The 2009 Colorado State Cyclocross Championships were held on December 5th at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada, CO. This is the third year in a row OnSight Media has covered the event for televised broadcast. This year we raised the bar by premiering the show on Altitude with a 6-show run. The program will then move to Comcast CET after January 13th for a minimum of 20 additional airings.
The Altitude schedule is as follows:
Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 20, 2009 1:00 PM
Friday, December 25, 2009 4:00 PM
Sunday, December 27, 2009 2:30 AM
Monday, December 28, 2009 1:00 PM
Thursday, December 31, 2009 2:30 PM
Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:30 PM
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:30 PM
We finished a fun video for Oskar Blues celebrating the return of the Velvet Elvis Stout. Elvis (Jonny Barber) was on hand to make this special batch. Here is the link to the original OB blog post and the video:
We also put together a video documenting the 35+ Open category from the Blue Sky Velo Cup. The race conditions were some of the best Colorado has seen this year.
Oskar Blues opened a new restaurant in Longmont, CO last week. OnSight Media payed a visit, conducted a couple of interviews and had a look around. This short form video is part of a new video product we are launching. More about that soon…
OnSight Media was on hand to document the fun that is Muddy Buddy. Compared to last year, the temps were warmer and the clouds steered clear of the Boulder Reservoir. The event kicked off with a costume contest. I’ll let the video tell the rest of the story:
Next was the actual Muddy Buddy race around the reservoir, tackling obstacles along the route and commencing with the infamous mud pit:
Cody McCasland showed everyone that nothing is going to keep him from being an athlete. He opened the always exciting Mini Muddy Buddy:
If you are looking for more be sure to check out last year’s event featuring Chris McCormack and One Arm Willy Stewart. More user generated content about the race from other parts of the country can be found here – YouTube Muddy Buddy Search.
Front Porch House Concerts hosted an “underground” event featuring David Wilcox on September 20th. David played two inspiring sets of music. The show was recorded and the playlist can be found on the Front Porch House Concerts video page.
Here is one of the more lighthearted songs from the show:
We are heading to Interbike for the 3rd straight year and will be attending CrossVegas and the USA Crits finals. Look for video coverage of the tradeshow and races on VeloNews.tv
Last year we produced a DVD that was looped at a private party for Competitor Group, Inc. Here are the individual pieces from that video highlighting cycling, cyclocross, mountain biking, and triathlon.
Fans on the Col du Petit Saint-Bernard climb in Italy
2009 seemed to be the tipping point in online video coverage of the Tour de France. Looking at the following link shows the vast number of outlets for live (over 30 live video feeds) and archived video featuring everything and anything Tour related. http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-france
VeloNews TV raised the bar for the 2009 edition and produced a daily show highlighting each stage. VeloCenter, which was hatched in February at the Tour of California, had grown from a small team on location to a two pronged approach with field production at the race and a desk show, editing and publishing being handled in Denver, CO. Futuristic Films provided an additional location camera crew and handled all of the post production in their Denver studio. The workflow hinged on being able to deliver video assets via FTP from France to Denver in a timely manner.
Post race production and editing
The first week was all about learning and perfecting the workflow while managing the constant logistical mess that is the Tour. Our motto became “nothing is guaranteed until your head hits the pillow”. By the second week everything was coming together and VeloCenter blossomed with its tight format of race highlights, rider interviews, analysis and in show features. Here is an examples of a show feature that was produced by the team on location during the race:
One of the most impressive accomplishments was John Wilcockson’s award for covering 40 Tours de France. The 2009 event was actually his 41st Tour, but organizers presented him his 40-year award this year before the start of stage 10 in Limoges:
By the end of the race the video team had produced 24 episodes of VeloCenter. The following episode from stage 17 represents the capability and effort of everyone involved in the project:
