This was a really fun and interesting project to work on. I've been producing self-filmed videos for a very long time, going back to my early days at @pinkbike and making these little :90 "Local Flavors" videos for the "EastBound and Down" series. I still have some regular projects that involve this process, but for "sticks & stones" I wanted to do something different. A lot of self-filmed videos, my own included, will utilize POV footage to help glue tripod shots together while also providing the video with a very different perspective and dynamic movement. It's easy and effective, but for this I wanted to challenge myself to make something without the use of any POV footage. One of my primary goals was to produce something on my own that had the look and feel of a video that utilized a filmer and a rider, instead of a rider/filmer. Filming on local trails was a big part of how I was able to accomplish that. I had plenty of time to really dial in the process, I knew exactly which trails I wanted to film on and how to go about getting the most out of them, and I was also able to spend a lot of time working on the trails themselves and dialing them in. From a technical perspective, I knew I was going to need to be able to mix up angles and compositions, and in order to do so I needed to utilize a few different cameras for this, and more importantly get creative in post to accomplish my goals. In the end I am really proud of this little passion project and hope you check it out this Wednesday! In the meantime here are some self-portraits and textures I captured for the project. #onlystans #notubes #eastcoast #mtb #blackandwhite #pivotcycles #pearlizumi #sweetprotection #wtb