Is it just me?

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or do this years "amateur" ski movies look more promising then the big names?

No hate directed at the big guys like Level 1 and PBP.

These have to be the two best trailers i have ever seen and they both came from smaller groups of guys with, i would assume, smaller budgets.

The Eighty Six Trailer - Stept Productions from Stept Productions on Vimeo.

Note: Few Words is not included in this argument.

Aug 4 2012 9:26PM

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Big.Bird

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i agree with you to some point but stept movies are different because they are all urban. urban being the most intense and super dangerous and requiring insanely large balls make the stept movies almost unbeatable in that regard. esk's trailer was very good too but i liked sunny's more

Aug 4 2012 9:30PM

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CrotchKiller

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ya i agree on the stept note. I guess the sunny trailer just wasn't doing it for me

Aug 4 2012 9:59PM

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KillaSteeze

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I think the smaller production companys have taken over the urban scene lately

Aug 4 2012 10:10PM

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FigNewton

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http://vimeo.com/46243863

Same with tsp.

Act natural > WE

Aug 4 2012 10:14PM

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homestar

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Don't forget about Act Natural. Another great trailer from a small company.

Aug 4 2012 10:14PM

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MaryO

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I could be wrong, but is Stept still considered Amatuer anymore? They won Best Am movie last year, so I thought they moved up in the ranks, but idk.

Aug 4 2012 10:15PM

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Stept, I dont think, should qualify as amateur. Sure they don't have a huge budget (one that can compare to PBP, etc) but they've been making killer movies for several years with professional quality work.

Aug 4 2012 10:18PM

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jerm

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pretty sure people say this every year. same in skating and in snowboarding. am movies just have a little bit more of grime and hunger to them so the trailers give you a little bit more. its not a "this year is any different" kind of thing. just the nature of things.

Aug 4 2012 10:52PM

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CrotchKiller

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ya i smell what you're steppin in

Aug 4 2012 10:57PM

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RudyGarmisch

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Good teasers have produced bad movies, bad trailers have gone along with great movies. Wait till seeing the finished product before judging.

Aug 5 2012 12:42AM

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LIL-WAT

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I agree, i don't really classify them as amateur.

Aug 5 2012 1:29AM

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POW-WOW

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I wouldn't say TSP is small anymore

Aug 5 2012 1:47AM

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homestar

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True. Smaller than Stept though.

Aug 5 2012 1:53AM

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Dr.Dickless

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The lower budget makes amateur movies more relate-able as well

Aug 5 2012 3:09AM

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shiftyparty

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there is just so much talent out there and with cameras and filming being so accessible there are heaps of smaller production ski movies coming out. personally im just as happy to watch edits and small production films as i am to watch say something by poor boyz.

and i agree with above sometimes the smaller production companies make films that are more relatable coz most of us ski bums arent rolling in the cash thats for sure.

Aug 6 2012 1:35AM

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