Calling all videographers: Red Bull Round Up

Published on July 29, 2008

You may not have heard of the Red Bull Round Up. It was a two day showdown with a difference. On day one the riders hit a custom built dirt/street course, built in a 1930’s film set in North Vancouver, and on day two a slopestyle course set in Whistler Blackcomb Bike Park.

Mitch Chubey (www.nsmb.com) landed himself in first place, earning himself a place in the Bearclaw Invitational and the $6000 prize purse. Graham Agassiz and Curtis Robinson landed themselves in second and third.

But it turns out that the Red Bull Round Up isn’t just looking for good riders. They’re after top amateur videographers with a flare for filming and editing. Obviously the events now been and gone, and few of us from the UK could have afforded a long weekend in Whistler (as nice as that would be). But, Red Bull are actually providing raw footage of the event so anyone can have a go at putting together an edit! The footage will be downloadable from www.pinkbike.com from Wednesday July 30th.

So fire up your favourite video editing software and see what you can do. Further details on the event can be found here.