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Over the past few weeks we have been working on a few bugs on the site that are driving us nuts as they are with you as well. A lot of you have emailed us to let us know what was bothering you and we thank you for that. We built this site for everyone and to help everyone share their videos, compete, watch webcasts and meet your goals as a filmer, rider or production crew. The more feedback we get from YOU the more we can improve the site and give you what you want. Anyway thanks for your support and if you have 30sec to give us some feed back it would help us continuously improve the site.
Some of the bugs we fixed include the avatar, podcasts are available for select CXX Events, Crown Room styling, introduction to minicomps. We will keep you posted as we add new features to the site.

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This week on ALLY NIGHTS will feature Teenage Love Graffiti in full and on demand for a limited time only. Make sure you tune in this Sunday and every Sunday for full snowboard movies on demand presented by ALLY Distribution.

“This is it! After another long and intense season of sunny days in fluffy powpow, dark nights in big cities, journeys to the worlds most beautiful snowy places and a series of major injuries, you get to see a 4 minute collection of what to expect in this years Isenseven movie “Teenage Love Graffiti”.

This Cinetastic 32-bit Snowboard Super-Experience DVD which will be released fall 2008 will feature the riding of Erik Botner, Michi Zirngibl, André Kuhlmann, Christophe Schmidt, Torgeir Berre, Fredrik Evensen, Ethan Morgan, HC Bergheim, Joonas Mustonen, Peter König, Ludwig Lejkner, Tobi Strauss, René Schnöller, Xaver Hoffmann, Fipse Strauss and will be full of stuff you love: young Euro shred kids flying, falling, jibbing, bonking, drinking - all captured with high-def cameras and put together in a lovely way that makes you wanna party with your shred stick.” -allyvideo.com

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ALLY NIGHTS is presenting “Overseas” as this weeks featured video offered on demand in full length. If you missed last weeks showing of the BlueBird movie you are definitely missing the boat here. Come on Snowboard season is starting all over North America and it is time to get excited. I know we are! What better do you have to do on a Sunday night than check out some of the latest Snowboard videos offered by Allyvideo.com. So grab your favorite beverage and snack and come watch and chat with us for this limited time on demand showing of Overseas.

Overseas
The Pirates went overseas to add to their already stellar crew of European riders. This season, North American standouts Mike Casanova and Dan Brisse joined the squad of swashbucklers led by Hans Ahlund and Marko Grilc. Look for banger parts from these guys, and dont sleep on Gigi Rüfs second part of the year, who to quote Pirate Editor Basti Balser, has the iron legs of Austria, stomping tricks on impossibly flat landings. As you can see by the rider list, the Pirate crew is a diverse one—rail riders, jumpers, and backcountry guys all made their way into the lineup, which promises entertainment for every boarding enthusiast. OverSeas also comes with a 100 page art book, so youd be hard pressed to find a reason not to add this to your wish list.

Riders: Dan Brisse, Mike Casanova, Teo Konttinen, Björn Hartweger, Gigi Rüf, Lukas Golller, Marko Grilc, Hannes Metzler, Josh Sherman, David Benedek, Tyler Chorlton, TJ, Kalle Ohlson, Sani Alibabic, Hans Ahlund, Danny Larsen, Eirik Haugo, Osa, Emeric Front, Drew Fuller, Marco Feichtner, and Jocki Köffler.
Filmers: Flo Eckhardt, Justin Hare, Stephan Bob Schnappberger, Clement Mailet, Florian Cepten Bauer, and Justin Turkowski.

Locations:
Montafon (Austria), Cooke City (USA),Serfaus (Austria) Whistler (Canada), Minnesota (USA), Quebec (Canada), Schnalstal (Italy) Riksgransen (Sweden), Norway, Are (Sweden) Kitzsteinhorn (Austria), Utah (USA)

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Last night a nice little storm came through the Lake Tahoe basin and drop anywhere from 6 inches in town to 2+ feet in the higher elevations.  We rounded up a couple of buddies and headed towards the summit of Mt. Rose.  Mt. Rose has the highest elevation around North Lake Tahoe, so we figured it was the place to be.  and of course it was.  It seemed like every local shredder from Tahoe was there getting their fix!  Everyone from Johnny Lazz, Brendan Drury, Jake Devine, Christian Mares, Matty Bothfield, and the crew from VaCa Films was there getting their shred on.  It was a surprise how good the snow was.  After about a 10 minute hike you were in position to get some great turns and pow slashes.  This was definitely the start of the 08/09 season here in Tahoe.  The weather forecast says that we are in an unstable weather pattern, so hopefully the snow will keep falling through the next few weeks!  Let it snow!

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REELcomp partners with ALLY Distribution for weekly full length videos
“Ally Nights” to take place every Sunday evening with a new snowboard video shown in full and on demand for a limited time.

REELcomp, the premier destination to upload original board sport footage to share and compete in online contests, announced today that they are partnering with ALLY Distribution to present “ALLY NIGHTS”.

ALLY NIGHTS will be a weekly showing of one snowboard video in full on REELcomp.com. Each week a new video will be available on-demand for a limited amount of time giving visitors flexibility when to watch the complete video. A complete schedule, bulletin and ALLY’s new download widget are all available on their PRODUCTION page on REELcomp.com.

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The PRODUCTION section on REELcomp is definitely starting to catch some attention. For those of you who haven’t noticed PRODUCTION is designed to allow amateur filmers, riders and Production Crews to customize their own site on the REELcomp platform. Once approved through a simple app. process members are allowed access to the back-end of their profile allowing them to change the “css” coding to completely customize their own site. Several have already taken advantage of this unique feature of REELcomp so be sure to check them out:

Know Budget
VaCa Films
The Snowboard Realms
Skylar Brent
Blair Neighbors
Common Productions
Pet Project
I Heart Snow Productions
Platinum Plus
Ally Distribution

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Back-east Productions
Autumn Line
ndifferent Films
Porters Tahoe
Magic Hair Productions

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Hot Dawgz + Handrails + Big Bear + 2008 = AWESOME!

Chris Winslow, Clayton Shoemaker and the rest of the Bear Mountain Park Staff created a pre-season setup stocked with all the necessities for a great “first of the year” contest. Complete with a down bar, down-flat-down rail, bomb-drop, and a crazy jump/left-side wall-ride/right-side wall-ride ender, all riders were tested on their skills right from the get-go. Pretty much everything involved in any contest scene was thrown down by the end of the day: 450 bomb-drops, backlips, 270s x 270s, 720s, hand plants, insane transfers, and even a double backie (worth a $1,000 “best trick” no-less).

Big Bear locals Scott Vine, Keegan Valiaka, Chad Tarbell, Zak Hale, Chris Bradshaw and the rest all represented, while other Cali residents Nial Rominek, Johnny Lazzareschi, Nick Visconti, and Chas Guldemond all threw down. The rest of the pack included the likes of Scotty Stevens, Bode Merill, Pat Milbery, Brendan Hayes, Jed Anderson, Leanne Pelosi, Desiree Melancon, Charles Reid, Ben Bogart, etc.; all competing for their take of the $15,000 up for grabs.

After the qualies the finalist endured double flips and gnarly transfers, but in the end Pro judges Seth Hout and JP Walker decided the top three to be:

Women:
1st Place- Desiree Melancon
2nd Place- Marie Hucal
3rd Place- Raewyn Reid

Men:
1st - Jed Anderson
2nd - Chas Guldemond
3rd - Scott Vine
Best Trick - Scott Vine

Big thanks to Big Bear and the Bear Mountain Park Staff for putting together another sick annual event. We’re definitely looking forward to next year. Check in soon for post-production edits of Hot Dawgz & Handrails 2008 here on REELcomp.com.

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If you didn’t get a chance to see the first of its kind LIVE webcast of a video premiere on September 4, 2008 then you have to check out the highlights, interviews and antics from the crazy night. There are interviews with John Foy, John Grahm, Marius Otterstad, LNP and Casey Neefus plus the webcast cut and of course the teasers from ROME SDS and BLUEBIRD movies. Make sure you check these two vids out this year because they were sick!

Check out Rome SDS and Bluebird Wax!

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REELcomp.com has launched their new website.

REELcomp.com has turned one year old and for its birthday it has received a complete makeover and a grip of new features for its users to enjoy. Along with its new design REELcomp is offering 4:3 and 16:9 uploading capabilities and videos that are transcoded in “HD-like” quality. The site has been re-designed with better navigation, additional video info for you to check out your favorite riders, production crews and even songs used in edits. An inter-user messaging system has been added to the site for users to keep in contact with their friends and network with other users. Forums were implemented for members to post their opinions and to discuss new places, filming techniques or even sell off old gear. REELcomp will be regularly putting users “IN FOCUS” which will give props to users that are uploading banger content to the site or just have a unique style.

The CROWN ROOM will be in effect again for this seasons competitions with tens of thousands of dollars straight cash up for grabs. The new CROWN ROOM incorporates user-interactivity and must be seen to really appreciate the next level of online competitions REELcomp offers.

CXX Events is stacked with videos, info and results from events REELcomp has covered over the past year including the Maloof Money Cup, eS Game of Skate 07 and 08, Volcom VQS Championships and Active Ride Shops Bling Fest. In CXX Events you will also find REELcomp’s webcast schedule, which will include the world premiere of The Bluebird Movie and Rome’s No Correct Way September 4th during the ASR Tradeshow. The rest of the webcast line up is packed with great events this fall.

Keep in tune with the REELcomp Crew by checking out our NEWSLINE section, where you will find REELcomp’s weekly videos and edits of smaller events. Drop in cast your vote on the poll, watch some videos, and see what’s up with the crew.

PRODUCTION is a section of REELcomp that we have dedicated to Freelance filmers, Production companies and Brands to showcase their work and gain more exposure in the industry. Drop in and check out some that have already jumped on board. REELcomp features a production company on the homepage to give a little extra exposure and to showcase some sites throughout the year.

About REELcomp.com
REELcomp was created to give athletes, filmers, editors, and production companies a new stage to upload, share, and compete with their videos. We will always remain focused on the sports that began the Action Sport industry: Skateboarding, Snowboarding, and Surfing. Any thoughts give us a shout.

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Last night REELcomp teamed up with ROME SDS and Bluebird Wax to bring their video premieres of “No Correct Way” and “The Bluebird Movie”, to the world via live webcast. We assumed that it was going to be a crazy night considering the name of the event was “Under the Influence”, however, what went down was utter chaos and ultimately, facility destruction. The ROME and Bluebird crowds combined for a bar owner’s nightmare, and after the sink was ripped off the bathroom wall and the bottle smashing festivities advanced we knew it was history in the making. The bar was full of riders and friends alike, including Chad Otterstrom, Kyle Clancy, Nic Drago, Eddie Wall, Lane Knack, Darrell Mathes, Scotty Arnold, Hana Beaman, Alexis Waite, Mark Carter, Marius Otterstad, Marie-France Roy, John Foy, Casey Neefus, LNP and AM rider Eiki Helgason who celebrated his 21st complete with a bar wide rendition of Happy Birthday as well as the ROME movie Ender! Let’s just say that the night was completely and totally UNDER THE INFLUENCE!

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