"I've been to HOLLYWOOD.  I've been to REDWOOD.
I crossed the OCEAN for a HEART of GOLD.
I WANT TO LIVE!
I WANT TO GIVE!"

-Neil Young

It's been over 4 years since I graduated from Columbia College film school in Chicago, IL in May 2008.  Right after I did I moved back to an apartment in the Detroit, Michigan area and since then my life has been a crazy journey trying to make sense of my mind and get it on track.  Bipolar days never come easy for me, but I'm thankful for the true friends and family I have in my life.  Though I know a lot of people I once knew well have left me over recent time, but I've learned to let them go.  You can't worry too much about people who worry nothing of you.  All you can do in this life is give it your best and appreciate those who truly love and help you and be thankful for having them in your life.

As a filmmaker I've made a lot of progress in the last year and I hope to continue to keep things moving forward with it.  The internet is the greatest tool I have right now to promote my work and I feel like I'm making a difference with it.  I've been into film and video since I was ten years old and never plan to give up, ever.  I'm 27 years old this year and soon enough with the help of my friends and family, I hope to make my dreams a reality.

-(Elliot Gray Van Orman)

"Your Life Is Your Life.  Know It While You Have It."

"Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you've ever been, to stand up taller than you than you ever were."

"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."

"Colorado Life?"

This HD film documents a trip I took to Colorado, USA filled with BMX, traveling, and adventures where it was shot on location from June 22nd to July 1st, 2012 in Denver and other places throughout the state.

Starring:
Ted Van Orman, Nathan Fons, Pat Sabo, Ryan Tague, Danny Peirce, Joe Gargiulo, Aaron Sanstad, Cody Barger, Dustin Orem, Kc Badger, Scott Adelmann, Jeff DeGryse, Brett McKown, Chris Brugos, Kelly Wrobel, Alex Stawinski, Adam Baker, John Reed, Kenny Skorupski, Ryan Kargol, Paul Williams, and many others...

Music:

Song 1- "Strike"
Composer- AudioQuattro

Song 2- "Swansong"
Composer- Josh Woodward

Song 3- "Happy Lazy Strumming"
Composer- Joel Hunger

All music tracks licensed @
www.pond5.com

Filmed on a Panasonic HD AG-HPX170
Edited and Color Corrected on Final Cut Pro 7.0

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To all the people who knock you down in life,
Only use them as inspiration to do BETTER!
Make Your Own Luck.
When you can't go any further,
PUSH just a little bit more and don't let it break you.
No matter how hard life gets, it goes on........
You are today where your thoughts have brought you;
You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.