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Ski.Colonies.com News: matchstick Teaser
By: ski.colonies.com


Check out the new teaser at http://www.mspfilms.com/theatre/
 
Cheers!


Published On: 6/15/2007
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Park & Pipes - Whistler Blackcomb: Match Stick Productions Custom Booter Shoot
By: whistlerblackcomb


Few weeks ago we were contacted by MSP to build a gap step up for top skiers Sammy Carlson & Simon Dumont. Simon has been busy winning big $ @ pipe comps in the U.S. but Sammy was up to hit our custom booter. The gap step up was 60 feet from take off to uphill landing point. The kicker was approx 15 feet high & the uphill landing was higher @ around 25 feet.



Sammy said, “This is the best jump I have hit all year!” & based on what he was throwing down, looks like he was fully into it! The gap step up took 3 days to build by our skilled Park Grooming lead hand, Olex Iskaat. Stormy weather put the hit on hold then a final groom out made the feature ready for action this week. Sammy made the jump look effortless on every jump, blowing on lookers minds.



Park lead hand, Eric Gendron was in charge of shuttling Sammy back up to the in run start via sled so the action was fast & non stop!  The shoot went into the sunset hours so expect to see some awesome footage in the next MSP film out this Fall. Big thanx to the Parks staff, leads & Olex for building & re grooming the hit so it was ideal for Sammy to hit over & over again.      
 
 
 


Published On: 3/16/2007
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MSP has outdone themselves yet again with the latest add to their repertoire, “Push”. I don’t know about you, but I have a love-hate relationship with this time of year. Some of the sickest video premiers roll into town from some of the most amazing production companies. It’s this time of year when every morning when you’re out the door you’re debating whether you should bust out your new jacket already or if its too early, all the while thinking to yourself, “Nah, it’ll get warm later this afternoon”… but you bring it anyway. It’s this time of year when temperatures drop and the first snowfall across the country teases us intermittently… then the next week it feels like the summer again. This time of year, all your friends and industry folk alike amass in one place to share the one undying passion for the VP. That’s the love. 
 
On Friday, September 29, 2006, Seattle, Washington was lucky enough to experience an evening of emotional highs from what can easily be dubbed as one of the season’s most epic films. I hadn’t even seen the trailer, and all I was going off of was friends saying, “Oh dude, I know some guy in a different time zone who just got out and said it was siiiiick”. Yeah, thanks. Anyhow, Fremont Studios was gracious enough to open its doors and roll out the red carpet for an evening of what I was soon to find out to be a night of awesomeness. Pre-show, the mood was super chill, people slowly started to trickle in as the doors opened. I actually looked away for a bit, then turned the corner and all of a sudden, mobs! Lines ceased to mean anything and everyone was so stoked to get inside. How can you blame them? Ingrid Backstrom herself was present and accounted for signing autographs and kickin’ it with co-star Sammy Carlson. Eric Pollard? Don’t think that I wasn’t keeping my eyes open for the Line Team Shredder, but he was no where to be seen that night except for on the screen droppin’ it hot as usual.
 
I don’t need to sit here and tell you how rad the flick was. Okay, it was sick. Before you run out to buy it though, I’ll giver a go at ranting about the After Party. Following the movie, I was swept away with the masses as we took a short trek down the street to the nerve center of evo (www.evogear.com) a Seattle based retail and online lifestyle and apparel shop. So at this point, we’ve got a mob of stoked skiers, an open bar, Vancouver Hip Hop legends Sweatshop Union, and well, you guessed it, from there the night transitions to non-stop ski talk, break battles, pulling out all the stops , and 6 empty kegs… and that was only night 2 of a 3 night movie weekend for evo! Let the pictures do the talking! 
 
by Molly Hawkins, part of the evo crew!
 
Check out photos of the after party at evo with the band Sweatshop Union here


Published On: 10/6/2006
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Hope you have a ticket up the Roundhouse Lodge on Whistler Mountain to see the highly anticipated world premiere of our new film "Push", because it's a sold out show that's sure to be one hell of a party night!

check out the teaser!

MSP





Published On: 9/21/2006
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The "Push" movie tour is coming to Seattle!! Matchstick Productions will be premiering their latest release down the street at Fremont Studios... following the movie you get to join us for the After Party!

Come to EVO and see Sweatshop Union LIVE!
For more on the band, check them out at www.sweatshopunion.com

Evo
122 NW 36th St
Seattle, WA 98107

Tickets are $15 and are available for purchase at Evo.
Get your tickets now and we will see you at the show!


Published On: 9/6/2006
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Park & Pipes - Whistler Blackcomb: MSP & Standard Films Hit Whistler
By: whistlerblackcomb


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Matchstick Productions & Standard Films paired up once again for an epic jump and film/photo shoot on Whistler. Ace cat driver Curtis Von Cube & I worked for a week to create the vision that was presented to us by Mike Douglas & the MSP crew. Curtis & I were asked to build a cross over jump so skiers could air over & under each other at the same time. The X jump was built in the Burnt Stew area just before the Flute gate entrance. Curtis did an outstanding job on the build and I assisted with measurements & kicker shaping.

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X Jump completed.

The second jump site was near the bottom of Frontier pass off the top of the Peak chair. Curtis once again re worked the jump to the groups desires and made the jump perfect once again. The Standard Films crew joined in on the Frontier jump and once all athletes figured out speed for the in run, the action was unreal.

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The end of the day to sunset shooting will be something to see in the magazines & part of the Standard Films & Matchstick Productions releases this fall! Big thanx to Curtis for his fine cat work & Mike Douglas for the daily consultations & for helping us dig & shape the kicker for the Frontier jump site. Recognition to Patroller Shawn Beaudoin who helped with all the fencing, gear shuttles & general all around help before & during the shoots.   

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Kurtis finished with the X.

Published On: 5/5/2006
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