Abstract | Japan Rough Cut

Follow Alex Hall, Mac Forehand, Koga Hoshino and Antti Ollila as we strip back the music and polished cuts away from the final master of our fourth feature film, and put you right into the scene as one of their crew members on-location.
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Abstract | Japan Rough Cut

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    Abstract | Rough Cut: Japan


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    Follow Alex Hall, Mac Forehand, Koga Hoshino and Antti Ollila as we strip back the music and polished cuts away from the final master, and put you right into the scene as one of their crew members on-location.

    Japan is seldom known for its unreal street skiing possibilities - as long as you're down to dig out the features from their monstrous annual snowpack. We bring you some of the cuts and rough snippets together from the whale of a time the Faction crew had shooting the infamous Japan segment of 'Abstract: A Freeski Exhibition'. Everything from the blower powder tree runs and wild street riding amongst the quiet, unassuming suburbia of Niigata, Japan.


    Back in December, we sat down with Alex Hall & Mac Forehand to delve deeper into their experience shooting Abstract in Japan:

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