Behind the scenes: The making of Travis Rice's 'The Fourth Phase'

The Fourth Phase, snowboarder Travis Rice’s follow-up film to The Art of FLIGHT, premieres on Oct. 2 on Red Bull TV, after almost three years of production time and 2000 hours of footage. The film captures Rice on a journey through various landscapes around the North Pacific, from Wyoming to Alaska and more. Go behind the scenes—from the 12 different cameras used to shooting insane rides on volcanoes and more—and discover how Rice and his team captured the action and created the stunning imagery featured in The Fourth Phase.

Behind the scenes: The making of Travis Rice's 'The Fourth Phase'

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Behind the scenes in Jackson, Wyoming, in April 2014.

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Cameraman in Jackson, Wyoming, in January 2016.

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Camera equipment in Russia in February 2014.

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Behind the scenes in Japan in January 2015.

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Filming in the Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska in April 2016.

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Cameraman in disguise in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in March 2015.

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Behind the scenes in the Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska in April 2016.

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Filming from the tree tops in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in March 2015.

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Behind the scenes in Japan in January 2015.

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Cameraman in Japan in January 2015.

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Eric Jackson during the making of the film in March 2015.

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Greg Wheeler, Travis Rice and Eric Jackson watch a volcano explode in Russia in 2014.

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Travis Rice, Eric Jackson and Mark Landvik dogsledding in Russia in 2014.

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Travis Rice poses for a portrait during the making of the film in February 2015.

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Mark Landvik during the making of the film in January 2015.

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Travis Rice during filming in March 2014.

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Mark Landvik in Jackson, Wyoming in 2016.

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Behind the scenes in Jackson, Wyoming in February 2015.

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Travis Rice during the making of the movie in March 2014.

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Travis Rice sails during the making of the movie in September 2014.

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