Formula Photographic - Action, Adventure, and Automotive Photography & Video

Shooting World Cups Again

For the past two weeks I"ve been on the road in Quebec shooting World Cup downhill mountain biking again for Freecaster.tv.  It's been a few years, and its great to see lots of famiiar faces and meet some new ones.  The shooting has been fun, and is definitely a comfort zone for me.  After "leaving" the sport in a state of burnout, it was nice to be excited about the sport again.  I'll start the rumour now....  The Circus 2 is coming in 2010.  I know infinitely more about marketing, producing, and shooting now than I did when I made the first Circus in 2001.  I was 22 years old, fresh and eager, and equipped with nothing but a 3-chip video camera.  Now, I'm older, wiser, and full of new ideas.  Who knows...a 10 year retrospective would be pretty cool, and I want to do it before the "old guard" of riders have retired.

A quick same-day edit of footage from Bromont this past weekend...

On the hunt for a classic Mini

I'm on the hunt for a classic mini project car...keep your eyes peeled!

Mini Cooper en action
by Minno02

Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs 2008 Photos

I've been super busy and also working on a new site, thus the lack of updates.  Here's a link to some photos from this weekend's Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs.

Rallye BDC on Flickr

Haywood Ski Nationals - Whistler Olympic Park

The Whistler Olympic Park in the Callaghan Valley hosted the 2008 Haywood Canadian Cross-Country Ski Nationals this past week.  For many, it was their first opportunity to ski the 2010 Olympic Nordic skiing course. As a spectator and photographer, it is a fantastic venue with the course looping in and out of the stadium. I was there for several days as a video cameraman, and also brought the still camera out for the long distance classic event on Sunday.  I've posted a set on flickr.

Sara Renner & Chandra Crawford at the finish of the long distance Classic nordic event.

New Resort TV Segment

A new Seven Restaurant ad I filmed at Resort TV.

LaunchParty Vancouver - Part 1

Earlier this month I was down in Vancouver at the Republic to shoot a fun tech/startup party called - appropriately enough - LaunchParty Vancouver.  Shira Lazar came up from LA to host the show, and we worked the floor capturing interviews with the attendees and the companies showing off their startup projects, websites, and businesses. This video features Maura Rodgers and Danny Robinson from Strutta who organized the event, and product interviews with Moblu, SomethingSimpler (Pul.se), and Sitemasher.

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Rally DVD Teaser

Here's a short teaser for the Flatovercrest.com Rally DVD I'm working on.  It will be ready for shipping on the 17th - just in time for Christmas!  The Christmas order deadline is December 14th. Just out of interest, if anyone is unable to view the video below (ie. you have an error, or it just won't play) please leave a comment.  I'm trying to figure out which is more widely accepted by browsers and internet users - Mp4 Quicktime or Flash Player.  Thanks!

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Old Driver's Seat TV Segment - SEMA Show

Just found some Driver's Seat Television segments from last year on YouTube.  Here's a segment I shot in Las Vegas at the SEMA show while I was working for ATV Productions.

The Easy Rider Skate Video - 2007 Teaser

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Pat Richard Promo Video

Here's a little promo video for Pat Richard/Rocket Rally I made, using television and DVD footage from the past few seasons.