jimths08 Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Hey guys! My girlfriend and I made a stop to Cedar Point for closing weekend October 29th and 30th. Halloweekends was super fun as always. We really had a blast! We were in the area in between shoots so we had all our gear with us to shoot some video! I hope you enjoy the unique twist that we pulled with this video. And you can also see someone lose their cell phone at 2:30 I didn't notice it while I was shooting but it turns out it landed just a few feet away from me. It still worked Enjoy!!! Cedar Point // Slooooooooow ^^^Video link, click to watch!
Angry_Gumball Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Nice footage. I especially like how everything's in slow motion. I had to watch it again to see the cell phone flying out. Did the phone land on grass or something? And was it one of those brick phones for it to survive a 400+ foot drop?
Skycoastin Steve Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Awesome video! Perfect song choice, as well!
VinTheAttendant Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Wow! I was completely expecting some Windows Movie Maker BS, but that was incredible! Love the shots, the picture quality, the music choice, and the editing! EDIT: Love the shot with the flying cell phone. Edited November 8, 2011 by VinTheAttendant
thrillrideseeker Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Awesome video, and I agree perfect song!! Thanks for sharing!! ~Matt
coasterer Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Dude this was stunning!!! Your shots are top notch and your sense of composition throughout the entire video was just gripping! I felt like a little kid again Thanks for uploading this, we all definitely appreciate the work you put into this
xmichellex Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 That was ridiculously cool! Thanks for sharing! I LOVED the part towards the beginning with the people starting to put their hands up at the top of Magnum's lift hill... the music and everything was perfect! It was such a "Yay! We're on a roller coaster" moment, hahaha...
DougMJr Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Thanks for posting this! I should bookmark this and watch it every morning because this video made my day! edit: Which shot is the one with the flying cell phone? I seem to be missing it. edit: never mind, I found it. for everyone else it's at 2:34.
jimths08 Posted November 8, 2011 Author Posted November 8, 2011 Nice footage. I especially like how everything's in slow motion. I had to watch it again to see the cell phone flying out. Did the phone land on grass or something? And was it one of those brick phones for it to survive a 400+ foot drop? It landed on the grass between the fence and the pathway on the Millennium side of the ride. It was a typical everyday phone, nothing fancy! But it opened up and worked just fine! Another guest came up and took it back to the station. Thanks everybody! Happy to share!
coasterlover420 Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 And they say Dragster has no airtime...
sammmmmy Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 It's amazing how I drop my phone out of my pocket and it smashes into a million pieces, but yet someones phone flies out of the dragster at 420 feet and everything just dandy. Screw physics. But actually, this was an incredible piece of film you got here! I love how you made a video of roller coasters, in a subtle classy way. Very nice.
Blue Manta Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 That's just awesome dude. Thanks for posting Edit: Didn't they say secure any loose items including a cellphone?...
MonkeyPants Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Wow. Very cool! Nicely shot. I like your framing and focus changes! Very nice! It's cool how in the shot of dragster track at around 1:32, you can see how the track sways side to side after a train goes through.
Maximo37 Posted November 11, 2011 Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) That was absolutely beautiful... like "Fantasia" only with roller coasters... and real footage rather than animation... okay, maybe not so much like Fantasia, but I liked this more... I would watch a feature length film like this... Simply amazing!!!... ***And good god, it looked like that cell phone was falling right towards you... RUN FOR YOUR LIVES... ITS RAINING PHONES FROM THE HEAVENS... Happy to see you were okay... Edited November 11, 2011 by Maximo37
jimths08 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Posted November 11, 2011 Wow. Very cool! Nicely shot. I like your framing and focus changes! Very nice! It's cool how in the shot of dragster track at around 1:32, you can see how the track sways side to side after a train goes through. I was wondering is anybody else caught that! Hopefully a park gets a hold of this so we can work for them! I would love to mix my two great passions, video and coasters.
odene497 Posted November 11, 2011 Posted November 11, 2011 This is really nicely done, and such an enjoyable video to watch. Great job!
coasterlover420 Posted November 11, 2011 Posted November 11, 2011 Wow. Very cool! Nicely shot. I like your framing and focus changes! Very nice! It's cool how in the shot of dragster track at around 1:32, you can see how the track sways side to side after a train goes through. I was wondering is anybody else caught that! Hopefully a park gets a hold of this so we can work for them! I would love to mix my two great passions, video and coasters. If you spend a lot of time at Dragster (<-fanboy) you can actually see that the entire tower sways and twists a whole lot. The end of the launch track does that because there isn't any side support. You can tell after every launch...it's pretty crazy actually. If you are aware, you can actually notice the sway while you're riding.
scooterdoug Posted November 12, 2011 Posted November 12, 2011 That was absolutely brilliant! The framing, composition, change of focus, editing, song choice...everything had a very professional feel to it. You really need to do more of those, as that was downright mesmerizing. -Doug "Color me impressed!" Heim
The49er Posted November 12, 2011 Posted November 12, 2011 Nice...Now do it in fast-forward with the William Tell Overture I'm new here BTW...1st post.
coastermaniac Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 The swaying of Dragster's track always does that; you just have to be looking at that part of the track when a train passes by. The video is excellent; great work.
STR8FXXXINEDGE Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 WOW! That is an incredible video! I'm not good with words, and this probably doesn't sound like a compliment, but take it for what you will; I had to keep reminding myself to breathe while watching it. I would LOVE to see more of these from you!
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