Want to know why skiers and snowboarders flock to Whistler Blackcomb? The apres has its draw but, no, there’s a deeper connection. Magnetic, a 30-minute marketing endeavor by the Resort, focuses on that undeniable attraction; that hypnotic power of the area that keeps athletes coming back again and again.
Filmed entirely and solely at Whistler Blackcomb, the film will be the resort’s flagship piece of content for the 2017.18 winter season. The movie features athletes with connections to the Whistler area and filmed by local, high caliber talent.
Origin Design & Communications, a full-service, creative and marketing agency specializing in outdoor sports and tourism, created the concept with the award-winningoutdoor/adventure and commercial video producerJeff Thomas directing the project.
The film will be released free online this fall but here’s a peek at the trailer:
If you’ve ever done three tram laps at The Bird, you can appreciate the simplicity and relief that comes from a chairlift ride and the proverbial footrest. Younguns would argue that they “hate that thing”; they bonk you on the head coming down, you struggle to raise them in time to eject and bro-brahs see them as a sign of weakness. However, as we ski bums age the pride takes a backseat to commonsense.
Coloradan Lionel Starr created this hilarious riff on the ‘bar’ for the annual Telluride TV Video Awards.
What began as a one-off for outdoor gear brand Cotopaxi in 2014, the 24-hour adventure scavenger hunt that takes place in over 50 North American locations, circles back to its home state for Questival 2017, and there’s still time to register!
This zany, all-consuming trek gets teams of 2-6 friends to complete some 300+ “challenges” (from doing a yoga pose in the wilderness to give a dollar to a homeless person) while earning points, bonding with teammates and checking off adventures from your bucklist.
The Questival event kicks off with a welcome party Friday July 28, 2017, 6 p.m., with live music and food trucks, where you get your list of challenges, the Cotopaxi swag backpacks and a “totem.” As you complete a challenge you take a photo with the totem to prove you’ve succeeded and upload it to the free Questival app. Different challenges are worth a certain number of points.
The categories of Questival 2017 challenges range from adventure and survival to service and social media. You can ride a slide at a public park for two points or drive to a national park for 30 points. You’ll wrack up the most points by completing the outdoor challenges over the urban ones. There is time to get a little sleep as well. You gain additional points by turning off the app from 1 a.m.- 5 a.m.
The more challenges you complete, the more points you earn. (Here is the list of last year’s challenges). The top ten point-scoring teams will then move onto “peer judging”. All Questival 2017 competitors will swipe left or right on photos and videos submitted by teams. Back in the day, winning teams could get an all-expense paid trip to Machu Picchu. Now they get prize packs with airline vouchers and gear worth approx. $4200 per team.
In the end, you’re competing against thousands of your neighbors in a fun, friendly, albeit frenetic, event so even if you don’t come close to one of those 10 spots you’ll come out a winner, learning more about your city, your friends and your stamina.
To here learn more about Cotopaxi and Questival 2017.
Park City is NOT a staycation. If you live anywhere along the Wasatch Front, stop making excuses to avoid the very short, 20-minute drive. With the cooler, cleaner air and summer vibe, Park City, in addition to the myriad of daytime adventure, is made for date nights. There are free concerts at Deer Valley on Wednesdays, touring bands at Newpark Plaza at Kimball Junction on Thursdays, rocking national acts on Saturday at PCMR/Canyons, local music at sunset outside of Billy Blanco’s on Sundays, 2-for-1 coupons at all of the best restaurants (in the Park Record Newspaper). That leaves Monday, Tuesday and Fridays to be home bodies. Whoops not quite. For a classy affair on the deck at Deer Valley’s Stein Eriksen Lodge you and your other half can toast to a bit of sophistication at Hops on the Hill 2017.
Every Tuesday night this summer Hops on the Hill brings you regional craft beer tastings with specially selected BBQ food pairings starting at 6 p.m., along with a concert. The beer is $20 and the food is $20 but the music is free so feel free to grab a bite beforehand.
Who’s On Tap For Hops On The Hill 2017
Local breweries include Squatters and Park City Brewery, Red Rock Brewing and Epic Brewing Company, Uinta Brewing and Bonneville Brewery, 2 Row Brewing and Bohemian Brewery, Wasatch Brewery and Proper Brewing Company. This summer’s bands feature Mother Lode, Gary Tada, Red Desert Ramblers, Terrence and the Two-Headed Monster and The Lazlos.
Ten percent of the proceeds from food and drink sales go toward the Youth Sports Alliance, an organization dedicated to supporting and enabling youth to participate, learn, compete and excel in sports.
Here’s your 2017 calendar for brews and beats:
JULY 11TH:
Breweries: Squatters & Red Rock
Band: Mother Lode
JULY 18TH:
Breweries: Park City & Epic
Band: Red Desert Ramblers
JULY 25TH:
Breweries: Roha & Bonneville
Band: Gary Tada
AUGUST 1st:
Breweries: 2Row & Bohemian
Band: Terrence and the Two Headed Monster
AUGUST 8TH:
Breweries: Proper & Uinta
Band: The Lazlos
AUGUST 15TH
Breweries: Wasatch & Melvin
Band: Utah County Swillers
The Tuesday events costs $40 in advance and $45 at the door and if you want more than “tastes”, the bar is open with $5 beer, $10 wine and $10 liquor.
Your agent called and you have an audition. Wonderful! You got yourself an agent and the agent decided to send you out. That’s huge; but if you have never auditioned or taken an auditioning class, it doesn’t matter how hot you look or how much “raw” talent you have, you’re gonna suck. There are certain rules to the room that you have to know. Sure you might get that part because of your look but that’s a one-off. If you have any desire to build an acting career you need to train. Plain and simple.
I recently sat in on a two-day casting session for a television movie. The extremely gracious casting director tried to give every actor a fighting chance but after a while the auditions got backed up and there was no more time for teaching moments. Game over. If only they had this list ahead of time. Here are some basic audition tips you need to know that will help hide your greenness and just might get you past the reject pile.
What Not To Do In Your Next Audition
FORGET A HEADSHOT AND RESUME. CDs may be going digital but you can’t count on it. Always, ALWAYS have a headshot (that actually looks like you) and resume in your car, stapled together and ready to go. Make sure that your name is somewhere on your photo in case the two are separated by the CD. And while we’re on it, double check your spellings; especially the names of directors and acting coaches. Ie, it’s Robert Andrus not Robert Andrews.
FORGET TO SLATE. Nine times out of 10, the casting director or his assistant will ask you to “Slate”. KNOW WHAT THAT IS! That’s where you speak directly into the camera and state your name; and usually your talent agency. It’s the only way a director is going to know who you are when they watch back the tape. If you are a minor, you’ll probably have to say your age as well. If the CD doesn’t mention the slate, ask. It’s also okay to ask what they want If you are unsure of what to say. General rule of thumb: If there’s no camera in the room, don’t slate.
MOVE OUT OF FRAME– The camera sits on a tripod for a reason. It’s fixed and you should be too; especially if there’s a “mark” on the floor. Ask about your framing if you feel like moving around. If you give the camera person a head’s up they may be willing to follow you.
IGNORE YOUR EYELINE. If the CD doesn’t tell you who you with whom you will be reading your scene, ask. AND LISTEN. Nothing says “next!” more than staring into the camera (or the casting director) after you’re told to read to the guy (or girl) sitting to the left of it.
BREAK CHARACTER WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF LINES. The scene isn’t over until the CD says it is. Your reader might improv with you, you could start an improv on your own if there’s a long pause or you could just stand there reacting to the last thing said. This is where your “button” and “moment after” come in handy. Take a class for more on those and other techniques that will make your auditions shine.
NOT KNOW YOUR LINES. Memorize your lines. If you suck at it or you were sent five pages an hour before the audition, become as familiar with the sides as possible and see #7 below.
PRETEND TO BE MEMORIZED. You have your sides. Don’t leave them face down on the floor or chair. HOLD THEM in your hand. It’s much better to look down and grab a line if you must rather than stand there with a brain fart, apologize and ask to start again. Which leads to …..
APOLOGIZE – You’ve got to start somewhere? Do it in class not at an audition. Walking in and saying, “I’m sorry…This is my first audition, I’m nervous, I got the sides today, I have allergies,” is not charming, endearing or an adequate disclaimer. If you have to apologize, you don’t belong in the room. Own whatever it is you chose to do and never apologize for it. One, it calls attention to something the CD might have overlooked and two, it makes you look insecure, unprofessional and needy. If you forget a line, stay in character, look at your sides and continue.
ASK FOR A RETAKE. You only get to do those at home or with selfies. Here, you make the first one count. The only exception is if you honestly have a completely different read planned. You’ve prepared the sides for that serial killer role both as a tormented, sexually abused drug addict and as the guy next door who has a thing for blood and you’d like them to see your range. Don’t be afraid to ask but also don’t feel rejected if they say no. Do your best then let it go.
STAY WHEN IT’S TIME TO LEAVE. It’s over, the CD says thank you. Unless you are good friends and have some catching up to do, be gracious, thank them back and walk out. Don’t linger as if to say, “Are you sure you don’t want me to do it again?” If they want to see more of you, they will call you back.
If you’ve read to the end of this list of audition tips you may realize that there’s so much more to learn when it comes to acting. Get out there and train; find coaches you click with, and never stop practicing. The more you do it, the more confident and better you get. See you on set!
