‘Most Surreal Thing I’ve Done’: Snowboarding at Night in Ghostly LED Suit
- Posted on February 17, 2012 at 8:30pm by
Liz Klimas
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It took three men, a suit made of lights and a snowboard to make this haunting footage of the snow-covered French Alps at night.
Watch as this snowboarder seems to float down the mountain with the only light source being an LED-covered suit:
The idea was brain-child of Jacob Sutton, who is a fashion photographer and filmmaker. Jacob Spatcher created the light-covered suit and Willian Huges performed all the moves on the mountains in the dark and in freezing temps. Nowness.com has more from Sutton:
“I was really drawn to the idea of a lone character made of light surfing through darkness,” says Sutton of his costume choice. “I’ve always been excited by unusual ways of lighting things, so it seemed like an exciting idea to make the subject of the film the only light source.”
Huge described the experience as the “most surreal thing I’ve done in 20 years of snowboarding.”
[H/T GeekOSystem]
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RedRay777
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 8:42pmYes, way cool video. thanks Blaze
Report Post »FreedomWitness
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 4:16pmThe music was horrible, what a dirge.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 12:59pmMusta been a helluva battery pack to be able to light up what must have been 10,000 discrete LEDs.
Report Post »mcmeador
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 8:11pmThat looks like a good way to go out Sonny Bono style.
Report Post »midwesthippie
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 4:29pm…it’s a beautiful video. and look ma’…no computer animation! …thanks
Report Post »TexOkie
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 4:07pmOne missed turn into a tree and it’s lights out for that guy.
Report Post »lionshield
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 1:52pmwhat a wonder of how the light breaks the darkest in two,and how bright the light is in the darkness !
Report Post »the man looks like an angel sidling down the mountain !
elvisathome
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 10:41amOnly draw back is the light is all around you so you can’t see down slope, until you come upon that lone pine tree covered in green LED lights and have to make a sudden turn to avoid a collision!
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 12:07pmI am sure they scoped the slope during the day before skiing at night. I mean this is what my logic tells me, maybe you are different.
Report Post »Structure21
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 9:18amPretty Cool!!!
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 6:46am“Silver Surfer” comes to mind.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 7:18amIt seems that the biggest goal most young people have today is a hit Youtube video.
Report Post »VicksVaporub
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 6:56amslow news week
Report Post »Mannax
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 2:52amI think that various criminals and fraudsters did this on Scooby Doo in the early 80′s.
Report Post »Francisco_d
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 11:14am…and they would have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for those pesky kids!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 1:26amReminds me of something Funny Bunny from Rabbit in the Moon would do. Except there are no sparks flying from his head. And Funny Bunny was 32 years old back in 2000 when he was doing the PCDJ gig and pretending to be 25 years old. Sorry Bunny…. you are very old now. No way are you surfing in the dark moon light.
Report Post »Gumbercules
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 12:53amOnly pot-heads, hippies and idiots use the word ‘surreal’.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 1:29amBritish punkers and Monty Python fans call it Sir Real.
Report Post »Kaoscontrol
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 2:41amFroot Loop eaters call it ‘Cereal’
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 6:24amJeffrey Dahmer calls it serial.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 7:20amI like you Gumbercules, you’re as grumpy as I am…LOL
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 12:20amGorgeous. Very well done and imaginative. Nice to see some art from modern technology that isn’t contrived or unreal.
Report Post »Jas0n
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 12:18amWhere do they stick the batteries?
Report Post »Structure21
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 9:16amWe can rule out Chevy Volt technology was used.
Report Post »FreedomWitness
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 4:18pmThe same place that Santa Claus told the angel to put the Christmas tree. And that’s how the angel got to sit on top of the Christmas tree
Report Post »Collbuzz
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 11:59pmBrings Chevy Chase ala “Spies Like Us” movie to mind……. pretty cool.
Report Post »tonydanibradbury
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 11:54pmThat was amazing! What a beautiful metaphor, especially considering current events.
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:41pmDamn cool.
Report Post »TNT_Party
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:30pmQuite awesome and beautiful.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:06pmnight skiing on lsd is much more surreal than than skiing in a clown suit
Report Post »Mr.Fitnah
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:03pmNice idea poorly executed.
Report Post »Steverino
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 11:39pmI had virtually the same thought.
Report Post »KA-BAR
Posted on February 18, 2012 at 9:18amGiven it was night and he could only see a foot and a half in front of him, I’d say he didnt do too bad. Don‘t know if you’ve ever been on a slope when its pitch black but its scary as hell.
Report Post »djlender
Posted on February 17, 2012 at 9:00pmPretty cool! I hope he knows the route down the mountain because he could easily run into a tree or steep drop off. Reminds me a bit of Tron.
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