PARALLELS – a short film

Produced in its entirety in 7 days by 2 people, Parallels is now out for the world to see.

Parallels is a short film that explores parallel moments that we experience when we play in the mountains. Whether you are skiing or snowboarding, lift, sled, or foot access, we all seek the mountains and the pow for the same reasons. From making fresh tracks on the way up and down to our mountain lifestyles, we do the same things but in a different way.

This video was shot for the Telus ski and snowboard festival event, Intersection, sponsored by Drift Innovation. Unfortunately we did not win the event, but we did get our creative vision to a massive audience as we seek to push the conventional sports film world.

In recap of the event, I do not know even where to begin. For 7 days, Athan and I spent 20 hours per day shooting and editing. There was no downtime, that was when we got to sleep. 2 hours here, 2 hours there, then up to go touring. We kept the pace high throughout the whole production process and with 280 hours of work in it, Parallels is the end result of that hard work. I speak for myself, but I’m sure Athan would be on the same page, that after 7 days of the most intense work ever, I felt like a complete zombie. A state I had never ventured into, not through two degrees and 6 years of university did I ever get so worked from relentless work. An experience to remember.

It was a great experience to shoot in this event and kudos to Voleurz for taking the win.

Please spread and share the film with many.

-Nic

Tags: blackcomb, british columbia, coast mountains, creativity, dendrite studios, drift innovation, dslr, elliott, hdslr, intersection, parallels, short film, ski, ski touring, skiing, sled skiing, snowboard, treadway, whistler
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Out of the Shadows- Now available for purchase- webstore open!

We are very pleased to announce that Out of the Shadows is now available for purchase.  We have a web store built allowing you to purchase the film in a variety of formats.  Here is what will be for sale

- HD Download- Pay what you want rate, minimum of $1.99

-iPod/SD Download – Pay what you want rate, minimum of $1.99

-DVD-Limited run of only 500 – $27.95

-tshirts and hand knit toques/beanies as well

Help support us by spreading the word of the online downloads and the low cost.  We want everyone to get a copy, and for the price of a beer, there’s no reason why not.

We also thank you for your patience and apologize about the long delay. Everything is done legally, professionally, and correctly and that took a lot more delays and hurdles than we ever could have anticipated. We are wiser for it!

Here is the link to the store – http://dendrite.myshopify.com/

Thank you very much,

-Nic and Athan

-Dendrite

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Official title announcement of Dendrite’s first production

We are stoked let you all know that we have chosen a title for our upcoming full length ski film. The title is “Out of the Shadows” and speaks to the athletes and crew that have been a part of this film. From us as producers who received no backing beyond product by the industry, to the skiers who have world class talent, some even displayed on the freeskiing tour, yet they remain hidden to the visual world of ski films.

We came up with this title while sitting in a hot tub at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing. After another great day at SWS, we put our brains together to discuss ideas for a title.

As well, Dendrite has caught the attention of some people in the industry, including ESPN. Here’s a little write-up about Dendrite on their weekly freeski blog update .

Stay tuned, as within the next couple of days our full trailer will be released, and it is bound to turn a few heads.

Peace
-Nic and Athan

Tags: Athan Merrick, dendrite studios, editing, espn, freeski, industry, nicolas teichrob, out of the shadows, ski, ski film, title, update
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Perspectives #6 – Ten Years is online!

Our 6th Perspectives clip is online and ready for your viewing pleasure. ‘Ten Year’s outlines the abilities of Chris Turpin and Eliel Hindert with their smooth and playful styles and a ten year age difference. Russell Beer is the presenting sponsor for this clip and everyone should check out their brewskis because they are tasty and local. The new Rocky Mountain Pilsner kills it.

The Perspectives series of web clips are about providing viewers with small amounts of eye candy on a regular basis as we lead up to the release of our debut film dropping in Fall 2010. A full teaser will be out in the next couple of months as well, so stay tuned for that and more Perspectives.

Perspectives #6 can be seen below or, along with #1-5, over on our videos page.

Chris Turpin athlete profile added to the People page here

Eliel Hindert athlete profile can be viewed here

We are also less than 1 week away from our film shoot at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing. Joining the production team of Athan and Nic will be Brett Crabtree, Chris Turpin, Eliel Hindert and Max Arsenault. We look forward to bringing you some quality content from this trip.

Tags: Athan Merrick, blackcomb, dendrite studios, Eliel Hindert, nicolas teichrob, perspectives 6, powder, russell beer, ski, teaser, web clip, webisode, whistler
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Heading to Utah

So here I sit in my brother’s suite in Vancouver, making sure I have everything dialed and ready to go for my trip to Utah. As previously announced, I am participating in the Ski Salt Lake Shootout over the next week as a photographer. This will be my first time to Utah and skiing outside of BC or WA. I’m stoked to get some solid time shooting photos after having been focused on filming. Filming, by the way, is going great and Athan and I bagged some nice lines with great light over the past week. I’ll be updating the blog throughout the week as things progress and will get some visuals up for your viewing.

peace
-Nic

Tags: dendrite studios, event, nicolas teichrob, photography, powder, salt lake, ski, skiing
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