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9. Aesop Rock :: Daylight :: Jackson, WY

by Tristan Greszko

5 months ago

8. A Tiny Day in the Jackson Hole Backcountry

by Tristan Greszko

10 months ago

7. Factory Studios Grand Opening

by Tristan Greszko

1 year ago

6. time lapse motion test

by Tristan Greszko

1 year ago

5. jellyfish

by Tristan Greszko

1 year ago

4. 08/09 season in jackson

by Tristan Greszko

2 years ago

3. s&s

by Tristan Greszko

2 years ago

2. once straightline

by Tristan Greszko

2 years ago

1. LMC Obama Print Session

by Tristan Greszko

3 years ago

This mountain is like nothing you have skied before! Spend a day riding the tiny tram and shredding miniature backcountry lines in Jackson Hole.

Be sure to let 'er load completely and watch in fullscreen HD.

See more work at tristangreszko.com

-Winner of the 2011 New Belgium Clips of Faith Film Contest/Tour
-Appeared on Wired.com, TheAtlantic.com, OutsideOnline.com and numerous other nat'l/int'l websites
-Chosen for the Wyoming Filmmaker's Showcase during the 2011 Wildlife Film Festival in Jackson, WY
-One of JH Weekly's 2011 Newsmakers of the Year
-Will be featured by Vimeo during Winter X Games 2012

UPDATE 31 Oct 2011 - Video re-uploaded to include a few re-edited scenes.

Music:
Pretty Lights - Change Is Gonna Come
Pretty Lights - Pink Floyd Time Remix - prettylightsmusic.com
Under license from Pretty Lights Music, Inc.

Cameras: Canon 7D and 5D mkII
Lenses: 17-40 f/4L, 50 f/1.4, 70-200 f/4L

All effects created in post-production using Alien Skin Bokeh 2 in Photoshop, image stabilization and deflicker (using GBDeflicker) in After Effects, and frame motion in Final Cut Express.

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Drift 10 months ago

Unbelievably good. This is massive Tristan.
Mike Claasz Coockson 2 months ago

What a great video, wish I could make something like that.
But then, I am from the Netherlands....we don't even have slopes around here :-)
HDtimelapse.net 1 month ago

Great job!

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sean henry 10 months ago

sicckkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chris Jordan 10 months ago

badass!!!!! As a skiier and filmmaker I'm dually impressed. Epic work.
Alex Menendez 10 months ago

Please tell me you got paid for this! Well worth the money....
Can't wait to see whats next.
Tristan Greszko 10 months ago

entirely independent and unpaid - also with no budget. just a project i was curious about that became something of an obsession over the course of the winter...
Alex Menendez 10 months ago

Dude,
Obviously a labor of Love. You did a fantastic job, start selling this service to some other mountain companies next season. You deserve it!
F9photo 9 months ago

Tristan, great work! Keep it up.
Peter Donaghy 10 months ago

dooouuuughp good job
Stopple 10 months ago

powerful, inspiring, insightful
Mill Creek Multimedia 10 months ago

Tild Shift, time lapse, magnificent cinematography and rolled into one. Thanks!
Linus Wärn 3 months ago

Don't forget the music!
Mackenzie Wright 10 months ago

that was amazing
I Am Los Angeles 10 months ago

very very well done!
Mark Rosen 10 months ago

makes me want to go back and ski jackson hole. awesome work!
neen0brown 10 months ago

very nice!!
Mike Buonaiuto 10 months ago

So clever... well done - amazing :)
Mike Buonaiuto 10 months ago

makes me wanna play theme park world... lol
Til Gold 10 months ago

oh yeah!
Nahuel882 10 months ago

Amazing! I love it
Andrew Whiteford 10 months ago

YES! Tristan, you've done a fantastic job with this. Congrats!
Rob Townsend 10 months ago

Wow! Amazing video!
Blake Whitman 10 months ago

Haven't see tilt shift used for a ski film, this is fresh.
Switchback Entertainment 10 months ago

Hmmmm... Well, If you liked that you'll probably like this one we put together a few months ago
vimeo.com/18447758
Ryan.Hunnewell 10 months ago

^^ staff pick jealousy
Inflik Media 10 months ago

Not to be a dick but switchback really did it first like 3 months ago..
Blake Whitman 10 months ago

yep, that one is cool too.
George Nimeh 10 months ago

The thing is ... yes ... the Wistler vid is cool, but it's mostly groomers .... This one has a ton of really good riding ... and the music is 1000 times better. Just because it was first doesn't make it better.
Willie Fields 4 months ago

Switchback may have done it first, Tristan did it better, by far.
Mikey van Beuren 10 months ago

good job dude, tilt shift on point
CarlitoGraphy 10 months ago

a true masterpiece.
Geoff King 10 months ago

Beautiful!!! shame about the music :S
George Horne 10 months ago

Ditto. I was enjoying it too, but I had to stop watching because of the music..
Sean Ash 7 months ago

I agree, nice film but the music sucks real bad! Why mess with a classic?
Alex Molina 10 months ago

Amaziiiiiiing !!!!!!!!!! and the music, great remix !!
Kevin Atkinson 10 months ago

nice footage, had to mute it though. next time pick music that does not sound like it is skipping around.
Jamie Tabb 10 months ago

Love it.
Richard Gillespie 10 months ago

Cooooool. Loved the catch of the bird thermaling up with snowboarder going down at 4:43.

The music was a good choice to, matches with time lapse filming.
Granite Films Jim Surette 10 months ago

Very Cool!
Audie armorer 10 months ago

Watch out Walter Millard...awesome
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Dave Patterson 10 months ago

Incredible work! Truly inspirational
another being creative 10 months ago

yeaaahhh!
Matt Feminella 10 months ago

This video is crackk
beetproductions 10 months ago

Best use of tilt-shift I've seen for a real purpose!
Respect the Mountains. Awesome!
Alena 'Ash' Heath 10 months ago

Wowwowwow. Makes me miss the home and the Rockies (even if mine are in Colorado...) Wonderful job, this video is awesome and Pretty Lights mixing Pink Floyd is fitting (I'm chuckling at all the old folks commenting above @ how they couldn't handle the music 'skipping around')

What did you shoot this with?? How did you get such high shots, were you in a helicopter at points?
Tristan Greszko 10 months ago

Mostly shot with a 7D, with some of the non-action on a 5D mkII. Had my feet on the ground for most everything, except for a few from inside the tram and two or three others from on top of tram tower 1 near the base.
Alena 'Ash' Heath 10 months ago

Fantastic...love both of those cameras, saving up for a 5D myself. I saw your answer below about lenses, and now I'm curious how your shots are all so smooth-did you just shoot them still on a tripod and pan in post? I think it's the shots from the lift that are blowing my mind the most, do you use any sort of rig in particular?
Tristan Greszko 10 months ago

almost every sequence is stabilized in after effects - the shots from inside the tram took a while to get smooth (and still aren't as smooth as i'd like) since the whole scene is moving and panning, plus shaky hands in a crowded 100 person tram car.
Danny Holland 10 months ago

Epic! Nice work.
Christopher Cauble 10 months ago

I wish gondolas and trams were normally this fast ;) Great job, awesome vid!
Brad Sherman 10 months ago

Incredible.

I am going to start building a miniature mountain in my basement tonight.

I only have 20 miniature people right now but some wine, some dim lights, and some Marvin Gaye and I'll have more in nine short months.

It does take nine months for miniature people, right?
Amenon 10 months ago

Congrats - faaaantastical!
Joshua Lawton 10 months ago

Brilliant piece!!
Ian Talty 10 months ago

Absolutely incredible! I cannot stop watching it!
Paul Lovelady 10 months ago

Just made my Monday! Thanks for the inspiration, Tristan!
What lenses did you use for this? Do any depth of field blurring in post?
Phenomenal...
Tristan Greszko 10 months ago

i originally wanted to shoot it entirely with t-s lenses, but it just isn't practical in the mountains, so the blurring is all done in post... most shots are with the 70-200 f/4L, but there are some 17-40 f4/L shots in there and one or two 50 f/1.4s too, all canon. glad you're psyched on it!
KäntrastMedia 10 months ago

So you did not actually use TS Lenses. What did you use to get this TS look?
Anthony Sahdev 10 months ago

It's good by why use so poor music that doesn't work with the piece!
Jeff Thomas 10 months ago

Whistler Blackomb XXS, produced in December.
vimeo.com/18447758
Harvey J. Wallbanger 10 months ago

Amazing. Well done indeed.
Jake Hawkes 10 months ago

Jeff T, Tristan isn't a copying W/B...besides for all the glory that is Whister in summer...Jackson is in spades during winter...not that we aren't the closest thing to the African Serengeti in the summer too. What you're watching is some of the most coveted lines packed into 5 minutes, enjoi ;-). Besides, If I lived in Whistler I'd spend my days dreaming of Pembi, Fernie or Rogers... bummer it isn't summer!
DC Adventure Films 10 months ago

Final Cut Pro?
Capture Colorado 10 months ago

Absolutely incredible, especially that it's entirely independent! It makes me want to expand into cinematography.
MissouriBob 10 months ago

The best time lapse I've ever seen. One of my favorite places combined with very creative use of a tilt shift presented using one of my favorite techniques. Perfect!
Alex Bennitt 10 months ago

did you grade this at all? or adjust the color on it?
Michael Gulledge 10 months ago

This is inspiring! What file size did you use for the 7D for the individual frames?
Aaron MacKay 10 months ago

that was a pretty sick video but that song was terrible the original pink floyd song is so much better
Chris Godinez 10 months ago

absolutely magnificent
Joshua Hamm 10 months ago

Gorgeous! Love Tilt Shift!
Line Skis 10 months ago

so sick! i spot an A Dub!
Erik Thrane 10 months ago

Great! Did you use tilt-shift lenses (if so, which?) or process the look in post?
Tristan Greszko 10 months ago

All in post - it's a long/semi-boring process to describe, but I used Alien Skin Bokeh 2 and processed all frames in Photoshop before moving to After Effects for stabilization.
Hunter James Hyde 10 months ago

Omg
Veria Video 10 months ago

Unbelievable! Everything about it... the shots... the music... great job on all. Truly inspirational work!
John Reel 10 months ago

Agree with Alena...Pretty Lights is perfect for this, guess electronica isn't for everyone...
Moments in Motion 10 months ago

this is one of the best tilt / shift ive seen for ages

so beautiful and great
Ramon 10 months ago

Masterpiece !!!! you are a killer !!
Congrats :)
Borin Leka 10 months ago

Great Video!!!Great Concept
Richard Briggs 10 months ago

Absolutely great. But I echo a few previous comments. The sound on the Pink Floyd breaks up especially on the higher level passages. Unlistenable.
Andreas Rumpf 10 months ago

The video looks great! But why didn't you use real tilt/shift-lenses?
Most people don't see difference, anyway. :)
Dazed & Confused 10 months ago

Amazing! Love the idea.
Kevin Sheurs 10 months ago

this is awesome! was out there this past winter. i loved it.
nate caltrider 10 months ago

The video was amazing to watch but I would highly suggest not using video copilot stuff. I mean use techniques but don't replicate exactly what he did. Just stick with basic text animations/looks if you can't come up with anything that isn't a plain copy.

But besides that so enjoyable.
Angel Navarro III 9 months ago

I agree.. always bug me when I see an awesome movie then I realize something is replicated..uhg
Harry 10 months ago

awesome!really good job :D
Caleb 10 months ago

so cool, love to see this tilt shift style in some ski films. well done!
fernando cruzado 10 months ago

WOOOWWW! It's great!
Congrats!
fernando cruzado 10 months ago

How did you make this tiltshift?
Colin McPhillips 10 months ago

so fackin stoked to be studying studio arts at Boulder next year!
blue moor 10 months ago

awesomeness! music could've been better though - but that's just a matter of taste :)
Paul Wong 10 months ago

I agree, the video footage is fantastic, the music compilation was not that great IMO.
Carlos Canhisares 10 months ago

I agree. Great project, fantastic images! But the remixed song got me annoyed.
RealCyclist 10 months ago

Huge props, so cool, that should secure a season pass for you for next year- if you aren't already on that program!
Ned McGregor 10 months ago

Beautiful, just damn beautiful. Frame by frame or filter?
Kolab Media 10 months ago

I had to watch this twice it was so good!
Greg Emmerich 10 months ago

wow. very inspirational, thanks. love the remix of Time too. I also think it is a great song for a ski movie, and I used the original version to open the very first ski film I made, but I kept getting hung up with poor quality issues. J Hole is one of my favorite mountains though and this really highlights how great it is.
andy bamford 10 months ago

gangsta
Treeswing 10 months ago

That was gorgeous! (if you're deaf) - While I'm fine with the song, it's a passable remix, The levels need fixing. Please :)
Calvért 10 months ago

Love it.
I love the remix track too.
Each to there own eh?