Ready to return to the Sierra -tomorrow-?
Today, I’ll continue editing my rough cut for the newest documentary BACKPACKING AND MOUNTAINEERING IN THE SIERRA NEVADA (BMSN) and will be adding some music. I’ve selected excerpts from Ken Burn’s LEWIS AND CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY and from W. Snuffy Walden’s score for THE STAND.
Here’s a shot of my loaded Black Diamond Predator 50 from last night’s training hike
Please take a look, if you’re exploring your options for participating in this wonderful sport!
I will amend it over time as my needs may change….
Enjoy!
In late October-November we’ll plan to head to the west side in SEKI (Sequoia/Kings Canyon,) and then do some snow camping and possibly an alpine climb in the Spire region in Nov-December to finish shooting for the documentary.
Special thanks to Ross Rivera and Joann Loo, for the nice job shooting video in the field.
We’ll be in the Little Lakes Valley area south of Tom’s Place, between Bishop and Mammoth Lakes, from 2-4 September. No one else on my crew has been to the area, it’s exciting to be the one to introduce them to it!
One of my very favorite peaks in the range is located there-Bear Creek Spire (c 13,700′).Hope to get some of them to try at least a ridge route on it….
In November the plan is to return there, to shoot in winter conditions.
An additional presentation will be held at a friend’s house north of San Diego that afternoon and evening. Please contact me for further information if planning to attend.
I can be reached at
William Hooks
benjaminlafayettesisko@gmail.com
(951)-255-9568
We will be traveling as a group of seven, heading initially to Yosemite NP on Monday morning to see if we can get a walk-in permit for Happy Isles to Little Yo Valley. If not, south to Kings Canyon or Sequoia NP’s to try to get in there… I plan to begin shooting for my next adventure sports documentary on backpacking and mountaineering on this trip.
My production group will be using Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Edition for impending projects- we’re anxious to see if the newest version of Encore is more reliable than was version 5.1!
REI, Adventure 16 and Nomad Venture stores in southern CA will be showing the posters from RIDDLE OF MONZONITE, and I anticipate screenings of it this July-Sept in several stores.
We’ll be meeting in Rowland Heights on the evening of 9 June 2012 to show both the trailer and the documentary, with crew and friends. This event is also open to the public, please write or call for more details.
I’ve had a wonderful experience planning, writing, directing and editing this project, and hope to share it with other climbers and outdoor enthusiasts through events at REI and Adventure 16 stores in coming months.
We will have the event at TriCommunity School of Photography in Covina, CA on Saturday, 2 June 2012 at 1PM. The telephone number for the school is (626)-974-6816 and it’s located at 252 West Puente St, zip code is 91723.
If you ‘d like to attend, we’ll have you use a questionnaire to make any comments you wish about this 30 min version of the documentary. We may also show a trailer.
And happy Memorial Day!
I spotted what appeared to be an outstanding route with an easy approach on the northeast aspect of Chimney Rock in JT last week, and plan to return there to climb next Wednesday with some crew. We’ll shoot more takes for a special effect I want in the piece, as well as HDR and timelapses.
My videography and photo equipment has held up very well in the heat and taken the abuse out there, with the exception of 2 older light stands which were destroyed by fractures of the aluminum tubes near the mounting ends. I suspect that was due to twisting (torsional) stress while repeatedly positioning and adjusting them.
William Hooks
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