The Pogo Dudes Movie
I was going to try to hide this from everyone because I'm considering this a "rough cut" of the final product, which will be longer and considerably better, and will be screened at Pogopalooza... but oh well, I'll share it now as part of my Graduation requirements.
Check out My Thesis Website to view The Pogo Dudes Movie.
The Pogo Dudes formed as a group in the fall of 2007 and have since been performing shows that blend comedy and extreme pogo action throughout the united states, and across the globe. This movie was designed to give fans a closer look into the world of The Pogo Dudes, allowing them to see stunts that can't be performed in a street show setting. Each member (Chadd Deitz, Nick McClintock, and Fred Grzybowski) showcases their unique style in solo segments throughout the video to illustrate the diversity of the group.
The filming for this project took place over the summer of 2008 as The Pogo Dudes toured around the country. Due to geographical separation of each member when not on tour, a large hurdle in accumulating all the footage that was captured occurred. The solution was found through a mix of file sharing through the internet and the exchange of miniDV tapes through a network of friends.
A key part in the making of this movie was the selection of audio tracks. Due to a non-existing budget, proper licensing for copyrighted material was out of the question. Instead the sound track relies heavily on music licensed under Creative Commons found through websites such as ccMixter.org. Accordingly this piece is being released under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial No Derivatives license.
Additional "special effects" shots also take place throughout the film. These humorous (and often cheesy) effects are intended to push the movie beyond the often repetitiveness of the action sports film genre.
This piece will live on as a DVD accompaniment to the Pogo Dudes live show for interested fans. Additionally it will be screened at Carnegie Mellon University in August 2008 as part of Pogopalooza 6, the world's largest gathering of pogo stick enthusiasts.
P.S. - the text I wrote up there was just coppied from what I wrote for the required abstract for my thesis project
Love it
Love it
this is amazing, Nick
this is amazing, Nick
Thats awesome, but there is
Thats awesome, but there is a little to much time lapse in the austrailia part. I think you should definately keep the one with the lamp though. Its kind of unoorganized too, Freds like at the very end, he should be right next to you or Chadd.
wow nick that was so fucking
wow nick that was so fucking good bro. i liked the street games footy. and when chadd rocketed over the road it made me jump!!!!!! i liked the music too it was pretty good. and i thought the clip of fred solving the cube and making a sandwitch was crazy. fred should have saved that for best trick at pogopalooza
That was one of the best
That was one of the best pogo videos ever. The only thing I noticed is in the description you said PP6 was in 2008.
Crud - I totally handed in
Crud - I totally handed in that description. oh well I think they'll understand.
That video was insane,
That video was insane, awesome job
I cant wait to see the whole dvd
Oh, and my last name has two t's haha, its whatever
And yeah emmet i agree with the music it was great, i looked up that one band indicta and they are sick
haha, dang you're right. I
haha, dang you're right. I was just trying to rattle off a list of people who may have held a camera at one point for any of those clips... didn't spell check or anything.
I held the camera for fred a
I held the camera for fred a few times..=[
haha
I want to see Fred take a
I want to see Fred take a bite from a sandwich in a backflip one day. I loved all the effects shots, Nick. Wonderful stuff!
You guys are very good. Also, excellent choice bringing back the Tigger pogo footage.