NOPI Drift LA Complete Top 16 Eliminations Videos

markshatchi86 · 07-03-2007, 10:42 PM

UPDATED

For Practice and all Top 16 elimination videos go to the link below, on the left you will see a tab for NOPI Drift LA, then click all videos (6) for the vids.
www.sportcompact.tv

Pictures
www.floridaracing.org

[b]Please support the cause! We want to produce more videos as much as you want to watch them, so spread the word![/ib]

Two days, 26 hours, 8 tapes, 2 memory cards and I’m spent. This would describe my NOPI L.A. event to a tee. After covering the majority of the 05 and 06 Formula D season with my Canon DSLRs, I came into mid 07 without shooting a single Pro Drift event. I had a feeling I was going to be rustly. Luickly for you and me, it was short lived. The main intention for my visit to L.A. was to shoot a video for Vortech on Blake Fuller and his Vortech sponsored 350z. Naturally, that’s not all I planned to do. Drifting has always been my favorite motorsport to shoot. But now I am faced with a challenge- I have to juggle shooting video and taking statics. It seemed hectic at times, but overall I believe it was a success. I managed to shoot around 600 pictures, 4 hours of video, and suffer the worst sunburn in years.

The generally unfortunate problem of shooting among my fellow media peers is that most media pits contain a plethora of people. This is not a problem when shooting stills most of the time, but can make video production an absolute P.I.T.A. We aren’t the Speed channel. We don’t get to pick the prime shooting locations, generally vacant of heads. We are the meager media shooting through a crowd. I know a lot of you fellow drift photogs, and though I love you all, some of you have big heads. Knowing this challenge I moved next to the highest spot I could. Strategically placed in the parking lot are these 3 foot tall, 2 feet in diameter concrete circles with a massive light pole affixed to the middle of them. On this I stand with fellow photog Alison Merion. Through our 10” circumference left over from this pole, we dance. With one hand on the pole and one on the video camera, I brace for dear life as Alison and I swing ourselves to what could have been misconstrued as some horrible ballet gone wrong. During the duration of Top 16, our safety was questioned by NOPI staff (and for the obvious reasons). This will reflect in the video as you see the change in camera location.

I put my life on the line to bring you this video, so you better well enjoy it.

We at powerTV would really like to continue to shoot pro drift events. The only way this is going to happen is through your support. Send this video to everyone you know, give us feedback, give the respective organizations feedback. Please also feel free to sign up on the site and share any sport compact videos in a youtube style community. I know everyone hates waiting for months to see an event on TV and we would like to bring more of these videos to you with multiple cameramen, interviews, tech features, in car video and all associated media shot and edited by true enthusiasts. We do this for a living so it will be done right. If the response becomes overwhelmingly large, then it is a good possibility that you could be seeing these videos again in the near future.

Til next time,

Mark
powerTV Media
Feedback, questions, comments
SCTV@powertvmedia.com

Toycoma · 07-03-2007, 10:54 PM

awesome to see the top 16 runs.

markshatchi86 · 07-03-2007, 11:12 PM

thanks, i want to continue to do these but for me to convince my boss that these videos are worth it, i really need to get a good response from people

Toycoma · 07-03-2007, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markshatchi86

thanks, i want to continue to do these but for me to convince my boss that these videos are worth it, i really need to get a good response from people

who is talking though? i think that needs to be changed. and the word pass should only be used when some one passes someone, not when they make a pass. haha, i was like, what, he didn't pass him. o wait, he meant awesome pass as in awesome run.

aaronlosey · 07-04-2007, 12:24 AM

bad *Censored**Censored**Censored* coverage, thanks!

Slapshotnerd · 07-04-2007, 01:50 AM

The videos are pretty good, Mark! Give a good sense of how the runs happened. The biggest frustration for me is twofold
- the site is dog slow
- there's no easy way to embed the video on other pages (aka how Youtube provides the 'embed' codes to post the videos on a message board or on myspace)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toycoma

who is talking though? i think that needs to be changed. and the word pass should only be used when some one passes someone, not when they make a pass. haha, i was like, what, he didn't pass him. o wait, he meant awesome pass as in awesome run.

Jeremy is the announcer for NOPI

markshatchi86 · 07-04-2007, 10:01 AM

jacob-

there is an embedded code, look to the right of the bottom of the video, permalinks

yea i know its (loads slow, videos are quick) slow, its not even a beta yet, still an alpha, we are workin on it

07-04-2007, 10:54 AM

good vids, would like it if they kept coming, good work

markshatchi86 · 07-04-2007, 04:28 PM

only way thats going to happen is if we get a really positive response on this, so spread the word!

BlakeFuller · 07-05-2007, 02:03 AM

Mark,

thank you for taking the time to compile this video - it was definately worth the effort!!!!

Now... onto the top 8!

The video made the course look exciting!

Ycagel · 07-05-2007, 08:31 AM

Thanks for the vids, it's a good thing for us in canada that can't be at the
events...

olddrifter · 07-05-2007, 01:19 PM

the teams and drivers appreaciate the vids as we can review our performance and correct mistakes or set up changes. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Toycoma · 07-05-2007, 03:06 PM

any chance of getting some qualifying footage up??

markshatchi86 · 07-05-2007, 04:12 PM

anything you see on the practice vids is it

markshatchi86 · 07-05-2007, 04:22 PM

updated, remaining runs are up

markshatchi86 · 07-08-2007, 06:49 PM

bumpizzle dizzle

slideways2004 · 07-10-2007, 12:43 AM

videos are badass. great quality footage. i don't like when the commentator yells though. everything is good

p.s. forest is my hero

slideways2004 · 07-10-2007, 12:57 AM

i take that back. after watching the whole thing, he's actually doing a pretty decent job on commentating

crysis · 07-10-2007, 08:50 AM

he gets overly excited about it (which isnt a bad thing) and messes his vocabulary up a bit. (ex: using "pass" instead of "run")

07-03-2007, 10:42 PM	#1
markshatchi86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 606	NOPI Drift LA Complete Top 16 Eliminations Videos UPDATED For Practice and all Top 16 elimination videos go to the link below, on the left you will see a tab for NOPI Drift LA, then click all videos (6) for the vids. www.sportcompact.tv Pictures www.floridaracing.org [b]Please support the cause! We want to produce more videos as much as you want to watch them, so spread the word![/ib] Two days, 26 hours, 8 tapes, 2 memory cards and I’m spent. This would describe my NOPI L.A. event to a tee. After covering the majority of the 05 and 06 Formula D season with my Canon DSLRs, I came into mid 07 without shooting a single Pro Drift event. I had a feeling I was going to be rustly. Luickly for you and me, it was short lived. The main intention for my visit to L.A. was to shoot a video for Vortech on Blake Fuller and his Vortech sponsored 350z. Naturally, that’s not all I planned to do. Drifting has always been my favorite motorsport to shoot. But now I am faced with a challenge- I have to juggle shooting video and taking statics. It seemed hectic at times, but overall I believe it was a success. I managed to shoot around 600 pictures, 4 hours of video, and suffer the worst sunburn in years. The generally unfortunate problem of shooting among my fellow media peers is that most media pits contain a plethora of people. This is not a problem when shooting stills most of the time, but can make video production an absolute P.I.T.A. We aren’t the Speed channel. We don’t get to pick the prime shooting locations, generally vacant of heads. We are the meager media shooting through a crowd. I know a lot of you fellow drift photogs, and though I love you all, some of you have big heads. Knowing this challenge I moved next to the highest spot I could. Strategically placed in the parking lot are these 3 foot tall, 2 feet in diameter concrete circles with a massive light pole affixed to the middle of them. On this I stand with fellow photog Alison Merion. Through our 10” circumference left over from this pole, we dance. With one hand on the pole and one on the video camera, I brace for dear life as Alison and I swing ourselves to what could have been misconstrued as some horrible ballet gone wrong. During the duration of Top 16, our safety was questioned by NOPI staff (and for the obvious reasons). This will reflect in the video as you see the change in camera location. I put my life on the line to bring you this video, so you better well enjoy it. We at powerTV would really like to continue to shoot pro drift events. The only way this is going to happen is through your support. Send this video to everyone you know, give us feedback, give the respective organizations feedback. Please also feel free to sign up on the site and share any sport compact videos in a youtube style community. I know everyone hates waiting for months to see an event on TV and we would like to bring more of these videos to you with multiple cameramen, interviews, tech features, in car video and all associated media shot and edited by true enthusiasts. We do this for a living so it will be done right. If the response becomes overwhelmingly large, then it is a good possibility that you could be seeing these videos again in the near future. Til next time, Mark powerTV Media Feedback, questions, comments SCTV@powertvmedia.com Last edited by markshatchi86; 07-05-2007 at 04:22 PM.

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07-03-2007, 10:54 PM	#2
Toycoma Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 278	awesome to see the top 16 runs.

07-03-2007, 11:12 PM	#3
markshatchi86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 606	thanks, i want to continue to do these but for me to convince my boss that these videos are worth it, i really need to get a good response from people

07-04-2007, 12:24 AM	#5
aaronlosey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 219	bad CensoredCensoredCensored coverage, thanks!

07-04-2007, 10:01 AM	#7
markshatchi86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 606	jacob- there is an embedded code, look to the right of the bottom of the video, permalinks yea i know its (loads slow, videos are quick) slow, its not even a beta yet, still an alpha, we are workin on it

07-04-2007, 10:54 AM	#8
Livewithpassion Guest Posts: n/a	good vids, would like it if they kept coming, good work

07-04-2007, 04:28 PM	#9
markshatchi86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 606	only way thats going to happen is if we get a really positive response on this, so spread the word!

07-05-2007, 02:03 AM	#10
BlakeFuller Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 42	Mark, thank you for taking the time to compile this video - it was definately worth the effort!!!! Now... onto the top 8! The video made the course look exciting!

07-05-2007, 08:31 AM	#11
Ycagel Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 36	Thanks for the vids, it's a good thing for us in canada that can't be at the events...

07-05-2007, 01:19 PM	#12
olddrifter Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 81	the teams and drivers appreaciate the vids as we can review our performance and correct mistakes or set up changes. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-05-2007, 03:06 PM	#13
Toycoma Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 278	any chance of getting some qualifying footage up??

07-05-2007, 04:12 PM	#14
markshatchi86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 606	anything you see on the practice vids is it

07-05-2007, 04:22 PM	#15
markshatchi86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 606	updated, remaining runs are up

07-08-2007, 06:49 PM	#16
markshatchi86 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 606	bumpizzle dizzle

07-10-2007, 12:43 AM	#17
slideways2004 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 839	videos are badass. great quality footage. i don't like when the commentator yells though. everything is good p.s. forest is my hero

07-10-2007, 12:57 AM	#18
slideways2004 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 839	i take that back. after watching the whole thing, he's actually doing a pretty decent job on commentating

07-10-2007, 08:50 AM	#19
crysis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: orange Posts: 60	he gets overly excited about it (which isnt a bad thing) and messes his vocabulary up a bit. (ex: using "pass" instead of "run")