These guys have never done "snowboarding" the way people expect it to be done. Sure, they'll throw in an occasional rail or booter for good measure but don't be surprised to find a few minutes devoted to running tricks off shovels and over traffic cones, through hoola-hoops and across people-jibs... and the Think Thank crew rides these unique and seemingly un-rideable objects with a style that makes you say, in the words of Dane Cook, "I want that!"
This year the focus is on some of the more priceless moments and stories experienced by the riders and filmers of Think Thank and ironically, the process of documenting these experiences created a Cool Story all its own.
Disguised as one of the native birds, I was able to procure the final pages of Jesse Burtner's notebook as he enjoyed a Volcano Cone up at Government Camp. The pages contained (not so) classified information about the new film:
"At this point of our story it's May 26th and the winter is over.Follow some of the most creative and inspirational riders on an adventure through time, space, but mostly snow in Think Thank's 2009 production Cool Story... coming sooner than later.
I'm now set with the task of describing Think Thank's newest film "Cool Story". How do you describe a project that encompasses a year's work of 16 of the world's best snowboarders?
Maybe something like, 'Think Thank traverses the globe with a stunning display of creative street and backcountry freestyle the likes of which the world has never seen. Through trials and tribulations this eclectic crew of snow ninjas delivers a frozen circus act that will melt your plasma screen with it's HD intensity.'
Hmmmm, that just makes me want to roll my eyes and say "Cool story Jesse."
How about this, "Cool Story a movie about Think Thank's 08/09 season, which just happened to be their best yet. A bunch of amazing and funny stuff happened and it all got captured on camera. Hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it."
Yeah, that sounds good."
If you've got a teaser that you'd like to see posted on this site, send the link along with anything about your movie, your crew, etc. that readers should know about to desertsdontsnow@gmail.com, Subject: Teaser Submission. You can be a thirteen-year-old kid with a badass video; if you have a wicked teaser I want to post it--everything goes!
