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he Beating is an amateur film festival held in Silverton, Colorado. Meant to be a core version of “The Meeting” held in Aspen, The Beating brought out some of the best crashes, most hilarious outtakes, and some quality skiing footage. Contestants entered 5 minute short films to be judged by a panel of experts. The grand prize was a trip to Los Angeles to meet with the Studio 411 crew and learn as much as possible about the professional film-making process.
I got a chance to ask Corey Tiblijas a few questions after Two Plank Productions took home a flurry of awards.
FS: How does it feel to not only win Best overall movie, but to have both of Two Plank’s shorts tie for Best overall movie?
CT: It was a great feeling. While sitting in the audience with Jeff after winning two of the sub categories, the tension was off since we weren’t leaving empty handed. The suspense definetely built up as Jen was announcing the winners. When she said there was a tie I never could have imagined that we tied ourselves. Needless to say, that was a clutch win and a great break from years of filmmaking.
FS: Tell us about the Sickbird award. What is it and why did “The Moment” win?
CT: The sick bird award was the icing on the cake as there were a lot of ski shots and stunts showcased in other films at the Beating. This award is handed out to the defining movie or shots that make people get out of their seats and yell. After extensive research from our 22 show movie tour of Screenplay, we have seen what shots of ours work for that criteria. We used simply the best of the best of our HD shots from the past season. From first ever ski BASE locations, to pointing it down a 3 foot wide chute about 200ft long; the shots fired on all cylinders.
FS: You won a trip to Studio 411 in California. What do you hope to learn on this trip?
CT: It will be great to actually get a run through of full scale operation, not to mention the distributor that represented the best of the best. So much learning can come from even the smallest amount of practical experience. We are all really excited to go to LA and sit down with the 411 crew!
FS: What do you think is the most interesting part of the film making process?
CT: We all feel that the most interest aspect is seeing months and months of very hard work from almost 50 people pay off. When all of the pieces of the puzzle come together and you can suck your own interest into your project, it is then when you feel a sense of accomplishment; that fact that you are able to entertain yourself with something that can be old footage with a new edit. The actual job description of this business is the best part, each of us work in every aspect of the business, and we’re on call for everything 24/7. It never stops, and that is the way we like to keep the momentum going.
FS: What is the defining feature of your 2006 release, Screen Play that sets it apart from other ski movies?
CT: Its a movie that features everything. Rather than focusing on one or two, we teamed up with established and upcoming athletes specializing in big mountain, urban, back-country kicker, and park and showcased them in a seamless HDV project. Skiing is a very diverse sport, with many lifestyles, so we wanted to make a movie that just about everyone can watch, and walked away stoked. Plus, it may open eyes to different styles of skiing to new audiences.
FS: Where did you shoot Screen Play? With what athletes?
CT: Crested Butte - Aspen/Snowmass - Vail - Copper - Denver - Boulder - Colorado Springs - San Juans - Wolf Creek - Gunnison - Leadville - Loveland [Colorado] Pemberton - Whistler/Black Comb [BC] - Salt Lake City - Park City - Little Cottonwood [UT] - Okemo - Killington [VT] - Taos [New Mexico] - [Wyoming]
Jonny Scriz Scott, Alex Norton, Laura Ogden, Liam Downey, Jesse Hall, Heath Ordway Steele Spence, Ted Davenport, Jack Hannan, Jon Johnston, Forrest Cole, Brandon Claybaugh, Ben Furimsky, Max Mancini, Andrew Holson, Alex Albers and many others
FS: How did growing up in Crested Butte with the Matchstick crew influence you?
CT: It was a huge influence. I met Steve and Murry when I was 10 I think. After classes in High School they would let me chill in the studio and watch the madness go down. They were and still are super supportive of our progress.
FS: What can we expect to see out of Two Plank Productions in the future?
CT: People should expect to see real skiing in its essence. Skiing is our life and passion, and we plan to show that on every aspect. Even though it seems like the work never stops, we look at this as an opportunity to have fun and entertain people in the process.
Thanks a lot Corey. We look forward to seeing more from Two Plank in the future. Check out both of Two Plank’s winning shorts at freeskier.tv
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Our acquisition of a Chevy Tahoe has just cleared purchase, and is in the design phase. The mini-monster truck will be cruising the highways of North America for the next season, to close up the shooting for Two Plank’s 2008 dual disk release. Much thanks to Go Fast Sports and Beverage www.gofastsports.com and our staff graphic designer: mad props AJ! Way to make it happen! Be looking for the truck coming to a town near you with a trailer full of sleds, and ask the crew to check out the exclusive Two Plank and Go Fast promo reels on the internal screens with Alpine© Audio. Crew and Athletes will be available to hook up any spectators with Two Plank gear/DVDs, plus other great gear from our sponsors.
