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X-Games 3D : The Movie

July 7th, 2009

August 21, 2009: Enjoy an Unprecedented All Access Pass to the X Games in the First Sports-Based Feature Film in Digital 3D

Get ready sports fans for X-Games 3D: The Movie, the ultimate Sports Documentary! X Games 3D: The Movie captures the drama and spectacle that play out every year at the X Games events, highlighting the behind-the-scenes stories of the featured athletes and the sacrifices they make in pursuit of glory and the advancement of their sports on the industry’s biggest stage.

Iconic action sports personalities chronicled in X-Games 3D: The Movie are:

Shaun White (Skateboard, Snowboard) – A superstar in both skateboard and snowboard, Shaun White, 22, captured Winter Olympic gold in 2006. He also owns the most medals (gold and total) in Winter X Games history and has three X Games medals from Skateboard Vert. White still finds time to shred on his guitars, design clothing lines and surf near his Carlsbad, California, home.

Travis Pastrana (Moto X, Rally Car Racing) – Just 25, Travis Pastrana has earned 14 X Games medals, including seven gold in Moto X disciplines and two gold from Rally Car Racing. He calls Annapolis, Maryland, home but spends more time traveling the world trying double backflips on his motorcycle, skydiving without a parachute (really!) and starring in his own MTV show.

Danny Way (Skateboard) – Danny Way, 35, created the first mega ramp and was instrumental in bringing Skateboard Big Air to the X Games. No wonder the San Diego native has three gold medals from the discipline. Jumping the Great Wall of China on his skateboard and dropping into a vert ramp from a helicopter are just two of his countless feats.

Ricky Carmichael (Moto X) – In motorcycle racing circles, Ricky Carmichael is known simply as the GOAT – Greatest Of All Time. The 29-year-old from Havana, Florida, tallied 10 straight AMA Motocross championships and collected a record 150 AMA motocross/Supercross event victories. He scored X Games gold medals in 2007 and 2008.

Bob Burnquist (Skateboard) – One of only four athletes to compete at every X Games, Bob Burnquist, 32, owns 15 X Games medals – including six gold – and is a living skateboard legend. The Brazilian balances his love of skating with a passion for protecting the environment, and he promotes both at every opportunity.

Kyle Loza (Moto X) – The two-time defending X Games gold medalist in Moto X Best Trick, 23-year-old Kyle Loza flashes creativity whether playing in his band, tattooing or going big on his motorcycle. The Trabuco Canyon, California, resident is at the forefront of freestyle motocross.

The Making of X Games 3D: The Movie

With an eye towards creating the first ever 3D sports feature film the filmmakers set out to shoot the 2008 Summer X Games events in stereoscopic 3D. In order to do justice to an event that is in itself larger than life, the production team had to deploy the most sophisticated and extensive stereoscopic coverage ever seen. 10 simultaneous camera rigs were used, covering two to four events each day, using a wide array of camera support. From fixed position to shoulder-mounted rigs, stabilized harnesses and multi-axis remote controlled heads, camera coverage was specifically engineered to provide unrestricted access and was customized for each event. The 3D cameras went where no fan could go. Utilizing a miniature hand held, a Polecam and a Steadicam, 3D cameras followed the athletes behind the scenes and recorded “in the moment” interviews that captured their raw emotion during the heat of the action. The result was roughly 50 hours of native 3D content documenting all the drama that unfolded at the 2008 X Games. Following the 2008 X Games, led by Director Steve Lawrence and Producer Phil Orlins, the filmmakers shot an additional 50 hours of native 3D content with the featured athletes, creating the ultimate full length 3D sports documentary – the first of its kind!

The Music of X Games 3D: The Movie

X Games 3D: The Movie features original music composition from Tobias Enhus, who has provided compositions and sonic landscapes for films such as Traffic, Black Hawk Down, The Mothman Prophecies, Rendition, The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, Blind Horizon and a remix for the blockbuster sensation Twilight. He has scored games such as Matrix: The Path of Neo, Spiderman 3 and Full Spectrum Warrior and the TV series The Dead Zone.

The opening titles of X Games 3D: The Movie feature Peter Gabriel and Lord Jamar performing “X Games Without Frontiers,” a unique X Games focused revision of Gabriel’s 1980 classic Games Without Frontiers. X Games Without Frontiers features new vocals from Gabriel mixed with a rap about the movie’s six featured athletes written and performed by Lord Jamar.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and ESPN Films present X-Games 3D: The Movie, releasing nationwide on Friday, August 21, 2009. The movie is scheduled to be in theaters for a limited engagement only, so be sure to catch it before it’s gone!

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