Still Waters Posted April 11, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Kelly Murphy was snowboarding in Japan's Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park near the city of Nagano when what is believed to have been an Asian black bear jumped out from behind the top of a mountain and began chasing her down the slope. Murphy, humming Rihanna's "Work," was completely unaware throughout the experience as she filmed herself going down the mountain. https://www.yahoo.co...-122900543.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftermath Posted April 11, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Yeah, this is a great video... poor bear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted April 11, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2016 https://www.yahoo.com/news/snowboarder-bear-chase-video-fake-200443886.html It looked fairly kosher to me but there seems to be some doubt about the authenticity of said video. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted April 11, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2016 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowBoy86x Posted April 12, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Ive seen this before, looks fake to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted April 12, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Seems a hoax to me. The video is far too smooth for it to be a hand-held. Also, her image seems much clearer than the surroundings, but I would expect - given the apparent weather conditions - to at least see some loss of clarity at even such a short distance. Plus, nothing sticks on her goggles - no moisture, no snow particles, nothing. And her breath doesn't seem to "fog" when she breathes. I don't think she was in the environment shown in the background when she was filmed. In the snow, yes, but on a much clearer day. Edited April 12, 2016 by Leonardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted April 12, 2016 #7 Share Posted April 12, 2016 When I googled this story there were a lot of comments about how the audio pointed towards it being a hoax. Apparently, the sounds the bear was making should not have been as loud and clear if this was a real event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted April 12, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hope it's real. And I hope the bear was upset about having to listen to people's 'music' (it was Rihanna) screech from their earphones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggz Posted April 12, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 12, 2016 The bear seems like CG to me...If it is real though, that's pretty neat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsomeGorilla Posted April 12, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 12, 2016 If I was a bear and someone passed me humming Rihanna, I'd attack them, too. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstevens113 Posted April 12, 2016 #11 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Looks real to me though can't rule out cgi. What I would say though is I've seen multi million dollar Hollywood efforts with far less believable cgi. Cgi is a easy bandwagon to jump on, making it convincing is far harder than people give it credit for, someone who can do it this well must surely have better ways to employ their skills than you tube fakes. Just another angle to view things from.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted April 12, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 12, 2016 When I googled this story there were a lot of comments about how the audio pointed towards it being a hoax. Apparently, the sounds the bear was making should not have been as loud and clear if this was a real event. The bear's boom mic was well-hidden in all of the shots. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted April 12, 2016 #13 Share Posted April 12, 2016 It's odd that a bear would wake up during its hibernation period. It would have to have been disturbed in its cave to come out, because he does look like Yogi or Boo-Boo. They never seemed to hibernate. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted April 12, 2016 #14 Share Posted April 12, 2016 How can this be real, the damn woman is wearing headphones and not earmuffs. Besides bears, there are other dangers people should hear out for while skiing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted April 12, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 12, 2016 It's real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted April 12, 2016 #16 Share Posted April 12, 2016 It's odd that a bear would wake up during its hibernation period. It would have to have been disturbed in its cave to come out, because he does look like Yogi or Boo-Boo. They never seemed to hibernate. Bears don't go into hibernation if they don't fatten up enough before winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted April 12, 2016 #17 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) I mispoke on that last, the fact is they don't go into hibernation if there is an abundance of food such as if they are living in captivity or if they live where winter is not severe. Also bears do occasionally get up in the winter and wander around, I myself have come across bear tracks in the late winter. Edited April 12, 2016 by OverSword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackenedTiger Posted April 12, 2016 #18 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm surprised by how close it mamaged to get to her, assuming it was real. Granted, u always start slow. As a skier myself. Snowboarders do often have trouble starting unless they r already on a hill. So, let's assume bears can run at 30mph, it should have either caught up with her right at the start or been left behind far more quickly than it was. I guess we would have to reconstruct the run... I'll ask the bear if he's okay with trying again a few times 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted April 12, 2016 #19 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) That's impressive CG if not real! Edited April 12, 2016 by BeastieRunner 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderOTD Posted April 12, 2016 #20 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Bears don't go into hibernation if they don't fatten up enough before winter. That might have been yogi the bear, smarter knowing that there are skiers and snowboarders able to be caught unawares. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderOTD Posted April 12, 2016 #21 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Either way, the attached info states that this happened in japan, where brown bears aren't known to exist. So maybe the info is wrong? I could see a few still living on the main land, but she did stop shortly after and no brown bear. Edited April 12, 2016 by EnderOTD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan'O Posted April 13, 2016 #22 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Brown Bears do exist on Hokkaido. But the bear in this video is fake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnite Posted April 13, 2016 #23 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Not your typical bear habitat on a ski slope. Bears prefer wooded and brushy areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted April 13, 2016 #24 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Not your typical bear habitat on a ski slope. Bears prefer wooded and brushy areas. Maybe he wasn't just the average bear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted April 13, 2016 Author #25 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sky News Examines If The Footage Is Genuine http://news.sky.com/...bear-chase-real 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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