We headed down to Trigger brothers on Saturday to pick up the last of our equipment. Iao picked up his Burton Supermodel board, a very nice inclusion to the gear list for 2010. I invested in a new helmet. I haven’t worn helmets before while snowboarding, but I’m looking to try a few more jumps [...]
Things are really heating up, or cooling down, depending on how you look at it We officially leave for Furano, Japan in less than 1 week. This weekend we’ll be finalising the testing of our film gear as well as packing and sorting our snowboard gear and doing the all-important weigh of our wheelie bags [...]
We’re getting very close to our departure date for this years trip to Furano. This week has been a whirlwind of activity including finalising and paying for our internal flights from Tokyo to Sapporo, exchanging some AUS$ for Yen, filming some more footage for the DVD and website, organising and creating an inventory for all [...]
We’d like to introduce you to Mogul the kangaroo. Mogul will be making regular appearances in photos and videos during our trip to Furano in 2010. Keep your eyes peeled, as you may spot him doing some extraordinary things.
Each day we shoot footage of snowboarders in action at Furano we will be awarding a King of the mountain award. Winners will be judged on personailty, flair and skill in execution of snowboarding tricks. Winners will have their photo taken with the coveted King of the Mountain crown, and their name and picture added to our [...]
Last weekend saw us complete our first shooting session for the Snowboard in Japan documentary. The purpose of the shoot was two-fold. Firstly, it was an opportunity to test all our gear including lav mics, shotgun mic, wide angle lens and lighting. We also wanted to test different lighting configurations for conducting interviews. The second [...]
A lot of planning and effort go into producing a quality video production. You first need to figure out the kind of production you will be producing. Is it for theatrical release? Will you publish to DVD? Will you publish online only? To decide which path you will take you need to know the technical [...]
We have been frantically gearing up for production of our documentary about snowboarding in Japan. When shooting footage overseas with a small 1 or 2 man crew you need a healthy compromise between having just the right amount of equipment to produce a quality production while not over-burdening yourself with having to lug a heavy [...]
Chair lift = Lifuto Let’s go skiing = Suki ni ikimashyo Snowboard = sunoboodo Skis= suki powder = powda avalanche = nadare I saw an avalanche = nadare o mita Lunatic = Kichigai I am a ski-freak/dork/lunatic = watashi wa suki-kichigai ice = koori Fresh/uncooked/(draft) beer = Nama Beer = Biru Large/Big = Dai Cold [...]
We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the festive season. We look forward to bringing you all the best that snowboarding in Japan has to offer in 2010. Stay safe and remember, live life to the fullest! Iao & Leroy.
During this February’s trip to Furano in Japan, Iao and I will be making a feature length documentary about snowboarding and Japanese culture. We will be covering topics such as: Tokyo Sapporo Ice festival Ice climbing Ice fishing Snow sledding Snow mobiling Snowboarding Japanese cuisine Japanese drinking culture Karaoke The finished documentary will [...]
I took another trip to Trigger Brothers in St Kilda on Saturday to try on some boots and bindings they had transferred from their Frankston store. The boots fit me excellently, so I decided to purchase a new Libtech board and Burton wheelie bag while I was there. Libtech boards are based on banana [...]
Last Saturday we booked in a couple of hours to purchase some new snowboard gear for the trip in February 2010. I met Iao at Trigger Brothers in St. Kilda at 12:30pm and we browsed the store for bargains. Being the start of summer in Australia there were some great bargains on 2009 winter stock. [...]
