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This year’s video festival was another great year with more of that ”grass-roots” style video production which goes to heart of what the video festival was originally created for; amateur videos shot and edited by those actually making the jumps.

1st Place - “Friends in High Places” by Elliot Barstow. Elliot has been a contestant in previous years contests and this year "wooed" the crowed with a masterful compilation of BASE jumps and was the obvious crowd favorite Saturday night.

2nd Place. - "Why Do I Do This?" by Randy Persi. Best opening song choice to date; “If you going to be dumb you gotta be tuff!” and the footage to match. Carnage is always a crowd pleaser.

3rd Place - "A Shadows Tale" by Paul Duchesne. Another great BASE compilation with some amazing footage from all of our favorite objects in the US and abroad as well as some unique “bandit jumps”.

Honorable Mentions:
“Aerial Progression” by David Coco
“Gravity Rats, Out on Bail” by Teresa Colaluca

And a very sweet promo from Phoenix-Fly’s “Fly The Line II” which was not scored but certainly baited the taste buds for another epic production from Phoenix-Fly.

Thank you to all who participated in both a contestant and spectator capacity and played the games with us throughout the event. My personal favorite this year was the “spinner”, do a shot, then go find your panties! Lots of fun and a great kickoff to a another banner year in West Virginia.

Thanks to the judges Tom A, Andrew “alphabet soup” K, Tommy Bell and Matt “Punk” McClone. This year was our first year where the judges score cards were actually legible. Note to self… more shots during the show.

Special thanks as always to the Jason and Jen Bell, Bill Bird and the rest of the Bridge Day staff for making this year’s the best in recent memory and solidifying the popularity of BASE jumping at Bridge Day.

CU at Bridge Day 09!

Donk

(Edit: Name and title corrections)

Videofest prizes were provided by:

Rigging Adventures (Mark Kruse) - An "Exciter" dual-pin BASE rig with 44" vented ZP PC, risers,and toggles ($1065.00 value)
Donk Productions (http://www.donkproductions.com) - $200, $100, and $50 cash.
Ill Vision (http://www.teamillvision.com) - Compressed T-shirts and stickers.
Asylum BASE (http://www.asylumbase.com) - 42" vented pilot chute and T-shirts.
Morpheus Technologies (http://www.baserigs.com) - Padded adjustable stuff sack and a T-shirt.
Apex BASE (http://www.apexbase.com) - Stash bag and a logbook.
American Eagle Screen Print & Embroidery (http://www.aeprints.com) - T-shirts.
Consolidated Rigging (http://www.crmojo.com) - T-shirts.
Vertical Visions (http://www.vertical-visions.com) - T-shirts and winter beanies

Many thanks to all who donated prizes!!!

How can we get copies or is that possible?

Perhaps the authors of the videos will be willing to post them here for us to see?

... or to see again when we aren't as out of it as after BD

first off, i would like to thank my sponsors...

seriously though, thanks Donk & JJ... i always look forward to the videofest and it was for sure no let down this year. the thong games are always exciting to watch.

i will soon put Mark Kruse's rig to good use, it is a very nice addition to my collection!

of course, also a big thanks to the Bell family... always great hosts and organizers!

for those wishing to see my video...
please be patient, and i will have an online version for download sometime soon... but trust me, you're not missing anything spectacular.

see ya' at the next exit point...

~E

Aerial Progression

http://www.skydivingmovies.com/...ion=file&id=6871

Coco

coco... i don't remember aerial progression (which should worry you, since i was a judge) but your wingsuit tree landing swing-a-thon was freaky as fuck... don't do that again. and to think, you lectured ME about getting into BASE.

ps - i'm wasted right now, don't take anything i say serious

Nothing screams "I want to be like Jeb" more than a visorless black fullface while doing flippy-dos.

oh, and I am fairly certain jdatc has the the rights on black and red combo.

sorry dude, it just had to be said :(

If you want to see the 3rd place video and have facebook , i can send it to you. PM me. not able to post in a public forum to protect the names and faces of the innocent.

Thanks to Donk for putting up his own cash for the prizes and the time put in for the show.

Thanks to morpheus for the padded stash bag, that thing rocks and i am never jumping a regular stash bag again !!! FYI buy a padded one next time if you have the option. i will

Sorry tom about that head low exit on the A,, my bad.. can u set up the pendulator for me again dammit..

in case you really were waiting to see it...

it's finally uploaded now that i don't work for the same company.

http://www.skydivingmovies.com/...ion=file&id=7426