Movies 03/13/2008
Red Bull Surfing: Inside Tahiti
This is pretty cool technology. At any time during the video playback, you can click on the screen and spin the camera around. You can even spin it around 360-degrees while you’re in the barrel. Unfortunately, for me, on my computer with a super-fast connection, it’s really jumpy and pretty unenjoyable. But maybe it will work better for you. Check it out, there are like 10 videos with Jamie O’Brien, Laird, Ian Walsh and others.
“I think we’ve made a small bit of history with this project,” tells test-pilot Jamie O’Brien, who, along with Jamie Sterling, Raimana Van Bastolaer, and Ian Walsh, had the audacity to strap 25 pounds of electrical equipment to his back and huck himself into the pit. “The video experience that we’ve captured is a first. The view that someone gets by controlling the footage is a perspective that even I’ve never had until now.”
“We’ve captured a totally new perspective of riding inside the barrel,” says Josh Kendrick, surf team manager for Red Bull. “By taking control of the camera, viewers become participants in the action – not just observers.”
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