Recently on a scouting trip to Canyonlands National Park, we shot a quick tutorial with Preston Kanak to show how we setup the Kessler Crane Second Shooter to capture 3-axis day-to-night timelapses. Coupled with the Shuttlepod Mini, we’ve found the system to be incredibly compact, flexible, and reliable in backcountry conditions.…
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Voyageurs Without A Trace
For the last few years, filmmaker Ian McCluskey has been on an epic journey to discover the story behind a photograph he found over 10 years ago on a historic marker. The photo of two handsome men and a gorgeous woman did not depict your typical rugged explorers, but rather an intriguing trio from Paris that became the first to kayak the wild rivers of the American West.…
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Juliana Broste: Building Momentum One Travel Video At A Time
You’d never guess it by watching her now, but there was once a time when Juliana Broste dreamed of wearing a business suit and having a “normal” steady job. “My friends used to get mad at me for not being spontaneous,” she says.…
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Rhino Slider EVO + Rhino Motion
As an adventure filmmaker, it is always a challenge to find gear that is durable, stable and lightweight while still withstanding tough conditions and continue working on the side of the mountain.
We had the chance to test out Rhino Camera Gear’s new motorized camera slider – the Rhino Slider Evo – and were extremely impressed with how durable and stable it was despite its feather weight.…
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Sleeping Bag Metamorphosis
“After a summer of bussing tables and lifeguarding, I had saved up enough and I was finally going to get it. My ticket to anywhere I wanted to be,” writes Anya Miller. “I was a little worried about the money, but I was in complete realization that anything I actually wanted to do in life – literally, anything – depended on it.”…
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The Modern Dirtbag
In the golden days, dirtbags lived to climb. They didn’t work, have permanent addresses or sponsors. They ate leftovers off of tourists’ plates and slept in beater cars or in caves. They stayed in one place only as long as the weather allowed for climbing.…
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Andrew Kramer & Video Copilot Visual FX
As the host of over 100 tutorials and creator of title sequences for TV’s Fringe and the film Star Trek, Andrew Kramer has participated in many forms of production and has greatly influenced the visual effects industry with his innovative plug-ins and tutorials.…
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Two Wheels to Anywhere
“We opened my aunt’s basement door and walked into the dusty room. Among cardboard boxes and carpentry tools stood a bright red bicycle. The frame had a few patches of rust. The components looked clunky and the gears grated roughly when I spun the pedals.…
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GoPro’s Adventure Drone: The Hexocopter
One more reason to join Adventure Film School at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado; the new GoPro Hextopter Drone!
As if you really needed another reason right? Well, I’m giving you a sneak preview to the grand release of GoPro’s newest “accessory.”…
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Blind Date with the Desert
“My first few days in Moab’s red rock desert were like a blind date where everything went wrong,” writes Hilary Oliver. “For one, it was August. My metal aviator sunglasses got so hot in the sun that I couldn’t smile or they’d burn my cheeks.”…
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