I was psyched to partner with Evolve for the release of The Players. They have always been enthusiastic supporters of my work, so it was great to have them on board for this project. Evolve has an innovative new product called Evolve XY and they were psyched to launch it with The Players. XY is basically Evolve’s customized shoe. You can go to their website and design YOUR shoe from scratch. Select the colors for the upper, tounge, straps, logos, and mbroidery. You can also customize the performance of the shoe. Choose the heal and toe rand design you perfer, as well as the midsole and stiffness. Since Evolve is the only climbing shoe produced in the US, they’re able to make this happen! We put together this short commercial for XY, check it out! And be sure to STYLIZE YOUR SENDS!
If you haven’t checked out O-Dub’s music, you’ve been missing out. Ever since he hit the climbing scene, he’s been shaking things up with his catchy, smooth, and sometimes contraversal music. His passion for climbing and devotion to his art definitely shows! I had always wanted to incorperate O-dub’s music into my films. Last year, I used an O-Dub track called “Accept It” in Spray. With The Players, I was really psyched to take it one step further and incorperate some original music into the soundtrack! O-Dub was psyched too! He quickly wrote, recorded, and mastered the movie’s theme song, which plays during the film’s credits. The song is all about the climbers featured in the film and what makes them “players”. Chris Sharma, Dave Graham, Daniel Woods, Lisa Rands, Emily Harrington, Chris Lindner, Alex Puccio, Joe Kinder, and Ethan Pringle! You can download the song for free HERE!
Stay tuned to Deadpoint Magazine for a brand new O-Dub track each month!
The third in our series of The Players desktop wallpapers is now available for download HERE! This is Alex Puccio bouldering Dead Serious (v10) in Hueco Tanks, Texas. This photo was originally shot by Andy Mann, while shooting for our film The Players. Marc Russo adapted the image to the grafiti style for the inside DVD packaging art. Then I addapted this art into the wallpaper! Be sure to check out Alex Puccio’s segment in The Players. I shot Alex as she crushed Trice V12 on Flagstaff Mountain, Colorado. We then followed her on a quick one week trip to Hueco, where she did numerous V10’s, including Dead Serious and Power of Silence! Alex also put a really strong effort into Slashface V13, doing all the moves except for one! Help support our productions and pick up your copy of The Players today at www.BSProductions.us
The second wallpaper in my series from The Players is of Joe Kinder on Ghostdance V6 at the Millenium Boulder in Colorado. This boulder problem was not featured in the film, however, its graphic nature worked well for the grafiti style DVD cover and artwork. The photo, originally shot for the cover of Urban Climber, was applied to the 3d brickwall by using a combination of techniques in Illustrator, Photoshop, and Maya. This gave us a full 3d model of the wall for the films opening motion graphics. We then could apply different lighting affects and see how it looked on the wall. Maya is a pretty amazing program. Thanks to Marc Russo for graphics skills! I’ve taken the films cover art and adapted it into a downloadable desktop wallpaper. More wallpapers coming soon!
Download the full res wallpaper HERE!
Purchase our latest climbing film The Players on dvd HERE!
I’ve decided to put together a series of wallpaper images from our new movie The Players. CLICK HERE to download the first image of Chris Sharma on Lucifer 5.14c! This is one of the hardest sport routes at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. Sharma redpointed the route second try and our cameras were there to capture the ascent. In our latest film The Players, you can follow Sharma on a trip through the beautiful sandstone of the Southeast. The segment features 5.14c redpoints, 5.14a onsights, and hard undone projects at The Red and the New River Gorge, WV. The Players is now available on DVD at www.ThePlayersMovie.com
The time has come. The Players is my latest film, featuring all of the major players in American rock climbing. Chris Sharma, Dave Graham, Lisa Rands, Ethan Pringle, Emily Harrington, Daniel Woods, Joe Kinder, Alex Puccio, and Chris Lindner. Last week, I recieved the finished product from the replicator and shipped out all Pre-Orders. Marc Russo did an amazing job with all the packaging art work! What a great feeling to finally hold these DVD’s in my hands after two years of hard work!
To give everyone a better idea of what to expect in the film, I’ll be posting more trip reports, detailed segment stories, and clips in the next few weeks. Thanks again to the film sponsors Evolve, Smith Optics, Deadpoint Mag, The Spot, and Slopony Adventures. If you have not already, check out the trailer below or watch it on Vimeo in HD!
The new Urban Climber Photo Annual just dropped and I’m psyched to have my shot of Chris Sierzant rockin the cover! I shot this about a year ago during a long weekend trip to the South. In three days, we shot portraits for the cover of the UC Interview Issue, filmed the first ascent of the Ebola Project for MVM, shot photos of The Orb at Rocktown, Apes on Acid at Castle Rock, and some bouldering at Little Rock City (The Stone Fort). Chris is always great to work with, as he puts in the extra effort needed to take the product to the next level. Puck up your copy of UC today!
To get this shot, we headed out to Little Rock City in Tennessee at about 6am to catch the early morning light. The sun was actually only lighting the tree in the background. I used two AB800’s to light Chris and the boulder, adding warming gels to balance the colors. I wanted to incorperate that colorful tree in the background, so I shot with a fisheye lens to bend the tree and frame the boulder. It’s always been cool to see my work on covers, but a photo annual cover has always been a goal. Its an issue all about what I do, photography. So having my shot represent the whole issue gets me psyched! I can’t wait to check out the rest of the issue!
Check out the official trailer to our latest film The Players. Pre-ordering is now setup at ThePlayersMovie.com. Order today and SAVE 20%. We should have DVD’s in hand by May 26thand will be sending out all Pre-Orders first.
We’re finally taking preorders for The Players over at www.ThePlayersMovie.com. Order today and save 20%. All preorders will be the first to ship when we have DVD’s in stock around May 26.
Some of you may have seen a short segment from our new movie The Players during the Stone Alliance Film Tour. I’ve been hard at work fine tuning the full length film. The trailer should be wrapped up and online by Monday! The master should be shipped off to replication by the end of next week. Its all finally coming together and I am psyched to announce the World Premier event!!!
The Players will be the feature presentation at the Dirty South Climbers Film Fest in Atlanta, Ga on May 15th! This event is a fundraiser to purchase a portion of the cliffline at Steele, Alabama. Come support a good cause and check out our latest climbing film!
Date: Friday, May 15th
Time: 7:00 to 11:00 pm
Location: Wall Crawlers Gym, 1522 DeKalb Ave NE, Atlanta, Ga
Phone: 404-906-0726
