JimmyBo

Nothing, it was just a contest just like all other contests on TPR. The winners are announced and everyone gives them a congrats. What more do you want?

I remember going there last year and thinking the Fantastic Journey was really messed up. Did you guys go on it? What did you think of it? Was it as Fantastic as ever? I'm kind of bummed they just plopped the Hornet coaster in there and didn't really do anything around it. Oh well, it makes it feel like more of a fair than an amusement park.

I'm lovin the updates Big Man! Keep them coming. I would like to request more pictures of Cool Rich and Larry...that is if they are talking to you. I know I won't be running away from you with that red hat...it's suppose to be yellow Big Mike.

^But when you get kids going to parks they usually don't spend money at them and I think that was the trouble Six Flags got into. Thye wanted more thrill sekker parks and less family friendly...but family friendly usually means more money in your pocket in the long run. Look at Disney! I'm saying that this place will be Disney but I think making it a resort will definitely help it out. Of course, there is no airport in Eloy and unless you want to skydive to the property you are going to have to fly into Tucson or Phoenix which have nicer resorts. I hope this takes off but I am not expecting an awesome park the first couple of years. Hopefully it will get better as the years progress. Has anyone seen this "so-called model" of the resort? I can't a full picture of it anywhere on the internet. Jimmy "Already in the triple digits for temp in AZ" Bo

So how many people are doing extra camera work for you Robb? Is it just the Big Man? Hopefully you guys will think of me when you are all at the bar getting trashed because I will surely be doing that this coming weekend thinking of you guys. Have fun you b*stards! JimmyBo

You should close out every trip report from the bar because I know that's where I would be. Great stuff Big Mike and go for you on doing video for Robb. I hope some of the video you take will be as awesome as these trip reports and if so, you should make a Big Mike DVD. Have fun over there buddy! Jimmy "Already missing Big Mike" Bo

Great Stuff Big Man. Nice to see that you did a little sight seeing before the trip started. I've always wanted to go to Paris and see a lot of the stuff you took pictures of so thanks for that. I hope you and all the other peeps on the trip have a blast. Keep the updates coming Big Guy and can't wait to see the crazy TPR antics going on on the other side of the sea. Jimmy "Have a beer for me Big Mike" Bo

Big Mike kicked Larry's @$$ on the ropes course at Toverland and I have video proof of that too. I also have proof of Big Mike getting his @$$ kicked by a girl so they both cancel each other out. Have fun in Europe buddy and I'm bummed I won't be able to join you this year. I remember way back on the England trip that you were the first person I sat next to. Have a great time in Europe and I can't wait to see your updates. Make sure you hang out with Cool Rich and Mel and buy my a yellow hat. Jimmy "Big Mike's number 1 fan in Arizona" Bo

"Love Today" by Mika

Have they mentioned when this park will be open? I know it says the fall but I was wondering if they had an opening date somewhere that I missed. Just curious because I am being dragged to a wedding in Fresno in Ocotber and I might escape that for a few hours to check out the park if it is open.

HOLY SH*T! WTF! I guess I did something right. Now it's time to throw in a little advertisement but... "GO AND BUY THE AFFILIATE DVD'S NOW!" Good Job to everyone that submitted their videos and I hope everyone has learned a thing or two that can help them improve their editing skills. And I hope that any advice given to everyone who submitted can help that person become a great videographer. Do I get a bag of crap or a pat on the back because I'm fine with the pat just as long as it's not a full blown smack. JimmyBo

Great stuff so far Robb and all you mods who are working hard at this. I think will be my new favorite thing to browse on when I look at TPR everyday. I'm going to be annoying and ask why isn't any parks from my Texas trip last year on the park pages? Just kidding and I know you are working hard and making this thing go live. Good stuff and keep it up. Will there be a Robb and Elissa review of each of the parks on the park index page as well?

^Agreed, they will bring back the Tilt-A-Whirl and everything will be better again. I remember the first time I went to SFMM was in 1994 when Batman opened and my Dad and sister waiting in line for 3 hours while my mom and I rode Gold Rusher about 10 times. I wasn't a fan of coasters back then so I was in no hurry to ride everything. Although I did get my Wile E. Coyote coaster credit in that year!

^Erik, I don't think it's that the people didn't like your Dollywood video...I just think that some people may have saw your awesome Home Version of Toy Stury Mania and thought they were going to get something like that. As I said in my comments of my video, what you do in your video (which in your case is showcases what the park has to offer and the atmosphere) I think you did a really good job. I just think some people on this site are brain washed from seeing Robb and Elissa's videos and expect and fast paced video with faster music. You did an excellent job for what you are comfortable with in making videos. Editing videos is all about what you are comfortable with and not what people expect your video to be. I just think some people expect more "TPR antic" style videos. Jimmy "Erik, your video was great" Bo

^ You don't have to have Photoshop to do this contest. You can use Paint or whatever software your computer comes with. This isn't about throwing something together in a couple minutes, if you take your time on whatever software you have you can make something look good.

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Round 6 Jeremy I loved this video when you first put it on TPR. I just love how you throw in a lot of TPR inside jokes. I think this is one video that competes with Guy’s “It came from the 4th Dimension” video and most original and very clever. This is by far the most original video in this contest. I still don’t see why going to Castle’s N Coasters is fun though? But since that’s the only theme park we got here in AZ, we have to deal with it. Great video. Erik I must say that I am beginning to really like your videos a lot. At first I thought they were kind of boring but I just love how you show the entire atmosphere of the park and you do that in every video you make. Some people choose to do TPR antic type videos, other do straight coaster videos, but you really do a great job at showing the atmosphere of parks and I love Dollywood. Maybe change the song next time. German Tom Great video! I think this is probably my favorite out of the entire bunch. I love the people mixed with coaster shots and the quick edits to the music. Not a fan of that song at all but you edited your video nicely around the music. I like the end where Colossos is going backwards and the music sounds like it rewinding…nice touch. Frederic I wish your video was a little longer. What you have, though, for the short amount of time was very interesting. You had some nice edits and some great shots of the park and especially Black Mamba. I just wish that there was a little more to it. Great job showing people having fun at the park while showing great coaster shots. Jon Lococococococo Nice video. Love the song, love the shots. The only thing that seemed a little off was the editing to the song. It looked like you wanted to chance shots when the music changed notes but it seemed the shots were a tad late to the music (maybe it’s the rum talking). Anyway, this video really makes me want to go back to Cedar Point. As I said with Erik’s video, I think you really do a great job at showing coasters at parks and that’s what I like about your videos. Good job. Jimmy "I think this was the best round of videos" Bo

Big Mike, you kick @$$. That's all I have to say...well that and...where are the pictures? Get your butt kicked by any "Women of Steel" lately?

I think the Tatsu campout was a great idea and it was so much fun. I'm sad to say that this doesn't sound like it will be as fun as the Tatsu campout. I still encourage people to go because who the hell slept that night anyway at the Tatsu campout. Plus, only opening the coaster 1 hour before the park opens? Hell, open it at 6am like they did Tatsu because I still remember some of the amazing shots I got with the sun rising in the background as Tatsu does it's thing. I think this is a smart move by Six Flags to let people in early but I think it would have been a better move if they ran it like they did with the Tatsu campout and opened it at 6am. I'm afraid that opening it 1 hour before the park puts it at too much risk of if it had a problem, by the time they got it fixed the park would be open. Jimmy "Not going but have fun everyone that does" Bo

So here are my reviews for all the videos that have been posted thus far. Note, if I commented on your video before then chances are I might have added a little more to my response than before. If you don't feel like reading all these then go to hell. If you feel like maybe learning something or taking someones advice then read on. Please keep in mind that I am not trying to bash on anyone or any video...this is just what I thought of the videos after watching them all a second time. JimmyBo's reviews of TPR's 4th Annual Video Contest...Round 1 thru Round 5 Round 1 Barry I say it now…I didn’t like your song. I must say that I saw all your videos from the Europe trip and this one was my favorite. I like how you edited the footage to the count of the music (when it goes 1, 2, 3, 4…blah blah blah). The Elissa hating you footage got a little old half way through the video. You still had a good mix of a lot of coaster footage plus TPR peeps on those coasters. I think this is one of your best videos out of the ones I have seen. Darren Kick @$$ song, like it a lot. The only thing that I didn’t like about your video was the shaky POV’s. Trust me, I’ve had shaky POV’s in the past and if I have more offride footage of the coaster then I usually put that in a video rather than than shaky footage. You definitely showed us the atmosphere of the Midwest trip and you made it seem like everyone had a good time on the trip. Great video and probably one of the best out of the first round (A close second behind Dave’s) Kevin Your video was hard to watch the first time. While you had some great shots during the opening I thought you dragged it a little too long. The music you chose for the opening fit the footage perfectly. I felt this video was done by two different people and that was a good thing because it was unique on how it was extremely slow in the beginning and then kicked the crap out of you the second part. I really liked how you tied in the TTD launch with the music. I am more of a fan for people having fun at parks but the second part of your video was still entertaining mostly because that song rocks. The footage was average. Dave Your video made me spit my beer all over my screen. I love how random and original your video was. It wasn’t the typical “music video” type of video. The commercial was great and I like how you randomly stopped the video and through in the commercial. That Derek truly knows how to act like in idiot in front of the camera (in a good way Derek…don’t kill me). Great video Dave and I think it’s the best out of the first round. Pam and Brain While most people didn’t like your song I don’t really base videos on music. Yes, I was not a fan of your music but I feel that you showed the atmosphere of Knoebel’s and I have never been there and some of your scenery shots while on the sky ride makes the place look great. I think you showed a great mix of people and the coaster and some unique rides they have at Knoebel’s. The only thing I disliked was it was too short. I felt like if you had a little more footage of the park it would have been a great video. I know not everyone films everything at parks but a little more footage of the park would have been great. Round 2 Cody I must say that I tried to do a "Tatsu only" video and it sucked compared to yours. I really liked your transitions with the different sequences and it showed that the ride is amazing. Great editing and a kick @$$ song. Matthew For an overplayed song I think you did a pretty good job. You definitely captured the entire park and what it has to offer. Only thing that I did not like was that you couldn’t hear what the people were saying. Maybe next time you can turn the audio of the song down and the audio of the people up so we can hear them. Me having not been to this park, this video makes me see tons of credits that I am missing. Ryan Great Opening. That really shows how you can edit some pretty amazing stuff. Holy crap I wish I had a program to edit intros like that. By far the best opening of a video yet. You had some great coaster coaster footage and your POV weren't too shaky which is a good thing. You definitely captured the coasters of the parks and not so much the atmosphere. I can tell you were going for the coasters since you didn’t show much of the other rides. So just showing the coasters I think you did a pretty damn good job. JimmyBo Sucked. Your video was horrible and you should go to hell for having such a bad video. Not voting for this piece of crap. Justin You bastard...I think yours is the best for round 2. Great way to show coasters and freaks all in one video. I really like how you edited the video to the music. The drum beat was pretty sweet and that's what I try to do on my videos but you pretty much make mine look like a little school (which isn't that bad if your Jeff Johnson). Round 3 Peter Great mixture of crazy people and crazy coasters. I think at the end with the pictures it was a nice touch but it seemed like the pictures didn’t run with the music very well. That could just be me and a couple beers talking though. I like how you had people footage throughout the entire video and didn’t have it just in the beginning or end. I really liked this video a lot and probably my favorite of this round. Adam Pretty decent video. You used the fades very well especially on the interlocking Kumba corkscrews. I don’t get the very end after the credits where they were trying to take a picture and someone is saying I have it. I don’t get that part. Plus, IMO I think the credits went by a little fast. It was good to see credits in a video but maybe slow them down next time. As for the POV’s, not too shaky and very well done. Maybe show a little more emotion on your face during some of the ride though (the first POV where it looks like you are just staring down the drop). All in all, good video of Florida parks. Matt I think if you had a couple beers in you, your video would have been better. Honestly, I think you may have over-did it with the transitions…that’s just my opinion. All in all you definitely show how awesome that little park can be and it looked like you showed nearly every ride. Maybe next time, put you big happy Epcot loving face on the camera as your riding Lost Coaster…that would have been entertainment. Jordan I’m just going to say it now…I think this was definitely a video where you had to be there or you had to know the inside jokes to enjoy. There were parts that were amusing like you guys walking and snapping together at the entrance and in between DL and DCA. Most of the audio was hard to understand. Maybe next time turn the audio on the song down and the audio of the people talking up so we the viewers can understand. You, the editor might know what they are saying but it always a good idea to have someone else view your video to see if they can pick up what a person is saying. I sometimes have a person who wasn’t with me at the park view a video to see if they can understand what is going on and they give me feedback. I suggest you might want to do that next time you make a video and submit it. Jan Your video had an interesting song. It looked like you had some great footage of your family throughout the park and not so much the coasters. I know Europa Park has some unique coasters and I feel that this video lacked some coaster footage. I really like the footage you got from the Knight show (especially when the horse falls). It also seemed like some of your shots were a little too long…meaning the video focused on the same thing for quite some time. I think if you had some shorter cuts of shots it would have been well paced. Plus, I think the ending was a little too soon…I really wanted to see more. Round 4 BRUNO! Your video makes me want to go and watch a porn video right now. While you definitely had some amazing shots of this great ride I feel that it was a little repetitive at points. I think if you split the shots up so that you don’t have the same section of the ride after another it would have been better. I know Holiday Park is anal about letting people bring cameras on this ride but it would have been great to see a little bit more “people having fun on this ride” footage. I like how you changed the colors and motion when the music slowed down a bit. I want to know what song that is so I can use it for my next porn video. Kevin Definitely one of the more unique videos thus far. I really like the voice over and the whole intro thing you had going. I felt like the video was good until the “Viewers Discretion” warning because after that it just seemed like you needed to add more footage in to make it longer. Your POV’s were not shaky for the most part but I just felt like you had a good thing going but then kind of just ended it with some POV shots to make the video longer. When’s the DVD coming out? Nicolas I like this video a lot. Despite what some other have said about the bubbles I really like that idea. True, I have no idea what the hell the bubbles say but it’s a nice touch and I haven’t seen that done before. Great mixture of people having fun on rides, non shaky POV’s and some great offride shots. I really like the expressions on a lot of the people’s faces. I think the transition when you go into the tunnel your looking straight but when you come out your looking backward is great editing. Nice job. My favorite video out of this round. Chris Since your video was titled Port Aventura Halloween I could tell that you were going for what this park had to offer during the Halloween season and you captured it very well. I really like you transitions between still photos and video footage (I try to do that a lot in my videos). There are some things that you can’t capture with a video camera and only camera so you have to find a way to put it in your video and I think you did a great job at it. I like the song and how it fit in with the atmosphere of the park and your video. I very close second this round. Dave and Tomi I think this video could have been done better. The POV’s were a little shaky. Even if you have just a couple seconds of smooth footage on a ride I think it would be better to use that then about 10 seconds of shaky POV. It did throw me off when Dollywood came in but it was no big deal since it was part of your Midwest trip. I felt there were some shots where you could have cut the footage shot. For example, the Top Gun shot at KI, it sounded like someone started to talk at the end of the shot and it was cut off. It’s hard for the viewer to watch it when someone starts to talk and then gets cut off before they finished their first word. I feel there were inside jokes in the video (the end and the “They left us” part). As I said to Jordan before…I sometimes have a person who wasn’t with me at the park view a video to see if they can understand what is going on and they give me feedback. I suggest you might want to do that next time you make a video and submit it. Round 5 Andy Good video. You definitely showed a lot of footage of your people in your group and it looked liked everyone had a great time at the park. Wasn’t much coaster footage but it seemed like you were going for the atmosphere of the park and the people you were with. I liked the song and I think “page turn” transition you used was done very well. After seeing this video and the other Park Asterix video it really makes me want to go to this park. My favorite out of this round. Will Definitely an interesting concept to a video. I liked the opening with Styx…nice touch. You definitely had a lot of footage of people getting drenched and the footage of your camera getting destroyed was pretty sweet. Only thing I could say is that…I really liked this video because it wasn’t a normal “park, coaster, people” video. Matthew Nice touch with the colors and speed of the video with the music in the beginning. I liked how you pointed yourself out on the ride. Not many people do that and they tell the viewers “I was on that ride” then the viewers were like “Where? I didn’t see you.” You definitely don’t have to go through that conversation with people watching it because you point yourself out in the video. Nice jump and cool song. Only thing I can say is that it looked like you used the same footage a couple times throughout the video. Even if it’s a video of the crazy geese at that park, throw that in there except some repeat footage. Norman Nice effect with the colors and quick fade with the music in the beginning when the porn music…I mean…techno gets a little faster. For a single ride video I think you kept the pace well throughout the video. The double spike split I think you could have done a little better. I could tell it was coming and I think if you had a tripod it might have been a little easier to hold the camera still. If you don’t have a tripod then use a trash can…or even a midget (they come in handy when you don’t have a tripod…just put the camera on the midgets head). Mark I really wanted to like this video but I couldn’t as much as I wanted to. I felt like there was a lot of quick zoom ins and quick zoom outs and the camera a little shaky throughout the entire video. You definitely captured a lot of what the park had to offer but it was hard to enjoy because the camera was a little shaky. If you are walking and taking a video be sure to try and hold the camera still while you walk or just stop walking and take a quick video of what you need then run to catch up to your party. If the zooms were slowed down I think this would have been a great video. For everyone else that hasn't commented and HAS seen the videos then please post. Videographers are always up for remarks and comments from viewers so that they can improve in the future. It seems like this thread hasn't had much love in awhile so please tell the videographers what you think of their videos. They worked long and hard on making these videos so you can enjoy them. JimmyBo

I'm looking forward to going to this park in July. Although, by the looks of things it doesn't look like Aftershock will be open by the time I make my way up to the awesome part of the US this is called the Northwest. Can't wait to ride Tremors...definitely been wanting to ride that thing since it opened how ever many years ago it was. Were the crowds pretty light?

16/20... I thought Robb wrote a book but then realized that he's not talented at writing and only talented at making videos (but Elissa's are still better). I bet Elissa does all the captions and text on the DVD's because Robb will spell everything wrong. Jimmy "Robb, just kidding" Bo

Robbie Kenivel is a jack@$$. I remember when he jumped "over" the Grand Canyon (more like the part that was only 100 feet wide) and then crashed on the other side and broke his leg. After that he didn't talk to any reporters or any cameras and just went into his trailor. He's really not in it for the fans, he's in it for the money. When Evil Kenevil went down he would at least give a wave to the fans or a thumbs up. Robbie is just a flat out jerk. I hope a Pepsi truck comes out of no where and it ends up being the last truck on the line and then Robbie won't clear it. I hope he crashes. What better way to end a career than crash. Side note...not going to King's Island that day because it will be crowded with tons of bikers and rednecks. Jimmy "I hate Robbie Kenivel" Bo

Those were some amazing pictures and this park looks great. I'm really impressed how much theming is in this park. The theming really looks a lot like Universal or even IOA. Was the night show pretty good? Looks like there were lots of water effects blendid in with fireworks. Thanks for this trip report as this has gotten me to possibly make a trip out there sometime this year. Great pictures!

^^Robb, you nailed my comment right on the mark. Seeing how BrownStreak rated the videos and didn't say much about any of them really doesn't help us videographers on improving on editing videos. And to go back to the music thing, I choose my own music for my videos because I like that music. I will say it now that I hate Mika but that song was perfect for the video. I've had people tell me that they didn't like my DVD because they didn't like the music...then on the other hand I have people tell me they love my DVD because the music kicks @$$. You can't win with them all so don't expect me or probably any other videographer to change their music to something they don't listen to. Jimmy "Rant over, beer in hand, it's gunna be a good night" Bo