anyone have any good advice as to how to get my foot into the hollywood/xtreme sport biz! I want to go to as many demos and xtreme spots events but don't even know the right websites to visit in order to find out dates!!!!! Also anyone else in the same shoes as myself!! What are your thoughts, do you know any contacts in the biz, or what should i do and what are good websites for finding local socal xtreme events ie... surfing, dirtbiking, snowboardine.... and of course...WAKEBOARDING!!!! <BR> ANY THOUGHTS AND OR IDEAS WILL BE APPRECIATED!!

hey is this travis from calvary

wats crkin jason, long time no seeeeee!!!!!!1 <BR>YEah this is travis from calvary <BR>Now i go to CSUN am on the wakeboarding team <BR>In fact i have filmed chris williams a few times <BR>i have also learned that u and tom and blake and chris all hang out!!!1 THats krazy i used to go to skool with blake, see tom down on lower castaic all the time and have filmed williams and have met tons of guys from this site!!!! <BR>we really should go riding together sometime <BR>i now have a canon gl2 and Love making videos <BR>holla at ur boy 805-279-9083

hey travis thats crazy. good to hear your doin well. congrats on goin to csun. to tell you the truth i remember hearin chris tell me that you went out one day and filmed him. anywase im livin in northern cali now. jus south of san francisco. im married, and havin a baby girl in early febuary. yea i spent almost all summer at toms this past year workin at the lake. had alot of good times. toms super cool. well good to hear from ya. late

Travis, The best way to find out dates is to hit up all the local shops and ask them. They'll know what's going on in the sports they cover. <BR>

thanks rene, thats a great idea <BR> <BR>HOly crap jason, UR MARRIED <BR> CONGRATS AND GOOD LUCK WITH UR LITTLE <BR>WHATS HER NAME????? WHO DID U MARRY??????

well i got married to this hot wakeboard chic named heather from up hur in nor*cal. met her on a foto shoot that i did with chris up here on the delta. once i came up hur i decided i found where i belong. anywase my little girls name is caylie lynn.

Travis, I'm pretty new to the industry but here is some advice for ya, hope this helps: <BR>1. Don't wait for things to come to you, go out and make things happen. In this industry we are lucky to have a lot of open-minded people in high places and there are a lot of opportunities out there, sometimes you have to make them, but I assure you they are there. <BR>2. Its not who you know that matters, its who knows you. Try to make your first impression a lasting positive one. This way people are more willing to help you out/give you a shot. <BR>3. Keep in mind while there are a lot of great people out there, this is a $$ driven world, like it or not. When seeking help/advice/job or whatever, make sure you make it crystal clear how you can benefit the person helping you out. Make sure they know whats in it for them in a tactful way. And ALWAYS say ‘Thank You’. <BR>4. HAVE FUN! <BR> <BR>~Bess <BR> <BR>PS Good luck and have fun <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/wink.gif" border=0>

Bess, You are wise beyond your years.

thanx, I've been lucky enough to meet/learn from some pretty amazing people

HEY THANKS BESS!!!! great advice <BR>sorry i havent gotten bak to ya but i just went on a kikass snoboarding trip to UTAH snowed a foot everyday!!! dude we ought to get together and film some!!! WhAT kind of equipment do you have and what and where do you film mostly <BR> sincerely travis

Travis, <BR> <BR> S'all good, that so awesome you got to go to Utah. I jus went snowboarding yesterday and it was aweful, the mountain was glare ice with like 2 inches of slush. <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/sad.gif" border=0> Anyway, I'm super new to the business, I'm do'n photography right now and trying to work my way into the film industry. Right now I am using my dad's Sony Cybershot digi cam and am saving for my own camera. I'm going to school down in boca raton FL @ Lynn University to hopefully major in film. I've shot pics for the Cable Wakeboard Tour at the tour stop in Montreal (you can see some of the pics of Robin Friday in the interview: <a href="http://www.wakeworld.com/interviews/2003/robinfriday1.asp" target="_blank">http://www.wakeworld.com/interviews/2003/robinfriday1.asp</a> ), and I shoot locally (New England Area). I did shoot a little bit of video with Andrew Adkison and the guys at the Murriott but Andrew was the only one who rode before I had to leave (Shaun had jus broken his leg, and I promised to meet some relatives in Orlando later that afternoon) but it was more for practice sake than anything else). I shoot wherever/whenever I can and for anyone who wants me to. I'd love to shoot with you sometime, that would be so fun! Do you do much traveling in the summer? Where are you go'n to school/what are you using for equip? I'll be in FL till the begin of March then who knows cause I'm going to try and make it to as many tour stops as I can afford to $$ wise. We'll see what happens... if I am ever in Cali or we're ever in the same area we should defenitly hook up to shoot some vid/pics! Good times for sure! <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/proud.gif" border=0> <BR>~Bess <BR> <BR>(Message edited by xtremebordgurl on January 05, 2004)