"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

LIKE Elliot Van Orman Productions
​on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/egvoproductions

Life? BMX:
www.betherain.com

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.