Snap The Movie

[snap]

For trailers, release dates, etc. check out Snap The Movie. This promises to be a disc golf movie like none other!

[ferretdance03]

looks pretty cool. i like the music for the chill trailer. is that something roy did?

when can we look for this to be released on dvd?

[quickdisc]

And seen some of those phrases on shirts.
http://www.snapdiscsports.com/html/product_shirts.html






Snap't Line ($20)

With our snap't line you can personalize your own Snap shirt with the following Snap phrases in the size your choice. All snap't shirts are black, Canadian tailored, and 100% cotton. Don’t just be one…wear one!

Phrases:

[snap]

not following you quikdisc.?
DVD release and movie premier details are/will be posted at www.snapthemovie.ca.
The world premier is scheduled for the B-tier BC Open in Vancouver July 1st weekend, where the dvd will also be available for sale.

[gdstour]

Matt,
Have you guys thrown around the new discs idea?

[tokyo]

Where is all the chains at do they still have poll golf holes?

[snap]

Some of the footage is taken on Pender Island where the original front 9 at magic lake are still tonals. We also filmed a tournament at a private tonal course on Pender. Most of the footage and courses around here are baskets though.

[snap]

Matt,
Have you guys thrown around the new discs idea?

We have. Lots on our plate right now though. We'll definately keep in touch. We're looking forward to those samples .

[jaymo]

Matt put me down for a video... and a stiff white whittler. I hear they are almost all gone. Brian's is MONEY and I want one.

J

[flynvegas]

I'd also like some of the white stifffer plastic discs. How can I order?

[snap]

You boys will have to wait for a later run. All the proto-whites are gone... but I'm telling you, the green is better- straighter and unbelievable in the chains.

[spamtown discgolfer]

It looks sweet, I can't wait for it to come out. Is it on track for a July 1st release?

[snap]

It looks sweet, I can't wait for it to come out. Is it on track for a July 1st release?

you bet!

[quickdisc]

not following you quikdisc.?
DVD release and movie premier details are/will be posted at www.snapthemovie.ca.
The world premier is scheduled for the B-tier BC Open in Vancouver July 1st weekend, where the dvd will also be available for sale.

Some of these phrases for tee-shirts , may be edited.

This is from http://www.snapdiscsports.com/html/product_shirts.html

on attached movie link. Under contact /home.

Snap't Line ($20)

With our snap't line you can personalize your own Snap shirt with the following Snap phrases in the size your choice. All snap't shirts are black, Canadian tailored, and 100% cotton. Don’t just be one…wear one!

Phrases:

GET HIGH, play disc golf (with pot leaf)
disc golf saves (with cross)
disc golf enlightens (with Buddha)
FROLF (with circle and slash)
DRIVE DRUNK, putt sober
DISC GOLF
disc golf widow (with spider) [available in crop sleeve women’s tee]
TOSS DISCS, not salad
SANDBAGGER
STROKE IT!
discpimp
I'm not FAT ... I'm max weight
DISC OR DIE ( with skull )
Disciple
Sizes available: S,M,L,XL,XXL

Lettering colours: White, Green, Red, Silver

ORDER NOW!

[snap]

I don't know what you're getting at . Maybe it's because I'm Canadian .

There are some changes to the trailers since I last looked...

[Moderator005]

Here's a nice article about it:

From: Filmmaker takes a flier at disc golf subculture

By Patrick Blennerhassett
Victoria News
Jul 19 2006


Take a decrepit 1968 Dodge Fargo van, throw in some disc golfers filled with testosterone and beer, send them all over southern B.C. and record it all on camera.

The result is filmmaker/photographer Sean White's Snap: A Disc Golf Movie. White, a Victoria native, said making sure the sports documentary had some eclectic colour and themes was important to him

"It's a bit of Canadiana," White said. "It's kind of like Strange Brew with Bob and Doug McKenzie. It's just very entertaining and universally funny."

But Snap is far from a second-rate production simply filled with booze and fart jokes. White has worked for National Geographic Television and the Outdoor Life Network, just to name a few of his credentials. Plus he will return to Africa shortly to continue work on a TV show.

Snap chronicles the escapades of three of White's friends as they travel to tournaments in Vancouver and on Pender Island all the while trying to create the perfect golf disc.

"I never planned it to be a full-length film," White admitted. "I just sort of put the camera on these guys for one tournament. They were so interesting on camera and I learned so much about the sub culture of disc golf in that first little outing that I knew I needed to expand on it. It just got out of control and turned into a film."

One of the four friends is local disc golfer Matt MacDonald, who happily admits to being a disc junkie.

"There's few things more satisfying in my life than playing (disc golf)," MacDonald said. "Looking at a long shot knowing what you want to do. I definitely envision a little grey line along the plane that I want to throw it. Then executing that shot and watching it follow that exact line - it's just so fulfilling."

White wanted the film to capture MacDonald's love for the sport as well as dive deep into a sports world relatively unknown to the mainstream.

"It follows the story of Matt and his buddies who are basically real-life guys from Victoria who've got jobs and all that but they love disc golf," White said. "So they set out to try and turn their life around by pursuing their sport. I tell a little bit of a back story and then follow them through some tournaments in Vancouver and Pender Island."

"So basically as you go on this road trip, you get immersed into the sub culture," he continued. "You get to see interviews from different people who are talking about the appeal and you get a sense of the drama of the competition as well."

But White's favourite part of the movie actually has nothing to do with the sport itself.

"The whole movie is interesting stories," he said. "My favourite scene is the guys are in Vancouver and they're in this 1968 Dodge Fargo van that barely runs. It's the first trip they've ever done with this thing and the van breaks down in the middle of the night. And this is after they're all a little bit drunk already after a long day of disc golf competition."

As with any good sport documentary, White said he made sure the film had various plots and themes.

"A lot of it is just these guys travelling and the funny things that happen to them. So it's not over-the-top disc golf action. You're also following their story and at the same type you're getting some insight to a pretty unique and thriving sub-culture and sport."

White does admit he was awe-struck a few times when the guys lined up at the tees and let some long-range drives fly.

"Everyone loves to see it fly. They love to watch it fly and they know that it's an extension of your vision out there and I think that's fascinating to lots of people."

Snap: A Disc Golf Movie premieres in Victoria on Friday, July 28 at the University of Victoria's David Lam Auditorium.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.

For more information, go online to http://www.snapthemovie.net.

patrickb@vicnews.com

Disc golf explained


Occasionally referred to as folf, frolf or frisbee golf, disc golf follows the same type of rules as regular golf. A disc golf course consists of 18 "holes," but instead of clubs and golf balls, players toss flying discs of various sizes toward metal baskets with hanging chains.

The discs are usually smaller and heavier than Frisbees and are divided into three categories: putters, mid-range and drivers. Throwing techniques also vary according to the lie of the disc.

The Tomahawk, an overhead throw, will make the disc fly long and straight and land flat.

The Thumber is similar to the Tomahawk but involves moving the thumb around to the under-edge of the disc to make it roll upon landing.

The Grenade is intended to roll across the ground to avoid higher obstacles or get out of tricky areas.

The Prebinator, a chip shot with backspin used close to the basket, throws the disc directly to the ground after it hits its target.

Finally there are the Bi-Moto and Turbo Putt, where the disc is thrown with both hands for precise direction.

Disc golf has been around since 1976 when the first course officially opened in California. Now the sport boasts numerous pro tours all over North America and Europe plus a World Disc Games every two years.

[AWSmith]

whats the projected release date?

what disc is in the works now?

[snap]

for the record, that is not my explaination of disc golf... i've never even heard of half those terms . Gotta love the press. Ah well, any publicity is good publicity.
Oh yeah, the dvd is currently available thru our new website (link below), and will be available in US disc stores, both cyber and real, in the coming weeks . Lot's of disc manufacturing in the works... we're currently prototyping our own amazing driver (I almost feel like a sell-out ). TOUCH all the way!

[snap]

Just wanted to let y'all know that this new and (if i do say so my self ) ground-breaking film on disc golf (not that I'm taking the credit) is currently available through the Snap website (link below) and select US dealers. Look for one of the first published reviews in the next issue of DGWN. So far the critics are fans! Better still, everyone seems to have their own favourite part.

[snap]

has anyone here seen it yet?

[okcacehole]

very good disc golf footage..promotion for a disc

more of a commercial than anything, but some of the best production for disc golf to date

If Twisted gets done watching my copy...I'll have him mail it to you..
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50/50..
...

has anyone here seen it yet?

[discndat]

Available at Disc 'n Dat I haven't had a chance to watch it yet myself.

[snap]

crazy, with the number we've sent out over the past few weeks i can't believe (basically) no one here has seen it yet!

[rizbee]

I just received my copy in the mail yesterday, but I won't be able to watch it until Xmas (shhh...keep this quiet - it's for my son...).

Looking forward to it tho!

[snap]

brace yourself. apparently our movie is too controversial for a number of dealers to carry- that's cool though ... and i thought we couldn't afford to break a mold yet !

[rizbee]

Gonna watch it tonite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rizbee]

I watched Snap again tonight - very entertaining. George is a lunatic - what a temper. I would love to play a round of golf with him, waiting for the one thing that would set him off on a tirade.

The tournament play sequences are great - some excellent, varied, fast cuts from shot to shot, with good music. Unlike most tournament videos where you see the same shots over and over, the footage from the B.C. Open was of many different players throwing drives, approaches and putts.

I'm reminded of the scene in Stripes where the platoon members are introducing themselves - Bill Murray to "Lee Harvey" after he describes how Harvey's friends got drunk and tried to make it with a cow - "you, sir are a wild man - I can't wait to party with you."

Also, the freestyle sequence with Whitlock and Brown is fantastic. Too bad it ended up in the deleted scenes. More golfers need to see that type of disc artistry.

The one negative I see is the language - the f-word is very prevalent. While that may be reality for these guys, it means that the movie won't be screened by my 8-yr-old daughter.

All in all though, a lot of fun.

[ryangwillim]

Allen,
Next road trip I'm sitting in the back seat with AJ so I can watch some videos! Ha!

[snap]

one negative I see is the language - the f-word is very prevalent. While that may be reality for these guys, it means that the movie won't be screened by my 8-yr-old daughter.

Yeah, we realized early on that this wouldn't be one for the kids... Honestly, George doesn't even cuss in real life nearly as much as he does on the movie. It just goes to show what a great catalyst beer is for bad language [img]/msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img].

[29444]

What is the total running time of the movie and extras? How many minutes of DG footage?

Thx.