“They were all just chapters in the book, stepping stones. Each was perfect for where we were at the time, and I'm proud of them all. We couldn't have done this film [The Fourth Phase] without the other films pre-dating it and being part of the process.” BookDoneFilmProcessPerfectProudStonesDatingFourthChaptersPhasesStepping Stones Author:Travis Rice
“We needed to do "Community Project" to feel comfortable doing our own thing, and then "That's It That's All" was this experiment with camera technology and shooting snowboarding a little differently. "Art of Flight" was that dream of "That's it That's All" realized. Then we didn't want to make an "Art of Flight 2," so we stepped back and tried to take a different approach to create a more multi-faceted film. "The Fourth Phase" has more of a storyline, and it was much more personal for me.” WantFeelsLittlesArtDifferentDreamFilmCommunityTechnologyNeededComfortableProjectsApproachCamerasExperimentsFlightShootingFourthPhasesStorylineSnowboardingDifferent Approach Author:Travis Rice
“It's probably the most personal project [The Fourth Phase] I've done, which changed the dynamic a little bit.” LittlesDoneBitsChangedProjectsLittle BitFourthPhases Author:Travis Rice
“Ultimately it's a snowboarding film [Fourth Phase], of course, so the main thing that we wanted to celebrate was how awesome snowboarding is! Secondly, we wanted to celebrate the environment that we all shape our lives around. So the film documents myself and other like-minded individuals attempting to follow the hydrological cycles that shape the worlds we've committed our lives to.” WorldWantedFilmCoursesIndividualEnvironmentOur LivesShapesCommittedCelebrateCyclesFourthPhasesDocumentsAttemptingSnowboarding Author:Travis Rice
“The idea [of the Fourth Phase ] was that by taking a closer look at where our weather comes from, and the processes involved in making it, we could all walk away with a greater appreciation of water in its various magical forms.” LooksIdeasFormProcessWaterWalksGreaterInvolvedVariousAppreciationWeatherFourthPhases Author:Travis Rice
“While researching the project [The Fourth Phase] I stumbled across this amazing research by a scientist called Dr Gerard Pollack who had done studies on what he called a 'fourth phase' of water.” DoneWaterStudyProjectsResearchScientistFourthPhasesDrs Author:Travis Rice
“We started out making a film [ The Fourth Phase] about the incredible snow we get at home in Wyoming, the journey soon macroed out into this epic 16,000 mile trip around the North Pacific, taking us to locations in Japan, Alaska, the Kamchatka Peninsula in far-eastern Russia, and back to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.” HomeFilmJourneyIncrediblesMilesRussiaHolesSnowJapanFourthPhasesEpicLocationEasternAlaskaPacificWyomingPeninsulasJackson Hole Author:Travis Rice
“Apart from those other riders there is a whole production team [ of The Fourth Phase] behind the cameras too, hauling hundreds of kilos of fragile and awkward filming equipment up those same frozen landscapes. They're the real heroes.” RealWholeBehindsTeamHeroCamerasProductionsLandscapeFragileFourthAwkwardPhasesEquipmentFrozenRidersReal Heroes Author:Travis Rice
“We pretty much had crazy weather, historically speaking, in every location we filmed [The Fourth Phase]. Nothing has been normal in the past three years.” YearsHas BeensPastThreeCrazyNormalWeatherThree YearsFourthPhasesLocation Author:Travis Rice
“One of the proudest things for me with this film [The Fourth Phase] is that year after year we put ourselves right out there making it and no one got seriously injured.” YearsFilmFourthPhasesInjured Author:Travis Rice
