A Short Kite Film: "Embrace: A Story Of Winter

Winter In Newfoundland usually comes with constant high winds, short days, cold temperatures, overcast sky and too much snow to know what to do with. But that doesn�t mean you can�t have fun.

I had some ideas before the snow set in, about kiting in winter and how we'd survive it this year� kiting through the cold and stormy months that lay ahead. Some of the ideas consisted of some shooting in a wide 16:9 frame, getting some new snow gear/clothing� and a short journey into the hills to find that untouched white blanket of snow with some reasonable winds.




While it�s not impossible to kite in winter in the mid to high northern latitudes, the amount of snow accumulated during these months can make it difficult at times.

The first snowfalls were very enjoyable. It was a beauty to look outside, see a little dusting on the ground, the trees, the trails and covering the fallen leaves that had indicated the last of fall in 2006. It was clean, beautiful and a welcomed change in scenery once you�ve seen a PRISM Qpro sliding across the window an inch above the powder. However, seeing the leaves now faded and frozen was a true indication of our color palette draining, and the transition into the cold season.

Early morning sunrises shifted long ago by this point and now consisted of watching the street lights finally shut off well into hours of the workday.




Soon enough the ball fields become over run with snow, two and three feet deep. The city streets became dirty with salt and sand, roads leading to the coastline and beaches were skipped now as the snow clearing trucks passed them by. Soon on into February it was difficult to find that white, clean, untouched dusted blanket of snow that once looked so inviting.

At times, which seemed like weeks apart, the clouds broke, the winds settled slightly, and the storms subsided. The elements came together long enough for an opportunity to harness the wind once again, to channel it beneath our tethered wings, and allow light into the lens.




Amongst the short days, overcast skies and dreary landscapes there is still beauty to be found, a landscape worth searching for� and a breeze worth pursuing.

With spring well on the way now, seeing the ice melt and ponds thaw, reminds us that we made it through the harsh cold, we�ve endured, and �Embraced� winter once again� we�ve survived it.




This short kite film is about the seasonal transition into the cold winter months, and the struggle to continue kiting year round, which is well worth it.




This is not a trick video by any means and the final version focuses more on �story line� footage then �flying footage� to tell the story. Nonetheless it�s about adventures to be had, kiting in Newfoundland during winter with the PRISM kites.

Full Version for "EMBRACE"
Kite: PRISM Qpro Standard Fractal Red/Blue
Duration: 38 seconds
Size: 44MB
Screen Ratio: 16:9
Directed/Filmed/Edited by Dean Parsons 2007

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Wintersleep
• prism
• kiting
• kite
• qpro
• quantum
• pro
• Dean
• Parsons
• Newfoundland
• Winter
• freestyle
• tricking

[september348]

Great video, liked how it was put together, very

inspiring, loved the music

[xXselinaluvrXx]

Great video, and lovely background music. Very well done :)

[ghfisanotti]

Very nice video! few images of the kite itself, but very inspiring, very creative. Thanks for sharing!

[jackmaht]

nice depth of field

[stryker48]

Another great production Dean. :)

[drnumlock]

I really like your videos, but sometimes the music is a bit noisy to listen on headphones over the web. Compression does things.

Keep up the good work.

[oparadis]

Hey Dean, I got to thank you for inspiring me. I have a project to do and your stuff is has lifted my expectations for myself. You are a master of scenery and B roll dude.

Maybe we will work on something one day, a collaboration?

[nickthecameraguy]

again great camera work and visuals

many things that i liked

and related to with my camera work

check out some of my films and keep it up

[kevindoublet]

The only thing to quibble about is that I hardly see the kite . . . Surely a great kite like the QP deserves better than that :) No hard feelings.

[linkmaster112233]

very nice camera work. well edited, music fits perfect. beautiful scenery