trick photography.. or not?

revert · #1 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

this is insane. it's almost too real - i'm sure trick photography was used.

http://movies.collegehumor.com/media...all-e-mail.mov (quicktime link)

mapleleaf4ever · #2 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

Impressive nonetheless!

Cdn_Brdr · #3 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

Total trickery.... no way it's all real.

impure · #4 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

too accurate.
unless it took them a billion takes.

wum · #5 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

right before the ball goes in it almost speeds up. i'm guessing CGI

sidekick · #6 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

i wouldn't be that surprised if it was all real. i mean, yeah, some of those look bloody impossible, but people can do crazy things when they practice enough.

FeelGood · #7 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

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Originally Posted by Sidekick

i wouldn't be that surprised if it was all real. i mean, yeah, some of those look bloody impossible, but people can do crazy things when they practice enough.

Yeah I would agree. I bet it just took thousands of takes.

wum · #8 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

what about when the guy swings the skateboard at the basketball. that's hardly realistic.

FeelGood · #9 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

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what about when the guy wings the skateboard at the basketball. that's hardly realistic.

yah that one im not too sure about... wow!

clevich · #10 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

is that skater island? looks like it...

sidekick · #11 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

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what about when the guy swings the skateboard at the basketball. that's hardly realistic.

just because it looks impossible doesn't mean it is impossible. there are people that can do really crazy things. just take a look at the guinness book of world records or ripley's believe it or not...some people are just crazy good at things.

dabbler · #12 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

didn't anyone else notice how BIG the hoop is? anyone could get those in

wum · #13 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

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Originally Posted by Sidekick

just because it looks impossible doesn't mean it is impossible. there are people that can do really crazy things. just take a look at the guinness book of world records or ripley's believe it or not...some people are just crazy good at things.

i only bring that up because i've taken a baseball swing at a basketball with a skateboard before. the ball does NOT go flying. try it.

lou_belle · #14 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

Wow...that was one gratifying video to watch! I watched it like four times*
Yay.

-ff- · #15 (**permalink**) Apr 09, 05

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didn't anyone else notice how BIG the hoop is? anyone could get those in

good call - I hadn't noticed that. I wonder if the fish eye lense also makes size of the hoop harder to tell?

dabbler · #16 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

that and it's not a basketball.

dabbler · #17 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

i mean, for the skateboard shot.

acidic_liquid · #18 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

I think it's the product of lots of takes, lots of practice, lots of time, and a big hoop. Some of them might have been flukes too.

I like the little confused chihuahua.

sidekick · #19 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

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didn't anyone else notice how BIG the hoop is? anyone could get those in

anyone? please, give the guys some credit. lots of those were pretty amazing shots. it's not like the hoops was THAT much bigger.

simon: not all the shots are fisheye.

lou_belle · #20 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

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i mean, for the skateboard shot.

yeah for that shot, it looks like one of those dodgeballs!

Oscar Da Grouc · #21 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

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i only bring that up because i've taken a baseball swing at a basketball with a skateboard before. the ball does NOT go flying. try it.

that is true...i've tried that b4 a while back..it doesnt go that perfect...actually, it wouldnt even go NEAR that far, and his skateboard didnt even give "kick" when he hit it, he had a followthrough

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yeah for that shot, it looks like one of those dodgeballs!

it looks like 1 of those harlem globetrotters balls to me

dabbler · #22 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

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anyone? please, give the guys some credit. lots of those were pretty amazing shots. it's not like the hoops was THAT much bigger.

simon: not all the shots are fisheye.

umm, yeah it is, almost every shot is a swish. the hoop is fucking massive compared to most.

sidekick · #23 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

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umm, yeah it is, almost every shot is a swish. the hoop is fucking massive compared to most.

yeah, but it's not as huge as you make it sound. you said anyone could make shots with a hook that big. i sincerely doubt that...although the hoop is bigger, i'm guessing that the vast majority of people in the world still wouldn't be able to make most of those shots.

lou_belle · #24 (**permalink**) Apr 10, 05

Those kids spent like weeks or something, working constantly on that video...I mean?! HELLO!! THESE ARE SKATERS! AND ALL THEY DO IS HAVE FUN WITH VIDEO CAMERAS!!

dabbler · #25 (**permalink**) Apr 11, 05

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yeah, but it's not as huge as you make it sound. you said anyone could make shots with a hook that big. i sincerely doubt that...although the hoop is bigger, i'm guessing that the vast majority of people in the world still wouldn't be able to make most of those shots.

anyone who plays a lot of basketball could. hell i even kicked a ball from under one hoop to the other, and got it in. tho that's far more of a fluke than skill, but still.... practise makes perfect.