have you ever seen 'Badlands'? A lot of things are similar in those two films, even the main song ;)

Thanks!
Justin Adams 2 years ago

I was going to ask what movie the music was from. So it's in both movies?

Great as usual Mike.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Yea - Hans Zimmer re-did it for 'True Romace', but it's the theme song from 'Badlands' :) Thanks.
Phil Campbell - England 2 years ago

You must let us europeans know when the film will be out, because we want to fly over to watch it first hand! :)
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Don't worry, Phil :) half the crew was from Belgium - we'll do our best to have it played in Europe for them and awesome people like yourself :) Thanks!
Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. 2 years ago

mm this looks delicious

this is such a tease.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

You're such a tease :P Just kidding. Thanks though. Did you see the Dino in there? I put that in just for you :)
Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. 2 years ago

you bet I did..it made me smile. its so fast..
i hate this video
because I want more more more.
Dave Christenson 2 years ago

Is that dude in your video from Chilcoot, CA? Because if he is I think I know him...
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Yea, Larry is from around that area outside of Reno. This is his Vimeo profile vimeo.com/user465082, is this the guy you're thinking of? :)
Dave Christenson 2 years ago

Yeah...I'm friends with his buddy Casey but we all skateboarded together quite a bit when we were younger...I'm from Reno too...haha...small world!
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

That's awesome :) yea, Larry is the main person in our film. If you watch this episode vimeo.com/692973, it's all about Larry and his best friend, Jason Hale. You might know him too.
The Brave and the Kind 2 years ago

Wow, looks great man. I'm excited to be seeing some of the awesome footage. Just shows you how beautiful our country can be. Best of Luck in finishing the film.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Thanks Brave :)
Mutcluck 2 years ago

Great seeing some of the stills. Looking forward to the film. Congrats on finishing importing everything.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Thanks Mutcluck :) I still have yet to celebrate - but I'll get around to taking a break soon enough :P
Zach B 2 years ago

The shallow focus grass swaying in the wind is very eloquent shot. You've probably answered this question a hundred times, I just haven't seen that post yet. But could you explain what equipment you used to shoot this beautiful film on?
I'd really be interested in buying this when it comes out on DVD.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Thanks Zach :) I don't think I've answered quite a 100 times yet, maybe just a dozen ;) for the shots with the 35 lenses we had a SGpro kit. I think the shot with the grass was used with Amanda's 300 lens on the Fx1. One of the crew members from Pedal, Olivier, wrote a great post about the kit and how they work here cinematography.com/forum2004/index.php?showtopic=26379, I think you'd enjoy it :)

Thanks - I am looking forward to the day when we burn off the first of the first of the dvds. That's going to feel crazy.
Evan Rogers 2 years ago

"Thanks - I am looking forward to the day when we burn off the first of the first of the dvds. That's going to feel crazy."

you HAVE to do a vlog for those moments... Man, I am getting emotional just thinking about projects I have finished that were no where near this level of labor of love-ness. new stages for the project = more excitment.
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

We will do that for sure - don't let me forget ;) It will be sad though, cause we won't be able to put *that* vlog on the dvd :P cause they'll already be made. Oh well, I guess something will always just have to live online. Thanks Evan :)
michael baca 2 years ago

love the intro bike shot. the filming was sweet
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Thanks Michael :)
Nic 2 years ago

LOVE the music, and now I can't get this song out of my head... (not that I want to). Maybe you could post a link to the specific artist and song on iTunes so we can get it?

On a different note, have you read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"?
mike ambs ☂ 2 years ago

Thanks Wayne :) Yea, I have so many memories during filming of us driving along a long stretch of road with that song blasting on off the ipod... this specific version of just called "you're so cool" (or it's also sometimes called "the beach song", I think) by Hans Zimmer off the 'True Romance' soundtrack. But if you want the orginal, that's called 'Musica Poetica' by Carl Orff. I love both songs.

No, I've never read that book though :P
Alexander Epichoff 1 year ago

Thanks for your comment. Alot of great shots here. especially the first one.
mike ambs ☂ 1 year ago

Hey Alex :) Thanks. I do love that first shot, it goes on for a long, long time - I think it's most nostalgic for me, but I could watch long takes of Larry riding for hours at a time... it takes me back. I miss the road.