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Mr. Rogers
climber
The Land of Make-Believe
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 3, 2012 - 07:04pm PT
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Surprised not to see this on here yet. Or did I just miss the post?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1765735821/el-capitan-film-restoration
The digital restoration of the classic 1968 Rock climbing film, El Capitan.
Launched: Oct 1, 2012
Funding ends: Oct 31, 2012
"Even though El Capitan was no longer being distributed, I continued to get inquires and requests for the film. When very, poor, quality bootlegged copies started showing up on the Internet, I knew I had to do something. I decided to look at the original film, that ran through the camera, and to my surprise after almost 45 years, it still looked pretty good. I had it digitized (scanned) in high definition. The new technology is of such high resolution that every little scratch and bit of dirt on the film showed up crystal clear. In order to restore the film to its original condition, over 86,000 frames, one frame at a time, has to be digitally cleaned and repaired. With digital software we are able to reconstruct the film with all the original effects, restore the color, and make it look even better than the 16mm film prints.
After several years of being repeatedly asked, “Whatever happened to the climbers?” I approached them with the idea of making a film that would reveal their lives today, and have them recall their memories of filming El Capitan. About a year ago, I started filming and have captured some delightful and insightful moments of their lives and accomplishments. Though still being edited, the film is turning out to be candid and entertaining. When it is finished, it will be included on the DVD with the restored El Capitan.
With the money that I hope to raise from Kickstarter contributors, I will be able to complete the El Capitan film restoration, finish “Whatever happened to the climbers?” (working title) and prepare the DVD master.
After being out of distribution for over 10 years, with your help, the classic film, El Capitan, will finally be available again, restored in HD and looking better than ever.
If you would be inclined to pass this information on to your friends by way of Twitter and Facebook, it would really help.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Fred Padula"
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Yeah...I think it's come up once or twice. No USD to kickstart my own butt right now, though.
But I'll be 1st in-line to grab Padula's DVD, when and if it's released; BITD had the pleasure of having him personally present his masterpiece, w/ a fine Q&A session, in good old ivy covered Wheeler Hall.
His SF State protegee, Glen Denny, also cut his teeth on “Nyala,” a B&W short of Gary Colliver soloing S. Face Cathedral Pk. Rented it from Canyon Cinema for my b'day party once...and was interrupted by a telephone call of a Job Offer.
Gosh! It's almost 5 o'clock (YOSAR Time) – I've managed to waste the entire day here, waiting for tomorrow's Rx refill appt. But, I did manage to clean my office up a bit, which I do once a year, whether it needs it or not.
C' ya_
“Because high times sometimes begin on a Low Note” Space-Age-Bachelor.com
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briham89
Big Wall climber
los gatos. ca
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I'm in. But why $25,000?! Jesus
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Pledged. Thanks for the heads up.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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Wow, this is great to hear! I have the original on a VHS but nothing to play it on (loaned that to someone here who was doing the Nose for the first time a few years back). One of my all time favorites. Will definitely pitch in with the Kickstarter campaign later tonight.
Exciting!
Eric
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crøtch
climber
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Bump for my favorite climbing film. I might have to go get a blu-ray player when this comes out!
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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He is doing it in Blu-ray? Which should look great but
There's some of that 25k right there. Pretty sure Sony is soaking up some licensing fee's for anyone producing Blu-Ray format.
80k frames to be digitally touched up? That's some serious workload gotta pay someone for that. Gotta eat.
Hope they pull it off. Perhaps the greatest climbing film ever made. Its certainly on the list.
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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I had it on VHS also, but gave it to an ex gf. I'll contribute
I hope it gets made
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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Just pledged!
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Just pledged. Let's make this happen!
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slobmonster
Trad climber
OAK (nee NH)
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I did too, this morning.
If you have not seen El Capitan, you are MISSING OUT. And if you HAVE seen this film, you know its value. C'mon Supertopo, let's do this!
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David D.
Trad climber
Monterey
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Bump for climbing. ^^ I wonder if he'd be able to work with one of the big modern climbing film studios (Big UP, Sender Films...) to help re-release the film?
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Helping out starts at a dollar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SAYING YOU DON'T HAVE A DOLLAR?????????????????????????????????????????
No, Farouk, not even a dime, right now - I just made my Sept mortgage payment - on Oct 5.
Plenty of reasons. For the 1st time, in some 30 years of private practice, the 2007 recession resulted in client payments defaults, by now exceeding $50k.
During the runup, I'd busied myself with work which resulted in about $6m construction valuation, these buildings were completed in 2007. (this included, to my pleasure, 2 homes in Yosemite West for a couple of my homies, presently employed by the Climbing School)
I've been supporting my family, and my business, with garage and deck additions ever since, and damn lucky to have even those.
To the global financial meltdown add last winter's drought. "We're all farmers here," Dave McCoy has remarked on more than one occasion; Mammoth lives and dies on its snowfall.
Things do seem to be improving lately, quarter over quarter, but slowly. Which is why I'm bivied at my atelier this weekend instead of in the Valley.
In fact, today I'm working on the exterior elevations (the Fun part) of small chalet, to be sited on the very highest private parcel in June Lake's Clark Tract. On a narrow pad hemmed in hard by a 50 foot cliff band behind, and a steep drop off below, the property commands an outstanding prospect of Carson Pk, across the canyon, from about its 1/3 height.
Since the Owner has predetermined the classic lines of a Tyrolean Chalet, I won't really get to experiment much with the plate glass and flying steel the site deserves. But I think I'll be able to carve out some innovation as the opportunities suggest themselves.
Half the reward of my line are the people my Work it brings me into contact with; in this case, both husband and wife are physicians, who've owned this lot since 1960, together with some adjacent lots on which they've already another cabin. At age 86, he continues his practice of an anathesiologist, and comes across with a terrific vitality.
This is likely due to an active climbing career in his younger days. The portion of his retired rack he's chosen to display include ring-angle and vertical pitons; steel carabiners. By the time the Work nears completion, I hope to hear some good tales about his adventures.
Believe me, if I could help kickstart Padula's restoration project, I would. Both the man and his Work are brilliant. It was a true pleasure to participate in his Q&A session, which followed his personal screening of both El Capitain, and Nyala during my college years at Berkeley. Many such events were a fairly common opportunity at School, and I got to hear from Bonnington; Whittaker; Rowell; and a Bridwell fresh off his and Brewer's alpine ascent of The Compressor Route.
Usually, my questions of these climbing luminaries were along the lines of "how can one integrate a professional and a climbing lifestyle with a life spent actually living in a home within the Mountains?"
The best advice came from Gaylen Rowell. I forget just what it was that he actually said, but it was to the effect that "you just go for it."
And I guess I must have been paying attention, because we were to relocate to the Bishop area nearly 25 years before he and Barbara did. Our untimely and tragic loss of them both in an aviation incident occurred before I had the opportunity to reintroduce myself to Galen, and personally thank him for his words of advice.
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Midzone
climber
San Francisco
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Oct 11, 2012 - 08:06pm PT
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Has anyone else read the article on the making of the El Capitan movie in the most recent issue of Alpinist (40, I think)? Sounds as if money was a constant problem from almost the beginning of the project. The article is a good rendition of the problem of people trying their hardest to make a noncommercial work of art in an expensive medium (which film was in the predigital era).
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Oct 12, 2012 - 01:58am PT
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Farouck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd peddle my own ass if I thought there'd be any takers!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so cheap that once upon a time, I rented the IMAX Everest flick!!! - to play it a home on the 12" CRT TV which constitutes my Home Theater Media Center!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right now, the Town has been adjudged a Chapter 9 Bankruptcy!!!But the abjucation, some 8 years to reach a final settlement, still obligates the Town to pay off its $29m, mediated settlement in annual $2m installments, for the next 30 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Naturally, this $ has to come from somewhere!!! So, in addition to the consideration of a 1% sales tax increase, it looks as if the Town has going to continue to "restructure," and lay off many more of the staff it hasn't already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And currently, the Town Council is scrutinizing it Police Dept, and its remaining LEO, since the PD's $2m+ budget is its largest single annual line item!!!!
Already, to keep the constituency safe, they need to allocate plenty of overtime for Mammoth's proudest!!!!! There's talk of contracting with the Mono County Sheriff's Dept, and eliminating the Town's Police Dept altogether!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and this will leave many Men in Blue short on their PERS pension funds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Already, there's a brewing firestorm of "D.F's" - Displaced Fuzz!!!!!!!!! ! !!! !
"Just give me a least a chance to give one citizen a hard time, Chief! !! !"
Some of them have already accepted reassignment to Friendly Finance (on a consignment basis), and have taken up the repossession trade.
I already know of at least one invalid who was locked out of their iron lung for late rent.
D.F. 1 - "That's quite a gadget you got there, at-home dialysis! !! !!! IV"
D.F. 2 - " 'Quite a gadget indeed; Hmm - quite a gadget!'
'but you're already six months behind on your installments!!! !' "
D.F. 1 - "Quite a gadget!"
D.F. 2 - "Quite a gadget! !"
D.F. 1 - " ' Quite a gadget!'
'But you got the carrying charges!! !! !"
D.F. 2 - "Anna depreciation!"
D.F. 1 - " ' Check!"
' Anna depreciation!' "
D.F. 2 - " 'We got a job to do, that's all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
' all right, let's unplug it and get moving!!!!' "
Husband - " ' Gosh, guys! - just give me 2 more days!'
'to dodge eviction from our provisio' "
(they've lived in provisos all their life, that is, living rent free in housing that's about to be condemned by the officials for vermin infestation, and pending structural failures) (and now the landlord ha promised to bring the property up to Health Code standards, having found another tenant who's will to part with some rent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and has served them with an alfalfa bale sized sheaf of eviction papers, including Section 16, Clause IX.B.f.ii (2a), which can only be deciphered with an electron microscope and a virus filter, and on which he failed to notice and appear before the Ninth Circuit District of Appeals Court before the 10 year statute of limitations expired!)!
D.F. 1 - " 'Awl right; I'll take over the script from here'
" 'another 2 days with the machine and her kidneys are functioning again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ' "
Husband - "Maybe she'll stop pissing all my loot down the drain!!!!!!!!!!!"
D.F. 1 - "'Yeah'
'But she's stinking up the whole end of "Mossy Brook Circle." '
" ' "That's a violation of the Homeowners Association CC&Rs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" " "
" ' " 'Maybe you could peddle your purple ass in the plaza pissoirs' " ' "
D.F. 2 - "Yeah, if he'll stand still for it! !! !!! !!!!(!)"
D.F. 1 - " Hahaha ha!!!!! !!! !! !"
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 12, 2012 - 07:31pm PT
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bump, cuz i wanna see it in Hi-def!
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Oct 13, 2012 - 12:21am PT
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YoSteve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's on IMAX awredy, just dial her up on your iPhone...
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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Oct 13, 2012 - 12:27am PT
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Oh man I will scrounge some cash for this and I'm really broke. That is hands down the best climbing movie ever made.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 17, 2012 - 11:17pm PT
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Up for a good cause..
Can anyone contact Chouinard or Others who really could give this a serious boost.
It's a shame this amazing film is out of production and the opportunity to see it in better than ever form is not something the climbing world should miss.
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Oct 18, 2012 - 02:20am PT
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he's got two weeks to raise another $15k~.
be nice if a big name climbing corp (patagonia or bd) would pitch in
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turd
climber
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Oct 18, 2012 - 03:53am PT
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Bump for a great film.
Anyone have a feel for how well this has been advertised on other sites? 2 weeks for 15K feels a little tight to me, and it would be a shame if this project fell through due to lack of advertisement or too tight a timeline.
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Oct 18, 2012 - 06:14am PT
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Only 24 posts on this site...
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Oct 18, 2012 - 01:11pm PT
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John,
I haven't looked, but do you know if it was posted on MP?
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Oct 18, 2012 - 08:26pm PT
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Yes, I posted it on the home page under the news section.
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 20, 2012 - 03:09pm PT
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Most Kickstarter campaigns gets lots of action when they first get posted, and then they level off, finally getting a big rally as the deadline gets closer. I think this one is on track to maybe just make it. Personally, I think he's offering the DVD's and Blu-Ray's at too low of a contribution. It doesn't seem to be enough to actually cover the costs of the actual reward, let alone leave enough money for the restoration of the film. I've already given $30 for the Blu-ray, but I'll give more if it comes up short on the deadline day.
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xtrmecat
Big Wall climber
Kalispell, Montanagonia
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Oct 20, 2012 - 10:29pm PT
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Bump to the top. Pledge done. Have some giving ground to make up, and one of you out there knows why. Thanks for the push, and thanks to CMac for his FB post reminder.
Burly Bob and wife Kim
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FredPadula
Mountain climber
Mill Valley
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Oct 23, 2012 - 01:26pm PT
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Thanks for the support everyone. Please share the Kickstarter page with your friends. We have 8 days to go and need a lot more contributions to reach our goal. I've really been trying to get El Capitan back in circulation and it's been a big effort and expense and need a little help to make this successful.
Thank you again and please feel free to contact me directly at elcapitalthemovie@gmail.com or fredpadula@hotmail.com.
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Mikemcee
Social climber
Mill Valley, CA
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Oct 23, 2012 - 03:41pm PT
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Pledge made. Thanks for bringing your film back to life Fred!
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Oct 23, 2012 - 03:52pm PT
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Fred, have you contacted asked any climbing companies for financial support?
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FredPadula
Mountain climber
Mill Valley
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Oct 23, 2012 - 08:51pm PT
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Yes, we have contacted all the ones we felt were likely to support the film and are still waiting to hear from a few. Any suggestions are welcome. Kickstarter has us on a tight schedule.
Thank you again to everyone for your support.
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Nilepoc
Boulder climber
Tx
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Oct 24, 2012 - 01:21am PT
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Pledged and begging on Facebook.
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Dave Johnson
Mountain climber
Sacramento, CA
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Oct 24, 2012 - 10:18am PT
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Donated. The film is beautiful. I went to a showing in S.F. in the late-70's. Nobody had seen anything like it. I recall Fred had an ad to rent the film in Climbing. In 1982, some friends and I were going on a climbing trip to Peru so I organized a screening at CSUS in Sacramento to raise money. A buddy, Mark Hudon, signed on to present his slide show, "The Long, Hard & Free". I think Mark took beer in lieu of money.
I peppered the local colleges and outdoor stores with posters and we had a full house. We even made a few bucks - at $2 a head. Both the film and slide show were big hits. Don't miss an opportunity to own a quality, restored DVD of this terrific film.
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crankster
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Oct 24, 2012 - 03:34pm PT
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This is a great film. I remember seeing it on PBS, I think. Anyway, it really left an impression. Happy to donate to get a copy.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 24, 2012 - 04:47pm PT
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There are not too many things that drastically changed the course of my life.
This film really did. I borrowed this film in VHS so many times from my local climbing shop (AMH).
So eventually I ended up driving into Yosemite completely sleep deprived and nodding off at the wheel through Tuolumne..I crushed my fingers in the window .. I yelled and screamed in order to stay awake.. I could not stop
There was only one place I wanted to go.. As I came around the corner after exiting a tunnel I saw ElCap for the first time..
I navigated a crazy bunch of roads and drove past camp four at a high rate of speed.. I found some pullout next to a meadow and stared upward at my destination ..jumped out of the car grabbing my rock shoes.
I nearly flew through the woods and came to the sacred stone... I touched it, put my shoes on and began to climb...
Thanks Fred
Lets make this happen
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crasic
climber
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Oct 24, 2012 - 05:33pm PT
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Pledged, only 9k to go!
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pelut espania
Big Wall climber
Espania
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Oct 24, 2012 - 05:39pm PT
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I donat too right now as these film make my career as climber start. It would be nice if ol Americans pay the money to have this film new again and if you post all day on this bored for free and are tipical crybaby trustafariani' American pay some money as this site is not your diary ok?
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Mr. Rogers
climber
The Land of Make-Believe
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 24, 2012 - 10:03pm PT
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bump bump, biz-ump...
One week to go, let's make it happen.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 24, 2012 - 11:34pm PT
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Repost Bump
I borrowed this film in VHS so many times from my local climbing shop (AMH).
So eventually I ended up driving into Yosemite completely sleep deprived and nodding off at the wheel through Tuolumne..I crushed my fingers in the window .. I yelled and screamed in order to stay awake.. I could not stop
There was only one place I wanted to go.. As I came around the corner after exiting a tunnel I saw ElCap for the first time..
I navigated a crazy bunch of roads and drove past camp four at a high rate of speed.. I found some pullout next to a meadow and stared upward at my destination ..jumped out of the car grabbing my rock shoes.
I nearly flew through the woods and came to the sacred stone... I touched it, put my shoes on and began to climb...
Thanks Fred
Lets make this happen
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Buffalotarheel
Trad climber
Buffalo, NY
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Oct 25, 2012 - 11:00am PT
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6 days to go...
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tbrain
climber
Boston, MA
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Oct 25, 2012 - 08:29pm PT
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done. thanks Fred.
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 25, 2012 - 10:16pm PT
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Nearly $18,000 so far, just 6 days to raise $7000 more!
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 26, 2012 - 11:29am PT
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I will double my donation on the second to last day if I have to.
Lets make this happen
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 26, 2012 - 04:49pm PT
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To the top till it's done
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crasic
climber
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Oct 26, 2012 - 06:53pm PT
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5 days for 5k
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Zander
climber
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Oct 26, 2012 - 08:46pm PT
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I've seen this film a bunch of time, though not recently. It is great. I hope it makes it over the top.
Zander
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 26, 2012 - 09:51pm PT
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It's 16mm and I seem to recall it being around an hour long? 86000 frames you do the math. One of the few GREAT historical climbing films in english. I hope he does make a couple K for his effort anyway it's work well worth more than he ever made on this film.
click the clicky for way more info and some of the footage
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1765735821/el-capitan-film-restoration
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 26, 2012 - 10:06pm PT
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Just a $15 donation gets you the DVD. $20 Gets the Blu-Ray!! Basically a pre-order that gets this thing done.
But don't be cheap Go Big
Please.
Post this on Euro messsage boards whatever you can think of.
Someone call their contacts. Some equipment manufacturer should jump on the chance to be a big sponsor of a movie that will probably outlast the company. Have a legacy! I tried to bug a couple folks at TNF but its been too long since I had the right numbers to get ahold of.
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 26, 2012 - 10:09pm PT
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$25K too steep? Hell, you get a poster, a t-shirt AND a Blu-Ray for $30!!! That sh!t ain't free!
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 02:00am PT
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I'm a backer.
Gotta say, Can't stand that Amazon had anything to do with the pledging process…
I've gone against me better judgement and entered a CC into the amazon account hoping that my CC information is not leaked to Jeb in the south.
Getting close to the goal and I'm hopeful
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jomey
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Oct 27, 2012 - 11:24am PT
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+1
4 days to go ... Let's finish it.
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Zander
climber
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Oct 27, 2012 - 11:57am PT
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I just increased my pledge.
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Nilepoc
Boulder climber
Tx
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Oct 27, 2012 - 01:12pm PT
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$2000 to go!
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turd
climber
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Oct 27, 2012 - 01:31pm PT
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Bump with an increased pledge.
Less than 2K to go!
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Oct 27, 2012 - 02:58pm PT
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PLEDGED!
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YosemiteSteve
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 27, 2012 - 03:37pm PT
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No need to sweat it anymore...with only $1500 to go in four days, it's a done deal!
Now the question is how much OVER $25K will it go? I'll give it at least $27 at this point.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 27, 2012 - 03:50pm PT
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Never count chickens before they hatch.. When close to the goal ya gotta finish with a hard push.
But I am really stoked ..looks like it's gonna happen
Even so If you havn't donated please realize it works as a pre-order. $20 donation gets you the Blu-Ray. Thats a fair deal by any standard.
Donate and watch a pre-view here
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1765735821/el-capitan-film-restoration
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 05:09pm PT
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Who else got this from the El Cap project:
Project Update #4: 600+ Pledges and 4 Days to Go!
Posted by Fred Padula
Hi Everyone,
Great news. As of this morning, we’ve gotten more than 600 pledges. I'm very grateful and overwhelmed at the support you've all shown.
Please continue to spread the word! We have 4 days to go and we're almost there.
Thank you very much,
Fred
Update: $1221 in funding to go....
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1765735821/el-capitan-film-restoration
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Oct 27, 2012 - 05:19pm PT
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Never count chickens before they hatch
+1. it ain't over till it's over
I'll add a little more
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 05:22pm PT
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Update:
$1091 left to go....
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 05:29pm PT
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Bad Ass Update:
$991 Left to go…
Even $20 at a time will get the project off the ground with time to spare….
Cheers all
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euro-brief-guy
Boulder climber
Auburn, ca
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Oct 27, 2012 - 05:33pm PT
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Jingy,
That $100 was mine......ha!
Almost there......
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 05:49pm PT
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Update:
$931 left….
Like the little train that could….
EBG - What your benefit for giving away the hun… Oh yeah.. Tax Deductions… I see.. bwahaha
Good jobs, its gonna get made I sure of it
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 06:10pm PT
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^^^ Nice... EBG bares all ^^^
Update:
$901 to go.. this might happen within days (because there are only days left to get there....!!
Second Update:
$871 left... this still might happen within days (because there are still only days left to get there....!!
Third Update:
$841 left to go... still this still might still happen within days (because there are still only days left to go)....!!
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 06:40pm PT
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Update….
$811 left to go y'all
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 06:55pm PT
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Update:
Right before my eyes I'm watching the climbing community throw their collective hands up to insure this project is a success!!
$541 left....
I Just got an email via kickstart from the director Fred Pedula... Nice to be appreciated for something..
Cheers all
Another update:
4:04PM 10/27/12
$481 to go
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Oct 27, 2012 - 07:19pm PT
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props to Jingy.
I think it's going to happen
come on peeps sixteen people @ $30 should do it.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 27, 2012 - 07:32pm PT
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Is there some way I can pledge, either directly or through someone else, and get a copy of the DVD - without signing up for yet another website, etc etc etc?
Also, I noticed in the fine print that they want $US25 for out of country shipping, which seems a lot more than should be needed to mail a DVD in a mailer to Canada.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 07:34pm PT
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I can make that happen, but I have no idea how…
Do you have a paypal account?
But you should act quick.. Update:
$391 to go
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 07:46pm PT
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$361 left to go….
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 27, 2012 - 07:48pm PT
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No, I don't have a PayPal account - on the occasions when I buy something online, I usually pay directly. I'll pledge $50 if someone can look after the details - getting the amount recorded on the website, and receiving and shipping the DVD.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 07:59pm PT
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Mighty Hiker - I'll pledge $50 if someone can look after the details - getting the amount recorded on the website, and receiving and shipping the DVD.
I am going to add your $50 to the kickstart, I will send you a PM from suptopo with my email address included with the receipt, then you may send me your address to send the DVD to.
Clear?
Post review edit:
I just checked the site t find that is knows that I pledged the $100 from before… There is no indication that I can make a second pledge for the $50.. Checking now
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 08:28pm PT
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Too late, or I just got conned into getting a second DVD and t-shirt for a second pledge @ $50…
Update:
$156 to go, I hear that Fred had to start the restoration machine to get it warm just in case we got over the line today!!!
Post Read Edit
Sort of a hassle. It can be done, but it would be much cleaner if Anders just sorta made it happen.
 Yeah, might be a hassle, but my life is kinda void of meaning and/or purpose pretty much going forward… So it's not that much of a hassle. Plus, it shows me that I'm better than many republigoons… I just don't mind helping others...
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 08:36pm PT
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You're doing the Lords work Jingy!
There is no god, no "lord" needed
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 27, 2012 - 08:46pm PT
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Thanks, Jingy - happy to help you find meaning in life, although it involves some nuisance for you. PM sent.
I just balked at a unsimple registration/payment setup, plus the idea that I'd have to pay another $25 for shipping.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 08:55pm PT
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When a guy spends his weekends splitting time between browsing the web watching Champions League/English Premier League soccer and keeping tens on someone else's kickstart project… You know there is something very wrong…
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Nilepoc
Boulder climber
Tx
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Oct 27, 2012 - 09:05pm PT
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141 Togo I am happy it's getting funded.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 10:00pm PT
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needing three more pledges to meet the goal, come on folks!!!!
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 10:17pm PT
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Update:
$101 is all that is needed to get this ball rolling….
tell a friend
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MisterE
Social climber
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Oct 27, 2012 - 10:24pm PT
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Just gave what I could.
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DonC
climber
CA
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Oct 27, 2012 - 10:31pm PT
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I can't take the suspense! Just donated $101.00 to hit the total.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 27, 2012 - 10:43pm PT
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ITS DONE…
The $25G goal has been met!!!
Kick ass.
Now I get a DVD of a movie I have never seen and a t-Shirt….
The world is a better place after all
Cheers to the contributors
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Mikemcee
Social climber
Mill Valley, CA
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Oct 27, 2012 - 10:46pm PT
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This community is awesome.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 27, 2012 - 10:46pm PT
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Don C Awesome!! You are all amazing.
3 days ago the project still needed $9000 Yesterday with 5 days to go it still needed $5000 I was really worried it was gonna come up short. Now generations of climbers will have this great film to enjoy.
Oooh I can't wait to see this in HD. If you donated and have never seen it you WILL be blown away by it.
I'll bet Mr Padula is a very happy and shocked man right now.
He has a bit of work to do :)
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drapnea
Trad climber
SLC, UT
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Oct 27, 2012 - 11:13pm PT
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Made it!
Over $25,000 in donations.
I'm looking forward to seeing it in HD
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DonC
climber
CA
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Oct 27, 2012 - 11:15pm PT
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I can't remember the year, but my first trip to the base of the Nose was helping carry a load for Mugs Stump as a young teen.
Can't wait to see the film.
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Nilepoc
Boulder climber
Tx
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Oct 28, 2012 - 12:54am PT
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Can't wait to get my copy. Thanks everyone.
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turd
climber
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Oct 28, 2012 - 01:19am PT
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$25,180 and still going. Kick ass!
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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Oct 28, 2012 - 06:40pm PT
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To be totally clear….
$25,787 is the current stance…
I've seem the kickstart programs in the past complete the goal by as much as $10,000… But that was for something completely different projects…
In this instance, no 'one person' holds all the cards (which I know the republigoons hate) but we all have a hand in it (which I know the repuligoobs hate because it's socialism plain and simple…)
Guess what?
That's how plenty of good sh#t can get done, and this is the best, clearest example I can think of.
Not everything has to be 'for profit' and run by the greedy…
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
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Oct 28, 2012 - 08:06pm PT
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Glad to see this made it!
These things have a way of looking like they're going to have an uphill battle making it mid-cycle, but there always seems to be a big rally at the end. I've participated in a few that I thought were goners, but they all pulled it out.
Eric
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canyoncat
Social climber
SoCal
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Oct 28, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
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A little extra never hurt. Looking forward to the film.
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Mr. Rogers
climber
The Land of Make-Believe
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 28, 2012 - 11:37pm PT
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Awesome.
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crasic
climber
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Oct 28, 2012 - 11:41pm PT
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In this instance, no 'one person' holds all the cards (which I know the republigoons hate) but we all have a hand in it (which I know the repuligoobs hate because it's socialism plain and simple…)
Incredible strawman, this isn't socialism because its voluntary participation in an economic endeavor.
Also, why do you assume republicans and conservatives are opposed to crowd sourcing?
Using your logic, the stock market is the largest socialist institution on the planet.
Also, the unambigious winner in this entire thing is amazon and kickstarter with their 10% cut off every project :)
Excited for my dvd though. I upped my pledge to get more goodies.
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MisterE
Social climber
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Oct 28, 2012 - 11:53pm PT
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Stay classy, Supertopo.
This is good stuff here.
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crasic
climber
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Oct 29, 2012 - 12:21am PT
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crasic, Kickstarter and Amazon provided a service to help facilitate a commercial enterprise. Yes, love is in the air about the distribution of a niche demand film but you don't expect this to include free administration do you ?
I agree completely and don't think its really a problem, I was merely pointing out the bad logic the sentiment (not made by me) that kickstarter is somehow shoving it to the greedy capitalists.
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crasic
climber
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Oct 29, 2012 - 12:32am PT
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Yep.
Not sure how that makes me a hippy though ;)
Gaming the system to your advantage is a rather libertarian concept :)
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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An e-mail I got today.. psyched!
Project Update #6: We did it!
Posted by Fred Padula Like
Hi Everyone,
With your generous help, we reached our goal and more. I'm so appreciative of the overwhelming response and support for El Capitan. I've been aware that people have wanted access to the film for many years now and am very happy that I can finally make it available.
Now we can get back to work. I hope to have all the production completed by the end of the year and to mail the awards out shortly after this.
I will be contacting you in the upcoming weeks to get your t-shirt size and with ongoing progress reports.
Thank you again. We could not have continued on with the restoration without all of your support.
Sincerely,
Fred
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Good ideas.. Secret Santa stuff right there.
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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Congratulations to Fred. So nice to keep the climbing history alive and to date.
I got the same message Climbtoski. Looking forward to seeing the film in its new and reconditioned mode.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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good job..thanks
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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For those of you interested in seeing El Capitan on a larger screen we will be showing the restored film at the Oakdale Climbers Festival on Friday October 18, 2013. The theme for the evening is: Through Our Eyes- Climbing on Film.
Fred and other folks on the crew will be talking about making the film including potentially Lito Tejada-Flores should he be this far north in October along with his also newly restored Fitzroy film.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol
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Mar 23, 2013 - 12:39am PT
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Any word on status?
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10b4me
Ice climber
Happy Boulders
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Mar 23, 2013 - 12:40am PT
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Was wondering that myself
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Mar 23, 2013 - 01:07am PT
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Yo tambien. ¡Quiero por favor!
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Mar 23, 2013 - 10:41am PT
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Last update I got was mid January. Sounded like he had hoped to be out in Feb. I am not surprised this is taking some time.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 23, 2013 - 01:09pm PT
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Fred is really busting his ass to get the restoration wrapped up asap.
Those of you that are thinking about coming to the Oakdale Climbers Festival will be able to see the restored film AND be among the first to see the documentary piece that Fred has put together about making the film and the friendships that resulted from the collaboration.
These two films will be shown last on Friday evening October 25.
More on Oakdale 2013 shortly.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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May 18, 2013 - 03:48pm PT
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Mine just arrived!
Looking forward to sharing this with some Claremont folks. McCracken and Colliver loom large in my dad's high school memories.
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scooter
climber
fist clamp
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May 18, 2013 - 04:33pm PT
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Has anyone ever watched the TV show Portlandia? They have a whole show devoted to this topic.
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David D.
Trad climber
Monterey
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May 18, 2013 - 05:12pm PT
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Is there going to be a way to buy it asides from Kickstarter?
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kit...
Trad climber
San Diego
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May 18, 2013 - 06:31pm PT
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Was wondering the same. Missed out on the kickstarter option but would really like to purchase a copy.
Thanks,
Kit
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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May 18, 2013 - 08:58pm PT
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Oh man, I can't wait to go home and see if my copy is there! :)
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Thomas
Trad climber
The Tilted World
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May 20, 2013 - 07:54pm PT
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Bump for awesomeness and the hopes that someone will explain how to get a copy if one missed the original fundraising campaign.
Looks rad. Cheers!
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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May 21, 2013 - 12:16am PT
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My copy just arrived! Thanks Fred!
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kit...
Trad climber
San Diego
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May 22, 2013 - 10:02pm PT
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Bump again in the hopes of more info. Come on, somebody?
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Dave Johnson
Mountain climber
Sacramento, CA
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May 23, 2013 - 09:22pm PT
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Got my poster last week. Already framed. DVD & t-shirt will be mailed soon. Can't wait; I haven't seen the film in over 30 years.
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kit...
Trad climber
San Diego
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May 27, 2013 - 12:01am PT
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Thanks, Jim Brennan! My googling didn't turn up his facebook for some reason. Sent him an email.
Kit
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George Bell
Trad climber
Colorado
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May 28, 2013 - 10:35am PT
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Just watched the BluRay version last night. Wow! How do you think they filmed that sequence with the full moon passing in front of the climber in silhouette on the wall? These days, one would just do it by digitally merging two shots, but in 1968, I have to think it is real.
For the full moon to fill the frame you'd have to use at least a ... 2000mm lens? It is cool that you can see the moon moving and the climber moving in real time. The moon really moves really fast when zoomed in so close. I would think they only had one chance at filming that sequence!
The night climbing scenes are pretty much black, but the sound track is very real. Reminds me of getting benighted on a climb in Yosemite. Did they really have no head lamps? Looks like they are truly climbing in the dark in that sequence.
Thanks, Fred, for updating this classic film!!
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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May 28, 2013 - 11:17am PT
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Got my poster over the weekend. It's a real beauty!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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May 28, 2013 - 12:07pm PT
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Still waiting excitedly for my copy to come... I've got the poster "relaxing" on the table...
How do you think they filmed that sequence with the full moon passing in front of the climber in silhouette on the wall?
assuming it's 16 mm film, the moon subtends a 0.5º angle (=0.009 radians) so to fill the frame you have:
0.009 = 16 mm/f
f = 16mm/0.009 = 1833 mm
with a film camera you'd use a zoom lens... don't know the standard lenses for film cameras though...
to set up the shot you'd take the size of the scene you'r interested in, say you wanted a 50 foot section of the climb, a climber would be a little more than 10% of that scene... then
0.009 = 50 ft/d
where d is the distance from the scene you'd have to setup...
d = 50 ft/0.009 = 5,556 feet, a little more than a mile away.
Now you have to find the place that gets the Moon and your scene on a common bearing, and that's a trick but the calculations are available (and usually trial and error in shooting during multiple attempts)
The moon is "late" by nearly 2 hours on consecutive days... that would mean the sky is lighter and the contrast between the moon and sky less... but that's a second order consideration.
All in all, I find setting up the real shot to be easier and results in a better image than photoshopping in a moon, as easy as that is these days. And the rush of having the scene come together after the planning is a feeling I relish.
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Lloyd Campbell
Social climber
St. Cloud, MN
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May 28, 2013 - 12:31pm PT
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Denny came back to the Valley in the autumn to jug fixed lines on El Cap and shoot scenes of swifts darting off the side of the cliff. Padula used a telescope to film a full moon rising over the Big Stone. The following spring, Denny trained his camera on Horsetail Falls. He thought the water glinting off the side of El Cap could make a lyrical opening for the movie. If it ever got made.
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP40/40-elcap
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George Bell
Trad climber
Colorado
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May 28, 2013 - 01:54pm PT
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In the age of UTube and helmet cams, that film marks a point in history. I forgot about the article in Alpinist. It is interesting that the film makers had so many disagreements, these days nobody thinks twice before uploading their climbing videos on UTube.
I can't imagine doing the King Swing with a few strands of webbing about my waist, man that would be painful!
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david r
Social climber
Seattle now NY then
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Hi All.
Any word on obtaining the dvd apart from the kickstarter project?
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crunch
Social climber
CO
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Watched this, finally. Beautiful to see.
It starts a bit slow, but gradually draws you in, and in a big way. After a while you realize that every climbing movie you've seen in the last decade started out with the idea of desperately grabbing the viewer's attention in the first 15 seconds. The slow build-up is so laid back, so unusual it looks original, new.
The technical aspects, sound, color, are expertly managed. Colors look just about perfect. Sound is managed well. I heard they had real struggles with the sound equipment, but in the end they won, because the finished DVD sounds great. Loved the various sounds of the pitons being hammered on. Must have been desperate to balance loud percussive hammering with quiet voices.
The actual climbing is what really sucks you in. No idea how much was staged, how much actual footage (lots of scenes with a camera above the lead climber, so clearly some staging) but the climbers handled this well; no showboating, all appeared pretty authentic.
Not so psyched on the soundtrack; it's a bit jarring, judged against the down-to-earth humor of the climbers, and it's overly strong for the subtle natural-scenery shots. Does give an authentic late-60s experimental feel though; a good reminder that this is no nostalgia trip, it's the real thing.
And it really is the real thing: a powerfully-realized, individual artistic vision. There's not a hint of compromise or of short-cutting. I love how the climbers are not the focus. The movie begins and ends with long, slow shots of the cliffs and scenery. The climbers are just there to give scale, proportion. The Nose of El Cap is the real star. Not a hint of "human-interest" backstories on who the climbers are. Very brave, very original. Very difficult to pull off. Yet it works.
My wife, of short attention span with movies, initially was skeptical, eventually was converted, and has already started lending it out to friends, a sure sign of a keeper. (Though how long we'll keep hold of this copy I don't know....)
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John Butler
Social climber
SLC, Utah
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Jun 20, 2013 - 04:38pm PT
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after a few tense moments waiting to see if the old Blu-ray player would read the disk, climbing film bliss... Thanks Fred and all who helped. Priceless.
jb
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Jun 20, 2013 - 05:32pm PT
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Still waiting ... hopefully it won't be much longer now before the stuff shows up in the mail!
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Nilepoc
Big Wall climber
Tx
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Jun 20, 2013 - 08:41pm PT
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Still waiting. I hope he got my address change.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jun 24, 2013 - 12:59am PT
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Got mine last week, watched it with Debbie tonight...
thanks for all the work on this! great to have come together and helped to get it released.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The great state of advaita
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Jun 24, 2013 - 02:35am PT
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I got the poster a while back and the DVD and T-shirt came this past week. What a nice surprise since the project has slipped of my radar (easy to do).
Watched a good chunk of it with my son yesterday. Looks fantastic! Great work!
Eric
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Jun 27, 2013 - 08:36am PT
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Movie and Tee Shirt arrived! Thanks Fred!
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Jun 27, 2013 - 01:02pm PT
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Hey all,
I sent an e mail to the address posted above...never received any kind of response - imagine Fred is a little busy but any help that any of you could give me so I can buy a copy would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
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Dave Johnson
Mountain climber
Sacramento, CA
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Tee-shirt & DVD arrived a few days ago. Watched it for the first time in 30 years. Beautiful film. Thanks, Fred.
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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I'm with crusher: I haven't been able to find out how I can buy a copy of this film.
Any help?
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Thomas
Trad climber
The Tilted World
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Bump.
I would love to purchase a copy of this film, but never received a response to my initial inquiry email.
Any ideas?
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10b4me
Ice climber
Soon 2B in Arizona
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yes, I contributed, and never received my dvd.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 13, 2017 - 08:53pm PT
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Just a bump. El Cap rocks! Fred Rocks!
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